The BIGGEST And BADDEST Trucks At Overland Expo West 2026! | Ep. 331
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TFL Talkin' TrucksMay 16, 2026
The BIGGEST And BADDEST Trucks At Overland Expo West 2026! | Ep. 331
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Term
Ford-controlled
“Ford-controlled” means the builder used Ford parts to run or control key parts of the vehicle. People do this on custom trucks so repairs are easier and the vehicle drives better.
Term
350
“350” is shorthand for an engine size (about 350 cubic inches). It’s a common V8 swap in trucks because parts and upgrades are widely available.
A wide body stance means the truck looks wider than normal. Usually that’s because it has bigger tires and wheels, and sometimes extra fender coverage so the tires fit properly.
Wheel offset is how the wheel is positioned relative to the truck—whether it sits more tucked in or sticks out. Changing it can make the truck look wider, but you have to make sure the tires still clear everything.
Overlanding means traveling and camping in more remote places, kind of like a road trip that’s also an adventure. People bring gear so they can set up camp and handle rough roads.
The Ford F-250 Super Duty is a big, heavy-duty Ford pickup. People like it for towing and for off-road trips because it’s built to handle tougher roads.
The Ford F-350 Super Duty is a larger, stronger version of a heavy-duty Ford truck. It’s popular for towing and for adventure trips where you need a truck that can handle rough conditions.
The Chevy Colorado ZR2 is a Colorado trim made for off-road driving. Here, they’re showing a modified setup with a flatbed and talking about the truck’s suspension.
The suspension system is the part of the truck that helps it ride over bumps and rough ground. Better suspension helps the tires stay planted when the road gets uneven.
Off-roading means driving on dirt, rocks, or trails instead of regular paved roads. It usually needs better traction and clearance than everyday driving.
Term
four-wheel camper
A “four-wheel camper” is a camping setup meant to go with a 4x4-style vehicle. Here, it’s basically a mobile living space for sleeping and staying out on trips.
A Starlink dish is a small satellite internet antenna. People add it to camper or overland setups so they can get internet even when there’s no cell service.
The K5 Blazer is a classic Chevrolet SUV from the earlier Blazer generations. They’re saying the camper setup they’re looking at reminds them of what could be done on a K5 Blazer.
“OBS” is a nickname for a specific older Ford truck look from the late 1990s. “Power Stroke” is Ford’s diesel engine, and they’re saying this one is from that era and has been modified a bit.
The Lexus GX is a midsize SUV from Lexus that’s built to handle rough roads better than most. Here, they’re looking at one that’s been lifted and fitted with tougher-looking bumpers for off-roading.
Toe is part of wheel alignment—whether your tires point slightly toward each other or slightly away. Getting it right helps the truck track straight and can prevent uneven tire wear.
A twin-turbo V6 is a V6 engine that uses two turbochargers. Turbos cram extra air into the engine so it can make more power.
Term
38s
“38s” is probably shorthand for very large tires—about 38 inches tall. Bigger tires help the truck clear obstacles, but they can make the truck feel different and may cost more to run.
Solar batteries store electricity made by solar panels. They let the truck run things like lights and appliances even when you’re not plugged into power.
An inverter is a device that lets your truck’s battery power run normal electronics. It basically changes the electricity into the kind your gadgets need.
An alternator is what makes electricity when the engine is running. It helps power the truck’s electronics and can charge batteries for the camper gear.
Car
GXV Wild
The GXV Wild is a truck used for overlanding, and in this example it has a camper setup on the back. The rear area can open up to create extra living space, like a balcony, while still being able to be closed for sleeping.
It’s a camper box mounted at the back of a truck, usually on a platform that can move. The goal is to make the back into living space while still being able to open it up and pack it away.
“Reinforced” means the build has extra strength added. They’re using heavy steel framing so the structure stays solid even when the rear section is opened up.
The Ram 3500 is a big, heavy-duty truck made to tow and carry a lot. Here, they’re showing how people turn that truck into a camper for off-road trips.
Wheelbase is how long the truck is between its front and rear wheels. For off-roading, a shorter wheelbase can make it easier to turn and fit through rough, tight spots.
The Nissan Xterra is an SUV built for off-roading. In this segment, they’re talking about a custom truck that’s been modified to look like an older Xterra, with styling cues meant to resemble a newer one.
SEMA is a big car-truck show in the U.S. where people bring custom builds and new ideas. The hosts are saying this kind of project is something you’d see there.
Car
Rover Moonlander
The Rover Moonlander is an overland vehicle meant for long trips and rough places. They say it’s built in Denver and you can choose different options depending on how you want to use it.
A pop-up camper is a tent-like camper that folds down while you drive and pops up when you park. It’s meant to be easier to travel with than a full-size hard camper.
Left-hand drive means the steering wheel is on the left side of the car. It’s the common setup in many countries, so it can stand out when you’re surrounded by different configurations.
Unimog is a type of off-road truck made by Mercedes-Benz. People use them for tough jobs and adventures because they’re designed to handle rough ground.
The Ford Falcon is a car model that’s being shown in a modified form. In the podcast, it sounds like it’s been changed a bit for a specific purpose, likely related to tires or performance.
The Toyota 4Runner is a rugged SUV meant for off-road driving. Here, the hosts explain that a modified air intake can make it much louder than you’d expect.
A raised air intake moves where the engine takes in air to a higher spot. That can help in dusty environments, and it can also make the intake sound different.
A blow-off valve is a turbo-related part that releases extra pressure when you let off the gas. That release can make the distinctive “whoosh” or popping sounds.
A hydrogen fuel cell makes electricity from hydrogen. In a car, that electricity runs the motor, and it generally produces water instead of typical engine exhaust.
Internal combustion means the car makes power by burning fuel inside an engine. The discussion here is saying a fuel-cell hydrogen truck isn’t doing that—it makes electricity instead.
The Toyota GR Corolla is a sporty version of a small hatchback. The podcast mentions it in a humorous way about hydrogen, but the GR Corolla is generally known as a performance car.
Term
pumping the cylinders
In a normal gas engine, cylinders get filled and fired to make power. The host is saying hydrogen can be involved, but not in the same “engine cylinders” way.
It’s “electric” because it drives with electric motors. But instead of only charging from a plug, it carries hydrogen onboard to help make the electricity it needs.
Combined horsepower means the total power the vehicle can make when all its motors work together. It’s a single number that represents the whole system.
The chassis is the main frame/structure that everything else mounts to. If they built the whole chassis, it means the truck was designed as a complete system.
The Toyota Tacoma is a common midsize truck people use for camping and off-roading. Here, they’re talking about a new one that’s been set up with extra gear and a lift so it can handle rougher roads.
Black Rhino is an aftermarket wheel brand known for off-road-focused designs. In this segment, the hosts mention “fusion forged” wheels from Black Rhino, highlighting how wheel choice is a big part of the look and stance on overland builds.
Term
fusion forged
“Fusion forged” describes how the wheel is made. It’s meant to produce a wheel that’s strong but not overly heavy, which is useful for off-road driving.
This is a Honda Passport SUV, and the Trail Sport version is meant to handle dirt roads better than a normal SUV. Here, they’re talking about a special Trail Sport setup with Honda’s performance/off-road parts and a higher stance.
HPD is Honda’s performance/off-road parts program. When they say “HPD components,” they mean upgrades made to improve how the vehicle performs, especially for rough roads.
That number is the tire size. It tells you how wide the tire is, how tall the sidewall is, and that it fits an 18-inch wheel—often chosen to help with off-road clearance.
The LA Auto Show is a big event where car companies show new vehicles and concepts. They’re using it as a reference point for when this Passport was first shown.
“Trim mix” just means which versions of the truck people are buying most. If one trim is 80% of the trim mix, that’s the one most shoppers are choosing.
“Frame” means the truck has a separate, sturdy skeleton underneath it. That kind of setup is often better for off-roading because it can handle bumps and twisting more easily.
Ground clearance is how much space there is between the bottom of the truck and the ground. More clearance helps you drive over bumps and rough terrain without getting stuck or damaging the underside.
Federal requirements are official rules vehicles have to follow to be allowed on the road. The hosts are saying that changing the truck’s height a lot could make it harder to meet those rules.
Fuel efficiency is how far the truck can go on a gallon (or a tank) of gas. If you lift the truck a lot, it can become less aerodynamic, so it may use more fuel.
Payload is how much weight the truck can carry safely. If you load it up for overlanding, the truck can sag, so you may need upgrades to keep it at the right height.
Springs are what help the truck stay up and absorb bumps. If you add lots of gear, upgraded springs can help the truck sit higher and ride better on rough roads.
“Leave no trace” is about enjoying the outdoors without damaging it. They’re saying there will be a session teaching people how to do that while traveling.
The Ineos Grenadier Trailmaster is an off-road truck made for long trips in rough places. It’s designed more for adventure and camping than everyday driving, and it tends to cost a lot.
They’re talking about a meet-up in Moab for people who drive the Ineos Grenadier. A lot of trucks showed up—around 160—so it sounds like a big community event.
Carbon fiber is a very light material used for some car parts. Here, they’re describing a carbon fiber panel that extends out to cover the extra-wide tires. The point is to help prevent rocks and debris from getting kicked up behind the truck.
Steering geometry is how your wheels are “aimed” and how they move when you turn the steering wheel. If you change something on the truck (like tires or suspension), it can change how the truck turns and whether tires rub.
The Ford Expedition is a large SUV meant for road trips and carrying a lot of people or gear. In this context, it’s being discussed as a modified “expedition” style build for rougher travel.
AEV is a company that makes off-road parts and builds for adventure trucks. Here, they’re being talked about as a maker of expedition-style setups for popular truck brands.
Car
Ram Chassis
“Ram Chassis” means the underlying Ram truck frame/platform that other companies build on. If you start with the right base, it’s easier to add off-road parts safely and effectively.
The Chevy Colorado Bison is an off-road-focused Colorado variant that’s used here as an example of AEV’s platform-specific component design. The point is that AEV doesn’t just sell generic parts—they tailor components for that specific truck setup.
An “FXL package” is a set of off-road upgrades sold together by AEV. It’s meant to make the truck work with bigger tires and improved clearance as one coordinated system.
