Camping

How do you guys camp with your 4Runner? This Boreas XT, built with no wood and in Pueblo, CO makes things real comfortable! Not cheap, but worth every dime in my opinion! Boreascampers.com if you want to check them out! 4Runner is towing it better than I thought as the trailer is about 2200lb dry.

 

Went camping this past weekend. This picture is not from this weekend - but same setup. Got down to about 42degF overnight - but with the windows zipped up, the rainfly on, and an electric heater running in the back of the 4Runner we were warm. Yeah, I'd probably not want to be camping in this tent out in the middle of nowhere with bears/wolves/mountain lions about - but at state parks within a 2-3 hour drive from our house it works pretty good for less than $400.

 

I like that! I do a lot of camping in National Forests/BLM in Colorado and Wyoming, so a hard sided was a must for me!

 

Wife and I use this same setup but sleep inside the 4Runner. We’re soon adding a Solid Wood Worx drawer system and will sell the Luno mattress to purchase a larger mattress.

 

Whew! That XT is not cheap! We purchased our popup tent trailer about a year ago and its been excellent. We bought ours new from Robert's Sales. Highly recommend them if you want a popup trailer in Denver. Just renewed my KOA account and plan to camp at KOAs, 11 mile and other places here in CO. Hopefully the mosquitoes wont be quite as bad as last summer. Can't wait to go fishing & be on the water!

 

I couldn't sleep inside the 4Runner - too tight with two people for me. Queen sized are mattress fits fine in the tent. Once you add the drawer system you'll be sleeping in the tent?

 

No, we still will sleep in the 4Runner. Neither of us are very big, but still it’s “cozy.” Drawers are only 8” high so there’s plenty of head room. Before buying the blueprints I mocked it up with boxes and spare lumber, and the height is wife approved; she likes the relative security of being inside the 4R v a tent.

 

Depending on reason for the trip out, either inside, on top of, or in a tent. Pulling a trailer is just too much load with steep hills and a lot of gear. But they do look nice.

inside setup
https://lunolife.com/products/vehicle-sleeping-platform

On top setup (also used for my pickup and ground - mattress is great)
https://c6outdoor.com/collections/rev-rack-tent-collection

Ground tent for serious cold and wet weather.
https://kodiakcanvas.com/collection...0-x-14-ft-flex-bow-deluxe-canvas-camping-tent

 

Welcome

 

Nice setups, we have a RTT and pack the runner full. Spent about 30 nights in the RTT last year, between trips to Florida in February, and the Smokey Mountains in June, a couple bluegrass festivals, plus our normal Northern Maine August camping. This June we are headed west to the Grand Canyon and about a week in Utah.

 

Simple Mattress in the cargo area for me.

https://www.top4runners.com/ja/2007/losthorizon.html

 

I hear ya - my wife has voiced reservations about the security of sleeping in the tent also. However, we aren't overlanding and camping out in the middle of nowhere. We've only used the SUV tent to camp at state parks that are within about a 2 hour drive from our house. We've got a few favorite campsites that have great lake/sunset views that we reserve months in advance. These are nice campsites with electric, picnic tables, fire ring/grill, restrooms/showers nearby, etc... - and there are always folks camping in the nearby campsites as these are very popular sites. Definitely not roughing it. I've convinced her that a wild animal ripping into the tent and attacking us is not something to worry about. We'll sometimes hear racoons getting into the trash bag we tie to the picnic table in the middle of the night - but nothing that would freak her out. The campers shown above are really cool - but we don't camp enough to justify something like that - we camp maybe a couple times a year (usually once in the spring/once in the fall) for 1-2 nights max - so the Napier SUV tent works pretty good for us.

 

Welcome from Arizona!

 

I have a few options, depending on what kind of trip it is.

For staying in the same place a few nights, I'll set up a tent, or a pop-up camper. The pop-up has a lot of space for being easy to tow, but takes a little time to set up and take down.

For island camping/carry in situations, I use a small Kelty tent. It packs up small, but has held up well for me.

For remote solo camping, or moving around every day, I built a platform for sleeping in the 4Runner. Nothing fancy, but it's comfy enough. I like this setup for trips when I just skip town without a plan.