Heavy Duty Rams of Overland Expo East

[ramblinChet]

One of the activities I enjoyed at Overland Expo East was walking through the camping area to check out all the HD Rams and talk with their owners regarding any modifications. The pictures below represent most of the HD Rams at the event and if you see one below that you own or know more about, please reference the vehicle, and share additional information.

Since I failed to take a picture of my own AEV Prospector while attending the expo, here is a picture from just a few days prior:

ALFA (ramblinChet)


BRAVO


CHARLIE (Global Expedition Vehicles)


DELTA


ECHO


FOXTROT (@NH Overland)


GOLF


HOTEL


INDIA


JULIETT

 

[ramblinChet]

KILO


LIMA


MIKE


NOVEMBER


OSCAR (American Expedition Vehicles Prospector XL)


PAPA


QUEBEC (OK4WD)


ROMEO (The Bush Company)


SIERRA


TANGO

 

[ramblinChet]

UNIFORM


VICTOR (AEV Prospector XL Cab Chassis & Bliss Mobil)

 

[ttengineer]

The new tow mirrors on the ‘23s look awful.

I still like a simple build, but the flat bed and canopy combos are *chefs kiss*.


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[Tex68w]

The new tow mirrors on the ‘23s look awful.

Agreed! They were already the worst mirrors of the three and then they went and found a way to make them even sadder lol.

 

[Todd780]

Thanks for posting the pictures Chet.
I wish Expedition Portal had better coverage of these events.....

 

[ITTOG]

I think Charlie was my favorite but I would really like to see inside November.

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[AbleGuy]

This is a new one for me (thx for posting).

I looked up the brand/model and can’t really figure out the benefit of this $2000 inflatable topper.



Initially it was exciting to think this was something you could keep flattened like a tonneau cover until you wanted to raise it up for camping use…but no, once installed it stays up!

So I have to admit that I really don’t get it…and wondered if perhaps AI wrote the promo material or if instead maybe it’s just me missing something in the translation.



So, what do any of you other guys see as a major benefit of going with this design?

 

[ramblinChet]

As you discovered - the company is Flated LLC. Here is one additional picture and I can confirm, the thing was hard as a rock.

 

[chet6.7]

This is a new one for me (thx for posting).

I looked up the brand/model and can’t really figure out the benefit of this $2000 inflatable topper.

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Initially it was exciting to think this was something you could keep flattened like a tonneau cover until you wanted to raise it up for camping use…but no, once installed it stays up!

So I have to admit that I really don’t get it…and wondered if perhaps AI wrote the promo material or if instead maybe it’s just me missing something in the translation.

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So, what do any of you other guys see as a major benefit of going with this design?

Put it on when you need it, leave it in the bag when you don't. When I was younger I would put the shell on and take it off regularly, I am not young now, so I understand the convenience of this design for folks that occasionly need a shell. Is it better than a canvas topper for 1K? I don't know.

 

[Tex68w]

I remember seeing their initial launch and they used it as a raft haha.

 

[hdas]

Very nice pictorial report. I will use some of these for reference, with attribution of course. Thanks a lot!

 

[UglyViking]

Foxtrot belongs to NH Overland. Great guy and makes some really cool stuff for our HD rams.

I really love/hate seeing all these rams with flatbeds and canopies. They look so amazing and the functionality is basically perfection. I wish they weren't so damned expensive.

 

[Tex68w]

Foxtrot belongs to NH Overland. Great guy and makes some really cool stuff for our HD rams.

I really love/hate seeing all these rams with flatbeds and canopies. They look so amazing and the functionality is basically perfection. I wish they weren't so damned expensive.

I ditched my last RAM 3500 single cab build partially because the build costs (flatbed and camper most notably) were going to outweigh the value of the truck in the capacity that I had planned to use it.

 

[pmankow]

Look at all of that unnecessary structure for 'storage' which ironically takes up 50% or more of your natural storage space... Also, all that stuff that will just snap right off or snag...