“40s” means tires that are about 40 inches tall. Larger tires help the truck handle rough terrain, but they usually require extra modifications so everything fits and drives correctly.
Tire balancing is making sure the tire and wheel spin smoothly without shaking. With big off-road tires, it can be harder to get them perfectly smooth.
“Off-road capability” means how good the tires are for rough trails. It’s about the tread and sidewalls helping the tire grip and survive on dirt and rocks.
Term
high-sear kit
This is a suspension upgrade kit meant to let the truck fit bigger tires. The goal is to keep it driving normally while still giving the suspension room to move.
“Full travel” means the suspension can move through its entire designed range of motion. The speaker emphasizes that the setup allows maximum suspension movement “with no rubbing,” which is crucial when running very large tires.
“Flexing out the axles” refers to articulating the suspension so each wheel moves relative to the chassis, often demonstrated on a ramp or rig. It’s used to show off-road clearance and whether components interfere during extreme suspension movement.
Knuckles are steering/suspension components that connect the steering linkage and wheel hub to the suspension. In a lift kit context, “new knuckles” often help correct geometry and maintain proper alignment and clearance when the truck is raised and fitted with larger tires.
Bilstein 8100 are off-road shocks (the parts that dampen the suspension). This setup is matched to the bigger tires so the truck rides and moves correctly instead of bouncing or rubbing.
The wheel well is the area in the truck body where the tire sits. The shape matters because it has to leave room for the tire to move and not hit the body.
“Articulation” is how much the suspension can flex when one wheel goes over a bump and the other doesn’t. “Maximum articulation” is the most it can flex before parts start hitting the truck.
“Full lock” means you turned the steering wheel as far as it can go. On rough trails, that’s important because it shows how much the truck can turn without hitting its own lights or body parts.
“Minimum amount of lift” means you only raise the truck as much as you need. Raising it too much can make handling worse and can cause more problems with how the suspension works.
“Like a pogo stick” means the truck bounces up and down instead of riding smoothly. That usually happens when the suspension settings aren’t controlling the motion well.
The “special foam” is insulation placed between outer layers of the camper. They’re describing a process that helps the foam bond evenly so the panel works consistently.
Term
high aerodynamic profile
“Aerodynamic profile” is how the shape of the camper affects wind. Better aerodynamics can mean less drag and steadier behavior when you’re driving.
A flat chassis refers to a truck frame layout that provides a relatively level mounting surface. That makes it easier to bolt on specialized equipment—like a camper or other overland gear—without major fabrication.
In this context, “inserts” are add-on pieces you put into the vehicle to turn the back area into a bed. They help you sleep more comfortably inside the SUV or truck.
An overlander is someone who takes road trips in a vehicle for adventure, sometimes camping or sleeping along the way. Here, it means using the SUV like a mobile place to sleep.
An overland truck is a truck set up for long trips where you can camp and travel off the beaten path. It’s often more expensive because it’s outfitted like a mobile base.
Four-wheel steer means the back wheels can turn too, along with the front wheels. This can make the truck easier to turn in tight spaces and more stable when driving faster.
The rear axle is the part that connects the back wheels to the truck. If a truck has been heavily modified, changes often show up around the rear axle area.
“Mega cab” is a Ram truck’s extra-long cab layout. It gives more room behind the front seats, and here it’s paired with a stretched frame for a very long build.
“42s” means the truck is running 42-inch tires, which are extremely large. Bigger tires can make the truck look wild and also require extra clearance and suspension changes.
An exoskeleton is like an outside metal frame that helps the truck’s build stay strong. It gives a solid base for things like the living space and attachments.
It’s a suspension system that can change how high the vehicle sits. Instead of a metal coil spring, it uses pressurized fluid to lift or lower the car.
When someone says it’s “Tacoma underneath,” they mean the vehicle is built on the same basic foundation as the Tacoma. That usually means shared parts and similar off-road behavior.
A “king cab” is a pickup configuration with some rear seating, but not as much as a full crew cab. It’s usually picked when you want more room in the bed while still having a couple of seats in back.
Here, “hardtop” means the camper’s roof/shell is solid and rigid, not fabric. That usually helps with weather protection and can still be designed to lift up.
In overland camper context, “canvas” typically means a fabric sidewall or tent-like enclosure that can be deployed around the camper’s opening. It’s commonly used to create a weather barrier while keeping the setup lighter and more flexible than fully rigid walls.
Two-wheel drive means the truck only powers two wheels. That can be fine for roads and mild dirt, but it usually won’t grip as well as four-wheel drive when things get slippery.
A “9-speed” means the transmission has nine different gear settings. That can help the truck shift in a way that feels smoother and keeps the engine working efficiently.
Powertrain is the main mechanical system that makes the truck move—engine plus the gearbox and the parts that send power to the wheels. If they say they’re not dropping the powertrain, it means the truck isn’t getting a simpler drivetrain.
The Nissan Patrol is an older, well-known off-road SUV that’s been around for a very long time. They’re bringing it up because it’s not just a modern truck—it has deep history.
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a tough, off-road-focused SUV that’s been around for decades. Here it’s mentioned because most people already know it, so they can compare it to the Nissan Patrol.
The Armada is Nissan’s big SUV that you can buy in the U.S. The conversation is basically about why Nissan uses different names in different countries.
The Land Rover Defender is a tough off-road vehicle built for rough roads and trails. Here, they’re talking about a Defender that someone has and wants to sell.
Aluminum alloy is a lightweight metal used in some parts like wheels. The hosts are warning that if it’s not a good-quality alloy, it can crack or break when you try to force it into position off-road.
Right-hand drive means the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. That’s typical for vehicles made for countries like Japan, and it helps explain why the truck looks different from what you’re used to.
The Jeep Wrangler is a popular off-road Jeep. Here, they’re talking about a Wrangler with a bigger V8 “Hemi” engine (the “392” setup) so it can handle rough roads better.
A “V8 Hemi” is a powerful V8 engine design. The “Hemi” part refers to the shape inside the engine that helps it burn fuel efficiently, which helps with pulling power on trails.
Auxiliary water is extra onboard water storage beyond what the vehicle normally carries, typically used for cooking, cleaning, and general campsite needs. In overlanding builds, it’s often plumbed into a sink or water system and sized for multi-day trips.
American Adventure Lab makes modular interior parts for overland builds. The host is using their platform as a base so they can add things like drawers and slides.
A “mass platform” here refers to a modular mounting base designed for overland interior builds. It’s meant to let you attach components like drawers and slides so you can customize storage and organization.
Using lightweight aluminum for drawers helps keep the build from getting too heavy. It can also make the drawers feel more solid and less likely to rattle.
Redarc is a company that makes power electronics for off-road and camping setups. Here, they’re showing Redarc equipment installed in the truck so the setup can run things like a fridge.
A BCDC is a charger that moves power from your truck’s main battery to a second battery you use for camping gear. It helps charge that second battery safely while you drive.
“105 amp hour” tells you how much energy the battery can hold. Bigger numbers usually mean you can run camping gear longer without needing to recharge.
A heat sink is a metal part that helps move heat away so equipment doesn’t overheat. They’re saying their new setup uses aluminum to handle heat better in a tight area.
GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) is a licensed two-way radio service used for short- to medium-range communication. In overlanding, it’s commonly used for coordinating with other vehicles when cell service is unreliable.
LIVE
Nathan, can you believe this?
We are in one of our favorite places on earth.
That's right, it's a dog show.
No, no, it's not a dog show.
Well, it kind of is.
Overland Expo Flagstaff, Arizona for 2026 and we have an opportunity from the very opening.
This is right where this thing opens up, right?
To cover this while you guys are watching and listening and we're starting off with this
forward-controlled Jeep which is absolutely epic.
But it's a crew cab dude and it's totally custom and it reminds me of my little bread
loaf fan.
You know what I'm saying?
So yeah, so we are at Overland Expo West.
This is May, right?
You actually went out and you visited their show in California, right?
Yeah, it's a new show.
This is only its second year and this is a larger show, definitely by far.
And not only that, but this is also a more woodsy show, right?
I mean, we are in the woods.
We are in Flagstaff and actually real trees around us.
Yeah, pine trees because this is about 7100 feet above sea level which means it's a whole
different climate.
But we're only two hours away from Phoenix and we're going to see some trends, some
coolest rigs and just all kinds of stuff, right?
Yeah.
And lots of poochies.
This is one of the most friendly events I've ever been to.
But I haven't seen a cat yet.
Have you seen a cat?
Well, yeah, on Leash, I'm sure you're going to see a ton of them here.
Another thing about this, at least today, it's going to be 1 million degrees.
It's going to be hot.
Yeah, it's really sunny here.
So yeah, you can kind of see stuff like this.
This is a 1964 M677 and this is basically a Ford-controlled Jeep that was kind of converted.
Kind of converted?
It's got a 350.
Oh, it's a Chevy.
It's kind of like my Soviet van that I've been building, my Buhanka.
He's got Danny's...
Yeah, this is really cool.
We would love to do a full story on one of these.
This bed is amazing.
It's got basically kind of a bed with a tent on top of it and look at the paint, dude.
Everything is top notch.
It's really pristine.
Yeah.
Really great.
All right, let's move on.
Let's move on.
Because there are several manufacturers in effect here, but also hundreds and hundreds
of different aftermarket companies, but some of them are really huge.
Yes, and some of them are friends of ours that we've worked with before, but here's
the deal.
A lot of these cool truck builds that you're going to be seeing, they're specifically their
Ford product.
As an example, you've got that really cool looking Tacoma over there.
Yes.
That's specifically because they have these wheels.
Exactly.
You're going to see that all over the place.
And as such, we're not here really to cover product per se.
We're just going to give you an overview of the entire event.
Yeah, but I think this Tacoma reminds me of something because it's basically one of
the trends we're seeing already at the show is kind of this wide body stance because
the tires are getting bigger and the wheels are getting a little bit more offset.
We're going to see some real wide body ones a little bit later where they're full of
customers.
This is mild.
By comparison, there's some really, really wide ones.
A series 80 Land Cruiser on giant boulders, but it's also a pickup truck.
What is going on here?
I don't know what's going on.
This is a little different.
So yeah, this show has been going on for almost 20 years or so, approximately.
