ICECO APL55 Fridge & Freezer – Initial Impressions
The Latest In Portable Coolers From ICECO If you plan on using your truck to go camping and overlanding, having a solid fridge/freezer is essential. Keeping your perishables cold can…
Gear
“Gear” in the truck and offroad space covers the essential equipment, tools, and accessories that enhance your Tacoma’s performance and safety on rugged terrain. From recovery tools to camping essentials and vehicle modifications, this category provides in-depth reviews and guides to ensure you’re fully prepared to tackle your next adventure. Whether you’re upgrading your rig or prepping for an overlanding trip, you’ll find everything you need here to conquer the beaten path.
7 Reasons To Get A RiGd UltraSwing
Exploring Hitched Mounted Tire Carriers? Why RiGd Delivers! When you start to get into off-roading and camping, you start to run into problems to solve. One them is where to…
Nomad Kitchen Co. LT Overlander Kit: 2-Year Review
Long Term Testing On This Drawer & Kitchen Setup For Overlanding Just over two years ago, I installed the Nomad Kitchen Co. Overlander Kit onto my truck. Today, I’m going…
6 Essentials For Camping In The Cold
What To Bring To Make Cooler Weather Camping More Enjoyable Winter is here, and the cold weather and snow camping season have begun. For my fiancé and me, camping and…
Zoleo Satellite Communicator – Review
The Importance Of Remote Communication While Overlanding Overlanding and off-roading come with risks – vehicle breakdown, injury, and outside threats are all real-world scenarios that cannot be predicted. What we…
Single Vs. Multi-Tire Air Hoses – Comparison
With All The Kits Available, Which Is Best For You? Airing up your tires after a long day (or down to start) on the trail can be one of the…
Should You Bring An E-Bike On Your Overland Trips?
Putting An E-bike To The Test On Colorado Trails I grew up riding BMX bikes and, later in my career, worked in the mountain bike space. I admit, I harbored…
Backwoods Adventure Mods Dual Universal Jerry Can Carrier Review
A Simple, Bolt-On Holder For Water, Fuel & More! I like to experiment with designing and building my own parts. However, I usually end up over-building and over-designing the simplest…
Custom BamBeds Sliders Truck Storage Setup
A Simple Sliding Bed Platform For Easy Overland Gear Access The BamBeds sliders offer a unique and innovative solution to storage in your Tacoma bed. Boasting a combination of lightweight…
Rugged Ridge Traction Recovery Kit Review
Recovery Boards & Collapsible Shovel For Overlanding Have you ever been out on a trail and found yourself stuck in a bad situation? Maybe you are out offroad in soft…
Sandy Cats Ultimate Recovery Kit Review
Durable, Effective & Affordable Recovery Rope & Shackle Kits At first, receiving the Ultimate Recovery Kit from Sandy Cats, I was hesitant to swap out the tried-and-trusted steel shackles and…
maXspeedingrods 5kw Diesel Heater Review
Affordable, Portable Heat For Overlanding & Camping Just because the days are short and the temps are low, that doesn’t mean your camping adventures need to be put on hold….
Rollercam Tie-Downs & Straps Review
Perfect For Securing Your Gear & Items Around Town Or During Overland Trips There are a handful of items that we use daily or carry on our rigs to be…
Power Tank 10 Lb. Package Review
This On-Board CO2 System Is a Faster Alternative Compared to Traditional Compressors Tire pressure is a quite simple but incredibly important topic of discussion in the offroad and overlanding scene….
MORRFlate FiveSix PSI Pro Review
Affordable Easy Way To Air Up Your Tires With Leading Tech The best way to a smoother ride and more traction on the trails is by airing down your tires….
