There are some beautiful builds in the forums with lots of great work. I use my Sequoia mostly for camping while traveling for mountain biking. I thought I would share my setup which has worked really well. The list of things I want to do to it is a mile long but I just haven't had the time to put into it yet. My Sequoia is 100% stock and my camping setup takes about half an hour to take the seats out of and get everything packed. I do have 4WD and can tackle what you would expect to be able to tackle in a stock 4WD Sequoia. I wouldn't call her an "Overlander" just let but I'm getting there. Just wanted to show people what you can do with very minimal fab and not much time or money invested over the stock. It's a fantastic camping vehicle. Today is the 1 year anniversary of when I bought my vehicle so I thought I would share where it's at.
On the outside you can see I use a cargo box and Maxi Trac canopy.
Roof Top Cargo Box. This is where I keep my soft goods like clothes and towels. Chairs, tents, all our cycling gear. Just about anything that I don't need to access very often.
To mount the Maxi Trac canopy fabbed a mounting bracket from some 1/4" plate. I used some T-bolts to hold it into the factory rack. The shoulder on the T-Bolt was a hair to long so you can see a releif I cut into the bracket so the bracket will draw in tight against the factory rail. I've been meaning to pull it off and cut it down for a cleaner look but I've been too lazy to get around to it. Mount feels very solid.
In camping setup I use a mesh net that slides over the side windows for airflow and in hot weather I will also use a Napier Sport Cove tailgate tent. Works great, makes the interior feel a lot roomier. The side straps that hook into the wheel wells were too short so I had to extend them to get it to work with the Sequoia.
On the interior I threw together a small platform out of some 2x4's to hold my 12 fridge behind the driver seat. It's pretty rough something I threw together in 20 minutes before a trip. But it's worked well and I haven't gotten around to making a nicer prettier version. I have a couple of small 300wH LifePO4 batteries I keep under the fridge platform. Eventually I would like to add Solar to keep my batteries charged. I can normally run the fridge most of a weekend with two batteries. More if I can drive and charge them some.
For sleeping I have two 25"x75" 4" dual density memory foam mattresses. I used a full sized blow up mattress at first but I hate air mattresses. I wanted 6" but I couldn't get the 6" in time before a trip so I went with 4". Sleeps well enough, much better than an air mattress. It folds up easily and gives me plenty of extra cargo space. I use some sleeping bag liners I found at Wal Mart as a large cover to keep them clean (not shown). I went with two 25" instead of a single Full to give me the flexibility to just use one if I'm traveling solo.
This shows us packed for a weekend mountain bike race. The Plano box holds a bunch of camp kitchen gear. Plates, 5lbs gas bottle, french press, hand grinder, lantern, latern batteries, hammocks, pots, pans, butane burner, utensils, etc. Longer trips I might have a smaller box for unrefrigerated food. But a short weekend trip there is a Bogg bag filled with snacks and bread and PB and Honey and bananas behind the passenger seat. There is also a couple of pillows and a sleeping bag under the bogg bag you can't see. I don't always take the 22" blackstone but it's nice to know I can if I want to. To sleep 2 the green plano and blackstone have to be outside of the cab.
On the outside you can see I use a cargo box and Maxi Trac canopy.
Roof Top Cargo Box. This is where I keep my soft goods like clothes and towels. Chairs, tents, all our cycling gear. Just about anything that I don't need to access very often.
To mount the Maxi Trac canopy fabbed a mounting bracket from some 1/4" plate. I used some T-bolts to hold it into the factory rack. The shoulder on the T-Bolt was a hair to long so you can see a releif I cut into the bracket so the bracket will draw in tight against the factory rail. I've been meaning to pull it off and cut it down for a cleaner look but I've been too lazy to get around to it. Mount feels very solid.
In camping setup I use a mesh net that slides over the side windows for airflow and in hot weather I will also use a Napier Sport Cove tailgate tent. Works great, makes the interior feel a lot roomier. The side straps that hook into the wheel wells were too short so I had to extend them to get it to work with the Sequoia.
On the interior I threw together a small platform out of some 2x4's to hold my 12 fridge behind the driver seat. It's pretty rough something I threw together in 20 minutes before a trip. But it's worked well and I haven't gotten around to making a nicer prettier version. I have a couple of small 300wH LifePO4 batteries I keep under the fridge platform. Eventually I would like to add Solar to keep my batteries charged. I can normally run the fridge most of a weekend with two batteries. More if I can drive and charge them some.
For sleeping I have two 25"x75" 4" dual density memory foam mattresses. I used a full sized blow up mattress at first but I hate air mattresses. I wanted 6" but I couldn't get the 6" in time before a trip so I went with 4". Sleeps well enough, much better than an air mattress. It folds up easily and gives me plenty of extra cargo space. I use some sleeping bag liners I found at Wal Mart as a large cover to keep them clean (not shown). I went with two 25" instead of a single Full to give me the flexibility to just use one if I'm traveling solo.
This shows us packed for a weekend mountain bike race. The Plano box holds a bunch of camp kitchen gear. Plates, 5lbs gas bottle, french press, hand grinder, lantern, latern batteries, hammocks, pots, pans, butane burner, utensils, etc. Longer trips I might have a smaller box for unrefrigerated food. But a short weekend trip there is a Bogg bag filled with snacks and bread and PB and Honey and bananas behind the passenger seat. There is also a couple of pillows and a sleeping bag under the bogg bag you can't see. I don't always take the 22" blackstone but it's nice to know I can if I want to. To sleep 2 the green plano and blackstone have to be outside of the cab.
