How do you pack for overland/off road

[Mark_BC]

Why does it have to be lubed up while you are bringing it? Leave it dry and lube it up if you swap it in.

 

[rkntoy]

Did you try the old fill up the bath tub, fill up the bladder, submerge bladder and squeeze trick? I had a leak in my old thermarest that I could only find after squeezing it under water. A few drops of seam grip later and it was bomber. Still is.

I do a lot of alpine stuff and the weight of the Nemo just blows me away. Light and fast. I'm getting older so it's hard to be fast anymore without the light part. lol

I sold it to a guy that fixed it.

I know I am taking a slight weight penalty but I love the room and feel like I can trail repair it easier. I don't hike much and the weight difference isn't as noticeable when bikepacking.

 

[Kanoe]

Am I the only person to notice the unicorn here?
Manual windows?

and manual door locks and no sunroof. It took a while to find this one but I am not a fan of added complication and weight. Our previous rig was loaded and I did not like the powered everything for camping and travel.

 

[Lindenwood]

Rethink that for a second. I hungry bear will be more then happy to smash out a window to get that cooler. Now, his(or her) head and torso are half in the cab. Would you be able to start the rig and drive off? Just food for thought.

I have a very similar set-up when going for long weekends. One thing I do is put the cooler under the passenger side rear tire. There's about 3" of a gap between it and the muffler.

Same bear comes and gets in my cooler. I'm inside so I hop in the drivers seat and fire up the rig. Then I stomp the gas giving him a face full of fumes and dirt. I'm not saying that any of this will ever happen to either of us but if it does who's set-up would you rather have at that time? lol

While that idea seems fair, it does seem a little extreme to assert that one should never have any food inside a vehicle overnight, no?

 

[Scramble]

While that idea seems fair, it does seem a little extreme to assert that one should never have any food inside a vehicle overnight, no?

I've never left food in the car ever & I've never been in Grizzly country. Only Black bears. The only things I've left in the car/truck was an extra beverage cooler filled with beer, soda, water etc. for those camping trips where we were going to be partying. :rockon:

 

[Mark_BC]

I've never left food in the car ever & I've never been in Grizzly country. Only Black bears. The only things I've left in the car/truck was an extra beverage cooler filled with beer, soda, water etc. for those camping trips where we were going to be partying. :rockon:

I think black bears are usually more of a problem with food, grizzlies tend to have other reasons for hanging around. Black bears are like giant raccoons.

 

[Scramble]

I think black bears are usually more of a problem with food, grizzlies tend to have other reasons for hanging around. Black bears are like giant raccoons.

So true, those are the two who go through my garbage at home.

 

[psraff]

I've never left food in the car ever & I've never been in Grizzly country. Only Black bears. The only things I've left in the car/truck was an extra beverage cooler filled with beer, soda, water etc. for those camping trips where we were going to be partying. :rockon:

BTW... Bears LOVE Beer. They will pop one to find out what it is, and once they taste it, they will open all the others you have.

I've seen vehicles where a bear gets in and eats everything. That Cheetos that your kid dropped under your seat three years ago.... Yeah, it will find it and they don't care what's in the way. LOL

I've never had an issue around my camps. But it's only a matter of time though. Driving up to a camp last week, I drove past several large piles of poo. One was so large I first thought it was from a horse.

 

[habanero]

Driving up to a camp last week, I drove past several large piles of poo. One was so large I first thought it was from a horse.

Backpacking Big Bend NP...we were told to look for volley ball size scat from a large male that was getting into people's tents. Thought they were exaggerating. They were not.

(shoe is a men's 7 1/2)

 

[octanejunkie]

BTW... Bears LOVE Beer. They will pop one to find out what it is, and once they taste it, they will open all the others you have.

Yet another reason to favor hard liquor when camping

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[Road Bull]

Instead of taking up more space & adding weight with a fridge think about a good cooler & get some dry ice from your local ice cream distributor. No need to spend $200 on a cooler or Fridge. A nice $45 Igloo or Coleman will do just fine. LOL

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Good call on the dry ice for those like myself who don't have a fancy pants refrigerator cooler. Also, I learned something cool today. No pun intended. But, you pre-chill your cooler with two sacrificial bags of ice the night before you pack it up. And obviously pre-chill / refrigerate items going into the cooler so the ice and cooler are not fighting to cool items down. :tea:

 

[sandracer33]

Good call on the dry ice for those like myself who don't have a fancy pants refrigerator cooler. Also, I learned something cool today. No pun intended. But, you pre-chill your cooler with two sacrificial bags of ice the night before you pack it up. And obviously pre-chill / refrigerate items going into the cooler so the ice and cooler are not fighting to cool items down. :tea:

I can verify the pre-cool thing. I have a Yeti 105, when I pre-cool it my 6 home made ice packs & 20lb bag of ice will last me 5 days in 95 degree weather. This weekend I spaced and didn't pre-cool it and by the end of day 3 all I had was ice water. Cooler was still 45degrees when I got home last night, but there was a big difference in how long the ice stayed solid.

 

[jerbrun0515]

Packing all depends on the length of the trip. Short weekend, and week long trips don't require as much as a few weeks. We have a full length sleeping platform with more than enough storage a simple overlanding trip. When we start talking about spending multiple weeks out, and the need for random gear it's not quite enough.

Full length platform with dual drawers. The draws hold all of cooking supplies, cutting board, plates, bowls, mugs, french press, skillets, pot, and much more.

There are one of these compartments on each side. Plus an additional smaller one for night supplies like glasses case, contacts, and small items.

Water storage is under the front lip of the platform, and can hold up to 4 gallons with ease, but we only carry 2 gallons. In addition we can also fit 2 Yeti Hoppers, one on each side.

Cooking on the swing out with a 5lb propane tank mounted to swing out.

This was packing for 5 weeks on the road while moving from Missouri to Oregon. We had room for 2 Alu-box's on the roof rack with a Water-Port for our shower, and TRED's on the front.

List of gear:
*Cooking- Partner Steel Stove, 5lb tank, cutting board, multiple knives, utensils, spices, cooking oil, 2 plates, 2 bowls, 4 cups, 2 shot glasses, cast iron skillet, pot, strainer, bottle/wine bottle opener, can/bottle cozies

*Recovery- 9500 winch, ARB tree trunk saver 16', ARB snatch strap 20', 3/8" soft shackle @2, 5/8" shackle, 3/4" receiver shackle, TRED's, ARB tire repair, ARB air compressor, hose, deflaters, pressure gauge

*Tools- indexing pry bar, 3/8" SAE/Metric deep/shallow sockets, 1/2" SAE/Metric deep/shallow sockets, 1/2" breaker bar,screw drivers, SAE/Metric box wrenches to 1"/22mm, pliers, channel locks, vise grips, wire cutter, wire stripped/crimper, small torch, small hammer, BFH, repair tape, zip ties, electrical fittings, hose fittings, small section of hose, drill/impact, few drill bits, step bit

*Other- 2 camp chairs, shower, ground mat, water containers, coolers, axe, saw, gun, locking safe under seat, backpacking gear, and I'm sure there's more

Which Alu-box size is that?

 

[MStudt]

Which Alu-box size is that?

It's the 74 liter.

Mike

 

[MaxXt]

And you should definitely take a good backpack, preferably 60 liters because you do not know what can happen to the car.