r/overlanding

Nineteen days ago I left Las Vegas with my Jeep, my dog Maggie, and a rough plan to make it all the way to the Arctic Ocean mostly camping along the way.

So far I’ve crossed deserts, forests, mountain passes, ferries, endless logging roads, and more beautiful campsites than I can count. Vancouver Island alone slowed me down badly in the best possible way. Every time I think I’m making progress north, I end up finding another lake, another forest road, or another hidden spot worth staying an extra night for.

I’m traveling in an AEV Gladiator with an AluCab camper setup, mostly relying on dispersed camping, cooking outdoors, and trying to avoid highways whenever possible. Some days are freezing and wet, some are perfect, and some roads simply end at locked gates after hours of driving. That’s part of the fun.

The goal is still the Arctic Sea, probably via Tuktoyaktuk if weather and roads cooperate, but honestly the journey itself is becoming the real reward.

One thing I’ve learned so far: if you try to rush a trip like this, you completely miss the point of overlanding.

Finally found time to finish my tailgate setup. It's got 12V and 120V outlets, water via a RinseKit rack shower, and air from an ARB twin 12V compressor — all built into the DECKED system. Really happy with how it turned out, and it's already proving super convenient.

Went up to explore and find fish in the Jarbidge, buck creek, and Independance mountain range areas. Hardly saw a soul and had a really fun trip.

I finally just ordered Yakima 54” roof tracks for my camper shell. I want to mount this cheap platform roof rack as close to the roof tracks as possible as I have clearance issues in my garage. I looked at Sherpa adjustable mounting feet but at $30 a piece they’re a little too expensive. Is there good T slot bracket I can use to mount this thing to support my batwing and other equipment?

Super excited and a little nervous for my first solo trip this Friday! Any last-minute advice?

Super chill vibes at a spot between Sydney and Brisbane, opted to pull up to camp instead of some random motel.

378miles across the Mon National Forest. Had to drive a friend back to town to get new brakes after burning them up going down hill, since my other friend said gas was expensive 😂

Amazingly got 2.1mi/kwh along the route going downhill

Can somebody explain why I can’t just fill up my bed with my camping gear and put a net over it, vs getting a bed rack? The only way I see it being useful is if I can fill my bed with items, and use additional baskets mounted on the bed racks.

Am I able to fill the bed up to the top of the rack, and net over the cargo? Or do people use rachet straps to secure their cargo with racks?

I just never seen anyone fill their bed to the brim using these bed racks, and i’m not sure if i’m going about this the right way!

Thanks for the responses! The main goal is to maximize my carrying capacity, so any suggestions are very much appreciated.

I was slowly building up my Tacoma for overlanding, but it got totaled after a car blew through a red light then ran. Luckily, we all came out okay. Three years later, and we’re starting a camping YT channel and my new tacoma is better than before!

I hit the only large rock, don’t pay attention to that. 😆

F’n around with drone. Pretty fun.