The FIRST EVER Aterra Camper on Toyota Tacoma Prototype Truck Walk Through

It was a pleasure getting to know Mak and having him explain the details of this amazing camper. I have been a fan since I first saw them, so I was very curious to get down to the details and get inside the thing. What do you think?
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[@wdjones4735]

Phil you really know how to interview and share other folks rigs. You listen, don’t interrupt and add your two cents at the right moments. Good job buddy😊 Thanks for sharing this amazing rig and Mac’s story. Have a great week❤️👍🏻

[@thelonglife5772]

Possibly my favorite rig I’ve ever witnessed… perfect all around mindset

[@stevez340]

He seemed so thankful for his builder, and it was awesome to see that his bed is always set up and available👍

[@thecumminscamper]

I met Matt in San Felipe, Baja this winter at one of the beach side campgrounds. Super nice guy! We had coffee and chatted about travel, campers and life 🤘

[@largemarge1603]

@The, San Felipe! Fish tacos on the malacon! . Tragically, the 24/7 bar and restaurant 'The Bearded Clam' burned down. . Did you go for a soak at the hotsprings?

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

My name is misspelled, it is Mac not Mak. Great vid otherwise Phil, well done. It was nice meeting you and Julie as well as the other DIY campers. I wish I could have stayed at that location longer it was so beautiful overlooking Sedona!

[@richardschoellhammer4471]

Which part of PA are you from? I'm in Lancaster county!

[@ryanjaramillo8152]

Who is your builder you refer to?

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

@@ryanjaramillo8152 A friend. Sorry to be so vague, but he is not building any more campers.

[@Ranbuowsatrawarriar]

@@mackirkpatrick3997 Spectacular rig, Mac. All the best out there.

[@Gazziza29]

If Clint Eastwood had a Tacoma camper.

[@Chris-ut6eq]

Great walkthrough, Great guy, VERY well thought out build. Learned a few things today!

[@acctbr549]

Always enjoy looking at other people’s build. As someone over 50, I’m looking at all options for a retirement build. Vans are in the forefront, but rigs like this are great examples of alternatives as vans have risen in price astronomically. Not saying this is cheap to build, but a Tacoma/Tundra build has greater availability and with builders like Scout and Kimbo, you can realistically put something together in a reasonable amount of time for less than a MB Van that is built out. Those guys building on MB act like they are doing you a favor getting you in for $200k. Enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work!

[@kenmatthews6476]

Nice rig. As as practical person…that build is just that.

[@17madracki17]

Sounds like uh huh you were about to fall asleep as was I listening to the explanation of everything. Cool build done get me wrong. Maybe I expect more exciting content while I sit on my porcelain throne

[@GENECARP]

Shape has KIMBO vibes….nice

[@ozmanfidaar6311]

"We go out on the mountain trails and wave to the Sprinters and go where they can't go." This is gold!

[@krubbor]

Wow what a well thought out overland vehicle. I can bet his years serving the citizens of the US came into play designing and coordinating the build.

[@jordanvargovich]

Nice rig.... Love that they r fellow Pennsylvanians

[@carriemainquist757]

WOW! Incredible set up. Great walk through.

[@jamesanderson839]

You are the man! Phil you make my days better with your attitude and need for adventure! That is a badass rig!

[@bethcollier3789]

Loved the content, great editing as always. Did love your guest's rig Phil. Keep on being Down-to-Mob.

[@mtnbound2764]

really well thought out camper!

[@OregonDuckz]

Kimbo is still #1😃

[@woggs1]

That thing is awesome, I should do that to my '21 Tacoma, damn!

[@nevillemcfarlane6094]

Awesome design and great spirit”we Rome”

[@detectoraid5985]

Your audio is always great quality.

[@bubbalovesoatmealadventure108]

Lots of brain power involved with this rig...Oatmeal is the brains of our team.

[@yotagang3705]

Nice man. Nice rig.

[@jason7231]

Gorgeous set up!

[@darrellbrixey5341]

Awesome video Phil 🤙🏻

[@theboston3386]

Your best interviewee to date.

[@derekirvine1989]

Rad build, totally mobbing to the max

[@ronaldcobbley9668]

Well built

[@jackirichard414]

Awesome looking rig. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@CoreyWarren]

Hey dude! Awesome videos! I had a real hard time hearing your guest on this one though. Can I suggest investing in a LAV mic? DJI just made a new one that I've tried and it's actually really great. There are plenty of other options like the Sennheisier G series or the Rode Lavs. Syncing audio isn't hard anymore, most professional NLE's (editing software) have the feature. Otherwise keep up the great work!

[@jaykanngiesser3454]

I REALLY like this camper. Have a 3/4 ton short flat deck rancher special for a platform. Wish I could afford one.

[@guylongley1573]

One bad toy. Great camper set up.👍😁

[@FredAmaya8]

another great video..!

[@panfrel2649]

Amazing build & owner :)

[@fabulousoffroaddesigns5080]

Nice build.

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

Excellent

[@michaelvidal5135]

Low center of gravity is so you don't roll over. Low polar moment of inertia is so you can recover from spinning sideways easier. Nice truck his and yours

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

Well said Michael, thanks.

[@karsonbranham3900]

His rig is pretty completely thought out as a “get out there” system! Very nice, as are yours and Julie’s rigs! Great interview/walkthrough! Prolly one of my all time favs so far on your channel!

[@taylorhickman84]

Thumbs up to that guys builder, I too think snorkels look dumb.

[@sheilacaine3962]

Awesome

[@jackirichard414]

Hello. Have a safe blessed day! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@frankhunt5018]

Great stuff, so did Atoverland build this rig or did the guy sell off to Atoverland? I see the AT ATERRA X online at Atoverland, looks just like this rig, just longer.

