We Built This 2022 Tundra Out for Overlanding in 4 days 

step 1: Buy a $70k truck, step 2: upgrade it with $30k worth of goodies, step 3: have loads of gas money and time off from work!. Congrats on your new truck and build. And thanks for sharing your adventures.

24:23. I am not surprised by this one bit. I had a 2017 Ecoboost F-150 that had 35's on it and a 3.31 rear end and the mpg was even worse than what you are getting. It got in a wreck and totalled out so I went with a 2021 Tundra TRD Pro, and put 35's on it too. BUT, with that 4.30 rear I get much better mpg than the Ford. The Ford was 11 mpg city and 15 highway, while my Tundera is 13 city and 16-16.5 highway. Towing is even worse. The Ford got 8 mpg with my 7200 lb camping trailer while the Tundra gets 10.5-11 all day. To be honest, I've watched enough videos now on the 2022 Tundra that I thank my lucky stars I didn't wait and got the 2021.

In a world where almost everyone enters their RTT from the passenger side, it’s nice to see someone “breaking the rules” and putting the entrance on the driver’s side. Great content! Thanks!

Love how this truck is progressing. I just finished installing goodies from Heretic as well. Awesome people with a really solid product. I'm taking the truck for it's first outing on Wednesday. Thanks entirely to your video, a group of us are tackling the San Rafael Swell. Really enjoy your content and looking forward to the next video.

New Tundras look amazing lifted with fluffy tires

So sick! Those ambers in the bumper are especially cool

I have those exact tires on my f150. Got a crazy deal on them $600. Installed them in December Mpg dropped from 22 highway to 18/19. Will be going with a Hankook at3 or a Pirelli all season to get back lost fuel economy. I have an extra set of Hauler rims. Fuel prices in Canada are crazy right now. $250 from empty and I rarely go off road so no need for dirt/ rock tires. Love the Chanel!

Dude…just a recommendation, having been familiar with the tent body sticking out past the tailgate…The overhang of a foot’ish, helps to keep a good amount of rain from getting into your truck bed. Just a thought!!!

Just finally decided to get ourselves a 2023 Tundra. New year, new adventure vehicle. Our Land Cruiser has served us well but look forward to having more space and better road manners for long hauls on pavement. Watching all your videos now to see what works and what does not. I got the chance to talk to you at Expo NW and with what I gathered from our conversation and your videos, we took the plunge.

That tundra looks so GOOD

Thumbnail pic looks so good.

Should have done a spacer lift, doesn't affect the spring harshness... and you can add bump stop spacers to prevent that "fuse" from exploding. It also moves your travel zone downwards so yeah you have a less up travel vs preload, but you get more down travel and you aren't likely to rub as much since the wheel won't tuck up in more. So long as the CV angle isn't bad, it's really a decent method.

Great to see method 705's in the wild. Exactly what I'm putting on my Tacoma, you bet your ass I'm getting that 20% off.

I don't know if you have a filter on the condenser of your refrigerator but with all that dust it would be a good idea as it'll be easier on the compressor as well as pull less amps. (or vacuum it occasionally ) Nice vid.

Great video. Love all the stuff you have on the Tundra.

Love the truck look! I just got my SR5 tss edition. Thinking about 35s on some ridge grapplers…you think I need to cut? No lift yet on my truck either lol

Loving your new Rig...even looks good👍🏾

Sweet! Your Tundra is looking even better than before. But if it was me, I'd avoid putting heavy items on top of the roof rack to keep the centre of gravity low. Which I'm sure you know is good for better offroad performance (particularly when big articulation is required). And I'm surprised you only went for a collar lift instead of a proper suspesion lift (even if just the springs and shocks).

RE padlock: Yep… theft deterrent; not theft protection… but even a small lock makes a difference

Wow you took the ugly right outta that truck!!! Toyota should hire you! Great job 👏

nice setup. Looks like Overlanding is for the younger folk and rich. All those gizmo's must have cost a fortune (not including the truck). Lol

Great updates and coverage. Looking great. Thanks for sharing.

nice setup! One thing I don’t do is I tend not to store things on my roof anymore since I have a bed. Not sure if your bed was full but to me the more concealed and low cog option sounds better to me.

If you are still in California and heading to the southern part, let me know, love to hit some trails with you!

