highcountry
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I am struggling with the decision between a 1st gen tacoma and a 3rd gen 4runner to set up for camping. Both have thier plusses and minuses, but for me the real tough choice is that it is easy to find 5 speed tacomas (really don't want an automatic), but the AWD option on the 4runner is very attractive. I drive on a lot of roads with patchy ice that AWD would be really nice for. I have seen 5 speed AWD 4runners pop up, but they are rare as hens teeth, and gone almost instantly!
But that isn't the point of this post. I am trying to pre-think my camping set up as part of the decision. I will be putting in a sleeping platform in either vehicle, so I can store gear under it and not have to deal with breaking down a tent every morning. My question is whether there will be more headroom in a tacoma with a campershell even with the top of the cab, or in a 4runner, if the sleeping platform is even with the top of the wheel wells? I will be using paco pads that are about 2 inches thick, so no need to accomodate a thick inflatable matress or anything like that.
I know, that is a pretty specific question, but, short of freaking out a used car salesman by showing up the lots weekend with a tape measure, I thought I would try this first. Thanks in advance
But that isn't the point of this post. I am trying to pre-think my camping set up as part of the decision. I will be putting in a sleeping platform in either vehicle, so I can store gear under it and not have to deal with breaking down a tent every morning. My question is whether there will be more headroom in a tacoma with a campershell even with the top of the cab, or in a 4runner, if the sleeping platform is even with the top of the wheel wells? I will be using paco pads that are about 2 inches thick, so no need to accomodate a thick inflatable matress or anything like that.
I know, that is a pretty specific question, but, short of freaking out a used car salesman by showing up the lots weekend with a tape measure, I thought I would try this first. Thanks in advance