SURPRISE! Our New Truck Camper for Overlanding (NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT!)
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2023
- #overlanding #landcruiserlifestyle #landcruiser #travel
After well over a year of planning, our overland truck is finally here! It's not what we originally planned to be driving the world with, but we think it's even better. Today we're showing you guys the process of how we ended up with a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser BJ75 with a BiMobil Husky Camper on the back. This truck is not something we could have ever dreamed up since these trucks are so hard to find, especially in America. When we saw it listed on Instagram, we jumped at it and contacted the owners immediately. You'll have to watch the full vlog for the story. :) Stay tuned for more videos of our truck in the coming weeks and months!
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== A B O U T U S ==
Hey y'all! We're Chris + Sara (or as you know us, Let’s Be Us), a husband and wife digital nomad travel duo currently working and traveling full time with our pup, Kramer. We've always dreamed of traveling full time, and in May of 2018 we took the leap and made it happen! Today we're balancing work and fun everywhere between the Pacific and Atlantic. From hiking and cycling to tacos and coffee, we're trying to see and experience as much of this world as we can! While our home is currently on wheels in our DIY Sprinter van, our travels take us all around the world.
Be sure to hit subscribe here on UA-cam and follow along on Instagram for more daily fun! Oh, and be sure to say hi while you're here. :)
Literally LOL’d at the hatch shots :)
Chris’s dad is so chill!
And I love following your adventures because your smaller chapters are so inspirational to my own inconsistent and not-necessarily-niched life stories. So, thank *you* for sharing!
Chris' dad is super chill! 😂 And it's really nice to hear you're enjoying these videos, thank you so much for sticking with us and following along!
Excited for y’all! 🎉
Thanks, y'all!! :)
Excited that the right rig for y’all came along. Looks perfect and I’m sure it will feel like home on the road in no time!
Thanks, y'all! We hope to show it to you guys in person one day soon!
Congrats you two!! So excited to see where this takes you.
Thanks, y'all! :) Maybe we'll get to cross paths with you in SE Asia!
Nice 70 series! So stoked for you guys! Yeah, they’re definitely not built for speed, but they’ll last you forever and then some.
Thanks so much! We love this truck already and look forward to driving it for many, many more miles. 🛻
@@chrisandsarayou mean kilometer 😬
Congratulations! I had seen this rig on an overlanders group and am not in a place to buy it right now, but so glad it went to someone who will use it and appreciate it! Can't wait to see the trips you do!
Thanks so much!! It's such a cool rig, we're thankful we were able to snag it. Doesn't feel real!
Congratulations & Welcome to the Land Cruiser Family!
Thank you!! It's fun to be in the "cool club." We're loving the Land Cruiser community already!
Congratulations on the new step in your journey! Can't wait to see what adventures unfold.
Thank you so much!! :)
Guys just got to watch this and see your new rig - WE LOVE IT!!! If we weren’t in S. Africa, we wouldn’t understand how fantastically cool this is! GREAT FIND! Super stoked for y’all! 💪
Thanks, y'all!! We loved the Taco but now that you're in Africa you get the appeal in the Land Cruiser, too. :) Please take ALL the notes on Africa for us. We're dying to get this baby over there SOON! :)
Good job remembering to water the plants before you left!!! (I'm just going to assume you put that in there for me! 😂😂)
Congrats 🎉 It's so cute! Can't wait to see where you take it. Safe travels.
Courtney, you'd be so proud of me.... I even remembered to ask a friend to water our plants while we're gone! Who am I?! At the time this video was filmed I had kept some dahlias alive for FOUR WEEKS.
We live in the country and I taught our daughter to drive a stick making her stop and start going up hills and she caught on very fast how to work the clutch to her advantage. My best friend taught me how to drive a stick in her VW Bug and I've always loved driving a stick. Congrats on your new purchase and your next adventure! Hope you took your time driving back across the country and stopped to enjoy the sights and beauty our Country has to offer! 🚗❤
We both laughed so loud when the tailgate didn’t shut! 😂 Also, this video wasn’t sponsored by Tito’s Vodka just like our move to Florida wasn’t sponsored by Chewy… haha. Glad you guys were able to practice driving stick beforehand though!
