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You are very welcome. The success of iOverlander is also it's greatest weakness; with more users, the "good" spots are more likely to be busy, but there is also likely to be more "good" spots recorded. You won't have too much trouble avoiding civilization along the trunk road that's for sure...

As for the truck and trailer, the Forestry Trunk Road was built primarily for the forestry industry, so the roads are all built with logging trucks in mind. There are a few trails off the road that might give you a headache, but I'd wager that is less than 1% of the side roads off the FTR...

I second the pocket hole jig comment -- I used a Kreg jig, and while I initially cringed at the price tag, if you wanna build a box out of plywood I don't think there is a faster, stronger method out there. It was worth every penny at twice the price.

3/4" pine will be pretty heavy. FWIW, I used 1/2" inch pine plywood for my entire drawer unit build and it's plenty strong, and I carpeted it to reduce impacts from throwing things in and out. But my longest "unsupported" mass for the top of my drawers was about 24 inches (2 vertical drawers on...

This is super important and I think it will be valuable for me to clarify what I mean when I say I take my truck down ATV trails. Above all else, ALWAYS follow local regulations and laws regarding trail travel. Not doing so is a disservice to the entire Overlanding community because it results...

If you are talking about new vehicles, the other vehicle that checks all your boxes is the Colorado/Canyon. I've not got experience with the Ranger personally, but I will share that the Colorado/Canyon is pretty fantastic. I take mine down ATV trails and its honestly like a little mountain goat...

When you say you are used to travelling a lot with your 4Runner, how do you live on the road? I ask because that's all Overlanding really is -- it's living on the road in vehicles; for some, it's living 'off' the road, but don't let that scare you - the vast majority of Overland travel is done...

Billiebob has good advice there — trained professionals will spot stuff that a DIY-er might miss that will cause you headaches or worse — this kind of travel can be incredibly risky, and if you do have a mechanical issue in some places, it can be life threatening so being confident in the...

Thanks for sharing your experience @Tommys -- that seems like an unfortunate mistake that is easy to make, so hopefully many will learn from it. Main thing is I'm glad you and your family are OK and have a story to tell out of the experience. On a related note, on our trip this summer we...

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding! Now I know what you mean. Most tents like the one you posted mount the same way -- underneath the tent, there are typically two lengths of aluminum that have special channels in them, and these channels hold a bolt and a plate. To mount the tent, the aluminum...

Your user manual will (should) tell you what your Roof Load Limit is. This should be presented using two numbers -- a static load rating and your dynamic load rating. Your dynamic load rating should be at a minimum strong enough to carry your RTT and whatever else you might put in there -- 10...

We have the dual zone (not Dometic, a Unique model. As in, Unique is the brand. I'm not trying to suggest it's special!) that can be made fridge or freezer in either compartment. We use the smaller compartment as a freezer, and its full of stuff we've made at home -- chilli, curry, etc. These...

I'm like @Road -- I love my RTT and wouldn't go back to a ground tent. I have hundreds of nights in ground tents, and probably even more in my RTT at this point, and the RTT is very much preferable. It really does broaden your options of what you call "home" for the night. I've personally found...

This will be a great trip and a proper adventure. I'll chat with my companions and see if they'd like to join. It will be cold as others have said but there's no reason with proper preparation and a bit of planning, you folks will be totally fine and have a great trip. Plan for colder though --...

This is a great point -- and an easily observable condition for a driver (even without a scale) of when you are over weight because the opposite of what you describe is likely also true in that situation -- usually, if a vehicle is heavy enough where it's noticeably effected in it's acceleration...

Good point about Napa moving to the Colorados -- that shows their taste improved, right? :D -- but they are a bit more expensive and will have higher operating costs (fuel efficiency). I can't say of course what NAPA will do, but the point I was trying to make is that as a fleet vehicle, there...

I was thinking that too. WIth 40 MPG fuel economy and a sticker price in the low $20s, a basic "WT" version for some commercial applications has a lot of potential -- for example, NAPA used to use Ford Rangers as parts delivery cars all the time, and there are a dozen of those in every major...

There's two questions at play here - first is your total weight allowance, and the second is how your truck handles the weight. 1) For your total weight allowance, this thread already has info on that -- knowing your payload, GVWR, GAWR, etc. are all very important to this discussion. However...

@Roaming Bear, Welcome to OB! Great suggestions in this thread so far but I'll throw out a few more; all photos are taken from a Google Images search and are not mine. 1) You could look into the variety of "Wedge Campers" available for mid-sized trucks. GFC, Alucab, and others make them...

Set up the cabling for the electrical yesterday. I am using 2 AWG welding cable (I think I mentioned that) and waterproof pass through grommets I got off Amazon. I also ran two powered circuits from the box to the front; my hope is that I can run all my cab accessories off the house system...