🤔 hmmm some technical stuff going on here taking notes. Good video

Both side windows of my iKamper skycamp mini were broken after opening the tent after the winter. (Less than a year old) The straps for closing the tent are causing this damage. After doing some research in the overland/youtube community I found out that this seems to be a known issue and that iKamper would cover this, despite iKamper stating: "This is definitely NOT a common issue that happens with our tents or I'm sure there would be a lot more posts and videos of this happening across social media...but it definitely happened to you and we will make that right. ... What we have done in previous situations (??? so it did happen to other customers or not ??? - this is nonsense what they are writing there) like this is we will completely replace both the tent skin itself as well as the rainfly with a brand new one. Because this really is not a common case and we have replaced them in the past(???), people that have had them replaced have not had an issue of the new skin doing the same thin. ..." iKamper didn't want to talk to me directly in the beginning and made me go through the dealership. I got the above mentioned message and a direct contact to iKamper not earlier after mentioning a lawyer. It might have worked without doing that but the communication was slow. My problem which I have with this situation and iKamper is that they knowingly kept selling the mini to customers. I got the replacement parts 2 days later but out of this fact I'm considering of letting the tent go. If you know that you're selling a shitty product you've got to fix it no matter what. That's why there's a new mini now. My posts asking for help also never got published in the iKamper community on FB.

Thanks for sharing; this isn’t my thing…I’m more interested in accessories for the bed

Awesome and honestly video. Thanks 🙏

The link you put up for the Home Depot totes directs us to fencing. Welp, I've tried the link three times and each time I end up looking at something different. Paint and toilet paper holders are what I got the last two times. Somethings wrong with that link. lol

Great info.

well done brother, Im doing same just a tad more extreme with my trd pro 4 runner, standby for unveiling.a week running fridege or fridge and freezer?

Is there a way to have that rack along with a bed cover/roll top?

The front grille trim that you color matched with your truck, did you go to a body shop and get it painted or what did you do to match the color?

Amazing rig. The real question for me is on the reliability of that new boosted v6. Coming from the prior bulletproof 5.7 that handles any and all. I just don't see myself being confident enough to make the switch. Maybe in a year or two I'll reevaluate. Cheers.

does the 5 link suspension set up on the Tundra cause an issue when crawling over rocks due to the extra metal in front of the rear tire?

Great video! You are the first one to show the roof rack with the pano sunroof. I just ordered my Prinsu rack and was slightly worried about it. Have you opened the pano with the rack on yet? How much clearance was there?

What type of air compressor do you use? I know I've probably seen it in your previous vids but can not remember

What is the biggest lift you can get before going to a straight axle

You better go with SHW Off-Road, lol

Im having a hard time deciding the bedsize for my tundra. Do you regret getting the 5.5?

I bought the 2011 Rock Warrior many years ago because I didn't like the tundra chrome.

What's the heating tubes you have for your tent? Create it yourself or bought?

A very nice video, I thoroughly enjoy the videos you make, they are entertaining and informative at the same time. A couple of questions here. In your earlier overland expeditions you have been driving a 4 Runner. How does the Tundra 2022 compare with that. Second question: how much did your mods on Tundra cost.

Are you still happy with the toyos? I’m currently buying up stuff for my wife’s 21 3.0 diesel Sierra and tires are what I’m struggling on choosing. Seeing what your truck has seen so far I’m very intrigued. Love your content.

Looking at the 2022 tundra or the 2022 lexus GX with the v8? What do you recommend?

What solution did you come up with for took hooks?

Hey Rob, Was chatting with Justin B McBride the other day. Would love to collaborate on a trip sometime. Haven't done much with my channel but doing tons of trips with my family. Building a Off Grid Trailers Expedition 2.0 trailer now. Redoing my Switch Pros electrical and dialing in my solar setup. Met you at Overland West but would love to connect sometime if you're in LA area.

Nice!

It’s a Spacer lift no point in Churching it up lol. My RC lift is designed identically. Has a preload at the bottom of the spring. Regardless it’s a spacer lift 😂🤷‍♂️

You had to drill into the roof, welcoming rust problems

How’s the clearance of your panoramic sunroof with the roof rack? Looking to get one but no site states that the racks offered are high enough to allow the sunroof to open

I’m curious about the functionality of the sunroof with that roof rack? Does it block it or anything like that?

You are filming a lot of great from content out west. Are you still teaching?

So do you think I should get tires before I go off road with the tundra (platinum). I mean I’m not hopefully getting into anything crazy just want to start do simple over landing (beginners)

Just started following, thanks for the content. I have this same truck and want to order these wheels using your code. Which ones did you get? 18x9 | 6x5.5 | 18/5.75” ?

any plans to cut up your front bumper?

Do you have the red arc and battery placement video up

Where can I get the seat jackers? As is a little low for a short guy.

Looks good. You already sell your tuff stuff alpha tent?

Is that a TRD

Are you selling OEM fog lights?

It really bugs when people like this say a “build” I build chassis from straight tube, flat plate, designing suspension geometry brackets etc. the correct term is you bought and assembled the bolts to a overland vehicle . 🙇🏻‍♂️

What trim is your tundra ?

If you are looking to install a 12V fridge, please watch this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hUagXwROw-Y.html

Now modify my bronco. Oh wait… I didn’t win the give away?

