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I know your dilemma! I ordered my Ovrlnd from Jay in March 2019. I spent until the end of November 2020 dithering about whether to put it on my 2009 Tacoma or buy Full size (Tundra, F250/F150). it was an extremely hard decision, largely because my Tacoma (5’ ft bed) was very well and perfectly...

Try a photographers vest. Many have a mesh back. They all have great pockets for lenses. Can carry weight comfortably.

Nope, not the right sub-forum. There’s a whole 12v/solar sub-forum in Expo. Lots of good info. Just run through the forum list if you haven’t found it already.

Nicely done minimalist setup! Do you find it hard to push up the front of the roof with the trunks there? Been contemplating an 8020 cabinet/seating platform across the back where you have your trunks, and been wondering if leaning over it to open the roof is harder (gotta bad back …)

Get a drawer fridge. I think Dometic makes one …

Bedrug is something you definitely wont regret! Really helps keep the dust down (along with really good tailgate sealing and hunting down all the bed openings and sealing those). We did about 150miles of nasty dusty roads in Bears Ears in May and got basically no obvious dust incursion. Jay...

Checkout this stuff: https://www.usenergyproducts.com/collections/reflective-sealer-foam-core-1 Its like Reflectix, but 5mm closed cell foam core with actual insulation capability, which Reflectix really doesn’t have. Not sure I fully believe their R8 rating, though. I just finished insulating...

I’m a big fan of coroplast, a.k.a. plastic cardboard. it’s lightweight, cheap (you can buy white sheets at Home Depot for about 20 bucks for a 4 x 8‘ sheet), slightly insulating by virtue of having hollow channels and air space, very tough and durable, but flexible. You can heat bend it, it’s...

That’s interesting and seems like a good thing. I just hope they stick with the Northstar physical sizing and standard groups, which I find easier to fit and work with than the weird, to me at least, Odyssey designations/groups.

The new Diehard Platinum is the Batteries+ X2Power AGM. Its made by Northstar, who made the Diehards after Odyssey stopped (confirmed to me by tech reps at both Odyssey and a Nothstar distributor here). I had a 2014 Diehard/Northstar in my Tacoma that was still going strong when I traded it in...

Any other feedback on this issue so I don't cause a real problem?

I’m using 1/2” closed cell foam under my REI 3.5“ Camprest (Thermarest knockoff). Have used that combo for years in tents on the worst ground and its like my bed at home. Lightweight. See no reason to change now, but time will tell.

Thanks Curtis73 I think I sort of understand the ground loop now! I can see on a re-read I didn‘t describe the set up unambiguously. National Luna specifies NO ground and specs the negative from the aux battery to return to the starter battery and provides the cable spec’d for that. I hear...

Louisianarunner -- one other thought. In wifey's 5th gen 4runner, which we haven't really built out much or camped in, but have traveled a lot in with the fridge, pre-Covid, we just have one battery. We put in a 95 AH Northstar AGM (actually the Batteries+ rebranded X2 Power battery which IS...

Here's what I've got and am building: House battery in truck bed camper with National Luna DcDc portable power pack with BattleBorn 100 AH battery). Powers 50qt ARB fridge, lights, small inverter, occasional heating pad for my bad back. Currently have the house battery/PPP in the bed with...

Overlanding = Money Pit! :oops: Buy once, cry once!

Yes, a big one. The Green Box has a built in NL 25 DCDC charger (along with an MPPT solar controller and the ability to switch between solar and starter battery power as needed) and has parameters for Li batteries (which are approved by Battleborn in conversation with them). The regular (Gray...

FWIW I just changed from tent camping a 2nd Gen Tacoma with dual Odesseys to a 3rd gen Tundra w/ popup Ovrlnd Camper. Just ran my 50qt ARB off the aux in the Tacoma. Weight management was a big issue for me, hence the light weight Ovrlnd. Wasn’t gonna do house battery under the hood again...

So, since I’m getting ready to buy a Wave three or maybe six for my Ovrlnd pop-up (same set up as Wrathchild) how much ventilation is needed? My Tundra bed is well sealed, but left the drain slots at the cab bulkead mostly open and the tailgate is well bulbed-sealed for dust, but a bed rug...

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. The braid I was looking at is: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KA8GOA/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_8?smid=A38Z015AJ7I755&psc=1 Seemed pretty stout from the reviews. A lot of them mention stopping rat chewing. I’ve thought about doing...