And it's been in flagstaff in different locations, but it's grown tremendously.
That is correct.
It's under new management, by the way.
They've actually changed up management and I think it's, frankly, it's a slightly smoother
running machine to a certain degree, but at the same time, it's a little bit more corporate.
Now just keep that in mind.
Yeah, I know.
And this series 80 was converted into a pickup truck because somebody deleted the rear doors.
Yeah, you can see where the line is there.
That's an interesting idea.
And really created the more of a pickup truck look.
Really cool stuff.
All right.
Let's keep going.
Good advertising.
And they parked it on a giant boulder that's like three feet tall.
Yeah.
What?
So and this is like the first day.
Yeah.
This is the first day and it's already packed and this is like early in the morning, too.
Yeah.
So there's, we're just on the periphery.
If we were to turn in any direction, you would be at a campsite in a few minutes.
Actually, this is a great example, Nathan, because right here, people are actually staying
the entire weekend here.
Right.
At the show.
Right.
So they actually are camping.
In some cases, they're bringing their wares.
And in other cases, they're just here to camp, right?
Which it makes sense.
You're overlanding.
You're going to camp.
But the cool part is if we were to go into some of those campsites, you'd still see some
really cool rigs.
Yeah.
It's like no matter where you are, it's amazing.
Yeah.
So this area is a four-wheel campers area featuring different sizes from F-250, 350 superduties
to smaller trucks.
On the side, on the opposite side, I noticed something interesting, Nathan.
This Chevy Colorado ZR2 has a flatbed.
I think this, we saw this before.
Was this here a couple of years ago?
I don't remember this one.
But I mean, it's showing off the suspension system here.
But it's really cool.
Yeah.
This is really...
What do you think about this bed?
Well, it depends on who you are.
But this is something that you could definitely use for cargo.
It's got these Mali hookups here.
I would say this is something that would be great to have a box that you put in here for
overlanding.
You drop the box and you're off-roading.
And be very kind of...
You could switch it up really easily.
You could carry some cargo, but you could also carry a camper very easily.
But the construction of this unit is really solid and really interesting, at least to
me.
Yeah.
All right.
So, and I think Nathan, coming up here in a second, you and I saw a couple of classic
trucks right here in the forest in the side area here.
Yeah.
Once again, this leads to some camping.
So some of these guys are here for display and some of these guys are, well, they're
just here to sleep.
Well, for example, here's a four-wheel camper project M and it's got, I think that's a
Starlink dish going inside of it.
Somebody's living here.
They have a heater, a small heater here.
Watch the cord.
There you go.
So that's really interesting.
And then on this side, we've, we found a couple of classics, right?
Yep.
Let's take a look.
Oh, look at this dude.
It's a square body, Chevy, Chevy Blazer, actually.
Yep.
And now guys, for those of you who are watching or listening, correct me if I'm wrong, but
there were actual dealerships that would offer the camper as an option for these.
So I don't think this is it.
I think this is something that might be an aftermarket later one, but I recall that there
was a camper of some sort.
On the K5 Blazer.
Yes.
The older ones like this.
Yeah.
Oh man, this is awesome.
I think what they did.
But it's like a classic also four-wheel camper pop-up.
And here's another.
There's a basically OBS Ford kind of original body style power stroke, dude, from the late
nineties.
Slightly modified.
So, but it's a crew cab, which is rare because usually they're extended cabs, but this one
is actually a crew cab, which is pretty remarkable.
Yeah.
That entire underside is completely different.
Dude, there's so much money in some of these builds.
Oh, God, yeah.
And some of these vehicles and also some of them, we'll see some today, they look normal.
Yeah.
But if you look a little bit more carefully, there could be like a GDM version of something.
Yeah.
There could be like a historic vehicle that's worth multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars
or something like that.
There's quite a few things here and it's mixed in with all of the product stuff.
Man, I'm loving that Blazer.
All right.
I don't like you and I are kind of like squirrels, right?
Our attention is going a hundred different directions.
That's the thing is that if the camera wasn't on, we would be just geeking out of work.
Just like this.
Yeah.
But without moving on, we'd be hanging there.
Yeah.
So we're trying to force ourselves, extricate ourselves from these things and go to other
things.
To keep moving a little bit.
Exactly.
Because there's a lot to do.
Over here, we're coming up to the next area.
Something interesting I see right there is a Lexus GX, which is a really popular vehicle
these days, an SUV.
Yep.
It's a midsize.
This one's definitely lifted.
But it's way lifted, dude.
And also, let's take a look here.
It's got bumpers, front and rear, toe, all the side panels, all this stuff.
Dude, they're actually kind of hard to get to begin with.
Yeah.
Lexus GX.
Because they're a twin-turbo V6.
Yeah.
They're basically the same size, approximately, as a Land Cruiser 250 series or a 4Runner.
Yes.
A little bit bigger than a 4Runner, I think.
But dude, I love this body style the best.
What do you think?
I like it quite a bit.
I think that they, to me, is almost a little too extreme.
But then again.
Well, this lift is insane.
And it's rolling on 38s, dude.
38s.
Later on, I'm going to show you a company that's running 40s.
Okay.
And they're doing it as part of an upgrade.
Dude, I think we need to take a peek over there in that booth at the storyteller.
Yep.
Let's hit it.
Because several companies are introducing, introducing their brand
new vehicles.
Right?
For example, Winobigo Arca.
We know this already, right?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
But it's a trend.
Big trucks are really popular right now, especially the ones that you could live in for extended
periods of time.
Right?
They have restrooms.
They have bathrooms.
You know, showers.
But they also have the ability to stay up-grid for a while, which is the whole over at their
point.
They have solar batteries.
They have inverters.
They have alternators that run all this stuff from the engine.
But this is really unique, and part of the reason why is what you're going to see right
now.
It's a GXV Wild, and it's got a deck on the back of it, dude.
Yeah, this whole thing opens up.
So this is unique in itself.
This is great.
So basically, think of a box camper on the back of a ramp truck, heavy duty.
But it's got a platform that opens up, so it turns into a balcony, basically.
Right.
And I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that you won't have a problem removing the
table in the center and putting a motorcycle in there.
Yes.
And storing some items in there.
Right.
And still using that as a bed, you know, closing everything up and actually sleeping
inside of it.
Yeah, so there's, I mean, there's a lot of people here today, so we're not going to
shove them all out of the way, but you get the general idea of what they did here.
And if you look, you can clearly see how this has been reinforced based on this chunk of
steel that's going all the way around.
That way, when you lose the rear, you're not actually losing the structural integrity.
Yeah, very interesting, dude.
And a lot of these trucks are built on top of, like, heavy duty chassis, right, for example.
Ram, heavy duty chassis, Ford.
We even see a lot of GM trucks here, too.
Yeah, it's actually been a bit of a mix.
The one thing we're not seeing a ton of, we've seen a few builds, is mid-sized trucks and
small trucks.
Although, we did bump into your friend, Mr. Maverick.
Yes.
Midnight Maverick is here.
Yeah.
And also, we were with Nissan the last couple of days, and they also have the ultimate
build, which is a Frontier.
We might see that out here.
I don't know if it's debuted yet here.
But, dude, what do you think about this?
So this particular Ram 3500 chassis camper is a two-door.
Yeah.
And remember, we got some comments that people love two-door versus four-door.
Yeah.
But I'm a little bit more of a family guy, so I like a crew cab.
Yeah, you know, there was one guy who was, in particular, who left a comment saying that,
you know, you don't overland in four-door vehicles.
And I think his point might be because shorter wheelbase is better for off-roading.
Yeah, that might be the point.
Maybe.
But the other side of it is, yeah, what if you have kids?
Yeah.
Or friends.
Or anything, right?
I don't have friends, but I have kids.
And I would put them, I don't know, you know, where are you going to put them?
So, yes, that's why you would actually.
So somebody here, dude, is foreshadowing the next XTERRA because they took a Frontier,
and they turned it into a previous body XTERRA here.
Wasn't this at SEMA?
Yeah, we've seen this a couple of times.
This is a really well-done build, and it does look like a modern XTERRA.
That's really amazing, dude.
I have some inside information, gentlemen and ladies, and that is, it won't look like
that.
Yes, because they tease us in Japan, right?
But the front end is going to have a unique look, completely different, right?
Yeah, and I suspect that the platform and everything else is going to be something a
little bit different.
Oh, look, Radica is here, dude.
This is awesome because we just tested one of their Rover.
Oh, Moonlander, that was the one that Alex was testing.
Yeah.
Yeah, so the Moonlander X is basically built in Denver, Colorado, and really cool.
You could option it in many different ways, and then also they have a new Rover, do you
see that?
Yeah.
Which is basically kind of a low-profile, just a topper, which could be converted into
a small camper as well.
Yeah.
This is really sweet.
But this shows because you can basically just buy the box itself, right?
Right.
So if you look inside of this, all aluminum construction, aluminum framing, but you could
put porthole windows, but you specify it exactly to your specifications.
Right, so you can get like this couch that folds into a bed, or any number of windows.
And this is unique to the company as well, this roof design.
Yeah, because it's see-through, but also very, very strong.
Yeah, you still don't want these.
Yes, and you and I tried fishing at the tumbleweed ranch.
Yeah, let's try it as the operative word.
All right, but it's, I mean...
Hey, dude, good to see you, man.
Good to see you, dude.
It's good.
Welcome to the party.
So the Rover is here, huh?
Rover is here.
Yes.
It's great getting it to show it off to all the people, getting new ideas, see what they
want to do with it.
We kind of offer the versatility of it, so it's great to show it off here.
Yeah, dude, I really enjoyed it when we had it on our Chevy Heavy Duty, and you helped
us out, dude.
Yeah.
You installed it for us, so I really appreciate it.
You helped us install them, and now install them here at the Expo.
Awesome.
Yeah, full process.
Well, enjoy, dude.
Absolutely, yeah.
Enjoy.
You take care.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Awesome.
So, dude, I thought I was tall, but apparently I'm not.
No, I'm, look, I'm 6'1", and I am feeling strong.
You're tiny.
Everybody you introduced me to, like the Maverick dude and that guy, they're like 7' tall.
What the hell?