[@DriftaholiC]

Now there's a proper build.

[@redracerproductions]

I really like this rig, thanks for sharing. One question that I'm not sure about is why it's better to have the tire, tank, compressor in front of the camper. I know it's said to be for weight but is the camper so light that it wouldn't make more sense to move it forward instead? Especially when you look at all the weight of the stuff stored inside the camper and that the weight of water tanks and kitchen are at the rear of the camper. I understand the polar moment idea well enough but it just seems better to move the camper shell forward but I also don't know how much everything weighs.

[@largemarge1603]

@Eric, Excellent point! I am a semi-retired commercial pilot, always concerned about Weight and Balance.

[@redracerproductions]

@@largemarge1603 , I wish they would have responded to the question. I would love to know the thinking.

[@taylorhickman84]

Yeah I wonder how much difference it would make to the center of mass. Given the camper's weight is distributed over a large area, but the central items have much greater mass density, it kinda makes sense. From an offroading standpoint I would want as little as possible hanging off the back of the camper. if you look closely, it appears a portion of the camper is up against the cab of the truck w/ the cutout being for the spare.

[@redracerproductions]

@@taylorhickman84 but you’re moving 1000 pounds rearward to put 150 pounds in the middle, that doesn’t make sense to me especially when the heavy kitchen is at the rear of the 1000 pounds - I’m guessing at weights. I’m be no means an expert which is why I was hoping someone from Aterra would respond.

[@taylorhickman84]

@@redracerproductions I think the math is more complicated than 150 vs 1000, but not knowing how the weight is distributed(especially given the cab over portion) through the camper I can't begin to make a solid assessment. At the end of the day I think it's 6 of one, half dozen of another. As for Aterra responding, I believe the owner said it was build by a friend who is no longer making campers, but the website looks current. Perhaps the title is wrong and this wasn't built by Aterra, because I can't imagine they would abandon a a project on such a popular platform, in a market that has a 2 year waiting list for most builders.

[@abitofeverything1234]

Toilet is a must have. other than that it is perfect .

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

We have a bucket w/liners, WAG bags and a shovel. Enough 🙂 for us and we keep it all compact, a requirement.

[@dathat555]

Is that a support for the camper overhang at the front center of the roof rack? 1:37

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

Yes

[@michaellacy1916]

How tall is that on the inside. I'm always curious about headroom on these builds.

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

Six feet +

[@downtoadventure4395]

Hey our channel names are similar 😂

[@noah786]

No sink bowl. Curious to know a bit more about that.

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

We have a plastic folding sink, very compact, it pushes down to less than an inch high.

[@hearsayhenderson2623]

Knock off of the kimbo!

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

This came first, but it took a lot longer to complete it.

[@buddysays6726]

I have Owen Toyota’s the next one crew cab long bed will be for me 2023 but I’m going back and forth from old-school Toyota to the new school I’ll let you know what I get that’s what I’m thinking about thank you for all the information and yes I’m ready to mob

[@davidcox2197]

I am stuck in limbo needing a new vehicle, had a 2022 trd pro 4runner on order for last six months, nothing yet. Kinda thinking the 4th gen tacoma with 2.4L Turbo may be the way to go with better mpg overall, yet can still tow decent.

[@MichaelBone_]

Any idea the weight of the whole camper?

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

Less than 600#.

[@9thGenerationCajun]

Amazing well thought out setup! I worry about the future of being able to setup a cross country Offroad vehicle like this with impending "all electric vehicle" laws coming our way. Not to get political but I hope our next president scraps that plan of forcing us into them. I just don't see it being possible for this lifestyle with current technology.

[@largemarge1603]

Oops. I watched too soon. While reading the comments, I allow the commercials to run. I started this episode merely a few moments after it was posted... with only six comments to read. . And then, the first two commercials broke in at 01:26 Shucks. . [eighteen minutes later...] Five sets of two commercials each. Whew! To make it through the video plus commercials -- compensating Clodd for his work -- I may need to wait a couple-three days for more comments...

[@chrisbgolfpro]

So serious 🙄, would never go camping with someone like him. Smile dude

[@JimJones-gd2jy]

25 thousand miles in 12 months ? ! 😳 extremely impressive . . Bullet proof build . .

[@largemarge1603]

@@JimJones-gd2jy 2003, we converted a 1996 Ford CF8000 commercial truck to our concept of an ExpeditionVehicle. Nearly two decades full-time live-aboard, we rarely travel more than a hundred miles a month. . Accordingly, fuel is a very minor part of our budget. While loading groceries, some scold will chastise us for our extravagance. Our response: "What mpg do you get in your apartment?"

[@largemarge1603]

@Chris, Max is focused and compact, a wealth of knowledge and skills. I like that in a person. . An aside: My ancient BMW motorcycle has 137,000 rough-country miles. Our longest trip was through South America. . Similar to Max, our ExpeditionVehicle is the culmination of a half-century of camping in lesser rigs.

[@Shawn2ndaccount]

Don't believe they make these campers anymore for the Tacoma, unfortunately.

[@HikerDoc]

I swear it sounded like he said he had LED and HIV lights! I'm sure he said HID, but I'm thinking those are some nasty lights. He also needs to learn his rig! Yes its a Waterport. Yes its a Truma. Phil you knew it better than he did...

[@mackirkpatrick3997]

The Lightforce lights (AU) ARE both HID and LED and are awesome. Mucho light that I can control independently and can be set up so they both or singly go out at the same time as I dim or brighten my headlights.

[@dannyd1605]

No good. If he’s trying to sell them he must get people to invest.