Live from the road and beyond: Overland Expo 2014
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Cant wait to see the rest....
We had a few technical difficulties post-expo and are now back online. I'll close out this thread with a few expo pics and such and we'll start another thread for our Utah adventure 
Northern AZ, so many cool places to see!
Trump's Tacoma - one of the nicest around.
Must resist... on to Flag!
Northern Arizona is a whole different world than the southern half of the state - green everywhere.
Lake Mary, more water than 2013
Fire danger all around... no campfires please!
Arriving at Overland Expo... the first shiny thing to catch my eye was this nicely restored 60 Series Cruiser with diesel conversion by AT
And fully outfittted!
Lou from Restop's new Tacoma with Demello rear setup - ready for adventure.
The new 2014 Tacoma bumper from Demello, available in aluminum too
Demello gave this some nice detail at the grill/headlight interface
Setting up our booth and making camp with Trump surveying the scene
Snow Peak central and the calm before the storm
Banners mounted and wind-proofed - the wind off of the lake bed is no joke here
Tang0's Iron Pig guarding the street
Northern AZ, so many cool places to see!
Trump's Tacoma - one of the nicest around.
Must resist... on to Flag!
Northern Arizona is a whole different world than the southern half of the state - green everywhere.
Lake Mary, more water than 2013
Fire danger all around... no campfires please!
Arriving at Overland Expo... the first shiny thing to catch my eye was this nicely restored 60 Series Cruiser with diesel conversion by AT
And fully outfittted!
Lou from Restop's new Tacoma with Demello rear setup - ready for adventure.
The new 2014 Tacoma bumper from Demello, available in aluminum too
Demello gave this some nice detail at the grill/headlight interface
Setting up our booth and making camp with Trump surveying the scene
Snow Peak central and the calm before the storm
Banners mounted and wind-proofed - the wind off of the lake bed is no joke here
Tang0's Iron Pig guarding the street
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And my "walking around pics" once the show had started in earnest the next day. There is NO WAY I could accurately describe everything I saw - this show is MASSIVE and the number and variety of rigs, camps, styles, widgets and people boggles the mind. Folks come from all over the globe to the expo now, it's really grown.
Tepui Tent central
Nice Vulture 4Runner
Canvass is still cool
Gear and vendors everywhere!
Frontrunner Outfitters came with a killer spread of rigs, toys and new gear
The Frontrunner JK is ready to play
More Frontrunner campsite goodies
The Frontrunner Tacoma - there were a LOT of Tacomas this year in every flavor
James Baroud was there for the first time and are now sold in North America - these tents are THE BEST variant of this style I've seen. They took the Maggiolina concept a step further IMHO. If I was in the market for a RTT, this would be it. Check them out
Carbon fiber version... light as a feather
Designed to carry a James Baroud gear/clothes carrier on top.
Top shelf materials and workmanship to include OEM LED lighting and roof ventilation. Nice.
AllPro Offroad was busy all weekend with "Brownie" feeling the love. The new aluminum APEX bumper wins the "best looking" bumper award fro 2nd gen Tacomas IMHO.
AllPro's "Brownie" and APEX bumper closeup - such a sweet machine!
Our own Mitch and Beau from Living Overland
Trailers everywhere this year - these ones from Moby1 were niiice....
Kayaks? No problem.
The smaller version from Moby1, very cool
Cam and Co from Mojoe Outfitters and their killer griddle setups
The MFES (modular front end system) bumper from Pronghorn. Made in USA, all aluminum and very well designed.
The new Tacoma version of the MFES from Pronghorn. Still under development, but the low winch mount, killer recover points and integral 1/4 inch aluminum skid are very promising.
The Triple Aught Design booth was always busy - and full of shenanigans...
The ITS Tactical HQ - home of the best morale patches and skads of other cool gear.
The fellas from Expedition Ops were there again and having fun. These guys talk the talk and walk the walk
Tepui Tent central
Nice Vulture 4Runner
Canvass is still cool
Gear and vendors everywhere!