So excited for you guys!!! Hey that’s one of the many reasons we love your channel your honesty. So now take us on an adventure!! ~Cara 🎉😊
We will!! :) We can't wait to travel in this truck as many places as it can take us!
Well I guessed wrong. The tuc-tuc video makes way more sense now. My mom use to park on the side of a steep hill to teach people to drive manual. I just tell people to use the handbrake on hills an release it right as your release the clutch. Just don't expect the handbrake to hold on a steep hill. If its adjusted correctly, it will if facing down hill. But its directional. It does not keep you from rolling backwards very well. So get good before any steep hills. An always park in gear. First is fine, Reverse is lower so better.
We've definitely been parking in gear but I'm still nervous I'm going to come back and the truck have rolled away. lol The manual transmission is a lot of fun though! We're really loving driving it.
WOO HOO!!!!! I am so happy for you and can't wait to see more of the truck/camper and your adventures. Thanks for the story... The adventure continues.... Until next time.. Travel safe.
Thanks so much!! We're excited to share more so so soon!!
Congratulations you guys! So excited for you.
Thanks so much!! :)
Cool video guys! Will be great to follow along and see what adventure it will take you on :)
Thank you both for everything! We're loving the truck so much already. ❤ We're hoping to see y'all post some of your European travels the rest of the summer. Take note of your favorite camping spots to pass on to us. 😉
Congrats on the new camper! Hope to see it and u guys at Overland Expo!! 🙌🙌🙌
YES! We would love to say hi!!
Congrats you guys! Very very cool ride. Wishing you many happy adventures ahead!
Thanks, John! (And Tucker!) :)
So excited for you guys! Can't wait to see more 🤗
Thanks, y'all! :) So looking forward to your big news reveal soon, too! It'll be fun to see what you have up your sleeve!
This is so exciting!! It was a year ago when we met you at Overland Expo PNW and you had just bought the Toyota. We can't wait to see the amazing places you'll go in the Land Cruiser!
Hey y'all!! We were just talking about you guys a couple of days ago and I meant to send you a message. We're going to be at Overland Expo this year, will y'all? We'd love to see you guys!
We will be there and would love to see you too! Our trailer will be at the Timberleaf booth again and we're planning to be at the Expo on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning (camping at the booth Sat night 🤪)
Congrats!
Thanks, Debby! ☺️
So incredibly happy for you guys! Your new rig looks soooo sick!
Thanks, y'all!! We need to plan a trip together ASAP!
YAY!!!! Congratulations - that looks like a suitable adventure vehicle for y'all!
Thank you!! :) We absolutely love it so far!! It's exactly what we were looking for without fully knowing it's what we were looking for!
Oh my word I am so excited for your next adventure!
Ah! Thanks so much!! We're so excited and can't wait to take it to many, many places!
Hahaha! All clutches are different! Good luck and happy trails!! Congrats!!!
Thank you!! :)
Congratulations! A beautiful vehicle for adventure. I look forward to your travels. Happy 4th Holiday!
Thanks so much, Larry! :) Happy 4th to you as well!
That rig fits y’all so well and it’s a Land Cruiser, let’s goooo!
YESSS! Toyota all day. The rig is just quirky enough that it just seems to fit us!
I love that it's a manual. Congrats on your new to you camper.
Thanks so much, Patrick!
No freakin way!!! Ok we are seriously jealous and cannot wait to see where you take this thing!
Thanks, y'all!! bummed we're not gonna be a part of the Tacoma gang, but at least it's still a Toyota!
So excited for your next travels, in your new to you Camper truck. Will miss seeing you guys in your Tuk Tuk running around Chattanooga, but know your out and about touring the world.
Oh we'll be home bopping around in the tuk tuk still! We're never gone from Chatt too long! :)
Awe, you bought Melanie and Sebastian’s rig!! Met them years ago at Overland Expo with there first rig, good people and seasoned overlanders!!
They're such wonderful people! We're lucky to have been the ones to purchase their rig. They did a wonderful job on the renovation and caring for it!
The English translation of the Japanese word, "Toyota" is, "Bulletproof", and the Land Cruiser is the epitome of Bulletproof. Ya done good, no matter what you paid.
I didn't know that! We're pretty happy with it.
