The display truck at Overland Expo is also the first version of this camper to be put on a bigger than a one-ton truck. The entire slide-in camper system is said to weigh in at only 700 pounds. Take a new Ford Maverick, add a 2-inch lift, rear airbags, quality AT tires, and a custom-built (by Justin at Tubeworks) camper with a GFC tent on top, and you have a pretty awesome little overland adventuremobile. Maverick Custom GFC Camper (Photo/Bryon Dorr) Cool quality gear doesn’t come cheap, however, as just the bed replacement will run you over $17,000. The TAV Spec Bowen Customs bed system has integrated rear stairs and tons of locking storage - and it even offers seating inside the camper. On this first proof-of-concept build, the camper is an AT Overland Habitat camper. What truly sets it apart from the crowd, though, is the Bowen Customs bed replacement for pop-top truck campers. Its latest build is this beast of a Tacoma that has all the tires, suspension, lights, and accessories you could want. TAV builds next-level capable, go-fast off-road machines, with a focus on Toyota platforms. TAV Stage 3 Tacoma With Bed Replacement Camper System (Photo/Bryon Dorr) There is a ladder and passthrough in the van to the Redtail camper, which is essentially a second bedroom in this application. This latest (and super high-end) prototype is about ready for full production and was displayed atop a fully built-out camper van. Redtail Overland is still hard at work refining its carbon hard-sided roof-top tent camper system. Redtail Overland Sprinter (Photo/Bryon Dorr) At the end of the year, it will be auctioned off on Bring a Trailer with 100% of proceeds going to the Overland Expo Foundation charity. This vehicle will be circulating around with media throughout the year as it makes it around to the four Overland Expo shows. All in, it features parts from over 21 different Overland Expo exhibitors. This is Overland Expo’s idea of the “Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022.” It is built on the just-released 2022 GMC Sierra AT4Xand was built out by Mule Expedition Outfitters. Overland Expo Ultimate Overland Build (Photo/Bryon Dorr) Orion was completed just before Overland Expo and will be on a boat very soon, headed to Europe. Ten weeks of adventure should produce 10 new video episodes, starting with some aid work in Poland. That heater will be put to good use very soon as the XOvelrand Team heads out on their latest overland adventure for the Nordic Series. It rolls on 35s, and it has a new CBI front bumper, lots of Equipt Expedition Outfitters racks, awnings, boxes, etc. Take a brand-new Toyota Tundra TRD Pro and let the XOverland crew, with their many years of experience and top-quality build partner parts, at it and you get “Orion.” This 2022 Tundra is specifically designed as a post-production video vehicle for editing in the field.Īs such, it is set up with an Alucab Canopy Camper with a custom Goose Gear interior. XOverland Tundra ‘Orion’ (Photo/Bryon Dorr) Much more on this build and my adventures in it soon. It also features a ton of custom touches, like paint, orange spray liner and teak wood camper buildout, and custom tartan orange seat inserts. The Jeep Farout concept is a diesel Gladiator on 37s with a custom AT Overland Habitat truck camper on the back. In the end, it was my home and transport for over a week. I’m partial to this build, as I was able to take it out for an overland adventure along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon leading up to the show. (We also found the hottest new overland products at the show, which you can read about HERE.) Overland Expo West 2022: 15 Head-Turning Vehicles Jeep Farout Concept (Photo/Bryon Dorr) Some new, some old, but all being shown at Overland Expo for the first time - as far as we know. I like to bring you the new and interesting, so here are 15 vehicles that caught my eye at the 2022 event. What that meant is that there was a slightly smaller attendance than the September event, and a lot of the same vehicles and gear on display. This year’s Overland Expo West was a bit of an odd one, as it was just 6 months since the last event happened - due to pandemic rescheduling. It takes a lot for a vehicle to catch my eye these days, but the really cool vehicles still get me as excited as ever. Needless to say, I’ve seen just about every type of overland adventuremobile out there. I’ve been to every Overland Expo West since 2012 - and a majority of the other overland expo and rally events across North America over the past decade. Our motors editor and resident overland expert, Bryon Dorr, scoured Overland Expo West 2022 in Flagstaff, Ariz., to find some of the coolest adventure rigs out there.
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