Frontrunner Outfitters came with a killer spread of rigs, toys and new gear
The Frontrunner JK is ready to play
More Frontrunner campsite goodies
The Frontrunner Tacoma - there were a LOT of Tacomas this year in every flavor
James Baroud was there for the first time and are now sold in North America - these tents are THE BEST variant of this style I've seen. They took the Maggiolina concept a step further IMHO. If I was in the market for a RTT, this would be it. Check them out
Carbon fiber version... light as a feather
Designed to carry a James Baroud gear/clothes carrier on top.
Top shelf materials and workmanship to include OEM LED lighting and roof ventilation. Nice.
AllPro Offroad was busy all weekend with "Brownie" feeling the love. The new aluminum APEX bumper wins the "best looking" bumper award fro 2nd gen Tacomas IMHO.
AllPro's "Brownie" and APEX bumper closeup - such a sweet machine!
Our own Mitch and Beau from Living Overland
Trailers everywhere this year - these ones from Moby1 were niiice....
Kayaks? No problem.
The smaller version from Moby1, very cool
Cam and Co from Mojoe Outfitters and their killer griddle setups
The MFES (modular front end system) bumper from Pronghorn. Made in USA, all aluminum and very well designed.
The new Tacoma version of the MFES from Pronghorn. Still under development, but the low winch mount, killer recover points and integral 1/4 inch aluminum skid are very promising.
The Triple Aught Design booth was always busy - and full of shenanigans...
The ITS Tactical HQ - home of the best morale patches and skads of other cool gear.
The fellas from Expedition Ops were there again and having fun. These guys talk the talk and walk the walk
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But wait, there's more!
Frank Ledwell and Co spreading the good word about OutdoorX4 magazine.
New instant tents from Oztent
The new Dutch Oven table from Tembo Tusk - we really like the idea of being able to cook with one of these up off the ground.
The American Expedition Vehicles Ram 2500 with FWC...
Very well thought out, like Mopar made it. Even better than OEM really.
Fit and finish on all the AEV stuff we've seen is top notch.
The Falken Tire Jeep. Nice.
Bryon and Sarah of Exploring Elements and their EEXP Prototype. It can carry all the toys in style and provides a nice bit of weather-proof comfort at the end of the day. We really like the direction that XP is taking with this and look forward to them offering this "module" with a pass through for your vehicle of choice
Inside the EEXP, multipurpose modularity is king.
Minimalist kitchen with giant fridge
We really liked the American Adventurist badging on the new TRD Pro Tacoma at the OutdoorX4 booth
Frank Ledwell and Co spreading the good word about OutdoorX4 magazine.
New instant tents from Oztent
The new Dutch Oven table from Tembo Tusk - we really like the idea of being able to cook with one of these up off the ground.
The American Expedition Vehicles Ram 2500 with FWC...
Very well thought out, like Mopar made it. Even better than OEM really.
Fit and finish on all the AEV stuff we've seen is top notch.
The Falken Tire Jeep. Nice.
Bryon and Sarah of Exploring Elements and their EEXP Prototype. It can carry all the toys in style and provides a nice bit of weather-proof comfort at the end of the day. We really like the direction that XP is taking with this and look forward to them offering this "module" with a pass through for your vehicle of choice
Inside the EEXP, multipurpose modularity is king.
Minimalist kitchen with giant fridge
We really liked the American Adventurist badging on the new TRD Pro Tacoma at the OutdoorX4 booth
Fusos were everywhere again this year. This one sports a custom Four Wheel Camper.
Power Wagon from the Mopar museum.
Immaculate specimen.
The Mighty FC, always a show favorite. If they brought this into production I'd have a hard time staying away from the dealership...
This Willys from the Mopar museum sits atop a modified JK Rubicon frame and running gear... very sleeper
Tigers were there, here's the Himalayan
And the Himalayan LT driven by a certain DiploStrat
Then we spotted this TEOTWAWKI Sportsmobile... and our jaws dropped.
It even had an AAV patch inside...
Incredible build quality everywhere I looked.
One of the coolest Sportsmobile interiors I've ever seen. Very utilitarian.