@@chrisandsara Actually, I was jus joking. Toyota is the family name of the founder, Kiichiro Toyota. You can google his name to get more info. But the cars are still bulletproof.... 😉😉😉
Super excited for your new camper! Super stocked for its tour! Love that it’s manual and diesel :) just don’t let it ever run out of diesel because it’s not as simple as just filling it up and going again, it’s much worse running out of diesel than gasoline.
Ah, thanks for the pro tip! I hope to never run out of fuel, but no we'll be even more careful. 😅
landcruiser 70 series is one of the worlds best off road units
We're so excited to have snagged one! They're tanks!
"I just like cookies" hahaha RELATABLE!
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Early scoop.....I luv it! Learned to drive (Triumph GT6) on a stick so I know the challenge.....can't wait to see more of this RV.😊
Oh I bet that was a fun one to learn on! We're loving driving stick now that we've gotten the hang of it. Looking forward to sharing more adventures soon!
lols, having grown up on a farm and learning to drive (only manuals) by the age of 8, seeing someone learn to do it is funny, we all remember the stalls, and hops.
😂 We definitely learned late in life! I wish we had learned when we were 8!
If you are a true Chris & Sara fan, we wouldn’t have needed the back flash of the tuk-tuk. I immediately started laughing when you said a stick shift. 🤣 I can’t laugh too hard. I am an automatic girl too. 👍🏻
🤣🤣🤣 that poor tuk-tuk
Just subscribed because I love your video content
Congrats on your new adventure! Life has funny twists and turns sometimes.
I’ve tried to learn stick twice. The first time was in high school in my friend’s old VW Rabbit. She was significantly shorter than me and wouldn’t let me change the seat because it was hard to get back in place. Needless to say, it didn’t go well. My husband used to have a manual Subaru and we went out in a parking lot once. It’s a hard thing to learn!
Thank you!! The twists and turns are what keep life interesting! 😅
Stick shift is so much fun. You should give it a go again. Once it clicks it clicks!
Real life is random and is the real story - that IS the story. That's why I'm here with you every week.
We love having you around and to stick with us through all the random adventures! Thanks so always being so encouraging! :)
Congratulations on the next adventure
Thank you!! ☺️
Ahhhh, soooo excited for this new journey with your new-to-you rig! It's sooo awesome and I can't wait to see how you make it your own. Ps. We have all manuals at our house. It's a great skill to have haha.
No way!! We couldn't find a single manual to rent and drive before picking the truck up and y'all managed to snag multiple in the USA? lol We've already said it would be so fun to have a manual as a daily driver one day. They're so fun!!
@@chrisandsara My hubs and I are big car people) and getting a manual is hard now-a-days. We ended up getting one-way tickets to Austin and drove a car home to the Philly area just bc it was manual. I'm super pumped to see yours is manual, you just feel more connected to driving.
Oh man I miss my landcruisers now! Congrats guys!
Thanks John!
Manual is easy once you figure out 1st to second gear. It got to a point in my wrangler I would skip first and just hit second.
Oh and look into Australia! That might be interesting! Oh the possibilities! 😄
Such a cool rig
Thank you!
Looks like the Maltec type campers and nice 70 series Land Cruiser
Coolest and most unique truck camper I’ve seen and been in. To South America!
Also that fake window 😂
LET'S GOOOOOO!
I can't wait to watch y'all next video
hope you have safe journey
praying from South Korea
Thank you so much! :) Hope you're doing well in South Korea!
I bought my first car as a manual and didn't know how to drive it at all. You'll learn quick because you'll have no choice lol. And it'll become second nature. So looking forward to what adventures y'all get into with this vehicle
Thank you! We're so excited about all that awaits us! And right after this video was filmed I was thrown into rush hour traffic in Vancouver to learn to drive. I went from neighborhoods to hilly major city at rush hour and survived! 😅 You're right, you'll learn when you have to! lol
@@chrisandsara wow, you went through some of the most stressful settings of a new stick driver. Props👏🏾the rest should be cake 😄👍🏾
I love that y’all are digging the new Drew Holcomb album as much as I am. 3 vids in a row with the new album? Yes, please.
YES!!! It's so GOOD! 🎉
I like the control you have with a manual. The car I have now is the first automatic I’ve had in my life and I’m old! 😂
I wish we were taught manual at earlier age. Agree with you though, you do have more control!
I'm so excited about your next avengers, can't wait for the next video! I learned to drive a manual, which was my very first vehicle. All my life, I have been driving a manual. My perfected choice is a manual. Love a manual, and even now, at the of 62, I drive a manual. Rember this practice makes perfect! Good luck, be safe! Nice to see Kramer...🐾✌️💕
Thank you so much! We're understanding why people love stick shift more than manual, it's so much fun! Kramer says "hello!"
@chrisandsara Give Kramer a big kiss & hug for me! 🐾🥰
Cfta. Hope to see this rig around town
It is huge…but nice…stick is good when over landing.
Good old fashioned truck!!! 😍😍 How did they dare to sell this treasure! Comes with work and manutention but it's worth it ❤ Enjoy your trips!
Will you be able to ship it around the world as you planned to do?
YES! This truck will go just about anywhere we want it to. It's just a matter of figuring out all the planning. :) We're well into our research though!
@@chrisandsaraAhh perfect!! 😍 Switzerland is always welcoming any kind of motorhomes 🥰
So funny, I was just online seeking part time employment opportunities in my area and an instructor position for a stick shift driving academy popped up. I think I will apply :) I miss not driving a stick.
Do it!! There are plenty of people like us out there who could really use an instructor. 😅
My first car was a stick back in the late 70s. I had two more (into married life)after that one. It has been about 25 years since I last drove a stick, but i could. It's like riding a bike. 😁
Stick shift is so much fun!! I wish I had the chance to learn earlier. Too bad they're hard to come by in the USA these days.
@@chrisandsara I wouldn't want to drive one now as my every day car.
I’m a 77 year old woman and have always specified a manual transmission. In comparison, automatics are dogs! You’ll get used to it. Interesting choice.
I’m 68 and I have my first automatic transmission 🫤. I like manuals much better… except on hills 😂
We're loving the manual transmission already! I could see ourselves wanting one for our everyday driver, too. They're a lot of fun!
Looks like a truck that can take a beating, really sturdy.
It's a tank and we love it for that!
Congrats. But I’m a little surprised that a Tennesseean and a Kentuckian haven’t driven a stick before. 😂. Have fun in the new vehicle!
I learned to drive my dad's old Ford tractor before I learned to drive stick! lol And thank you, we're have so much fun already!
Nice! I love you got Cruiser never officially imported into states. But why not do it in the Taco? Too american to service abroad? Maybe you explained in different vid, I don't watch them all. I found your channel for your Mexico content and liked it, but looks like you have other fun stuff. Well done and thanks!
Hey! We loved our Taco and we'll definitely talk more about this in our video this coming weekend, but the short-ish answer is that we purchased the truck with the intention of doing something super minimal to get it into Thailand (which is hard to get RV looking vehicles into). However, plans have changed for a lot of reasons and we've decided to do something a bit more comfortable. The Taco is a super reliable and a comfortable truck, but finding parts overseas if we need them will be difficult plus it doesn't have the payload capacity to handle the type of camper we were looking at (specifically for a large water tank, air conditioning for the dog, etc.). It's still a super solid truck and truthfully we weren't really that concerned about getting parts overseas since we would carry the basic necessities with us anyway.
@@chrisandsara oh yeah, i know about change of plans :-D thanks for your reply, good luck with everything, and thanks for your content!
Rad vehicle! Looking forward to adventures. Also, you'll get a hang of driving the stick shift real fast, it's so fun. A tip for hills, pull up the e-brake, when you feel the car grab from clutching and gassing, release the brake and keep on going! You guys got this!!!
Thanks, Natalie!! We've slowly gotten the hang of it. Nothing like being thrown into it and forced to learn. lol
How is the market for selling a used Tacoma? I am thinking of selling mine as my built out van gets delivered next week. Did you get what you wanted for the Tacoma?
We got exactly what we paid for it. They did say the market is slowing quickly so we don’t know what it’ll be in a month or so
Danga! Don’t wanna say im jelly, but that is the rig I would love! (Solo femfatale PRomaster doesn’t cut the mustard!)
😂 It's definitely a cool rig, but the Promasters are solid rigs, too! We've known a lot of people who have loved traveling in theirs.
@@chrisandsara True that. I love my rig- a perfect PRomaster would have a lift and 4x4 option:) (don’t like how tall the Merc sprinter and Transits are).
Lol, you're aunt Wende wants to know how much of Robs language had to be edited out.😂
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Anyone remember the" three on the tree" manual?
