What next? Fridge, Drawers or RTT?

[AFdude]

FRIDGE FTW! I have an ARB directly hooked up to an odyssey extreme battery that I swapped for the stock one. It's running all the time and never killed my battery.

That would be the best #1 choice! I've got cold beer and ice cream wherever I go

Now that sounds good. I'm thinking of what I would want to have cold (aside from beer) around whenever. It'll definitely be stocked with beer. Hah.

 

[e60ral]

Now that sounds good. I'm thinking of what I would want to have cold (aside from beer) around whenever. It'll definitely be stocked with beer. Hah.

for daily use I keep water, string cheese, meat and cheese slices, crackers, baby carrots and some uncrustables sandwiches so I've always got lunch food even if I'm in the field

 

[Zapper]

Here are a few pics of my ARB. It’s sit lower and wide making it easier to get into and find the perfect cold one

 

[AFdude]

Well damn. Was hoping to get started on the drawers this evening, but only one survived the shipment. I refused the other because the package was mangled. I saw bent metal. NOOOPE.

 

[wweinaug]

Can’t wait for the pictures. I’ve been wanting to see what that universal floor kit looks like in the 4runner.

 

[RAD4Runner]

None of them. Save your money and take another trip later in the year.

This^^^
After a couple of trips you would have better idea of what your priorities are. Heck, My stock 32-YO truck has been to many places while shiny new rigs stay at the mall, dropping off kids to soccer, or in shop for upgrades after upgrades - LOL!

 

[AFdude]

Do drawers and fridge it is!

 

[Bumbo]

This^^^
After a couple of trips you would have better idea of what your priorities are. Heck, My stock 32-YO truck has been to many places while shiny new rigs stay at the mall, dropping off kids to soccer, or in shop for upgrades after upgrades - LOL!

While I completely get what you are saying… sometimes there are things that just need to get done.

Fridge for me was a perfect example… I should have just bought the damn thing vs being frugal, opting to go slow and see what I need as I go along. I spent weeks on the road traveling only to deal with a cooler, ice, draining water, stopping at places to get ice, and poor food safety which resulted me in getting sick too. I spent hundreds posted up in a hotel recovering from stomach flu. Plus thinking “should have just bought the damn fridge” while away from home for a month.

I skipped out on a lot of things I knew I wanted like OBA, better storage, and went with a portable pump and pelican cases for simplicity and time, but you end up just thinking about those things as you travel when certain things just get in the way. I wish I had drawers and better storage but it was a jumbled mess.

There is a balance to be had, but if you know what you need or what you want, you might as well do it and enjoy it because the trip, the time, and the journey becomes harder to obtain than the gear… at least for me that is true. The ability to take the time was more of a challenge than getting the accessories for the journey by far.

I have thousands of miles of adventure camping and road trips and many of my modifications I wish I just did sooner than later. That said, every trip you learn about a better or different way it could have been setup, used, implemented or whatever which is why I completely understand your point.

 

[jon.salpas]

I'm sorta in the same boat. Luckily we picked up some awesome Kelty low cots earlier this year for camping, so that's kinda putting RTT to the back of the list. Plus we have a metric ton of camping gear.

Since the fridge is $$$$$$ and will be on top of the drawers, I'm thinking I will do drawers and dual batteries first. Then fridge.

Might have to wait on the RTT until next year since we're house shopping right now too.