It's TRUE...Overlanding Is A SCAM 

I hear this kind of stuff all the time. I don't think there is anyone out there that believes you need a $100,000 rig to "overland." I can't see someone thinking to themselves "Man, I would really really love to go camping, but I can't afford tens of thousands of dollars in gear and vehicle upgrades, so I'll just sit here and do nothing." Seem like being contrarian, "I'm cool for going against the trend" nonsense. It's one thing to be against the consumerism, overland tax, and shillery that's rampant out there in the overland industry. It's another to tell people they're wrong for building out rigs just for weekend trips. There are lots of hobbies that you can enjoy with the bare minimum, but people still spend extraordinary amounts of time and money on them because they can, and it's fun. You can ride trails on the weekend with a $250 bike from Walmart, but people still spend thousands on quality bikes. No one is saying they're wrong for buying them, and they should just stick with the $250 bike because they're not a downhill racer. That's kind of what hobbies are.

“Overlanding” does indeed expose people having more money than sense.

it is literally called car camping....been around since before station wagons.

I "overland" a few times a year, but not way I'm adding all that stuff to my rig to rot in the sun the rest of the time.

I'm feeling this more and more. I originally bought my Tacoma to build it out and go overlanding, but 2 years in i've come to the realization that I live in Wisconsin with little to no public land. The Upper Peninsula is the closest I can get to some real wheeling and disperse camping. Everything else out west or east is a 10+ hour drive. Still love my Tacoma, but only going out on a dedicated wheeling trip 2-3 times a year steered me away from spending an extra 10s of thousands of dollars to add onto the truck. I am just building it more "OEM+" now and happy with the way it sits.

I have a $12k truck with $2k of gear. It's just like modifying cars, the mods are rarely worth their costs. It fulfills a "feel good" aspect.

I don't agree. People waste lots of money on all kinds of ridiculous hobbies. Building a truck out to be kinda like a survival rig isn't really a waste of money, in my opinion. If anything, it's made me a person who thinks more about preparedness, especially in these un sure times with the election comming and what not. So I'm pretty glad even if the truck doesn't help in every scenario, it has changed my mindset in just wanting to be more prepared for more than just overlanding/exploring. Also, it puts me in a good mood every time I see my truck. So ya, not really a waste of money... Your truck looks great too btw.

I think where 208Tyler lost me was by stating that it "isn't a hobby"... I mostly say I adventure or explore (and youtube it) but who is anybody to tell me what my hobby is? If I want to say driving around checking out cool stuff in my jeep is overlanding and it's my hobby then he can just accept it. If he wants to say he needs more to make it a hobby for him... cool. We all need to just quit worrying about labels and go do cool stuff.

its just a way to charge more. Normal company 'here is this battery that can charge your phone" price $10.99 Overland company "here is this overland battery that can charge your phone' price $60.99

I built my rig around mountain biking also. It’s designed first and foremost as a mountain bike carrier and place to sleep while doing so. I’ve always loved just wandering and exploring, especially by vehicle and offroad, long, long before the term overlanding was even a thing in this country. I also like to wheel a bit which is why I have the rig I do built the way it is- Rausch Creek, AOAA, Wolf Den and all the local trails in our area of the Appalachians. 100% agree though with you and other guy’s vid. Check out Davis and Thomas WV if you have not yet. I also just did a great 75 miles forest service road trip on my way to Snowshoe- starts just past Seneca Rocks and hit’s Spruce Knob, WV’s highest point, goes by the Sinks of Gandy (mile long underground creek you can explore) and then through beautiful forest and ends at Cass WV. I have a bunch of vids on my channel of some of the places I’ve been and I can give you the route to Snowshoe if you are interested. 🤙

This and Tylers' video help clear things up a bit. I own a minivan and plenty I can do to enjoy the outdoors with it and my bike and family. Like we did a 3 day 110 mile trip and parked our minivan at a lot on the trail.

Most real overlanding is in other countries where it is genuinely vehicle dependent travel with extended periods between cities/resources. Expedition Overland/4XOverland/Itchy Boots (motorcycle overlander) and many others in Australia, Africa, South America are the real deal. As someone that likes to buy crap for my 15 Tundra, I'm as guilty as the next guy suffering with what I call, "STUFFITUS". It's always the next gadget or thing. I've really scaled back and learned from my mistakes. Now, before buying anything, I always ask, "What problem does this solve"? Does this purchase fall into necessity or just vanity (bronze wheels HAHA) Or did I buy those Method wheels truly because of the "Bead Lock" feature allowing me to air down more, or just because I like the design. I'm in Texas, I can barely find legal dirt roads to travel that aren't privately owned. It's just my dog and I, so do I really need that 270 awning? I have the Garmin Inreach that talks to my Ipad with the mapping stuff, but I'm rarely ever anywhere that makes it necessary. It's all out of my truck. If I go hiking somewhere or feel the need, I will re activate it for that time. I think we all get inspired by the yt content creators and feel like we have to have it all. I rarely get to enjoy it as I'm in the middle of the DFW area and the closest thing to remote for me is Oklahoma. You've made some really valid points and we just need to be honest with ourselves and what "overlanding" really means. For must of us, it's just car camping.