Nice little Toyota pickup in there.
Wow.
Indestructible old-time.
All right, dude, let's start over here on this side.
Yeah.
This is a big space, actually.
This is a really big space.
I want to say, we're just, I mean, we're at the very tip of the iceberg.
We're scratching some surfaces here.
But, several manufacturers are here, right?
Honda Racing Company.
Oh, frichies.
They're little puppies.
Honda Racing HRCs here.
Yep.
I'm also Toyota OEMists here.
What are you seeing?
Oh, no.
Nathan.
Why can't Tommy buy something like this?
Okay.
Can you describe this, please?
Yes.
This is a original, actually, left-hand drive, but a Mini Cooper.
This is the old, this is what they, or Clubman.
Clubman.
This is what they had with the stretch wheelbase, but they put an overlanding aluminum pop on
it.
This is the tiniest camper I've seen.
Well, they've been doing this with...
You all know, it's bigger than our competitors.
That's the comedy here.
It's way bigger.
Well, it's bigger.
This on-house truck is actually bigger than some of our competitors.
Awesome, dude.
That's the comedy.
Feel free to get in.
Seriously.
All right, Nathan, jump in there.
Take a nap.
Jump on my lap.
It's a quarter-ton truck.
Don't jump.
Okay.
All right, so Nathan, Nathan is going to check it out.
Suspension held me so far.
Suspension is working great.
All right.
Suspension is working great.
And I'm standing all the way up, and this slides out.
So, yeah, this can easily hold, say, about almost a seven-footer.
So some of those giants that we've already met could actually fit in here.
This is really cool.
So a lot of people are doing K-trucks, right?
Yes.
And when they do these K-trucks, this is one of the companies that might be able to give
them something that they really want.
This is super cool.
And it looks like it's all aluminum design.
Yeah.
Once again, lightweight, right?
Lightweight.
Very cool.
Yeah.
I'm liking this.
Now I've got to get out of it.
All right.
So do it very gracefully, please.
Yeah, gracefully.
Nice.
Yeah.
Very nice.
I'm just going to try not to break anything.
Very cool, dude.
In the truck.
Here we go.
So it's a pop-up camper on top of an original mini-club, man.
Overland campers, Flagstaff, Arizona.
There you go.
Star of the show.
Nathan, can you stand next to it just for a second?
I want to show scale.
Hey.
Right?
Hey, it's pretty good.
Yeah.
I love the fact that it's left-hand drive because it's really hard to find those here.
Maybe this is the new trend, dude.
Forget those big trucks.
Maybe this is it.
I love this stuff.
I love small vehicles.
I don't know what it is about fat guys in small cars, but I like that.
All right.
Let's keep moving a tiny bit over here.
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
Unimog.
Unimog original?
One of the first ones?
Earlier one.
Slightly modified.
This one is here for Falcon Tire, it appears.
Yeah, but holy cow.
What's going on, Nathan?
Oh, that's very cool.
Old school control setup, but it's very clean.
Yes.
So a lot of these vehicles are just spotless.
The paint is amazing.
Do you want to go through this a little bit and then go down the other way?
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Yeah.
We're actually broadcasting right now.
How are you?
No, no, no.
That's okay.
How are you, sir?
This man's a legend, ladies and gentlemen.
How are you?
Dan Pass.
Good to see you.
Oh my God.
I'm so glad that you're here.
I'm glad to hear that.
Sorry, sorry.
No, no, no.
That's okay.
Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at a marketing genius.
Dan Pass.
This guy, this guy, look at these guys as a legend.
I'm just here because I've never been.
This is my first time.
Dude, are you kidding?
Welcome.
Welcome.
I live two hours south.
You're kidding me.
Oh, this is absolutely, I'm so glad you're here.
Go by the media section.
And pop in, I'm sure you're going to know so many people there.
We'll visit with you, okay?
Yeah.
Let's have a coffee.
Okay, yeah.
All right, go do the thing.
Go do the thing.
He's a mensch.
I'm telling you.
Take care.
Awesome.
That's awesome.
I did not expect to see Dan.
No, no.
That was really cool.
So Dan's worked with Nissan and...
Nicola.
Nicola and whatnot.
So he's been around.
He's a hell of a guy.
All right.
Let's continue.
That was cool.
So here's a Toyota booth.
So we got to check it out, right?
Because this is an OEM that's here in official capacity, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
They are here in official capacity.
One of the interesting things is that they're starting to rock these bronze style wheels.
Yeah.
That's another trend.
Yes.
And a lot of more bronze is coming out.
Now, normally I'm not a big fan, but I love it on this combination.
This is the trail hunter, right?
It is the trail hunter.
You were telling me you just recently drove a...
Was it Tacoma or a 4Runner?
No, a 4Runner.
Okay.
So that 4Runner was incredible, unstoppable, but it was also really noisy.
And there's a very good reason it has to do with that.
Oh, the little raised air intake, shall I say?
Yes.
Yes.
Desert air intake, I think.
Yes.
So this guy is right here next to the passenger front window.
Yes.
And it can get loud once in a while.
It whistles and pops.
And so it sounds like you're some kid who's lowered an old Infiniti or something like that
or like a Nissan 315.
And the blow off valve.
So the best part is aside from the fact that I kept looking for some kid who slammed his
car and I was getting angry because I didn't know, my wife was sitting there at one point
in time and she was getting furious with the vehicle.
Meaning it's a good vehicle because it made a lot of cool noise.
Nice.
So they're showing some Toyota accessories right here.
So there's a Land Cruiser 250 series.
There's a Tacoma Trail Hunter edition here.
Now we have a 4Runner on this side, but they also brought a very interesting truck that's
very controversial.
Yes.
Which is, I'll show you in a second, which is a hydrogen fuel cell Tacoma.
Correct.
And now you guys are going to have to square this yourselves, whether or not you like the
idea of hydrogen.
I know that a really large dirageable went down with massive flames.
But you have to bring it up dude.
I just will quickly throw it out there.
So I get that.
But the point is that hydrogen is a proven product and the byproduct can be pretty clean.
The other side of it is this isn't a hydrogen fuel cell.
Yeah.
So this works with internal combustion.
Am I correct?
No.
No.
It uses the hydrogen for the fuel cell to generate electricity.
Oh, this is just a fuel cell.
So what they were doing, I thought that this was like what they were doing.
Not burning.
Not burning.
So they're burning it.
You're thinking about the Corolla GR burning hydrogen.
Which is burning it.
But it's still using hydrogen and pumping the cylinders.
This one is, so this is a technically electric vehicle.
This is fully electric vehicle, but it's using refuelable hydrogen containers on board as
its fuel source to generate.
Oh, you're generating it so pissed off when I say that.
And I'm still talking about it.
Yeah.
But you know why?
Because it has over 500 horsepower.
A 547 combined horsepower from this power system.
Dual electric motors.
But you know what else?
Toyota's hiding some secrets.
If you look underneath.
Yeah.
Look at these suspension components.
They're high end.
They're like billet almost.
I mean, they're really well made.
So they weren't just phoning it in.
They actually did the entire chassis like in a very, very clean way.
So in other words, what they were doing was they're creating a build where they could
actually take this really beat up on it and show the world that this is a potential power source.
This is real.
Except you need hydrogen.
Yes.
Which is the most abundant element in the universe, right?
But converted it into a pumpable source.
Yeah, that's hard.
That's very hard.
And it's expensive and it takes energy.
And this one has a GoFast camper GFC Pro.
We've used some of these campers before as well.
They're pretty low profile though.
Very low profile.
Very well built.
And these are done in Montana.
Don't say that Montana.
Say Tony first.
Montana.
Tony Montana.
That's good.
That's good.
So should we go over here because I think Honda Racing is this way.
Now once again, we've only covered a little smidge of this.
There's a whole section over there that we have not got.
Well, how many hours do you have here?
That's the thing is that we're filling one hour here and we're trying to figure out a way of doing it in an economical way.
Yes, but I could be here for days.
I mean, this goes Friday, Saturday, Sunday, right?
Right.
So three days.
Previous day was Thursday, by the way, is the way itself.
Here's another one of those flat...
Sorry, I'm a sucker for flatbeds.
Yeah, I got you.
I'm sorry.
There's a new Tacoma and it's got a lot of gear on it.
Look, it's tastefully lifted, not insanely lifted.
No, it's beautiful. Those wheels are nice, too.
But look at this flatbed again.
This is a uphute, I think, up top.
Yep.
UT70.
This is a really, really...
I mean, the quality looks really top-notch on this, dude.
Yeah.
And it's got fusion wheels from Black Rhino, fusion forged.
Those are becoming more and more popular.
How big is this car, dude?
37.
Yeah.
Yeah, so this is not over the top.
I mean, this is not 40.
No, I think this is about as big as I would go on something like this.
Yeah.
Rotational mass becomes an issue after a while, but...
Oh, yeah, and it causes all kinds of other problems, too.
Yes, it does.
And also efficiency.
I mean, fuel is so expensive these days.
Yeah, we're not talking...
At this event, we're not going to talk about fuel.
Actually, no.
No, we're not.
Except hydrogen.
Hydrogen is the only fuel we will discuss.
That mini?
That mini?
That's the only conversion so far that it's like,
okay, we can talk about fuel.
Yes.
Oh, here's Honda, dude, on this side.
Yep, let's have a look-see.
Okay, let's take a look.
You know what's beautiful about this community and industry?
Is that you and I can create a product tomorrow,
and we could join this show.
It doesn't take...
I mean, just a little bit of creativity, just hard work,
and you could build up a company and a community around.
Yeah, you don't need those maniacs from Shark Tank or anything else.
You can actually do something small, bring it in here and start working your way up.
We're actually crossing this.
Yeah, we've seen that with some companies here.
We wish we could cover all of them, too, by the way.
Oh, and if you could...
This one, I think, was at the LA Auto Show without the Rooftop 10.
Yeah, so what we're looking at is a Honda Passport Trail Sport,
but this one is done up just a little bit extra, right?
Yes, so it has a lot of HPD components.
A lot of these are available,
and some of them may become available in the future.
So the tire size is 275, 65, R18, so it's an 18-inch wheel.
Once again, a little bit more bronze hue to it.
