![]() Spotted in the STEP 22 Gear booth at Overland Expo West, this 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series is a U.S.-spec truck that was shipped to Maltec in Germany for camper conversion and upgrades. It gives Dakar, their greyhound rescue, a comfy place to relax on adventures. If you ask owners Laura Chain and Matt Scott what their favorite upgrade on this truck is, I’d wager they’d say the Goose Gear rear-seat delete. The list of mods is extensive, but the highlights are an AT Summit topper, King shocks, AEV front bumper and wheels, Eezi-Awn Bat 270 awning, MSI truck-bed drawers, Redarc power management, diesel heater, etc. In the Adventure Imports booth, behind all the Maxtrax, is the company’s show truck, a fully sorted, super clean Jeep Gladiator overland build. This time around, he’s built his vision of what a modern 70 Series Land Cruiser Troopy would be if built by Lexus and then upgraded with all the off-road and overland toys you could ever want. Martin, of Dakar Tundra fame, continues to build some really cool imported Toyota vehicles. Some highlights of the Mule Wagon are an LS3 V8 under the hood, 37s mounted to TerraFlex 80 Series wheels with quick-deflate valves built in, PowerBrakes, OME BP51 suspension, and so much more.Įxpect to see this rig making the show circuit on the West Coast, as Mule is based in Issaquah, Wash. Mule is known for building some incredibly well-engineered and buttoned-up overland rigs, from VW Syncro vans to big LMTV builds and everything in between. Why would they do such a thing? Well, because they could - and to build this monster truck to show off their new line of MITS Alloy flatbeds. The folks at Mule Expedition Outfitters cut a 1992 Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series in half. The GMC Canyon AT4 Concept made its debut in July at Overland Expo MTN West, but it’s too cool not to share again.Ĭheck out our full write-up on this very impressive build, which we hope to see a version of finding its way into production soon. We traversed the entire massive show to search out the best new products hitting the market. Richard’s photography is world-class, and Ashley’s writing is up there with the best of them.īest of Show: 15 New Pieces of Gear Spotted at Overland Expo West 2021Įvents are happening again, and Overland Expo West 2021 in Flagstaff, Ariz., was as busy as ever. If you haven’t already, but sure to follow Desk to Glory. Notable are the Go Fast Campers topper, Goose Gear camper buildout, custom long-travel suspension setup, Corbeau seats, and a fresh-built 22RE motor. With big adventures on new continents on the horizon (once borders open up again), Little Red got some recent upgrades. This classic pickup has gone through a few versions of modification and already traveled most of the Pan-American Highway. Of Desk to Glory fame, Little Red is Richard and Ashley Giordano’s 1990 Toyota pickup. Top 20 Vehicles From Overland Expo West 2021 Desk to Glory Little Red There were cool rigs in every direction I looked, but these are the ones that stood out from the crowd. The 20 vehicles below are the overland adventure rigs that caught my eye at this year’s Overland Expo West event. So I’ve seen my fair share of cool overland adventuremobiles. I’ve been at every Overland Expo West and East since 2012, living on the road full-time for almost 8 years during that period. They also worked great to remove the mud from boots and act as foot bridges around camp.Our resident overland expert, Bryon Dorr, scoured the 2021 Overland Expo West event in Flagstaff, Ariz., to find the coolest adventure rigs out there. Maxtrax wasn’t in attendance this year as a vendor, but they were being used everywhere around the event to extract vehicles out of the muddy quagmire in the general camping area. Ark Pak continues to improve and expand their product lineup. The ARC trailer Jockey Wheel is getting rave reviews in America. There were lots of different off-road camper trailers at Overland Expo, including this Australian unit from Bushranger. TJM showed off a full compliment of products. OZ Tent showed off a bunch of their tent and camp furniture products. ![]() Bundutec has US distribution and is quite a unique product in North America. This Land Cruiser based overland vehicle built with Tray On camper is an extremely rare sight in North America. This couple has been on the road for at least 3 months a year in this FUSO based camper for over 14yrs now. There were a number of Australian overlanders in attendance. The All Terrain Warrior vehicles are luxury homes on wheels. The company even released a full hard sided model that can better handle a variety of weather conditions. There were more than 6 formidable world capable Earth Cruiser in attendance this year. The Map Patrol was in attendance as HEMA works to improve off-road track mapping around the globe.
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