20% off wheels is not working.

Toyota is seriously disappointing!

Save you time, this whole video is a advertisement, don't get the boxes on top as you won't be able to reach them and it will be pain in the d to have something in there that you need often, also wind noise and mpg reduction will be severe.

Disappointed in truck, new tundra needs a lot of help to actually offroad, ground clearance is horrible should've put a real lift in it. Toyota shocks suck period, old tundra smashes this truck not to mention it towes better with leaf springs.

Trash. Check back in a few years. I would never overland in this rig, too many are breaking down and going into limp mode. It is unproven and unreliable.

Amazing Tundra of overlanding.

I always wonder what some of these RU-vidrs do for work that they can buy a $50k truck and then dump another $20k in mods into it all in one fowl swoop. Because I know at 60k subscribers it doesn’t bring in that much income from RU-vid’s monetization

Do you have a price breakdown of everything you used for the build?

You’ll want some clear film in between the front wind deflector rubber seal and the paint. The rack will vibrate the paint off your brand new 4x4.

I agree with you on the chrome grill. I don’t know why these car companies don’t offer more options on deleting the chrome.

Really should try the Wrangler Duratrack tires man they are so good in all conditions especially snow and ice!!

Mid build eh, so far you nailed it!

Looks great 👍🏽. Also the James Baroud XL is top notch. Fits my fam of 4. I have it on my lx 570

RIP TUNDRA

Thank you for the great video and for choosing our product!🙏. Love seeing your adventures! Not to mention all the customers in our waiting area watching your videos as well😉

Why do people use tacomas over tundras for overlanding? Are roads not as wide for a 2022 tundra?

Mid-build? That's still a lot more spent than most people need to spend on a rig just to get out and camp and have some fun. That's more than I've got in to my 4runner in about 5 years, just don't have the money to do everything at once. But still a really nice truck!

Hi, just bumped into your channel! I have ROAM boxes as well, but I use ratchet straps that I use to secure on my roof rack. How exactly are you strapping them lengthwise?

Be sure to check your speed and distance with GPS with oversize tires. A larger circumference tires rolls a longer distance per revolution. I went from 30" tires to 33" tires on my 4Runner and when the speedometer reads 70 mph, I'm actually going a little over 74 mph. The odometer is off by about 6 miles less per 100 miles traveled, ( when ODO reads 94 miles traveled I've really actually traveled about 100 miles). This will give you more acurate MPG calculations.

When will the fog lights be out for sale to the public from heretic?

Should have just gotten trd pro

Thanks for the Method 20% off link. Got my coupon code. I'm going with the 705's as well. Soon as they come back in stock for a Super Duty. Good luck with the Open Country AT III's. I had 35x12.5 R18 on my F150 last year and could not get them to balance. Had two bad tires replaced and still a vibration at higher speeds. Change to AT III's in a slightly narrower size and still had issues. Now have a 2021 F350 Platinum with the Tremor package and 6.7L diesel. Carrying my RTT on the bed cover with gear in bed and back seat, I still get 22-23mpg on the highway! Loves my diesel.....

Look into the qomotop mattress. If you get a double and single it will fill the ikamper. You can fit a ton of bedding if you replace with this mattress.

How do people afford to overland??

Drilling into the roof oh man be careful with rust.

Big fan of Heretic. The Tundra is looking great!

Looks great. However rushing through builds seems to be a theme with your channel :p Instead of showing us what options are there, you just show us whats easiest/fastest to buy.

Replace the mattress with self-inflating, fold one blanket and place flat over the mattresses, then place any other bedding in the corner of the tent(the thickest part of the tent) I was able to fit (without forcing) two expeds, two down blankets, and two pillows in my 2.0. it’s takes time to figure out exactly how to make it all fit, but worth it. Especially if you use a heater, you won’t need as much bedding. Hope that helps 😊

What did you use to mount those roam cases? Are those camstraps or something else?

100% waiting for the next update on your tundra

You could see if anyone is selling tundra trd pro fox shocks and run that with the Westcott kit. I did this with my tacoma trd off-road for a temporary upgrade from the bilstein skinnies until I go to full reservoirs. It's a long wait for anything right now. I picked up the tacoma trd pro fox shocks from a guy getting kings for $800, then added the Westcott preload spring cup only to help with my skid plate weight. It's a good upgrade, better ride, and a lot stronger shock for off-road than factory shocks.

Good looking truck and love how easy it is to get to things. Seems like the only thing you didn't add was tow hooks 😉. Hope you don't get stuck!

gorgeous truck

Looking forward to your Mojave Rd video. Love that trail and the endless things to explore around it. Mods look good. I highly recommend the C4 front bumper for it, looks so good. Good luck with the rest of the build.

Great video.. good to finally hear updates with mods