A Crash Course in Overlanding with the 2016 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro

[propain]

Bumped into this article today. Thought i'd share it.

A Crash Course in Overlanding with the 2016 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro



Ref: https://www.cars.com/articles/a-cra...he-2016-toyota-4runner-trd-pro-1420688842071/

 

[Throwback]

Great article, but the words "Expedition" and "Overlanding" needs to go away. "Trail riding," "Four-wheeling," etc. have all been great descriptors for many years.

I don't think I could tell someone with a straight face that I'm "going overlanding" this weekend when I'm just going four-wheeling and camping along the way. :redface:

 

[Titanpat57]

Great article, but the words "Expedition" and "Overlanding" needs to go away. "Trail riding," "Four-wheeling," etc. have all been great descriptors for many years.

I don't think I could tell someone with a straight face that I'm "going overlanding" this weekend when I'm just going four-wheeling and camping along the way. :redface:

I can't agree more...the term is being beat to death....just go camping, have fun, wheel, there's a few here that drive more dirt roads then paved....


but not many....:flamethrwoer2:

 

[Good Nite]

The color of the TRD pro looks like Cement. Should it be a 2017 instead of 2016?

 

[propain]

I didn't write the article. Send all *****ing/complaints to the author.

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[quicksandTRDPRO]

The color of the TRD pro looks like Cement. Should it be a 2017 instead of 2016?

Who knows what year it is? Probably just one of their fleet vehicles. Notice the sunroof, no trd badging on the back, no trd on the headrests. But they were showing off the new 2017 color.

 

[mcarey86]

I didn't write the article. Send all *****ing/complaints to the author.

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posts link, generates discussion, gets mad.

weird

 

[sn_85]

I didn't write the article. Send all *****ing/complaints to the author.

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Well somebody's a bit touchy today lol

 

[Darren]

Nice article. Or, at least the pictures were good. The text makes it sound like it is written by a Millenial who just put down his phone and left the city for the first time, which sounds a bit goofy overall. I'm sure that's his intended audience as well. Not a problem. At least he got out and saw some great country.

I totally agree with Throwback. I'll stick to my road trips and stay away from this marketing speak.

 

[Boyds4Runner]

Great article, but the words "Expedition" and "Overlanding" needs to go away. "Trail riding," "Four-wheeling," etc. have all been great descriptors for many years.

I don't think I could tell someone with a straight face that I'm "going overlanding" this weekend when I'm just going four-wheeling and camping along the way. :redface:

I agree with the sentiment, even as a relative noob to this type of adventure I feel compelled to call it an "off-roading camping trip" or "4-wheeling and camping" etc.

However, in the case of the article I think he was referring to the group called "Expedition Overland" that seemed to be accompanying them and offering consultancy on their trip.Home Page - Expedition Overland

Expedition Overland truck is in several of the pictures like the lead truck just under the picture of the map. They have also produced a nice series of shows online, documenting long trips through North America as well as the one through Central America in 2 new, 5th Gen. 4Runners. Both 4Runners were modified including a cabinet system in the trunk with the slide out cooking surface that was referenced in the article.

 

[LawnDart]

They heavily modified both 4Runners including a complete, custom cabinet system in the trunk with the slide out cooking surface and fridge that were mentioned in the article.

"Heavily" by that definition would be featherweight to what many of the members here have done to their rigs, and not for free either.

 

[Sleeter]

Decent primer on "overlanding".

Times are changing, 10 years ago the term overlanding was exculusive to dudes who drssed like zoo-keeps who drove Rovers. Now with the popularity of XO and the demise of the truly capable Rovers, the term overlanding has been re-written to describe backcountry car camping by middle class adventure seekers.

Jump on the bandwagon and join us overlanding. Your in great company the 4Runner is a excellent overland vehicle.

 

[shufly09]

I can't agree more...the term is being beat to death....just go camping, have fun, wheel, there's a few here that drive more dirt roads then paved....


but not many....:flamethrwoer2:

Drive your rig through South America, Africa, or accross Asia and only then could you say you are properly overlanding.

Let's not kid ourselves - when are we ever more than 50 miles from a Walmart in the U.S.?!

 

[1engineer]

Drive your rig through South America, Africa, or accross Asia and only then could you say you are properly overlanding.

Let's not kid ourseves - when are we ever more than 50 miles from a Walmart in the U.S.?!

OR a cell tower.

 

[Sleeter]

Drive your rig through South America, Africa, or accross Asia and only then could you say you are properly overlanding.

Let's not kid ourselves - when are we ever more than 50 miles from a Walmart in the U.S.?!

I at one time though the same way, but calling camping what most refer to as overlanding doesn't quite fit the what takes place. When people hear the term camping they see a family with a tent or 30' trailer in a developed camp resort. That's not what overlanding is, and it's the type of environment that most overlanders avoid.

 

[kott3670]

Holy shit people, why does a word make you all so angry?