Yes, and it also lifts the vehicle even more over the original version,
which means that with HPD and everything else that they've been doing so far,
it's a hint towards the future.
Hello!
Hey, how's it going?
It's a Jeremy.
Oh, are you recording?
Yes!
Hi, good to see you again.
That's all right.
Good to see you!
Hi, good to meet you.
I'm Andre.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Andre.
We're really admiring the Passport here.
This is the same one from the LA Auto Show, basically?
Yes.
And then with that?
Yeah.
Okay.
We debuted at SEMA and made a few changes for overlanding.
So it has a slightly higher stance, a little bit higher suspension,
and then slightly larger tire?
From factory use.
Yes.
Yes.
So this looks sharp.
And by the way, this color, we had one on loan, right?
Yeah.
Just a regular trail sport.
Sunset orange.
Yeah, and it was the most popular vehicle for like a couple months.
It's our top-selling color.
And the top-selling trim level, right?
Yes.
Right, the trail sport is...
Currently, the two trail sport trims are making up about 80% of the trim mix, right?
80%.
Wow, that's humongous.
And the trail sport elite, which is a top trim, is about 50% right now.
Awesome.
Andre.
Yes, what's up?
Thank you for the information.
I really appreciate it.
It's a good scene, you guys, again.
Yes.
Look.
Oh, winch built in?
Yeah, look how it is so beautifully integrated.
No way.
Yeah, and here's the thing about it.
It looks like that this could be something that might be in the future available.
Now, once again, these are things that may or may not come out with a future product,
but Honda is doing more and more of their own version of aftermarket.
And I love this, dude.
The big HRC logo.
I mean, Honda's been an off-road racing for how many decades?
Many, many, many decades.
I mean, I don't even know.
Many, many decades.
You know that there actually...
Rumor has it working on an even more off-roading version of a truck that they have, a small
light truck.
Yes.
And the rumor is that they're going to go for something that might actually have a frame.
Well, but there's also, I mean, people want them to redesign the ridgeline a little bit
more.
Well, yeah.
And I mean, I'm one of those people.
I'm pretty sure you're going to see this.
But dude, one of my complaints about the standard trail sport was not enough ground clearance.
And this concept solves that problem.
Well, it addresses it for sure.
This thing is sitting much higher, but it's still not quite as high as some of the other
vehicles out there.
So everybody wants to see, like, a foot or whatever, right?
You're not going to do that.
No, no.
Well...
You can't do that and maintain fuel efficiency, and you're going to have a hard time getting
through certain federal requirements.
Exactly.
That's the bottom line.
But something like this?
Yes.
But nonetheless, Honda is here.
Mm-hmm.
So in a big way.
Now, our friends at Juniper Overland, they're also from Denver.
Yeah.
They're here and they're showcasing...
They're basically a builder.
They helped us build one of our RAM heavy duty Overland vehicles.
A couple years ago, yeah.
Yes.
So they do some top-notch jobs, especially with wiring and all that stuff.
Uh-huh.
So really high-end stuff.
Hey, how's it going?
What's up, guys?
Hey, good to see you.
Good to see you.
We're just walking through, you know, just...
Just doing our broadcast.
Never mind...
Don't mind this.
Yeah.
I usually don't, Andre.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Nice.
Look at this.
The thing about this is its simplicity.
So you're not going crazy with all the add-ons, yet you have everything you need.
You have a place to sleep, you sort of have your kitchen, and that turns into a sink.
Dude, I mean, the ingenuity just has no end on some of these builds.
It's a really slick build.
There's a heater up there, so it's nice and cozy in here.
Do you own any diesel heaters?
I believe so.
I love diesel.
Because...
Or maybe propane.
Maybe propane.
Good to see you.
Because here it's like stuff.
I mean, it gets pretty chilly at night.
Yeah.
It's like in the 40s.
Oh, easily.
We're high desert, technically, here.
Yeah.
Even though we have pine forests.
Well, yeah.
It's the same with Colorado, though.
Yeah.
This is great.
This one here is in a mid-size truck, by the way.
Look at this.
Oh, a little taco?
Yeah, I haven't seen this before.
This is sort of new.
This is the Tacoma.
Yeah.
And this is a little bit more featured out.
So you have a little place to sit over there.
I think you have a table that converts over there.
Let me just enter here.
I'm going to enter inside of this camper, which is on the back.
How come you get to do the one that's easy to get into?
Yes.
Because I wanted to see something funny.
Because I'm Andre and I do it alone.
Nathan in a small car.
Yeah.
That's what I wanted.
It's always funny to put the fat guy in the small car.
But this one actually has like a proper functioning sink over here, which is really cool.
It does have compartments that you could put microwaves in or whatever if you're going
to be, you know, WIMP.
But it has other accru-tomo as well and a refrigerator where your ankles are right now.
Yes.
And also, if I show me standing in here, I'm just 6'3".
And just have enough.
I'm just, my hair is touching the ceiling, but I don't feel claustrophobic here at all
because there are windows in the top of this camper.
And this is AT.
AT Overland basically.
So, and you could have it in a smaller vehicle like this Tacoma.
Right.
This is, I mean, this is the short bed Tacoma too.
So, you know, those who say you can't Overland enough for door.
Wrong.
Wrong.
But, but we don't want to say that anything is wrong because, because there's something
for everybody here.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's true.
But I really do like this.
I think that this, the design of this, I'm curious to how much it weighs, but we know for a fact.
Oh, this is a slightly longer bed, dude.
This is a 6'4", I think.
Oh, yeah.
It felt a little bit bigger.
Oh, nice.
Now you know.
Nice.
But here's the thing about this.
I'm curious about how much this weighs because we know the payload on these things.
Not great.
So you might need to do springs or something like that to get a little bit more height out
of this Tacoma.
This is a third gen.
Yeah.
So.
There's a million of those things on the right.
Literally.
Where are we?
Okay.
So if you, if you love watching, you know, really great programming, X Overland is here.
You know, they do all kinds of adventures all over the world.
Oh, that reminds me.
For those of you who are visiting, you will be able to go to several different small shows
where they're going to be able to educate you in various pavilions throughout the area.
Yeah.
Everything from how to leave no trace, medical stuff that you can do on the road.
How to cross borders in different countries.
Exactly.
Or even pet care when you're overlanding.
Yes.
Hello.
They're in need.
So they're on this side.
And I think that truck over there, there's an Ineos Grenadier Trailmaster.
We found.
It belongs to Scott Brady.
Right.
We know for a fact that, you know, Ineos, very good trucks.
Yes.
Very expensive trucks.
We recently, we actually have one on loan right now.
Yes, we do.
Yes.
And it's, it is really, it's epic, but it's expensive.
And we know the sales aren't exactly over the top, but I think that we found where they
have all been sold.
People in the Overland community.
Yes.
And actually, I recently visited Moab with a Grenadier Gathering.
It was amazing, dude.
The community, about 160 vehicles showed up, which is a humongous number.
For them it is.
Yeah.
Their sales totals, I mean, they're a very small company by comparison.
Yeah.
Oh, here's what I was talking about, dude.
Wide body Tacomas.
Yeah.
We've seen several of them and this is an example.
So it's really, you know, it stems from the suspension.
Yeah.
Because suspension is wider.
The tires are a little bit wider.
A lot wider.
And also the offset is massive.
And then you got to cover it up and they're doing it properly, right?
Yep.
Because you can't fling rocks at people behind you.
Well, you can, but you're not supposed to.
How about that?
Yes.
Because we see it all the time in Colorado.
But this case, it looks like they have a carbon fiber panel that pops out about three
or four inches.
Yeah.
This is nice.
This is, this is well done.
And also looks really impressive from the front.
Yep.
So when you look at the front of this vehicle, let me show you one more time.
So if you look kind of straight up here, there you go.
It just looks really macho, you know, a little wide stance.
Of course, when you're going through a drive-thru or whatever, you're going to probably rub
a little bit.
Remember what you do?
Well, it's not a duly.
No, but when you do that, it changes your steering geometry.
It changes all of that.
Yes.
So you may not have this much.
It's easier to turn, actually.
That's my point.
Yes.
Yeah.
So it's just, look, I love modifications, but people have to think of through sometimes
to make sure that they're doing the right thing.
Oh, more puppies.
So many puppies.
They're everywhere.
I wish I could bring my dog, Jack, with me.
Do it next time.
Well, I'll have to put him on the plane.
Put a little vest on him and say he's emotional support.
He also gets nervous.
He gets a little skittish.
But I wish I had him here.
Bring him out to the public.
I got my two big poochies.
So I think next time at the California show next year, I'm going to bring him.
Well, yeah, because it's local for you.
Yep.
Exactly.
I'll put one of those.
Of course, there's a show in Loveland, Colorado, which is our home show for Colorado, which
is in August.
Yeah.
And then there's one on the East Coast.
Yeah.
Actually, a Pacific Northwest one as well.
Yeah.
In Oregon, which is next month, actually.
Right.
Are you going to that?
I don't know yet.
I don't know yet.
But I will definitely be in Loveland at the Loveland show.
Once again, Scout campers here.
So that's the flatbed, right?
Yes.
And then they pop that in.
And that's a bow and customs bed that's also built in Colorado.
You know, Colorado has a lot of companies that are featured here.
They swaintly do.
So.
And also, what do I spy?
Yeah.
Do you want to hit that now?
Yeah.
Okay.
Well, how can we not?
This is AEV, American Expedition Vehicle.
They're known for their prospector builds, right?
On Ram Chassis.
Yep.
There's known for a lot more than that, too.
If you look at the Chevy Colorado Bison, that is, those are their companies.
Components.
And they designed them specifically for that.
And they do jeeps.
But this is Ford Super Duty.
And this is their new FXL package on 40s.
On 40s.
These are actually specially made.
So what happened was, B.F.
Goodrich built these, these 40s, something that actually would last a little while.
Because one of the things that happens once you go up to a 40, they burn very quick.
You have to replace them after between 10 and 20,000 miles.
Well, it's hard to balance these tires, right?
It's very difficult to.
These are supposed to last.
And they have off-road capability.
And just as importantly, there's Dave.
I got a chance to talk about these.
Hey, we're recording, dude.
I told you I'd be here.
Good to see you, man.
