I felt the same cross shopping the LC and the Grenadier. I ended up buying the LC and have loved it so far. I’ve got about 1600 miles on mine and it’s been good. The grenadier is awesome but the no display or gauges behind the steering wheel is a no go and the ride quality is so much better in the LC. Since it’s my daily and off-road rig, LC for me. Time will tell but I see myself keeping the LC for a while. Just waiting on my Westcott lift to add the larger wheel/tire setup I want. Love your content, it’s giving me ideas.
First thing I did with the JKU in 2010 was remove the rear seat, made that so much more useful. Then again, years of driving a CJ7 with no rear seat maybe influenced that! The LC looks great with your mods.
Love this channel and long time follower. Brad, as you're relatively new to IFS, spacers don't create tire clearance like it does on solid axle. The travel stroke will be the same, just changes ride height. That may help on-road, but not off-road because it will stuff just as deep, unless you lower the bump stops.
Really love the new ride but I don’t wanna sleep in that cramped rear. You have a patriot camper x3 that I would die for lol I know you are just showing how the Landcruiser can be a great overland build. In a pinch sleeping in the LC is a cool option but on the regular I couldn’t . I’m a gladiator guy with a rooftop tent from zero 23 but hope to get a patriot camper on a few. Thx for the vids and keep them coming. Oh the Ineos and patriot camper look awesome together and patriot is launching their new camper on 9/5
I think those tire are all you need and I would not go larger, IMHO you don’t need 35, do some off road then make the decision if you need 35. You don’t need a winch use a strap on a tire save the weight. Like the drawers and fridge and storage. A Pelican gun case on top for gear and you will be set. Very Nice Brad.
I’m sure Brad of all people could use 35s. He definitely hits trails that the long wheel base would greatly benefit from 35s. It’s probably not the best idea to be scraping the underside of that complex hybrid vehicle constantly.
I’m planning to buy a land cruiser but have been waiting to see what kinds of camping kits and mods people come up with for it. Am thrilled you’re now in a Land Cruiser for this reason.
The more he gets excited about the LandCrouser (and the specific reasons for it), the more stoked I get about my Rivian R1S. I throw a cooler with dry ice in the fronk and insane amounts of room in the back (where the gas tank normally goes). It self levels, I can have climate control all night long. Concert hall music at night via Maridan speaker or at lunch with the camp speaker. And before all you haters start talking “range”…pick an awesome BML spot worth going to that I can’t get to and I’ll prove you wrong. I have over 52k miles (Since Oct. ‘22) on my rig that I’ve explored the beautiful US of A with an American 🇺🇸 made vehicle and have had 0 issues getting there and back. I love mountain biking and the Rivian is like hitting all the trail heads with a portable 4 Seasons hotel. 🤟
We just picked up a blue with premium package. We love it so far! My kids want to go overland camping inside of the vehicle. So we're going to get a lift gate tent to attach to the back and camp on the ground.
Brad.. coffee one take question... All these vehicles, we are all wondering how you get to get all these vehicles? What I mean (or asking is) is for transparency is YT or other sponsorship putting you into these vehicles? Seems like a short turn around on a lot of these high dollar vehicles for a single owner which is why I ask.
That intro shot is so crisp I thought it could be green screen! Great info and very enjoyable to watch. I'm enjoying seeing you venture into Toyota territory!
Hi Brad, great looking rig. you should go for an EcoFlow 3 kW Delta pro . Married up with EcoFlow alternator charging kit which is bit misleading because it actually collects directly to the battery. This will be a great combination for your rig.. keep on making great any informative videos about Overlanding
I've never been a fan of anything from goose gear personally. I just never understood why you would rely on a product that can rot and mildew. If they didn't solely use wood I'd have been more willing to consider them. But the fact it's all wood marine grade or not is a hard hard pass for me
Curious how you quickly go from one new set of 33” tires and in short order swap to a new set of 35s. Are you buying all of these tires and then resell them or are sponsors just throwing new rubber your way? Just wondering how this works logistically and to some extent financially.
Looks great! The Land Cruiser is really the only new Toyota that excites me. It's not in budget, so this actually makes me want to do a storage system in my 4Runner. it's super comfortable even sleeping just on the floor.
I’m going with the Chevy equinox AWD since the Equinox is better equipped, larger, and has leather seats. Or I can just buy a used 2016 FJ and get this Land Cruiser much cheaper. Cheers!
Looking good Brad! Caution: Be careful you don’t cover/block the vents that feed cool air to the Hybrid Batteries with your cabinets. My daughter did on her Sequoia and warnings showed up on the dash. Just something to look for.
