So I initially reached out to Jay of Ovrlnd Campers in April of last year and put down a deposit for a camper for a 5’ bed Tacoma. I’ve started a build thread on Tacomaworld, but figured I’d start one hear to get more input / ideas on mods too.
First mods were startling my electrical system initial wiring, arb awning mounted and ordered a mattress for it.
Most of the electrical features a blue sea main battery disconnect, negative power bus, 6 switch panel, USB ports, and a remove wanderer solar controller.
More interior mods, insulating the bottom portion and roof with 1” thermasheath, also added some usb lighting for the lower half of the camper and a blue sea volt meter
Purchased a “gmartin” custom rack off of Tacomaworld. Pretty much basic concept as other racks on the market, but cut down for the camper. Also some drone shots at work
Worked on the interior, covering the insulation with abs plastic sheets for protection/looks. On the upper portion of the camper I added adhesive velcro to the top of the lower portion of the camper to cover the insulation.
Added some trim edge to the top of the camper, makes it super easy to push it open by hand down vs metal edge. Also worked on the ceiling covering it with felt.
The side opening doors originally just folded flat, this was pretty high for me but doable. My wife though, she needed something lower so i took some inspiration from alu cab’s fold down side tables and made these out of 10 series extruded aluminum, and 1/4 hdpe sheets I had laying around. They work perfectly with my camp chef stove and I also added some attachments for he front runner cutlery set I got for Christmas.
I feel like I have a million small projects going at once. So I’ve also started the interior build. This will be out of 80/20 and other misc materials, basically a goose gear inspired build. One project I have completed is some front runner outfitters wolf pack brackets for the roof rack.
Between yesterday and today, I’ve mounted up some exterior lift struts to help with opening the top. The front was a proof of concept, and worked out pretty well. I am going to have to make custom rear mounts but that shouldn’t take long at all. I also found a place for my blue ridge overland gear bags. I was really wondering where to put them. I ordered 4” tall bags over Black Friday, I think one more 6” bag will fill up the panel nicely. I think I’m going to put electrical accessories / cables / headlamps / extra batteries in these.