You’re gonna have to explain this one
@@chrisandsara many yrs ago there was a manual shifting system called 3 on the tree. The shifting was on the steering column. I think forward was drive, the middle was neutral, and shifting toward you was reverse. I think there was a clutch on floor. I dont think it's in use anymore. I had just learned to drive in late 70's or early 80's and a friend taught me how to drive it.
OK just a tip, don’t sit so close to the wheel if their is airbags.
If they activate in an accident you will have your face /bones crushed, keep your seat an arms length away from the steering wheel for your own protection.
It’s a small cab
Thanks, Maria! This truck actually doesn't have airbags since it's from 1988, and unfortunately that's as far back as I can move the seat and still reach the clutch. 😬
The Mazda CX-5 is not classified as a mid-sized SUV, it's a compact crossover SUV.
Enterprise classifies these as "mid-size," but it's certainly more of a compact feeling. 😅
@@chrisandsara On the Wikipedia article for the compact crossover SUV, it says that in several regions outside North America, the category may be known as "mid-size/medium crossover" or "mid-size/medium SUV", which differs with the more common mid-size crossover SUV definition, which is a class above.
That's a lot of Tito's boxes!
😂 those weren't ours! Liquor stores have great moving boxes for free! They're a good size and super strong since they are made to keep glass bottles are safe. Someone taught us that during our move to Seattle. Lol
I’ve heard that story before 😂
@@chrisandsara Not judging, I mean if you are going to have Vodka, it's not a bid pick! 🙂
Church parking lots are the best for doing donuts.... I mean practicing driving. ;-)
😂 Chris owes them a little extra in the offering plate for the tire marks he left in the parking lot.
@@chrisandsara 😂
As I'm British I find it very hard that you can't drive a manual car, here in the UK if you pass your driving test in an automatic car you are not allowed to drive a manual car.🇬🇧🇬🇧
Driving a manual car is a good thing learn. I can drive both an automatic and manual. Not sure about Europe but most cars in the USA are no longer manual. Some people who live in hugh cities such as NYC have never learned to drive but that's ok, people still find ways to get around.
That's so funny! In the USA it's hardly a consideration anymore. It's a shame because manual is more fun than automatic! When we were wanting to learn before we picked up the RV we tried to rent a manual car and there were none available anywhere near us for hundreds of miles.
LMAO! 🤣I'm sorry! I don't mean to laugh but I learned how to drive in a manual so watching you guys learn to drive is like reliving my teenage years. Luckily you guys already know how to drive and are only having to learn how to drive a manual.
I'm a millennial btw and I don't know a single other millennial that knows how to drive a manual!
One piece of advice, avoid driving in rush hour traffic at all costs until you feel comfortable driving the new truck. You'll thank me later lol
🤣🤣🤣 Glad we could provide some laughter to your day. Great piece of advice. We did get stuck in rush hour in Portland, OR and will vow to never do it again!
@@chrisandsara Ouch! Portland traffic is no joke! Luckily I almost never have to drive in it. Perks of living way outside the city!
Has it gotten easier to drive? I assume you guys made it home already?
Thatsa lotta vodka for going cross country!😂🎉
😂 I promise those aren't our boxes! lol Liquor stores have the best free moving boxes because they're strong and a good size for stacking. 😅
@@chrisandsara 🥳 can’t wait to see the reveal vid!
Toyota all day
YES! 🙌
I am enjoying your vlogs
Start a clutch replacement sinking fund now....SMH
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Truthfully I can't figure out how these people make money to support this lifestyle.
By "these people" are you referring to us? We work 60 hour weeks designing websites, logos, and producing marketing strategies for business. The UA-cam money is just on the side. It takes a lot of hard work.
@@chrisandsara Lots of vehicles bought and sold, mortgages, travel expenses. Maybe that's all the money. Yes, "these people" are you people.
Lots of saving and sacrifices. Those vehicles were sold and the profit from the conversion pocketed for each next endeavor including our only home (not mortgageS). We don't owe you an explanation, but we do enjoy transparency to show the progression and hard work that make this lifestyle work. ☺️
@@chrisandsara Defensive much? You put videos out there for people to look at your lifestyle and you don't want any questions other than backpats? This entire platform of social media is based off of vanity.