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Posted: 12/15/2022 10:49:44 AM EDT

Jeep TJ or Toyota Tacoma?

Not necessarily with these exact set ups, just in general. Considering vehicle size and abilities what is the better choice?

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:51:32 AM EDT

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Posted: 12/15/2022 10:52:22 AM EDT

[#2]

Gx460 or lx570

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:52:46 AM EDT

[#3]

Of the two I'd go Tacoma, but I'd actually want a duramax swapped suburban.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:53:09 AM EDT

[#4]

The choices are between a TJ and a modern Tacoma.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:53:26 AM EDT

[#5]

Gladiator but that Taco is sexy AF in that setup.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:54:17 AM EDT

[#6]

Where am I overlanding?

US? The Toyota is going to be a better vehicle for the thousands of highway miles I'll be doing before I ever leave pavement.

In general, the Toyota is going to be able to carry more useless shit that looks good on Instagram than the Jeep.

Look at what vehicles are used by people who do overlanding because they actually need to. It's not SWB 2-door's with no storage capacity.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:54:33 AM EDT

[#7]

Tacoma

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:54:50 AM EDT

[#8]

Unimog

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:54:56 AM EDT

[#9]

Overlanding implies "far away" to me, so Toyota, 100%.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:56:09 AM EDT

[#10]

Taco is probably more comfortable to sleep in as is. Surely there is bound to be a time when you aren't going to be able to or want to set up that tent on the TJ

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:56:25 AM EDT

[#11]

Toyota for sure.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:56:43 AM EDT

[#12]

I'd rather take the TJ.
Its a Jeep thang ya know.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:56:48 AM EDT

[#13]

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Where am I overlanding?

US? The Toyota is going to be a better vehicle for the thousands of highway miles I'll be doing before I ever leave pavement.

In general, the Toyota is going to be able to carry more useless shit that looks good on Instagram than the Jeep.

Look at what vehicles are used by people who do overlanding because they actually need to. It's not SWB 2-door's with no storage capacity.

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Location is Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It would be a weekend warrior type of Overlanding. Two nights max.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:59:06 AM EDT

[#14]

Between those two, definitely the Tacoma, and I own a jeep, lol. If I had my choice probably a Sportsmobile.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:59:41 AM EDT

[#15]

LJ is what you seek, not a run-of-the-mill TJ.

The seats recline and with them all the way back, you can sleep in them comfortably. BTDT. Helps to have a hardtop as well.

JMHO, YMMV.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:59:44 AM EDT

[#16]

Toyota

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:59:51 AM EDT

[#17]

Back in my day we called it camping.

Posted: 12/15/2022 10:59:58 AM EDT

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The choices are between a TJ and a modern Tacoma.

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That’s no kind of choice. But, if one has to chose, then Tacoma. Modern Jeeps were purposely designed to have terrible forward visibility and ergonomics, while achieving limited interior space in a midsize vehicle.
At least in the Tacoma, you have a bed to work with.

The pics you posted aren’t Overlanding rigs. They’re just cars with tents on the roof, for people afraid to sleep on the ground.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:01:01 AM EDT

[#19]

Toyota for me. The reliability is unsurpassed. We currently drive a 4R, Tacoma, and F150. My brother has a jeep. He enjoys working on his vehicles. I do not.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:02:19 AM EDT

[#20]

Over paved land...1967 Buick Sportwagon

1967 Buick Sport Wagon White

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1v0Mjfjx4

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:02:39 AM EDT

[#21]

The tacoma.

Jeeps are for going to the mall and hanging rubber duckies on.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:02:55 AM EDT

[#22]

I hate IFS, but id still have to bote Tacoma. It just gives you much more room. TJs are pretty damn compact.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:04:44 AM EDT

[#23]

Jeep Commander Overland.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:06:24 AM EDT

[#24]

Tacoma

I don't want a Chrysler product

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:08:21 AM EDT

[#25]

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Location is Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It would be a weekend warrior type of Overlanding. Two nights max.

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Where am I overlanding?

US? The Toyota is going to be a better vehicle for the thousands of highway miles I'll be doing before I ever leave pavement.

In general, the Toyota is going to be able to carry more useless shit that looks good on Instagram than the Jeep.

Look at what vehicles are used by people who do overlanding because they actually need to. It's not SWB 2-door's with no storage capacity.

Location is Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It would be a weekend warrior type of Overlanding. Two nights max.

Nice area.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:08:51 AM EDT

[#26]

Tacoma, 100% not even a question.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:09:06 AM EDT

[#27]

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Posted: 12/15/2022 11:09:12 AM EDT

[#28]

Depends.

How do you define *overlanding*?

Can you live without a skottle?

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:09:44 AM EDT

[#29]

Well, I own a 3rd gen Tacoma and I have owned a TJ, and while the TJ was fun and surprisingly reliable, it was not anything I wanted to spend any amount of time in outside of the actual fun stuff off road. I doubt there's much that TJ could have gotten through that this Tacoma could not, unless it just required a tighter turn radius, and the Tacoma handles better on the road, is far more comfortable and has far more cargo room.

I really considered the TJ a street legal side by side UTV.

ETA: I loathe all things Dodge, because with only one exception, every Dodge product I've ever owned or that my friends/family have owned has been a steaming pile of shit. The TJ was the exception. If it hadn't rusted away I would still have it. But still choose the Tacoma for this.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:09:49 AM EDT

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Gladiator but that Taco is sexy AF in that setup.

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This

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:10:21 AM EDT

[#31]

Land Cruiser or 4Runner

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:10:25 AM EDT

[#32]

I camp out of a Jeep LJ and I would vote Tacoma. Even with the extra room it is really cramped in the LJ...

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:10:38 AM EDT

[#33]

Ram Prospector XL or Jeep Rubicon 392 Recon

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:10:59 AM EDT

[#34]

Taco

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:12:02 AM EDT

[#35]

These are built locally to me.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:12:04 AM EDT

[#36]

Can't carry shit in a TJ. So Tacoma.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:14:03 AM EDT

[#37]

Tacoma

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:14:13 AM EDT

[#38]

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It's still just camping but now you get to spend 100K first.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:15:45 AM EDT

[#39]

That Taco gives me a hard on

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:17:49 AM EDT

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Posted: 12/15/2022 11:19:50 AM EDT

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Multi-purpose such as shaggin' wagon and other non-COC things, FTW

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:21:17 AM EDT

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Of the two I'd go Tacoma, but I'd actually want a duramax swapped suburban.

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That would be so awesome.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:24:19 AM EDT

[#43]

Now hear me out here…

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Posted: 12/15/2022 11:25:15 AM EDT

[#44]

Earth Roamer, because I am a princess.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:25:42 AM EDT

[#45]

Which ever I can bolt the most external bullshit on to.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:26:12 AM EDT

[#46]

Id rather wheel for the day in the jeep and go home but if i had to be out in the woods for a while id prefer the tacoma because i could haul more stuff in it to make it less lame.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:29:24 AM EDT

[#47]

RTT is a stupid idea when you have to get up at 4 in the morning and pee. Oh and a 200 series

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:31:02 AM EDT

[#48]

Taco,not even close. Where are you going to put all your shit in the jeep?

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:34:31 AM EDT

[#49]

Tacoma. Our oldest has a newer Jeep, and it's fun off road, but on the highway rides worse and is noisier than my 1990 Toyota pickup.

Posted: 12/15/2022 11:40:50 AM EDT

[#50]

Based on the information, I vote for Tacoma. My gen3 Tacoma does well offroad, but a TJ is better for pure 4wheeling, as long as it is dependable.

But, it really depends on what type of adventures you want to do.

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