Small Truck, Tall Driver, Crappy Member

[Michael Golden]

The title pretty much sums it up lol. I shoehorn myself into a 2013 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 Reg Cab. I call her "Taquito". I joined over a year ago and this is my first post. Sad, I know. I live in the California Central Valley, in Bakersfield. The Taquito entered my life almost 3 years ago and I have been building her up ever since. She's currently on her third sleeping setup. I first had some low rise bed bars and a soft RTT on them. It was almost perfect. With the tent closed, it was even with the top of the cab. Then I got a little tiny puppy that decided to grow into a decent sized dog. I wasn't about to carry him in and out of the RTT. I ended up ordering a shell for the truck and bought a hard shell RTT to go on top. It took all of one trip for me to hate that setup. It was just too much weight on top of a little truck. Now I just use the Topper EZ Lift Nomad package and sleep in the back, with the dog. I've been using this current setup for a bit over a year and I am tired of it. The regular cab life is great for wheeling, not so much for camping. It has gotten really old unloading the truck every night. New camping setup is coming soon! I try to get out for a 3-4 day trip 7-8 times a year, with a longer week long trip every fall. I'll start a build thread soon. Anyways, thanks for having me! I've really enjoyed lurking around the site.

Ah the growing pains of overlanding. Welcome to the Overland Bound Community. Glad to have you join us. Keep us updated on your "new" build.

 

[Howzit]

Keeping true to my crappy member status, I got my new camping setup the beginning of November, but never posted about it. I have taken it out a few times and have about 10 nights in it now. I absolutely love it! It is a Topo Toppers Badlander.