Yes Sir..know what that is like, but in all to be serious Krayziekid will work it out.
[MENTION=127401]Krayziekid[/MENTION], awesome that you are going on a journey....
Would like to know more about your load-out and trip planning if you want to share when able....food/shelter/water..etc...sustainability needs..
Sure thing! Warning for a somewhat long post, but here goes.
So I have been in school for the past four years and now that I've finished up, I finally have the freedom to do some of the longer trips that I have been planning!
I have done multi-day camping trips before, but I want to extend that and do some longer term trips. My first long term trip that I have planned is to drive the Trans Labrador Highway in Eastern Canada. I have heard so many great things about it, and it really seems like a fantastic trip overall. My current plan is to leave CT (my current residence) and drive to Mt Washington, and then up to Quebec City, and then start and finish the TLH. At the end of the highway, the plan is to take a ferry to Newfoundland, drive the coast for 2 days and camp, and then take another ferry to Nova Scotia. From there, we will circumnavigate the Cabot Trail on Nova Scotia, and then drive through Maine, Mass., etc back down to CT and finished the overland trip. The trip is a round trip that is looking to be a hair under 3500 miles.
The plan is for myself in my 2003 4Runner Limited V8, and my buddy in his 2016 TRD Pro to make the trip.
As for food and water, I am hoping to keep things simple. No fridges. No dual battery systems. No solar. Etc. Just a simply high quality cooler (hopefully going to pick up a yeti or similar) and maybe another not so nice cooler for other stuff. Load it up with ice and the necessary food and so on. As for cooking, I have a two burner stove that is like 20 years old, but it still works great and I love it. So I am going to keep using that. Hasn't really let me down yet and I've cooked some great meals on it. Definitely going to pre-prep some meals though. But there are definitely stops on the trip to resupply and get true meals and such. As for water, again, keeping it simple. Hopefully a jerry can or two of water, but likely just large water bottles or bulk water from the store.
For shelter, I am still up in the air about that. No RTT for me right now, but maybe in the future if I get lucky. I am hoping to do some hammock camping between the rigs cause I love my hammock, but on crappy nights, I think I might just pick up a small single tent and some blankets. Set that up between the rigs with a tarp under them and above the 4Runners and I think we should be good to go. It should be early to mid summer so temps should be somewhat ok.
Other than that, we are hoping to keep gear relatively light. Full recovery gear kit including straps, shackles, and likely a high lift. Fully stocked first aid kits. Other gear included full tool sets, jumper cables, air up/down kits (I have a hardwired compressor) and so on. Again, would love to get a new hilift as opposed to borrowing from a buddy or get some maxtrax, but we'll make due with what we got
Beyond that, we are keeping it simple. Reason I ask about fuel storage is parts of the TLH can be 300-400 miles from gas stations, and at that point, I definitely want at least a couple jerry cans so my rig and my buddy's rig can get through with some peace of mind.
And that should be the trip. I can share the map I put together if people want it, but I am super excited to have some freedom to do this trip! I have been saving money through college for this trip, as preemptive mods, fuel, and ferrys won't be cheap, but I am feeling pretty good to where I think I can get this trip done this year. I am sure unexpected problems will arise, things will break, and other issues will occur, but that is part of the trip and the experience. I am just finishing up my last preemptive mods which is lighting. Just some cheap stuff. Combo bar behind the grille, hyperspots for long range lighting, and amber aux fog lights for potential bad weather.
.....Jeebus that was long lol
op2:
