we're here just outside Flagstaff
Arizona at the Overland Expo and this is
a truck show of sorts of some of the
coolest customized and expedition type
vehicles around one of the first trucks
that caught our eye was this f-550 right
over here amazing truck it's an s550 so
you've got the power stroke underneath
but three and a half inch suspension
lift 41 inch tall tires these are wheels
custom wheels custom cut out here in the
front and a custom bumper if there was
one truck we want to drive away from the
show that we could choose this would be
it so if we were looking for a truck to
turn head this would be it it's actually
called a Toyota mega Cruiser looks a lot
like the Hummer but it's not a Hummer
it's built for the toy for the Japanese
military it's got a four-cylinder turbo
diesel under the hood the hood
obviously tilts forward just like the
Hummers did four-wheel steer Hummers
didn't have that central tire inflation
system Hummers did have that and there's
only four of these in the United States
there's more of that more of them around
the world but only four in the US right
now that means this vehicle is priceless
of course one of the big issues here at
the expo is camping and one of the
coolest camper shells you've seen for
pickup trucks is from Overland Expo in
fact they've got four mounting brackets
around the vehicle that allow you to put
legs on the truck and then for quick
release latches that allow you to take
this off or put it on in less than six
minutes now this particular camping
shell weighs about 3,200 pounds and cost
a little over $100,000 but if you want a
quick change artist this is your camper
shell another clever more economical
option for your pickup bed is this earth
cruiser gzl 400 weighs about 800 pounds
dry maybe about a thousand pounds with
the tanks full but it gives you the
option of sleeping out on the road
anywhere under the stars you want to
take your pickup truck
this this vehicle right here or this
shelf right here cost about thirty-nine
hundred dollars but if you have maybe a
bigger pickup truck maybe a
three-quarter ton if you've got an eight
foot bed you can still use this and
they'll just add on some more storage
for you so if you want to explore the
backcountry with your pickup truck you
can do it economically with the gzl 400
there's all sorts of practical
problem-solving solutions here for
campers at the show but there's also
some very cool customized almost
Frankenstein type vehicles one of which
I'm standing right on top of this is a
GMC medium-duty top kick truck in the
front and then they've mailed it on the
back a full-size GMC van behind it it's
got a Honda 3000 generator for your
power and solar panels up here on top
and inside you've got every luxurious
amenities you could possibly want for
your backcountry exploration camping
trip no secret we like a TV we love what
they've done with the RAM heavy duties
and with the Jeep vehicle but the RAM
half-ton crowd has been saying what
about us now the new recruit is being
offered by AV debuting here at the
Overland Expo it's got a ram 2500 hood
that's completely unique it's got a big
bumper that looks like the heavy duties
but it weighs about 30 pounds left 4
inch suspension lift in the front we've
got some military grade aluminum here on
this knuckle more ground clearance
underneath as well also this is the
snorkel from the 2500 and this is going
to fit with the Power Wagon fender
flares a 35 inch tire it's a very cool
package if you want to customize your
truck to do some brutal off-road trail
and just so you know that this show
isn't just about hugely customized
vehicle we found a 2016 Nissan Titan XT
that's only lightly modified small
suspension lift beautiful landscape or
on top and then some reinforcing
suspension pieces underneath to make
this more stable when driving down the
road it's also got some nice accessories
here up front Spade hi-lift jack and
also a winch
so this turned out to be a great show
for us and we would highly recommend it
for anybody that wants to do it next
year but thank goodness we found
someplace to get off of our feet you
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