honestly if you dropped some merch id cop a tee

perfect explanation of my DIY projects, "twice the effort/half the quality"

Hey Mike, one thing I added to my sliders is some skateboard grip tape. Put a strip on top where your feet might go on both sides. Gives you a little traction getting in, or standing on the sliders to wash the windshield and roof, etc. Plus I have a roof rack with other junk. Just a thought.

I drive a lowered Japanese car, yet here I am. Keep up the great content.

When you build the rear bumper build a receiver hitch for a bike mount. This truck is coming along nicely.

Crazy to think you only have 30k subs.. with the quality of the videos and the knowledge you have, you’ll be up to 100k + soon

About falling out, Make a aluminum flip over slide for the ladder.. climb up, slide down..LOL

I watch a lot of KZfaq but don’t tent to interact with creators. First channel I have ever subscribed to.

I mount my mountain bike behind the rear window, across the bed. I agree with the RTT. Plus, you get to camp and want to go wheeling, have to pack it all up to do anywhere.

Looks amazing!

Another great one Mike! 🤙🏼

Nothing but high quality DIY here

So sick!! Love watching someone make it happen on their own, esp in this hobby where it’s easy to fall into getting “the best of the best”

The truck looks great!

Mike, you're a beast. Keep up the good work, I always look forward to the Tacoma build vids

Damn dude love to see you hit 30k. well deserved with the quality of the videos so far.

love these videos, inspires me to work on my 1st gen, keep it up🤝

Mike, I like how the truck is coming out hopefully you keep this one . Keep the videos coming !

I’m considering getting a roof tent, this video was god sent

Always looking forward to seeing your vids

You make it look so easy. I love it. Painted and everything. I've been impressed with your channel for a while now. Makes me wanna get an old used Tacoma for a project.

Another awesome video!!!

You the man, Mike! Keep the content coming. Love the honesty and realism.

Solid video as always

Truck is looking amazing can't wait to see it wheeling

Loving the build and watching all the ideas come together man. Look forward to what comes next!

Hey thanks for the great content man.

LETS GO BRO FINALLY KEEP POSTING MAN

Gosh those sliders look amazing!!!

Truck is looking wicked!

Congrats on 30k, Keep the Toyota content coming!

Love it man need to build me some like that

One of my new favorite car/mod and restoration channels here on youtube

NICE Job Bro!!!

The painters tape is the cherry on top for this video “chefs kiss”

Rig is looking awesome! Nice work man

Been here since 3K subs! HUUUUGE congrats

I was a lover of the RTT, got a nice CVT to fit my family of 4. Ended up hating it after using it for 4 seasons lol. Got rid of it and went eazy up ground tent. Now it takes longer to setup camp, but at least I have a home base I can drive off and return back to.

Love the name tags 🤣😂 keep it up bro.

30k 🎆🎇🎆 congrats

Keep it up! Glad you're getting more subs!

Looking forward to your bumper build!

Sick taco bro

Truck is really looking sick now, man!

i got a roof top tent, but i did it different then most. i got a HF trailer and built a rack so i can still haul dirt bikes and quads with the roof top tent and still have the full bed ready to go. Another reason for doing this is so i could have the tent set up and still go off on trails without unpacking my camp site and setting back up again the next night. and now i love RTTs!

Ahhh my favorite Californian posted

Broooooo should have let me know! I have all the measurements to the T!!!! As always keep up the work fam. And good to see you properly hydrated for this video man. Cheers!

dope merch in the opening shot

Your welds are looking great! Much improved from the 3rd gen build, awesome progress man! 🙌

You definitely built those better than most kits, looks great!

lets go mike!

Just found your channel! Nice job! I have the same feelings you do about a roof top tent. I'm the only one I know in my area that has a Tacoma without a roof top tent on it.

Great channel!

Looks killer mike! Currently waiting for more mustang content

Lets go! 100k here we come!!!!