Long time to see you.
Long time to see you, right?
Matt, good to see you, dude.
How are you doing?
Yeah, good to see you.
We couldn't.
Long time.
Right?
We couldn't pass this off, dude.
We couldn't pass up the FXL.
Is this the first time you've seen him in person?
No.
Because you and I, we saw it at the Detroit Auto Show.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
But also, Nathan, you went for a ride, right?
Yeah, I got to drive, punk.
Yeah, to do a little kind of that.
I'm jealous, dude.
Yeah.
I'm jealous.
We're doing a walk-around right now.
So we want to hit this amongst all the other vehicles.
But what we're talking about is the truckhouse in here as well, right?
Yes.
And we want to see that for sure.
The truckhouse is here basically to show a Ram product line, but also the truckhouse
guys are here.
Our new 40-inch, 4-inch lift for the Wrangler.
Nathan?
Yeah.
You want to hit that?
Okay.
Yeah.
The FXL.
Forties is a new 37, right?
Or something?
Some people say so.
Some people use 31s still, right?
Yeah.
But for our, you know, more hardcore rock-rolling customers, they were interested in the 40s.
So we developed, you know, they wanted our springs and our spring technology, so we went
ahead and designed that with a new high-sear kit.
So you can actually run 40s and go down the road like a normal.
And you're showing it here flexing to show the capability of it basically.
And to show that it doesn't rub, which is, you can get full travel with no rubbing.
Very interesting.
39.5.
Yeah.
So if we take a closer look, this is kind of on this display flexing out the axles.
And yeah, there is some space here, dude.
So really well done.
It's a new high-sear kit, so it raises all this up, new knuckles both sides, and then
a new Bilstein 8100 that's tuned specifically for the heavier tire with this different
spring.
So it's, once again, it's a whole system.
It's not just, hey, let's throw a lift and some tires on it.
It's the whole system.
Always how we do it.
It's always a matching front and rear frequency tune set of springs so that the rear knows
what to expect from the front when it goes over a bump.
And that's really the big difference with the AEB springs is that, you know, once the
front hits a bump and it's flexing, by the time the rear hits, everything's in sequence,
whereas most aftermarket stuff will be rocking.
I gotcha.
All right, well, thanks for explaining that to me again.
Andre.
I appreciate it.
I want to show you this before we go over there.
What, what, what?
Do you notice the design of this?
Yes.
See how it's squared off?
Yeah.
That's old school Ford.
Everybody's freaking out.
Everything's got to be round.
Hell no.
If you look at the older Fords, they had a lot more of a squared-off design, and one
of the reasons they had to do this...
On the wheel well, basically.
That's exactly, and in the wheel well.
But this overall design, very, very similar to what we have on the, you know, the big
prospector, right?
Yeah.
But then they had to change a few things up front to make it work with the Ford.
And one of them was changing the overall geometry, moving things a little bit back.
That way, they weren't punching into the headlight when they were at full lock and maximum articulation.
Yeah, because AV has always talked about, right, the minimum amount of lift, suspension
lift, to get, you know, the maximum clearance, basically, and the bigger tires.
Now, when I drove this, by the way, with these big 40s, with that diesel, it didn't care.
It just went.
Well, it's a high output 500 horse, dude.
Yeah, I know, but in addition to the fact that you have that, it's not riding like
a Pogo stick, which is like half the guys I'm seeing out there.
So let's look at this, because this is sort of a mixture of their build with an RV.
With a truck house house on top of it.
Right.
Now, I got a little bit of the lowdown on the truck house, which, German, by the way,
and they're using carbon fiber on the outside, on the inside, and then have like a special
foam in between.
And the foam, but it's not like foam foam.
This is a foam that they actually put into water and they weigh it down so it has like
even pressure throughout it as it's being processed.
It's like crazy amount of work that they put into this.
And the whole point of it is super lightweight and high aerodynamic profile here.
But check this out, dude.
Here we have the RAM prospector, two door.
Yeah.
Two door, let me show you.
But on this side, we're about four door.
I think you could have it either way.
Right.
And this bigger one, I believe, is open on the other side.
If you could have a quick look, see.
Okay.
We're not jumping into every motorhome here, also, we would be here for six days.
Which would be interesting.
Yeah.
But yeah, come on around the corner.
Just real quick for those of you who are able to view this and what you're going to
be able to see.
Yeah.
So, as opposed to a lot of the RV components, they're actually using aircraft and boat
components in here.
And by using that, they actually have a little bit longer longevity and they're a little
bit more rigid.
So you have that.
Yeah.
Hopefully in a harness, not by his collar.
Very cool.
There you go.
You're down.
Thank you.
Yeah.
How you guys doing?
We're good.
Thank you.
Good to see you again.
Yeah.
Good to see you, man.
Good to see you.
I'm glad you brought the crew cab and the two door.
Yeah.
Everything at once.
Yeah.
Of course.
Of course.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Really awesome.
How are things going?
Things are great, man.
Yeah.
We're scaling manufacturing.
Just moved into a brand new facility.
Brand new spray booth.
Growing the team.
Where's your new facility for Chocos?
It's in Reno.
Reno?
Yeah.
Okay.
Great.
Oh, and you have a trailer behind this?
We built the prototype trailer on 40s, independent suspension, matches the truck house perfectly,
and it's really designed so you can bring all your toys with you, right?
Dirt bikes, snowmobiles, or put a rooftop tent for your kids.
Awesome.
Yeah.
Awesome.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, of course.
Good to see you.
You'll be seen around.
Yeah, no doubt.
Good to see you guys.
Let me show the trailer really quick.
Wow.
Look at this, dude.
They did chop a RAM bed and redesigned the suspension, like you said, and it's matching.
I think they got our old RAM and cut it in half after we were done with it.
Yeah, unfortunately.
Okay.
I suck.
Oh, that was a game joke.
Dude, Ryder Justice is here.
Oh, okay.
Check it out.
We've been working with Scott for so many years.
Yeah.
He's an amazing dude.
Scott works with Case and Tommy and the team.
Yes.
Scott provides legal representation for any incidents on the road on two wheels or four
wheels or three wheels.
And this is a free plug.
Yes.
Scott!
Hey!
Good to see you, man.
Good to see you.
I like your hat.
Oh, thank you.
I like your hat.
It's so good to see you.
It's good to see you, too.
It's good to see you back on camera.
Thank you.
You know, I'm partially retired, I guess you could say.
Yeah, I like the partial retirement.
Thank you.
We just wanted to visit because, you know, we thank you for supporting our podcast.
Yeah, of course.
I just love it.
You're really great.
Yeah, you guys are the best, too.
Ah, thank you.
We're doing a walk-around right now, so we're actually, this is technically a podcast.
Yes.
So you're part of the podcast.
Unfortunately, Case and Tommy are not here.
And John is not here either.
We can't bring the entire team.
There's other things to do.
Well, there's limited resource.
Yeah, yeah.
But really appreciate you.
Yeah, I appreciate you guys, too.
All right, awesome.
Take care.
We'll see you.
We'll see you.
We'll see you.
We'll see you.
We'll see you.
We'll see you.
No.
If only.
So my daughter graduates high school, so I kind of have to get back and get with the
family a little bit more.
Yeah.
I appreciate it.
We gotta hit it.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
Do you want to continue down this way?
There's the air stream up here.
I don't know which way to go.
I just don't know.
So that will take us around to the circle, around to that side, or we can just head that way.
Why don't we go this way?
Okay.
Look at that ram.
That is really cool.
Let's follow this way.
Actually, the wind is picking up.
Yeah, it is.
Anyway, so rider gestures and O'Sullivan law, I mean, whenever you have a question, you
know, just give them a call.
Really great.
And they didn't pass to say that just now?
No.
In case you were worried.
Because they support Carish episode and we're not Carish.
This is DFL talking trucks.
Right.
All right.
So what we got here.
And by the way, the companies we're calling out, you know, we're, oh wait, I see something
red over there.
I see red.
The companies we're calling out like four wheel campers and Radica, right?
AEV.
AEV.
Those are the companies that we work together with.
So we know the employees.
And we know them.
We have an internet knowledge of the employees.
You know, we know they're legit.
And then we know they're one of the top vehicles and top companies.
Right.
So that's, but, but the reason why I'm walking this way is because this is one of my dreams
dude.
Uh, a cab over based on like an Azuzu chassis or something like that.
Yeah.
Azuzu is super cheap right now.
It's a crew cab four by four.
Yes.
Yep.
Hello.
And you can jump just about anything on the back of it.
So you can do the roll on roll off with a lot of those.
Yeah.
Because it's a flat chassis.
So you could mount a camper to it.
I know somebody who retired doing this basically.
Really?
Maybe I will retire in this.
You know.
So basically this is an Azuzu chassis.
This one is a large crew cab.
Automatic transmission.
Very easy to use.
You've got a second row of seats.
Very large.
Actually, can you do a video of me climbing in here?
Sure.
Sure.
Hold on a second.
I want to see how I fit.
Looks like he fits.
Okay.
Dude.
Yeah.
Give me the camera.
So I fit great.
I have headroom.
Look at this.
And it's easy to, you know, the visibility out of this is amazing.
It is.
I've been in these before.
I've driven these before.
Very, very good rigs.
Very good off-road too, by the way.
The balance is unique.
This is Ridge Rock Expedition Vehicles.
Okay.
So I don't know much anything about them, but I really appreciate this vehicle just
for the way it is.
I may have to give them a call later.
Even if you get a two-wheel drive version of these, which are super cheap right now.
If you get, you know, obviously used one, then you suddenly have a platform that you
can build off of that's far less expensive than some of these other heavy-duty trucks
that are extraordinarily expensive.
Did you notice I used three points of contact?
I did.
I did notice that.
That's commercial driver license for you.
Yes.
Next time you'll ask permission before you hop into their truck.
Oh.
I didn't ask permission?
No.
But the doors are open.
I know.
So, top tip for those of you who are listening and watching.
Yeah.
If the doors are open, just ask.
Ask.
Okay.
But I have a camera.
Yes, you can do it.
Well, you're Andre.
Thank you.
Okay.
Let's run.
She had weapons.
Okay.
Okay.
I should have seen her face.
What?