1943 Willys from the Mopar museum that I had the pleasure of driving. Seems no one at the OJ booth knew how to drive a manual with a column shifter (3 on the tree IIRC) so I jumped on that grenade when it was time to park this for display
Stopped back by our camp for water. Note our solar was in full use and we had my shower deployed to keep us presentable, and odor free, at the show.
The Campa Unimog with custom Phoenix Camper went home with some Unimog size AAV badging
The U500 is a beautiful machine...
Another view of the Pronghorn MFES bumper and skid on the 2014 Tacoma with low mount winch. These guys put a LOT of thought into this whole system. At first I was "meh" on it but as you realize the modularity and killer recovery options built into this it grows on you. I cant wait to see the fully finished version.
Lexus aka Prado - there were a few of these at the show and they are very nice when properly built.
The Tres Amigos...
The new 2014 Power Wagon was there showing off it's prowess on the O-course. I like it, but the graphics are a real fly in the ointment for me. YMMV.
Land Rover Las vegas was there in force again this year and letting folks try out the latest Rovers on the O-course.
Guess who was driving this G-Wagen?
The EEXP going through it's testing on the course. Working perfectly too.
The big boys - lots of Mogs and Mans there this year from around the globe.
A nice Defender with some toys that caught my eye.
Trump was in love with this one.
All in all, we had a GREAT time at the expo. It's always nice to see the latest and greatest and catch up with old friends.
But the best part of this trip started on Monday when we peeled out of here and headed north into Utah... a trip so epic that it deserves it's own trip report...
Power Wagon from the Mopar museum.
Immaculate specimen.
The Mighty FC, always a show favorite. If they brought this into production I'd have a hard time staying away from the dealership...
This Willys from the Mopar museum sits atop a modified JK Rubicon frame and running gear... very sleeper
Tigers were there, here's the Himalayan
And the Himalayan LT driven by a certain DiploStrat
Then we spotted this TEOTWAWKI Sportsmobile... and our jaws dropped.
It even had an AAV patch inside...
Incredible build quality everywhere I looked.
One of the coolest Sportsmobile interiors I've ever seen. Very utilitarian.
1943 Willys from the Mopar museum that I had the pleasure of driving. Seems no one at the OJ booth knew how to drive a manual with a column shifter (3 on the tree IIRC) so I jumped on that grenade when it was time to park this for display
Stopped back by our camp for water. Note our solar was in full use and we had my shower deployed to keep us presentable, and odor free, at the show.
The Campa Unimog with custom Phoenix Camper went home with some Unimog size AAV badging
The U500 is a beautiful machine...
Another view of the Pronghorn MFES bumper and skid on the 2014 Tacoma with low mount winch. These guys put a LOT of thought into this whole system. At first I was "meh" on it but as you realize the modularity and killer recovery options built into this it grows on you. I cant wait to see the fully finished version.
Lexus aka Prado - there were a few of these at the show and they are very nice when properly built.
The Tres Amigos...
The new 2014 Power Wagon was there showing off it's prowess on the O-course. I like it, but the graphics are a real fly in the ointment for me. YMMV.
Land Rover Las vegas was there in force again this year and letting folks try out the latest Rovers on the O-course.
Guess who was driving this G-Wagen?
The EEXP going through it's testing on the course. Working perfectly too.
The big boys - lots of Mogs and Mans there this year from around the globe.
A nice Defender with some toys that caught my eye.
Trump was in love with this one.
All in all, we had a GREAT time at the expo. It's always nice to see the latest and greatest and catch up with old friends.
But the best part of this trip started on Monday when we peeled out of here and headed north into Utah... a trip so epic that it deserves it's own trip report...
Yes! The real star done on the Mojoe Griddle for the Sunday vendor sponsored breakfast was Jerry's (Tembo Tusk) sausage... a homemade (by has Afrikaner wife) South African sausage called Boerewors and it's derivative dried version Droëwors. I thought Chris Cole was going to come to tears after he got a few pieces of that savory wurst. It's worth driving out there from Virginia for that sausage, I'll tell you what...
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