Hello everyone. Not to long ago, I started a thread in the vehicle build section https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/father-son-tat-trip-2016-t4r-trail-premium.6819/ to document some work we were doing to the 4Runner for an upcoming trip on the TransAmerica trail. I have been very impressed and even more thankful for all of the input I received from fellow OB members. I am brand new to overlanding, but have done plenty of camping and outdoors stuff. That being said, I bought a 4Runner TEP last year with the idea of using it as my daily, but also have it ready for outings. I would like to briefly describe the upcoming trip here, and with posts and pics to follow, we will update the trip related items. Please feel free to check out our build thread for the prep work to the rig that we have done. Thanks in advance for checking out this thread, and thanks in advance for any advice and input you all might have.
The Trip:
My 16 year old son and I will be leaving exactly one week from today to start our adventure on the TransAmerica Trail starting in NC. We don't have much time, but we plan to cover some good ground between July 5th and returning home July 13th. I work a lot and my boy is 16 and we plan to just go and have an awesome week of camping, exploring, and documenting our trip to share with others and something to look back on.
The Plan:
Leave NY July 5 and drive about 830 miles to Hayesville, NC. This will be a long day and we will stay in a hotel this night. Wake up early the next morning and start our adventure in Andrews NC. For the next 5-6 days we will cover about 200 miles per day. Our trip will take us through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and we will end in Mississippi near the Isle of Capri. From there we will hit the highways home, and make it a two day trip home. During our time on the TAT, we will be camping along the way and cooking all meals.
The prep:
Purchased maps and GPS tracks of the TAT from Sam who is the original TransAmerica Trail guy. There are others out there that you can get tracks from for free which is fine, but I don't mind spending a couple of bucks to support a guy who has actually spent a lot of time on the ground and documented this so precisely for really very little money.
Created our itinerary for each day to include meal planning and where we will camp
Purchased 3 day fishing license for Tennessee and Mississippi for my son and I so we can try catching some dinner, and do it legally
Downloaded the Legal Heat app to check all firearm laws for the states we will travel through because I am not getting jammed up like that.
We will do our best to update as we go through our trip and post some pics so thanks for checking in. Here is a pic of where we sit today.
The Trip:
My 16 year old son and I will be leaving exactly one week from today to start our adventure on the TransAmerica Trail starting in NC. We don't have much time, but we plan to cover some good ground between July 5th and returning home July 13th. I work a lot and my boy is 16 and we plan to just go and have an awesome week of camping, exploring, and documenting our trip to share with others and something to look back on.
The Plan:
Leave NY July 5 and drive about 830 miles to Hayesville, NC. This will be a long day and we will stay in a hotel this night. Wake up early the next morning and start our adventure in Andrews NC. For the next 5-6 days we will cover about 200 miles per day. Our trip will take us through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and we will end in Mississippi near the Isle of Capri. From there we will hit the highways home, and make it a two day trip home. During our time on the TAT, we will be camping along the way and cooking all meals.
The prep:
Purchased maps and GPS tracks of the TAT from Sam who is the original TransAmerica Trail guy. There are others out there that you can get tracks from for free which is fine, but I don't mind spending a couple of bucks to support a guy who has actually spent a lot of time on the ground and documented this so precisely for really very little money.
Created our itinerary for each day to include meal planning and where we will camp
Purchased 3 day fishing license for Tennessee and Mississippi for my son and I so we can try catching some dinner, and do it legally
Downloaded the Legal Heat app to check all firearm laws for the states we will travel through because I am not getting jammed up like that.
We will do our best to update as we go through our trip and post some pics so thanks for checking in. Here is a pic of where we sit today.