That was awesome.
Was she a little bit upset?
She's just kind of had this frown and she did this like open hour, like what?
And I just kind of smiled.
That's cool.
That's cool.
She got some good coverage.
She was just crying.
So, one of the things that we're seeing a lot of now are companies that are either doing
blow-ups or inserts where they can...
Blow-ups.
Yep.
Where you can sleep inside of your...
You mean mattresses?
Yeah.
Exactly.
Nice.
I did this inside of a Honda Pilot a couple of years ago coming here.
And...
Just kind of lay down the seats.
Oh, you actually used it as an overlander.
I went to the Grand Canyon.
I slept in Colorado.
Three days.
Very nice.
Thank you.
And it was an interesting experience because a big guy like me, and I had a fridge too,
remember the fridge we had at TFL?
Yeah.
So, I rolled into that several times, but other than that, it was actually relatively
comfortable.
All right.
Well, and that's what you can do without a lot of money, right?
People have given me a lot of grief because I said a Winnebago Arca, which is a brand
new camper overland truck.
You know, that costs $330,000.
I said it was a little bit more affordable.
Yeah, I know.
Than some others.
Which you guys are going to freak out about, but guess what?
Some of these things are running 56 even $700,000.
Million dollars.
Even a million in some cases.
Yes.
And that's just the reality of it.
So, when you say...
So, yeah, so everything is relative, really.
Yeah.
But if you don't have a lot of money, like you and I, I mean, we have simple vehicles,
right?
Sleeping in your SUV is also a perfectly fine way to travel, right?
Better yet.
You can do that.
Which is, that's more like Tommy and more importantly, case.
That's what they're all about.
And back in the days when Roman was young and had all his teeth.
That, take your motorcycle, you strap a bunch of stuff on there, you are overlanding.
Well, I am not a huge motorcycle rider.
No, we're going to go around the corner.
I'm not very good at that.
But they do have representation here just so you guys know.
Yes.
So, motorcycle guys are not forgotten.
That's actually really nice.
This is cool, too.
So, this is a camper once again with kind of a garage that opens up and turns into a
balcony on the back.
Which is really smart to do because then you get double the usage.
You could probably put a tent on the back of this thing or some sort.
A little awning, right?
Right.
Boom.
She's taking the picture.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, great, thank you.
Arigato.
All right.
So, if Case was here, he would be able to tell us everything about all these.
Are you kidding me?
He would be like, you know, cuddly.
He'll be doing wheelies, I think.
Yeah, he'd be bouncing all over one of these.
Without asking.
Without asking.
Yes.
That was so funny, Andre.
Oh, this is interesting.
Look at this.
This is a little bit more simple, right?
Yeah, but look at that trailer.
It's an interesting design.
The trailer is cool.
It matches the camper on top of the truck.
Exactly.
This is a designer summer.
So, basically, kind of the same company.
Bison Overland Campers.
Nice.
Interesting.
See, there are some companies that you and I haven't really explored.
Yes.
Because there's so much going on.
Exactly.
And some of these guys, look, they only have a couple things that they can show off
or sell.
But then, again, once they sell those, then they can go and build more.
So, those are the guys who are starting from the south.
Oh, there's a Super 7.
Hey, puppy.
Very cool.
So, there's also buildouts for vans, of course, right?
That's still very big.
Which I think many people would argue is the right way to go if you're going to go really
off boondocking and overlanding and what have you.
But they can be top heavy, dude, these guys, because they're not very wide.
So, you have to consider the terrain you're going over.
However, because they're not as wide as some of these monster trucks, they are more maneuverable.
They can fit into more trails.
Yes.
Yes.
Or you can do what I do, which is thinking about taking a Suzuki Samurai and turning that
into an Orlando.
Boom.
Or that Mini Clubman.
Hell yeah, that little Mini.
It's not, Grand Clarence is not great, but otherwise it's really cool, size-wise.
But that Mini, that leads to what I think would be an awesome one.
Do we still have the Honda Acti?
Yes, we do.
That would be an overlander.
Put the little camper on top of it.
Hell yeah.
It's a four-wheel drive.
Yep.
So, yeah, Honda Acti K-Truck is very cool.
Good dog.
All right.
I do like the ones that have the bog in the back.
When you become old like me, you want a bog.
Bathroom.
Very nice.
Yeah, so this back section here, it's definitely for like the smaller guys.
Wait, wait, wait.
Aren't these friends of yours?
Yes, but I'm looking this way.
What do you notice about this ram?
It's got four-wheel steer.
Oh my God, it does.
I haven't seen something like this yet.
Either that or the rear axle is busted, but.
It has four-wheel steer.
This is the rear axle.
I have not seen that before.
The frame has been modified.
Oh, definitely.
You could clearly see it's been modified.
But dude, I mean, this is a very long truck because it is a mega cab,
which is one of your favorites, I think.
It's a mega cab because it's a wide, long extended cab that Ram sells,
but the frame has been extended.
Wow, this is very impressive.
Yeah, so this is, is that Goverland?
Yeah, Goverland, Goverland, got it.
And it's 42s.
The tires are 42s, which are gigantic tires.
Wow.
So here's the front axle.
But Nathan, look at this platform over the front of the truck.
It's like a balcony.
Andre, the entire frame has been modified.
I mean, you could see almost all of it has been completely changed.
And the welds are really well done, as far as I can tell.
So this looks like a one-off project.
I don't see this as something that is, but look how big the top is.
You fold it out, or slide it out, and then suddenly you have a room.
And it's got a couple of hammocks you can hang out in.
Or another bedroom.
This thing could probably handle an entire bedroom on top.
Wow.
So somebody's a really great craftsman with metal and welding,
and they've created this system because it's got an exoskeleton over the top of it.
And it's got bumpers, and side steps, and frame modification.
Giant, giant tires and wheels, and an in-edition four-wheel steering.
And that is not like 10 degrees.
We're talking that thing's got to be huge.
Yeah, that's a lot.
That's a lot of degrees.
Yeah, good eye on that one.
I see it too.
Do you see that?
Yep.
Overseas Land Cruiser.
Okay.
Which is yet something else that we're not allowed to have.
But you know they do build suspension systems for the...
Obviously.
Yeah.
I mean, but this one is on display here.
You know what?
I saw this at SEMA.
Okay.
Yeah.
This one has a height adjustable liquid spring.
Yeah, this is a JDM vehicle too.
And it's a right-hand drive, right?
Yes.
Very attractive.
Okay.
All right, let's keep going because I think there was a patrol you wanted to look at.
Yeah.
Yeah, I only got a glimpse of it.
FJ Cruiser.
So, really, you could see almost any type of vehicle here.
Yeah.
I still think the FJ is also another very good platform to play with because it's got a short wheelbase,
but it really is a Tacoma underneath.
You know, it's strong.
Yeah, but the FJ Cruiser, I mean, of course it's no longer being made.
Look at this Nissan.
Oh.
That's unique.
I haven't seen this.
Yeah, me neither.
This is interesting.
So what we're seeing here is...
This is a king cab.
A king cab.
Very simple frontier, but it also has enough bed space for a six-foot bed, but the bed has
been removed and there's a camper, a molded camper that's attached to the back of it,
hardtop that extends up.
So there's a sign down here.
This is Work of Progress.
Yes.
Hi, Pepe.
And there's a guard.
Hi.
How are you doing?
Oh, you are so sweet.
Oh, yes.
Oh, you puppies are not the puppies.
Good puppy.
It's a Work of Progress, but it's very interesting because it's a hardtop that lifts up.
Yeah, so in other words, there will probably be a canvas of some sort around there.
Probably a canvas, yes.
But it's an interesting idea, especially on a...
The king cabs are just not selling.
They don't sell a lot of them.
Yeah, but it's an affordable way to get a Nissan frontier because we were talking about this
yesterday.
Yeah.
And this starts in a two-wheel drive at like 32,000 or 33,000.
Well, originally, two years ago, it was under that.
It was 29,000.
Yeah.
So it's a very affordable way to get into a little pickup truck.
And you're still getting the 3.8-liter.
You're still getting the 9-speed.
Yes.
So you're not dropping down in terms of powertrain.
Wow, dude.
So we still barely scratched the surface, I think.
We discovered a little bit.
Well, how about a little bit more before we wrap this up?
Yeah, so we need to go this way because you and I started hooding and hollering when we
saw a patrol, a Nissan patrol.
Yeah.
So we need to go see it.
So a lot of you guys know, obviously, about the Toyota Land Cruiser, but the Nissan patrol
has been around for a long time.
Well, I think since 1951 or something like that.
Something like that, yeah.
And you can go all the way back to the early days with the United Nations and overseas
missions and whatnot.
And those things were everywhere.
When I spent time in the Middle East, I drove one that I think was like a 62.
You know, I had somebody ask me a question.
Yes.
And they asked, why rename the patrol a different name like the Armada?
And I didn't know the answer.
I think I have a guess.
Yeah.
I think that Nissan feels that the name patrol is a little much for the US.
As far as like naming structure?
Like it's a little too...
Oh, this is cool too.
Check out this Land Cruiser.
That's really cool.
These are still somewhat affordable if you know where to look, but they're usually
rested.
Oh, this is interesting.
ARB trailer.
It's kind of a clamshell design.
Yeah.
So basically opens up in the back.
Right.
So you have the bedding up there and this is your living room.
Yeah.
Very interesting.
Hey, good to see you.
Good to see you, man.
I don't know me, but yeah.
What's your name?
Mark, nice to meet you, Mark.
Nice to meet you.
Do you have a sticker?
We're doing free stilage.
Yeah.
There you go.
My pleasure.
Take care.
Oh my God.
And now that looks like a school bus.
Is that a...
It's not a school bus, but it's humongous, dude.
So these are really truly awesome, right?
Yeah.
But what small trail can you take this on?
No, none.
That's where I keep coming, especially with that long wheelbase.
What you could do with this is you could go over some great desert terrain or through
the frozen tundra or something.
Yeah, you could do that.
Or you could bring...
Oh, look at this.
Oh.
Defenders.
And it's for sale.
Andre.
Oh, really?
Yes.
2000.
Yes, because we have one and we need another one.
Well, we have a 130 pickup truck.
