Overlanding full time?

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Hello, I am wondering if anyone in the forum has (or knows someone) who has done overlanding full time (Lived in vehicle, pulled trailer they stayed in, etc.).
If so, how practical was it in finding places to sleep, cook, bathroom and etc. I am heavily debating attempting to try converting a 2007 Tacoma into a fulltime overland rig (I want to learn to be more self-sufficient and get away from the city). Any thoughts and advice are highly wanted! Thank you :)

PS- By trailer I mean the small "pods" not giant trailers.
 
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Hello, I am wondering if anyone in the forum has (or knows someone) who has done overlanding full time (Lived in vehicle, pulled trailer they stayed in, etc.).
If so, how practical was it in finding places to sleep, cook, bathroom and etc. I am heavily debating attempting to try converting a 2007 Tacoma into a fulltime overland rig (I want to learn to be more self-sufficient and get away from the city). Any thoughts and advice are highly wanted! Thank you :)

PS- By trailer I mean the small "pods" not giant trailers.
Quite a few do. A category is dedicated here on the forum that you can give a look through.

 
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I have a decent size trailer not a "pod." It wouldnt be too much different. Big thing for me is I work remote and need some space inside for that to be comfortable. As far as finding places and sourcing what is needed its not hard. Its finding the system that works for you. I base everything off 2 week rotations, thats how long you can be in one spot on BLM land. Which is usually about how long my water source lasts (i cam go 3 weeks if I really push it).
 
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Quite a few do. A category is dedicated here on the forum that you can give a look through.

Thank you for attaching the category, I was looking for one but I (obviously) didn't find it. LOL. Ty!
Of course. There is a lot in there. Much of full timing is just learing your rig and building on it. I vastly over-prepared for full time adventures and have offloaded about 2/3 of what I had started with and changed stuff to fit my needs better.

Best advice I can give if its something you are thinking about is: get out and use your rig to figure out on weekend trips the neccessities and quality of life items, then start going on longer and longer trips to flush out the details
 
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