Every definition of overlanding I have seen is that it's about the journey not the destination and everyone seems to agree on that- If I take a trip to mcdonalds, and I stop because there's some beautiful scenery on the way and I enjoy the drive there isn't that overlanding if I have enough supplies to make the trip? A monster energy drink and a sweatshirt is all I need and I have enough gas to make it there, that's self sufficient for the trip right?

Overlanding started in the late 1800's-1900's by rich people who wanted luxurious travel to see new places and experience new cultures, you think if someone had access to a 4Runner, smooth paved roads and a 5 star resort and got to experience new cultures along the way that they would have said "no, this isn't "true" overlanding?...... No. Let people enjoy a damn trip and stop being so negative.

If ya'll want to make people feel so negative because all they can afford is a cheap lift and a weekend trip instead of a 6 month multi-nation tour, maybe you're missing the whole point of overlanding- to take a trip, camp, and experience something new.

#EndRant

 

[MRM69]

Holy shit people, why does a word make you all so angry?

Every definition of overlanding I have seen is that it's about the journey not the destination and everyone seems to agree on that- If I take a trip to mcdonalds, and I stop because there's some beautiful scenery on the way and I enjoy the drive there isn't that overlanding if I have enough supplies to make the trip? A monster energy drink and a sweatshirt is all I need and I have enough gas to make it there, that's self sufficient for the trip right?

Overlanding started in the late 1800's-1900's by rich people who wanted luxurious travel to see new places and experience new cultures, you think if someone had access to a 4Runner, smooth paved roads and a 5 star resort and got to experience new cultures along the way that they would have said "no, this isn't "true" overlanding?...... No. Let people enjoy a damn trip and stop being so negative.

If ya'll want to make people feel so negative because all they can afford is a cheap lift and a weekend trip instead of a 6 month multi-nation tour, maybe you're missing the whole point of overlanding- to take a trip, camp, and experience something new.

#EndRant

Amen! Love this site, but man are there some grumpy dudes here:argue:

Enjoyed the article and the video; the macho-insecurity from the pro level social networker's not so much :blah:

 

[Throwback]

Wait. So now a trip to McDonalds is "overlanding?" :dizzy:


Maybe I fall into the "grumpy" camp but I'm only 32, so not officially a "grumpy old man" just yet.

It's not just the whole overlanding thing that's been blown out of proportion, it's any sort of activity that twenty and thirty-somethings that have decent jobs turn into a hobby and blast it all over the internet via social media and photo hosting sites.

I say all the time that if the sharing photos online was suddenly outlawed most people would just stay at home because the "means" of the hobby seems to mainly be done to facilitate the "ends" of posting photos of said hobby online.

There is a huge culture of guys who own a few guns and support equipment, yet when they go to the range and post overly-filtered photos of them shooting and their gear setups, they're "training." Not just screwing around at the range.

Same thing with the gym crowd. Very few people seem to just be going to the gym to get in shape, get stronger, and be healthier. It's all about the photos of weights and selfies, with the hashtags of #neverstop #chalkhands #strong4life #mychurch or whatever.

Pretty much the only hobby that I have that hasn't been taken over by that is the group of old dudes who own early Jeep CJ5s because they just post horrible phone photos of their fifty year old jeeps off roading and such. No overlanding, no training, no hashtags.

Grumpy not-so-old man out.

lane:

 

[Sleeter]

Wait. So now a trip to McDonalds is "overlanding?" :dizzy:


Maybe I fall into the "grumpy" camp but I'm only 32, so not officially a "grumpy old man" just yet.

It's not just the whole overlanding thing that's been blown out of proportion, it's any sort of activity that twenty and thirty-somethings that have decent jobs turn into a hobby and blast it all over the internet via social media and photo hosting sites.

I say all the time that if the sharing photos online was suddenly outlawed most people would just stay at home because the "means" of the hobby seems to mainly be done to facilitate the "ends" of posting photos of said hobby online.

There is a huge culture of guys who own a few guns and support equipment, yet when they go to the range and post overly-filtered photos of them shooting and their gear setups, they're "training." Not just screwing around at the range.

Same thing with the gym crowd. Very few people seem to just be going to the gym to get in shape, get stronger, and be healthier. It's all about the photos of weights and selfies, with the hashtags of #neverstop #chalkhands #strong4life #mychurch or whatever.

Pretty much the only hobby that I have that hasn't been taken over by that is the group of old dudes who own early Jeep CJ5s because they just post horrible phone photos of their fifty year old jeeps off roading and such. No overlanding, no training, no hashtags.

Grumpy not-so-old man out.

lane:

I think you need to start unfollowing people on social media.

 

[jrandom]

More or less I believe the term "overlanding" has just become so diluted, much like the word "extreme". By the true definition of the word it rarely ever applies.

Overlanding is self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal. Typically, but not exclusively, it is accomplished with mechanized off-road capable transport (from bicycles to trucks) where the principal form of lodging is camping, often lasting for extended lengths of time (months to years) and spanning international boundaries.