My overlanding rig, a 2000 Tundra.

Thank you for letting me join.
I’m going to post some photos of my overlanding rig, a 2000 Tundra, limited.
I’m sure that some of you don’t realize the full potential of the 1st gen Tundra and what a beast she is.
In the past 3.5 years of overlanding, including thousands of very rough off-road trails, my Tundra took a lot of abuse and continued hauling like a champ.

 

Sweet ride.

 

WELCOME that’s a nice ride!

 

Where you from in California

 

Welcome to the party!!

 

Welcome from CO. I am digging that setup!

 

Hiya and welcome from SoCalif!!!

 

Lots here are going to be checking out your setup for sure. Welcome from CO.

 

That thing is awesome! Please do a full build write up.

 

Thank you guys. Nice to be here with you.
Been overlanding with wife and dog for the past 3 years, and we’re traveling The Americas, from the Arctic up north to Antarctica below Argentina. We are 62 years old, retired, and left Marin County, California, for good.
This is how it all begun in 2014. I relocated the gas filling thingy and bolted it to the back of the cab and then extended the frame by 3 feet to accommodate for an 8’ camper. No welding at all, only drilling and bolting everything.

 

This looks awesome. Welcome!

 

The Arctic is very muddy:

 

Welcome from AB Canada. Cool rig and cool lifestyle!

 

Welcome from Texas

 

Welcome from PA

 

Very cool, I want to do something similar in the future.

How often are you eating out vs prepping food in the truck? Everyone likes the glitz but what are the hard parts you have to live with/deal with?

 

Welcome from East Tennessee. I have a 2000 limited TRD access cab tundra also. You are right,they really are strong and can take a lot of abuse.

 

Welcome from Ohio!

 

Rad!!! Man, looks totally cool!! How many miles on that rig?

 

Very nice!

 

I can’t find a way to answer to the devidual comments, so thank you all for your very warm welcome.

This answer is to Honk:
Most of the time we cook and eat in the camper. We have large 12 volt refrigerator (pull out on slider under the bed), and we have a sink on one counter and a propane cooktop on the opposite counter.
Of course we eat simply, as at our age light meals are a must.
While driving from point A to B we stop at fast food places (that’s in the US and Canada) but south of the border we basically live on Srimp tacos which you can find everywhere for a buck each.

We’ve been staying in wild camp beaches in Mexico for weeks at the time and I fish daily with a speargun.
There is truly no hardship in our life style, only excitement and fun because wherever we go we meet overlanders from all over the world.

Here is a beach in Baja Mexico where we actually spent 4 months and fishing was great.

 

Plenty of great fish in the sea of Cortez, Mexico, and the inflatable paddle board Helps a lot, and so, we BBQ fish on daily basis.