Overlanding is just driving to go complete or accomplish another goal. Like camping, relic hunting, fishing, Mountain biking, hunting. You're just driving. Simple. People do as you wish. Overlanding is a marketing tool. All hobbies have this problem. Companies making money off of this idea sell this to you. Hunting as example. You need this set of camo at $800, this rifle and scope at $1600, these boots at $500. It all bull. Not to say these aren't great products. And not to say there are budget friendly options out there that are just as good or comparable. Fact is, you don't need them. You want them because the company sold you this idea and now you want to look cool or official and part of the crowd. They use influencers and commercials and marketing to sell you these products and make you believe you need this to complete this task or to really enjoy your experience. Then there is the community pressure. Having the name brand, or not having something at all, you get looked down on or judged. This is just a fact. And there are some aholes that fully believe you just aren't an "overland" or fill in the hobby, unless you have this product. And they make it known. Our ancestors used damn covered wagons to cross the Rockies.

Don't listen to those haters about how you use your truck! Everyone has their own hobby and outlet! You could come up New England...Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine.

Can’t overland in Texas either all land is either privately owned and what isn’t privately owned is catered to large travel trailers only.

i run rtt decked tool box with 200lbs of tools, a plasma, portable welder, carry ball joint press,carry xtra drive shafts and joints, and much much more, all on a diesel gladiator on 5” lift and 37s, im a serious overlander not a car camper like most, my rtt works great,and fast and my vehicle is set up properly to handle a ton of weight and can still knock out a trail like steel bender at moab fully loaded, or and 1000-2000 mile overland run on serious trails, and have the ability to help the ding aling car camper that gets way in over his head trying to get his Subaru outback deep off road snd finds out quickly that he bit off way way more then he could chew your kinda missleading on being as preped as you can afford to be

You have to sleep where you park. How is that camping? Get a camper at that point.

It’s a means to get to other activities; fishing, mtn biking, hiking, photography, etc.

It's just camping. Why it's called Overlanding these days still baffles my mind. Offroaders, Jeepers etc have been doing this since the vehicles were made 😂 It's just camping, or call it a camping trip. Either way, get out and enjoy the outdoors whatever you call it.

I disagree that it's not its own hobby. For myself anyway, I enjoy hitting tough trails, blackberry pass, I want to hit up the Rubicon etc. I live in iowa so none of the good ones are close. That being said the road trip and seeing the countryside is 75 percent of the joy of overlanding. I actually call them adventure rod trips. There may be a trail or destination at the end, but as I said the trip and scenery is most of the point. As far as gear, start with whT you have and dd equipment as you go that make the adventure more enjoyable for you. Not everybody needs the same gear. That's how I acquired the gear I have anyway. Most of the things I ha e purchased were after a "disastrous part of a trip"

When I was growing up camping in your car was something poor people used to do.

Truer words have never been spoken 😊

I thought Overlanding was different from truck/car camping by the fact that you're going actually offroad! Places a standard truck or car or Camper could not go. My Trd OR is stock and I'm building a custom platform for an RTT . Racks make no sense in North America unless you live in Southwest maybe? My set up is more for KOA's and Nascar Tracks regular camping without trailering.

You’re right about overlanding RU-vid creators like to hype it up but in reality it’s a joke because Reality of overlanding they are some dark sides that you need to know about before you do it because I’ve been there and done that

Why would you want to live in a little tent full time? That's just nuts

I agree with overlanding being more about longer trips. I also kind of see it as a combination of multiple activities that make it into overlanding because otherwise it does not clearly fit anywhere else. It is way more catchy than “Adventure travel camping”.

I don't even see overlanding has anything to do with camping. Overlanding is about driving and exploring remote areas. You can get through remotes areas in 10 hours and get into a hotel afterwards. Overlanding is overlanding, and camping is camping. Most just combine it.

I’ve been car camping for most of my life… I love exploring trails, some of which are a little hairy or technical. I admit I’ve sunk some money into my dedicated (2nd) vehicle but it’s been upgraded and built up over a long period of time. Not sure if it’s ‘over landing’, but I do like making my vehicle more capable and, yes, I do like the beefy look of a built out Offroad vehicle.

Its not the size of your rig; its how you use it!😂

Great video. Love your honesty.

Great video as always! ❤

Me gusta tu taco. Have you driven manual transmission 4gen? Any differences?

realisticly yours is car camping or you wouldnt of bought a taco😂😂 some of us do di hard overlanding😂😂😂

you wont take a taco or a Subaru where i go😂😂

People are gonna get pissy