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DAY 10 = With temperatures at 122°, 10 days of consecutive camping and 3,000 miles under our belt, we decided to stay at The Oasis in the heart of Death Valley. A very upscale hotel — it was fun dropping the truck and trailer off with valet and watching the bellhop unload our filthy gear from...

DAY 8-9 = [Kings Canyon and Sequoia] Pretty amazing walking through the forest of giants. Our son was a great prop to create a ‘scale’ element. He’s also a phenomenal travel companion — just like his mom. We camped out backcountry is a spot that was more convenient than beautiful. My goal when...

DAY 6-7 = Camping in Yosemite is like spending the night at a kids playground sandwiched between a zoo and an art museum. The views are stunning and there is so much to see — but the people, crowds and wild kids ?. We stoped by a convenient store while in the park and got some ice cream. As we...

DAY 3-4 = Redwood National Park, the 12th Park my wife and I have visited together. Simply put — its amazing! Elk on the beach — something new for this Colorado family. A question we get asked a lot is "how do you give a 9 month old a bath when you’re camping for days on end?"

DAY 1 = I met up with my wife and 9 month old son after driving through the night 1,147 miles (Denver to Reno). Our Overland set up consist of a M101A2 Military trailer I built out and my 2017 Tundra. She was suppose to arrive at 930am so we’d have enough time to make it to Lassen National park...

There are a lot more images of the build and our trips on Instagram @reallybigadventure Or check out my build page at https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/really-big-adventure-%E2%80%93-m101a2-build.192241/

I had them on the roof of my FJ for 8 years in the hot Colorado Sun –– They never failed

With the trailer 'finished' we set off on our big trip for the summer. An 18 day –– 4,400 mile road trip. Spanning 7 states, and 9 National Parks.

There aren’t a ton of people that have done telescoping lifts. 1- don’t paint, tape or do anything to the inside tube, you’ll regret it. I’ve been using white lithium to protect and lube the raw steel on the internal tubing. 2- you don’t need stainless...it’s nice but pricey to work with the...

The tailgate is very heavy. I am very conscious of that and try not to leave it open if it's not supported. JK hinges or the $20 weldable set off Amazon both work great.

Yes, that was my goal as well. I could have bought a really nice bumper pull camper for what I have invested into this thing. If you air down the tires on the trailer [helps reduce the trailer bounce over rocks etc] and take it slow, your only limiting factors are your vehicle and nerve ––...

We went out this weekend and this set up was AMAZING, granted the trails were in a lot better shape that the place we went the week before, but the trailer is scary quiet ?

We made it out this past weekend and had an amazing time. I've got a few more modifications and some organizing I need to do before we take off on our 18 day trip [mid june] 2,800 miles. Also need to find some time to install my new suspension, wheels and tires on my Tundra.

mvmtmkr Thanks for the compliments! I bought the trailer pretty much stock – Day 1 Image is attached below [15JUL17]. I spent the first couple of weeks designing it –– and then found out my wife was getting induced a month early. So I rushed to knock out all the major stuff. Including...

That’s not a vent, it’s a 120v to 12v (ac/dc) power inverter. It’s a heavy duty version designed to run vehicle components on show cars. I’ve got a 2000 watt generator I can use if need be. The trailer is wired up to charge off solar, my truck auxiliary 7 pin and 120v AC. I like back ups for...

Thanks! I’ve got an electronic trailer controller on the truck (‘17 Tundra Limited) , I just don’t use them much while we’re offroad. On the really steep stuff I tend to favor 4-low and use the transmission — which works awesome with the surge break. We’ll see — I don’t have time this summer to...