Affordable Gear For Overlanding Under $100
5 Budget-Friendly Mods To Give An Off-Road Enthusiast Mods are expensive. Overlanding and off-road gear is expensive. If the Tacoma person (or any hobbyist) in your life has a holiday…
Rugged Ridge Recovery Tool Kit Review
A Multi-Functional Gear Setup To Keep You Covered On The Trail There are several key tools that you should always have on off-road adventures. Some can help you repair your…
R4T Spare Tire Trash Bag Review
Do Your Part & Leave The Trails Better Than You Found Them We’ve all seen it on the trails more times than we can even count; trash and debris. Every…
MORRFlate Duo 2-Tire Hose Kit Review
Less Hose & Easier to Manage, This Hose Kit Just Makes Sense We all know the worst part about inflating & deflating our tires on the trail…. the wait. At…
Overlanding Meets Glamping: Accessories That Make Car Camping Comfy
8 Novelty Overlanding Accessories That Make Camping More Cozy In life, and in overlanding, there are the things you need and then there are the things you want. I often…
Prinsu WaterPORT Mount Install & Review
A Simple Accessory Mount For Portable, Pressurized Water If you enjoy camping or just being in the outdoors, then you should be familiar with a WaterPORT. For those of you…
8 Best Off-Road Portable Air Compressors
After Years of Testing We Chose ARB, MORRFLATE, VIAR, and More To air down or not? That is the question. When you’re off the beaten path, the answer is almost…
6 Ways to Use a Spare Tire Trash Bag
Alternative Options & Uses Other Than Cleaning Up Garbage The R4T bag is a versatile accessory that offers more than just mounting to your spare tire; it can also be…
RockyMounts GuideRail Bike Rack Review
2 Bike Tray System With Asymmetrical Loading To Prevent Contact The Tacoma and Mountain Bike community go hand in hand. Between the reliability, capabilities and platform it allows us to…
Geneverse ONE PRO Power Station Review
1200W Unit That Packs Big Power… But Too Heavy For Overlanding? How many times have you been caught in an outage, lost battery in an item when out exploring or…
Community Poll: Roof Rack Accessory Setups
We Asked 7 3rd Gen Tacoma Owners About Their Roof Rack Setup Welcome back to another community poll. This is a column interview Q&A with independent owner-submitted feedback from the…
Community Poll: 6 Portable Fridge Setups
Ditch The Ice & Soggy Food + Improve Your Camp Experience Welcome back to another community poll. This is a column interview Q&A with independent owner-submitted feedback from the overland…
Community Poll: 9 Recovery Board Setups
Trail Tested Recovery Boards For Off-Roading & Overlanding Welcome back to another community poll. This is a column interview Q&A with independent owner-submitted feedback from the overland community – centered…
ARB Hydraulic Recovery Jack Review
Are Hydraulic Jacks Better Than The Proven Mechanical Jacks? On a recent trip to California, we were put through an unusually high amount of recovery situations and off-road repairs. It’s…
SandyCats Scepter Can TrailWash Review
A Portable Scepter Jerry Can Camp Shower Water System If you’re someone who loves to go off the grid and enjoy the great outdoors, then the SandyCats TrailWash (a battery-operated…
Milwaukee PACKOUT System on Tacoma
Tool & Gear Storage Solution For Overlanding & Off-Roading Overlanders know the importance and balance of being both prepared and only carrying only the necessities. We are generally limited to…
Goose Gear Access Cab Seat Delete Review
Remove Your Seats and Add A Storage System To Your Cab For those who own an access cab Toyota Tacoma, chances are the rear jump seats aren’t favored by anyone…
Runnin4Tacos Tire Deflators Review
Affordable & Simple Trail Tool To Save Time Airing Down Airing down your tires makes for smooth riding and a good grip when driving over bumpy off-road terrain. Until now…
Go Fast Campers (GFC) SuperLite V1 Review
The Original Ultra Lightweight Rooftop Tent (RTT) Finding the perfect rooftop tent for your specific build and needs can be a tedious process. There are so many options out there…
6 MOLLE Panel Setups For The 3rd Gen Tacoma
Maximize Your Storage Options & Truck Organization Welcome back to another community poll. This is a column interview Q&A with independent owner-submitted feedback from the overland community – centered around…