When the build is done and you load it down completely, maybe you could weigh it for us. Full out trip weight, not empty. I would like to see what the weight difference is between this and a 4x4 express van.
Brad, you are going to like this set up sleeping in back. I did my FJ 4years ago very similar to what you’re working on. I like my Goose Gear base. I spent 4 months in the mountain states this summer and love how my lay out worked. I put a wood top on my ARB roof rack set up with solar and ample space so I can stand on top for my photography.
Personally I wouldn’t do 35s simply because of gas mileage I feel one of the main reasons if not the main reason to get this car over lets say a current 4Runner is gas mileage. So getting 35 just kills that purpose. I’d stick to 33s perfect size for overlanding in my opinion because of all the road we have to drive anyways to get to trails. My 2cents
Brad - a treat to visit with you at OE. I am grateful for all the content you provide that we can provide those eager to learn and develop confidence in their off road skills in our Land Rover community. Thank you!
I really enjoy sleeping in my jeep WK2, It’s super fast, super quick and easy. I do wish that somebody manufactured a seat delete platform system to go inside the grand Cherokee WK2. I currently have a 60% rear seat delete, the 40% side to sleep on and a 60% side to store gear. The only downside is getting to my 34 inch plus spare tire under the rear cargo floor.
Great video. "All in one shot" Well done sir! Love the Rhino Rack and the Method Wheels. I don't think I am going to lift mine but I don't do near the off-road you do. I am going to put those tires and wheels on though.
Brad, thank you for coming back to Colorado and Overland Expo Mountain West. If you plan for it, we would love for you to come back for Mile High Jeep Clubs 60th Annual All 4 Fun event the last week of July 2026. Brian aka GIGrandpa
How can you out drawers on the hybrid batteries that have a fairly low weight capacity? Everyone was worried about this Super curious what your thoughts are Not to mention vertical space lost So don’t go with hybrid model?
Osmo pocket 3 I see. I use the same one for my stuff. Goose gear is nice. I haven’t installed a drawer system for my 4Runner yet. I like how you set this one up. Nice ride.
I have a 40 liter drawer fridge that will go down to -4. The space is much more usable on my drawer fridge compared to the chest. type IMO. I am thinking of adding a 30 liter drawer fridge above 40 liter. The 40 fits in the backseat of my Power Wagon and offers easier access than my chest type fridge.
Just started watching your videos and it’s so informative! Is there a way I can communicate with you about my Jeep wrangler JK? I’m new to doing mods and I just recently got a lift on mine with bigger tires and I wanna make sure I do things right and after watching your video with the jeep technician, I have so much I wanna learn!
I would be interested in hearing about your long term impressions of a Toyota hybrid system. I think Toyota uses a planetary system for combining the electrical motor and combustion engine but what happens when electrical part breaks down on the trail? Is it still drivable or does the complete system shut down? Does the combustion have a separate starter motor or is it dependent on the electrical motor? How is it to tow with the motor over long distance. I suspect the electrical motor is great at pulling a boat up a launch but I am talking about towing a trailer for days. I am guessing you have lower load rating with the extra weight so a lower towing capacity. Do you get usable regeneration?
In my opinion the Land Cruiser needs to also have bull bars to complete the look…..I have seen a few on new LC’s, mostly round headlight version……love the method wheels….really nice!
Nothing new there, how you have to take the door/hatchesbof is a pain in the hole. Do that in the shed with a sheet of ply 😅 Looks class though looking forward to next vid.
I’m curious what you do with the seats you delete? Do they just get thrown away? Placed in storage so they can go back into the vehicle when you trade it in?
I noticed you sitting on the bumper last video, can you still sit that with this shelf system? Also can they maybe a slimmer shelf system that isn't so high so you can sit still back there while camping instead of laying down as if in a coffin, I hope they make a slide out tailgate to sit on
I think less is more; I have the LC 250 coming from a 23 Tacoma on 35s and I think LC 250 on 33.8s in 17s is the perfect performance will give all you need to do LC things. Not Jeep crawler
Goose Gear stuff is decent. Unfortunately they do not make a kit for my extended cab Colorado. And, when I talked to them last year around Expo East, it probably will never come. ☹️
Thanks for sharing. Do you feel like the rear drawers will have a negative downstream impact on the hybrid system? I thought the manual said not to exceed 90lbs or so?
Hello, thanks for the nice introduction. What is the width of the sleeping area of the platform? Will there be enough air circulation for the hybrid battery vents with this platform design? This may be weird but can the fridge be flipped so it opens towards the front of the vehicle?
it always looks cool to put massive tires on a car, but you can't actually flex, so whats the point. He's saying that with only a couple of inches of travel, he maxed the flex without scraping. Is that really a 4x4 then?
