Hey there everyone GFC build 5912. Purchased new (yay Black Friday sale) install date 4/18/24. Did a quick turnaround from AZ to Belgrade and back. Initially was scheduled for Aug install to coincide with our upcoming NP tour and extra week in MT looking for a possible future home.
Ultimate goal with this build out is keeping it simple yet functional for mostly weekend trips and usually 1 long 6-8 night expedition style trip with the guys every year. I come from a backpacking background so I’m used to oz=lbs and trying to keep things necessary but light and prefer to camp simple not extravagant.
Base truck build out
2018 TRD Offroad with tech and premium packages.
Armor
RCI engine and transmission skidplates
RCI sliders 20 degree with top plates
Packrax bed stiffeners.
Suspension, wheels and tires
Fox 2.5 DSC front/rear Factory Race Series
14 inch 600lb Eibach springs
RXT leaf pack currently stage 2
JBA UCA
Durobumps bumpstops
SCS Ray 10s in Gold finish 17x8.5 -10 offset
Toyo Open Country RT Trails 275/70-17
ARB single compressor in expedition essentials driver side bed mount.
Lighting
Caliraised 32 inch hidden lower grill lightbar
Rigid SAE fogs (will be moving to yellow SAE BD)
Chase lights BD squadron sport S2
Coming soon BD squadron ditch lights on RCI brackets
Exterior/Interior/convenience mods
TRD pro grill
TRD pro shifter
Amazon center console and glove box organizers
Blackout emblem overlays
Packrax flair tailgate panel.
Master Tailgater dashcam and LCD rear view mirror replacement.
Built Right industries front bed molle panel
Rago Fab T track shovel/axe mounts
Sherpa Animas rack- to be added maxtrax
Current GFC specs and mods
Black panels no windows
Tangerine tent with side doors newer style with the lower pockets and additional tent material on the bottoms of the windows.
Turbonap mattress with @WrinkledPants Overland softgoods plaid sheets
Hardkorr led light bars downstairs x3 1 single led strip upstairs
Built custom bed plate out of 1/2 inch birch covered with marine grade carpet @Buhlockaye latch covers
Interior grab handle from etsy @jedgar tent pull down and soon to be ordered Interior step along with drip rails
ARB fridge slide
National Luna 50L dual zone fridge
Dometic 11L water container with matching faucet
Camper power
Ecoflow delta 2
Ecoflow 220w folding portable solar panel for in camp camp charging.
Dometic 12v outlet for alternator charging when in motion. Ran off a relay to ignition power on.
Vrnclr bedding catch
Future plans
Awning
Waiting on @AERONAUT hoverquilt restock (great meeting you at AZ expo)
Propane and camp kitchen- no more cooking on backpaking stove
Yeti 60 go box to house stove/cooking gear and dry goods
Propane fire box for fire ban season
Pics from last years northern AZ trip. GFC had been on my mind for a couple years already but this trip sealed the deal once i got home started getting finances in order to be able to pull the trigger on one and in November i was able to.
For awnings … and simplicity’s sake, we’ve actually really loved our Moonshade. Keeps the exterior clean with less attachments and you can put it on any side you need it. Easy to set up / take down, light, packable. Got a couple now. Even used it without a vehicle with a tree at a soccer game once!
Hoverquilt duo arrived today. Very impressed right out the gate. Can’t wait to get out for a few nights again. No more sleeping bags is gonna be awesome
Also installed some cooler tie down mounts to secure the eco flow in the bed. My biggest complaint so far about the eco flow is only 1 12v plug in. Rather lose 3 ac outlets and gain 2 additional 12v outlets. Maybe in the future they release a more overland specific version. Anyway to solve that issue bought a Kickass products 1 into 3 12v plug in and mounted that on the wheel well next to dometic power supply
Finally snagged a stove so no longer need to rely on backpacking food on longer trips. Price hurt but ultimately decided my needs don’t require two burner stove and the size that goes with it couldn’t really find a great option in single burner so bit the bullet used up CC rewards from the GFC purchase and splurged on Cook Partner
Getting everything dialed for a couple big trips upcoming
Solar worked great. The ecoflow has easily been able to handle my minimal power needs
Added JE designs drip rails horse traded a buddy with a bunch of barrel aged stouts for.
Sourced a remote switch and remote for the Hardkoor lights and rerouted the wires now that i don’t need a switch upstairs.
Few pics from last few trips
Felt weird driving by hq and not stopping. But trying to make up time getting to glacier cause wife spent too much time shopping in Bozeman. Few truck shots from the trip
Hi AERONAUT,
I’ll be getting my GFC installed in October and was planning to use my Moonshade with it as well. Can you share any details how your mounting it to the camper? TIA
Oh man I’m the worst and thought I had already replied
I’ve got some goodies from @Rancho ( Lumbering Bear Adventure Gear ) that work amazing - they lock into place anywhere on the track and then the Moonshade has carabiners that just clip in. Super easy and strong!
Great time with even better people.
Hoverquilt is amazing. Despite 8 nights out in the wilderness came home refreshed and relaxed because i slept great
NO worries… and thank you! Happy to see this as these are exactly what I ordered. I was slightly worried about lateral pull on these and considered the ATLAS, but good to see these will work for me.
Then scored the bumper I’ve been eyeballing. Demello steel bumper. Would have preferred the stealth version with lightbar cut out but for the price and the fact it came with the BD squadrons i won’t complain. Waiting on a winch then will install both
