That's good info. I think I'd garage store it when I'm not using it, depends how much effort that is. I'd only be camping 2-3 times a year. #5 was in my head, glad you brought that up.

To a curious, hungry grizzly bear, a roof top tent is like a mystery box on one of those cooking competition shows!!!

4:45 They're better than they used to be. I have 191,000 on my twin turbo F150 right now and it's still going strong, no issues at all with the turbos. Pulls hard and makes that fun turbo whistle sound everyone loves. (I want to buy an Outback Wilderness in a few years though). Anyway, your rig turned out really nice and it's great that you got to work with your dad on it.

Another great video of North Maine Woods. 😊

Another great video of North Maine Woods. 😊

Great video. Amazing scenery! it looks to me like I’ll be packing up in the summer and visiting North Maine Woods. Did you take “The Golden Road”?

The thing I'm most interested is the bed cover. I woukd love to see how it was built.

You deserve way more credit. This is so well done

Great video man! What month was this in? Doesn’t look like you had to deal with bugs too much?

My ikamper sets in 60 seconds so no big deal …..throw a table at a campsite and some chairs leave ur set up , problem solved

The baja is not ugly

If you live in the bush you can drive it daily

The video title is pure click bait. Performance on road doesn’t equate to performance off road and vice versa.

Links to front bumper and rotopax mount?

Is there any way we could get your route?

I live here and see a lot of adventure rigs. My ask is that everyone SLOW down and enjoy the ride. As a member of EMS I have seen my share of accidents from simply going to fast on Loop rd. Additionally, there are hikers, skiers & bikers that use the road so heed with caution friends and tread lightly. 👍

How tf does this only have 22k views in December 2024?!!? Love the video work on top of the story itself.

All of your complaints are basically negated with a hard shell…lol

The tailgate is able to open all the way?

Probably due to your young age you forgot one: Getting out of the tent to pee at night might be the last thing you ever do...

Thanks

All your up grades made your fj a shit box 😭😭😭😭

I dailey drove both mine for iver 300 k and miss them terribly i jave a 2004 4.7 4runner snd its inside is so small heightwise to the fj.fj is a BEAST vehicle

You want to donate yours to my son and I, please?🙂 I mean since you don’t like it or not really want to use it.

I am 75 years old and I have had a bunch of 4X4s including two FJs. It handles better than any 4X4 I have ever had. What do you want? A perfect 4x4 does not exist! My biggest complaint is the blind spots! Did you know the FJ was meant to be the Japanese Hummer? They are way better and way cheaper. They out perform the Hummer in every category! They are great dog vehicles!

coming from a 100 series land cruiser to the FJ.. it gets great mpg lol

I can pitch a four season tent in less than three minutes.

Dude wow what a freaking film you just made. I watch a lot of outdoor creators and you are by far one of the best I’ve seen (if not the best). You do an amazing job at capturing the beauty of things and narrating, you really reach through the screen and grab your viewers attention. Keep this up and it will all pay off I promise. You’ve earned a huge fan today man

Thanks mate, this content took me straight back to touring trips with my Dad in a 70's series Cruiser through Tassie & the Southern Coast of WA here home in Australia. Spending time with the old man out bush admiring nature in your own backyard is memories that you'll cherish forever. God bless you both, hope you enjoy many more father / son trips together. I envy what you have, I'd give anything to have just one more trip with my Dad exploring the wilds of Australia. Love the content, brilliantly narrated and shot

Thank you for pointing out the condensation

Wow ! I truly wish we could have places like that in Québec :D

Essentially...drink

They say there is blind spots that is 🐂💩 people need to learn how to drive you are supposed to look behind you when you back up and you are supposed to look on the side of you when you turn I can see fine I don't know of these blind spots you mentioned because I don't have any problems I love my f j cruiser I can see fine behind me and on the side of me so maybe these people need to go back to driving school and learn how to properly drive your car

This video captures my inner peace. I have a modified overlanding Gladiator but my research for an FJ Cruiser brought me here. I can see why people love them. It's really the right size and setup for an overlanding experience. Thanks so much for sharing these. #subbed

Wow my 2007 handles great

If you was everyone’s cup of tea you would be a MUG ☕️

EcoFlow 800W Alternator Charger

Nice! The best thing about putting it in the car, is you can do Lithium setups without cooking your battery in the engine bay.

Question: Did you change anything about your alternator? Is it the original OEM, or did you upgrade? I’m interested in either system like yours, or using a DC to DC charger to power up a power station like a Bluetti. I’m not entirely, sure, but I’ve read some info that it can prematurely wear out the alternator due to the OEM not having much extra output. Thanks for the overview of your system!

Great video!! The north woods is so epic. Next time I go up I’m definitely going to find the lost pond camp 🤙🏻

Pancakes, sausage and syrup......My Man.....

Hella inspiring, I like what you said about knowledge gained! so important. hope I can do the same exact thing! this build is fkn awesome

Nice review, would love to see your battery setup! (I’m not seeing it on your channel)

Yes yes yes yes yes yes I totally thought I was the only one that didn't like these things. I didn't have a rooftop tent but I how to pop up truck bed camper so pretty much the same thing. I hated having to put it down to go to the General Store in the campground and then drive back to my campsite and put it back up. A couple times I said f*** it and just drove a real slow with it up and that wobbling all over the place:-)

If you think about it, you’re just spending a night in it. That’s all. You can sleep in the car, you can sleep in a ground tent as well, and both of those options could be just as comfortable if you have the right gear. Yes, you can be warm in a ground tent and yes, you can also make room in your car and sleep there, if you absolutely have to. I looked up the cost of these things and with roof rack system, it can go up to 4-5K. I mean, is it really worth the investment?

Where were the areas you camped at? Me, my wife and son are looking at taking a trip to WV. But was just wondering if there’s a lot of dispersed spots or should we book some campground sites. Thanks 👍

Done well 🙂

Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe I recognized quite a few scenes from above Leadville (Ball Mountain Area). I went to college there for fire science. Amazing footage.

None of these issues matter to me and gas prices in Europe are significantly higher than i the US. I have 2 kids, the "suicide doors" are the best protection for getting out of the car in the safest mode (they can't jump out in a hurry, not unless I opened the front door). We've been on "a few" trips and even camping trips with all the family, we were OK. Had enough space for all the items we took with us. Hell once we even carried a spare wheel on our roof rack from one of our buddies who came with his Subaru Forester, had an LPG tank in the space where the spare wheel is supposed to be, so usually has the spare wheel in the luggage compartment, but for this trip they also had a lot of luggage so needed space for their spare wheel. Road handling is quite OK for this SUV, I am not comparing to the WRX or Acuras, because it is not anything like those. I know why I bought the car, it is 100% up to the task, so I am happy with it.

I love my RTT, but the points you mention are spot on. I will add a few more cons. High winds, forget getting a good sleep. Lightning storms. Not the best place to be with heavy lightning. Missed a nice photo of the midnight sun at the arctic circle because I had to retreat from a high point camp spot because of impending lightning. No stealth camping.