DECKED DIARIES: OVERLAND EXPO WEST

Pocket pants? Check. Safari hat? Check. Swiss Army knife? Check. Custom modified 35' Mitsubishi delivery van on 50" tires with a camper retrofitted to the rear chassis equipped with a year's supply of provisions and emergency rescue gear for any sort of confrontation with nature? Uh, well, no, you have to go to Overland Expo to get that dialed. We came, we saw, we Overlanded...

This is the visual feast of our travels:

The DECKED crew along with our massive 40' display trailer invaded Flagstaff, AZ this past weekend to show off our truck and van bed storage system which a lot of the attendees are starting to discover.

This is pilgrimage to the desert for off road conversion projects, survival innovation and adventure enthusiasm. Overland Expo is a place where your #adventuremobile will feel at home, yet feel a pang of envy for the neighbors.

Law of tonnage:

Jeeps and Tacoma trucks tend to lead the charge in the Overland Community, but as pointed out in THEDRIVE.COM , this was the year of 'MASSIVE RIGS.’ Th e new, larger Overland West venue seemed to gave way for earth roaming beasts, diesel powered Unimogs and vehicles you would expect to see in an Indiana Jones movie. No roof top tent needed here...

Unimog

Earth Roamer

moto truck

DECKED In-Vehicle Storage Units:

We saw our product spread around the venue this year and the applications ran the gamut. It's cool to see how some of these folks are utilizing the system. Notably, Trail Kitchens are working on modular kitchen units which fit in the drawers.