And this is a 90.
We should call Roman.
Yes, we should.
It's only $2000.
It may be not.
Very cool.
It's red.
Very nice.
Looks really sweet.
So let's continue a little bit further.
Speaking of inios, the guy was looking at one.
There's one right over there.
Because they're everywhere.
Yeah, because they were trying to really like make a next generation Land Rover.
Old Land Rover.
Solid axles with copper frames.
For example, on this side here, there's an example of an inios that we could show a
little bit.
Oh, it actually looks a lot like the one we're driving right now because that's the quarter
master.
Yeah, devil-red quarter master, but it's got different wheels and tires.
Check that out.
Yes, it does.
Those look like they are aftermarket.
I don't think they offer those.
So, dude, I think this is really interesting.
Our audience spends a variety of generations.
It does.
So we met like a 20-year-old guy.
We met some, you know, slightly older people.
Yep.
It's actually really good.
I don't mind this wheel.
This wheel makes this truck look quite interesting.
I still prefer steel.
If I'm overlining, that's what I want.
You know what?
I took a class.
I went to the, I told you about the Grenadier Gathering, right?
And I took an off-road recovery class.
And the guys there were saying they prefer steel because let's say you hit a boulder off-road,
you can kind of bang it into place.
The steel is bendable.
Well, I've actually done that.
Aluminum alloy can crack and break.
It most likely will, especially if it's not super high quality.
Yeah.
And so rather than being able to heat it up and bang it out and, you know, do it on, in the bush.
Yeah.
You are stuck with possibly broken rim.
The minute that happens, you're done.
So that's something to keep in mind.
All right.
So let's finish up with our friend.
A friend.
I see a friend over here.
Okay.
And I'm sorry, we didn't see your patrol.
That's okay.
Okay.
I know it's there.
But it's basically like an old Armada.
Yes, it is.
It's JDM models.
So they did not sell those models here.
So it's a right-hand drive and most likely a diesel and awesome in every way.
Yeah.
So this Jeep right here belongs to our friend, Sean Holman, right?
So he's got a 392 Jeep Wrangler, basically V8 Hemi.
But he also has really, really well done tasteful modifications and also AEB.
Yeah.
This is a proper setup for overlanding where you want to actually off-road.
Look at this.
A cooking services, cutting surfaces.
Refrigerator.
All kinds of stuff.
Refrigerator.
Yep.
Shelving.
And this is auxiliary water.
Right here.
These are really cool.
Yeah, 10.2 gallons.
Yeah, that's plenty big.
10.2 gallons.
Hey Sean, can I see your rig?
Yeah, what's going on guys?
Hey dude.
Sorry to interrupt your conversation.
Yeah, when you have a moment.
We're on the, yeah.
Oh yeah, I saw you right on the left hand side of the car.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'll come when you have the car.
Cool.
See you.
Andre, my friend, what's going on?
Dude, I haven't seen you in a long time.
Sorry, we're miked and we're doing a little walk around.
Yeah, we're actually ended with you.
Let me show you something then.
And I'm going to stay right here.
Yes, right here.
I'm going to push everything back and then that way I can show you something cool.
Very cool.
Okay, so once again, but his Jeep is so good looking.
It's red.
It's really amazing.
And Sean said that he has something for us.
Here, can you hold this camera please?
Yep, yep.
Go ahead it.
You going to mic him?
Yes.
Okay, so one of the things.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Mic me up.
All right, yes.
If you don't mind.
All right, so one of the things about a 392 that people who don't have 392s or might have
a regular ring who don't know is that the cubby is much smaller on these.
So you don't have as much storage because of the mufflers is tucked up higher.
Yeah, so the floor may be a little bit higher and just not enough.
And there's just, there's not a lot of storage in these things.
So American Adventure Lab, I love their products.
They make this mass platform is what they call it and you can build Legos on top of
whether it's slides, whether it's drawers, all sorts of different things you can build
off of it.
So we have this mass platform.
So then I've got this drawer system here and it's all made of lightweight aluminum.
And so it's quiet.
It doesn't rattle.
It's super solid.
Then on the fridge kind of Dometic.
This is a CFX5, 45.
This is the new fridge.
So of course we got our fridge light because with the shelf we can't open it up, right?
So you pull the fridge out.
No big deal, right?
And you can get in, you get your Dr. Peppers or your waters.
Oh, nice.
But then let's say you're cooking, right?
And you're like, I need some more space.
Oh, well, let's pull this out.
We'll flip it open.
Now you got prep space here.
I can pull the table down and you put the stove over here and you've got working areas.
Now you might see this red-arc fridge right here.
Can you, can you get closer please?
So check this out.
What Britt and Casey are launching at this show.
And let me put this stuff away because I'm going to show you something really cool.
Dude, there's more?
There's more.
There's more.
So you basically turned a small space into this gigantic open ball area.
Yes.
So this shelf is cool because American Adventure Lab makes the shelf.
But look underneath.
Wait, I didn't see it before.
There's red-arc equipment.
So this has a red-arc BCDC.
This is the 50R, the Alpha 50R.
And it has Casey's brand new flat pack 105 amp hour battery.
So Britt and American Adventure Lab has made this to accommodate that battery in the same
space that the shelf normally is.
I've got a light here.
I've got lighting here.
I've got lighting there.
So off this battery, which takes up this space here, I don't have to, my old Jeep, I had
This is like an inch and a half, right?
And I had to put, my old one had 40 amp hours and it was in this cubby where it got hot
and you got the muffler.
Now it's, I guess, an aluminum heat sink.
Essentially it's 105.
It's more than double the power I had before.
My lights, my Starlink Mini, which is in the corner if you haven't seen that, my compressor,
my GMRS, all of that, my fridge, all run off this 105 amp hour battery.
And all the red-arc stuff is all tucked up.
All the wiring is done.
And what I would really like is if you check out here, it says I have 20 more hours of
running my Starlink and my fridge out here at Overland Expo West.
In a very compact space.
In a very compact space.
So I can still have place for all of my gear and it's all able to be tied down and safe.
All right, dude.
So I listen to track show podcasts all the time.
So I appreciate you.
Yeah, we love you guys.
So, and what a way to finish our podcast.
Yeah, right on.
Rather than with you.
Well, I appreciate it.
Dude, this is kind of what I love about Overland, community in general, ingenuity, right?
And just creativity that people have is amazing.
100%.
And the best part about it is I still have flexibility in here.
All this stuff comes out in five, maybe 10 minutes.
I can open up my cargo area.
And, you know, Overlanders are really good at bringing a lot of crap.
So when you have this sort of stuff, it limits, I'm only bringing what I need.
I don't have a roof rack.
I'm not bringing extra stuff I don't need.
It's made me more efficient, makes the vehicle lighter, makes it more maneuverable off-road,
perform better, and everything's secure.
It's all the things you need off-roading.
And I love this setup and it works great for me.
And you're also working with Orba and SEMA, right?
So Off-Road Business Association.
Yeah, so I'm the executive director for the Off-Road Business Association.
So we like to say no trails, no sales.
So we're an advocacy arm for the off-road industry within SEMA.
We make sure that we help to inform lawmakers and legislators at the state and national level
to make good policy so that people can recreate on public lands.
And we also support small businesses in the space and help them get the voice that they need to be heard
both for their customer and on the lawmaker's side so that we can keep public access to public lands.
Because you and I are lucky, we live in the western part of the country.
There's a lot of BLM, yeah.
And on the east coast, in Texas, I mean, there's not a lot.
There's a lot of ranching lands, but not a lot of open lands for recreation.
So that's why I appreciate it.
Yeah, thank you guys.
Thanks, appreciate it.
We'll see you later.
Yeah, catch up real soon.
All right.
Wow, we met a lot of people.
All right, Nathan, come on.
Oh, I know I need to send him a note.
You know, I told him like this was my last trip for a while.
I got to send him a note.
Oh, there's a couple of notes.
Off camera.
This is private stuff, man.
I have some avondos in here.
Oh.
Yes, we're advocating.
No, no, no, no, no.
Okay, never.
Take care.
Wow, dude.
Sean is a really cool dude.
He's a real big one with the community.
He had just, you know, everybody knows, he had a really nasty car accident.
And that was about a little over, well, about a year ago.
And he came out of it and he's doing all right.
But look at him.
He's active.
He's doing everything.
He's at the show.
He's really amazing.
Yeah, yeah.
Good on him.
So we've been going for over an hour.
Yes.
So I think it's time for us to close down.
Yep.
And just so you guys can enjoy, so we can upload it so you guys can listen and watch
it and actually come out here.
If you're near Flagstaff, Arizona, you can come out this weekend.
And if not, just remember to go online and look up Overland Expo.
And by the way, Overland Expo doesn't pay us.
No.
Sean didn't pay us.
Nobody actually paid us.
No, no.
Roman doesn't pay me.
It's crazy.
So the point is that, you know, you can go online.
You can check out Overland Expo.
They have one East Coast.
They have one Pacific Northwest.
One's going to be in Colorado soon.
And then next year, they'll be one in California as well.
Yes.
But it's just because we like this community.
That's why.
This is a fantastic community.
I absolutely love these guys.
Thank you very much.
Take care.
Thank you.
About this episode
Overland Expo in Flagstaff, Arizona sets the stage as the hosts hunt down the “biggest and baddest” rigs—starting with “this forward-controlled Jeep which is absolutely epic.” They compare a 1964 M677 conversion and spotlight wide-body trends driven by bigger tires and more wheel offset. The tour jumps between classic pop-up camper builds, lifted SUVs, and modular overlanding setups with Starlink, heaters, and solar. Along the way, they debate hydrogen fuel-cell tech, show off 40-inch tire suspension engineering, and connect it all back to the overlanding community.
( https://www.alltfl.com/ ) Check out our new spot to find ALL our content! In this episode of TFL Talkin' Trucks, Andre and Nathan take you live to the pine forests of Flagstaff, Arizona, for full-scale coverage of Overland Expo West 2026! Sitting at 7,100 feet above sea level, the crew braves the high altitude and blistering sun to hunt down the most unique, custom, and outright wild truck builds at the show. From massive wide-body rigs to clever micro-campers, they break down the biggest design trends hitting the overlanding space this year.
