Am I crazy to overland a Samurai?

[zukimoo]

I did a lot of back country wheeling/camping with a samurai, SJ413K and now I'm setting up an LJ80 for the same. If you got the right gearing you can haul a small trailer if you keep it light.

When I head out I pack very light on clothes, give the GF a tiny bag and tell her "that's it" and I just go have fun. If you plan ahead on meals you can really go light. Running a second batt is always good because at night you can run things on the second and still start in the morning, got caught with this a few times.

You can overland on a motorcycle and that is very limited on space....a samurai is plenty big.

 

[zukrider]

Truth.

Space is the biggest hurdle. my standard sami camping was based on one medium sized cooler. one jetboil backpacking stove. a small tupperware box with lid for plates, forks, spoons, paper towels, etc. this later turned into a cheap version of a pelican case. it was large enough to hold my complete jetboil setup, a 10" frying pan for jetboil or fires, and all my cooking utensils. all of my gear is backpacking type, small and light. REI half dome 2 tent, thermarest sleeping pad, 20* mummy bag. pillows end up in a trash bag. and i use water proof stuff sacks for the rest. every trip i go on has my every day carry bag. this has my clothes, gloves, hat, flashlight, knife, cat hole shovel, TP, lip balm, etc... and since im a wheeler, i always had my recovery kit, tool kit, spare parts kit, and fluids box. everything but the cooler and back pack fit under the wood tonneau cover, even the hi-lift.

owning and wheeling/traveling in a Sami takes creativity. but you will learn a ton from it, and apply it to many other aspects of your life.

P.S. you guys suck, now im searching Craigs for another Sami again!

 

[MicroOverland]

Great to see someone new coming to see the coolness of the little samurais. I have 2 tintops now, sold the convertible a few years ago. I love them. they are underpowered though. Sounds like previous posts all include the necessary upgrades and warnings. I just wanted to express my delight in seeing another person cross over into the samurai neverland...