Make cage for inside the cab only so you can mount the tent on the roof when going camping with toys that need to fill the bed! You could run the mounting bolts rt through the roof. Keep the clean look!

Lmao Mike, I love the customer sticker shirt!!! When is the merch dropping!?

Looks dope though

Jaba the nut du wanga, nice build

You're all ready for those double black diamond mall trails now HAHAHAHA. kidding aside, I know several people with RTT and most only use 3-4 times a year with one of those times being at the overland expo. i'd personally rather waste the bed with long travel suspension, spare tires & bed cage. but to each their own. its their money, not mine... who am I to judge.

Yeah I had a rtt for about a year. Hated that I looked like I was going camping everyday lol. Also things are easy to steal and you make your self a target. So I built a trailer out of half a Datsun truck. But to your point. How about making q/r mounts so you can just take off the setup when needed. It looks like it weighs maybe 125 lbs total. Just a thought.

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Check out some videos on how to cope tube with your abrassive saw. I think I saw Dirthead Dave do it first. Quick n Easy! Congrats on 30K. Keep it up.

Love the build man. What type of bronze wheels are those? Keep the content coming

Dude I hate on rooftop tents too but I also low key want to try it out, you should make an over landing vid of testing out the rig!

Without falling out of the roof top tent, was to go down the same way you went up, I don't have a rrt, but I had a tailgate assist ladder, I fell off when I went down the opposite way..

my back hurt from watching you crouch down like that while you were welding lmao! But that came out so nice! Next time you need help let me know! I'll come up from Monterey!

Thumbs up for "twice the amount of effort and half the quality"

Build yourself a vertical hitch rack for the mtb like the velocirax 👍🏻

Get a tailgate pad for you bike issue with the RTT. When I made my own RTT mount I made it just the perfect height to where I could put bikes in n out of the tailgate while also having my tent

Since you are fabricating everything anyway, make the tent store on its side (vertically) with a mechanism where you can flip it down into a horizontal position and use it. Then you can slide the bikes right in next to it.

Would love some Miata Content

Add an attachment for a bike rack opposite the tent entry. Just one of those full length tray type bike racks.

Nice build, is it feasible to push the tent/mount forward a bit closer to the rear of the cab? That should open up more vertical bed space for bikes ect…? Granted I’m OCD too and like the symmetry of things centered 😅

Drill a hole big enough for the mounts and a small slit to slide it around on the bed lines . OR spray the bed as well. Bed liners are your worst enemy

The plates that you weld onto the frame for your sliders, you should make them the shape of a house instead of square. The local rock slider guy told me it’s easier to weld onto the frame. So you weld the plat onto the slider first then you weld the plate onto the frame after

Could move the RTT over, and build a bike mount on the rack.

Man has his priorities straight. Keep the camping setup cheap and save the money for a nice Santa Cruz 🤙 you mentioned doing an mtb road trip last year - still in the cards?

We all dream of 12”

Can you slide the roof top tent (RTT) to the passenger side (passenger side to offset the weight of the driver left:right) and then make a bike mount on the bed bars that has some sort of front fork lockdown and a cradle for the rear tire? The bike mounts could be removable too, or changed to some other kind of mount (kayak, snowboard, whatever). Obviously does not solve the issue for dirt bikes.

Mike love your shit so much. I’m also currently building some sliders for my Land Cruiser but I’m going with a bolt system to the frame instead of welding them on. How come you decided to weld them on? Just wondering

banger

You need Hitch bike rack! Come to racknroad in San Jose

I feel like altering the angle of the attachment pieces strengthens the slider so it can take harder hits. Good job tho

The guys that can't afford a RTT hate on them until they can afford one! 👍Enjoy!

Dude If Im honest, I dont even like off road and 4x4 stuff, but youre one of the only channels I keep notifications on for. Keep making good content. Makes me want to work on my projects

Anybody found a company that makes a good headache rack for first gen tacomas? Been wanting to build one but would like to weigh it against buying one. Having trouble finding one to fit though. Thinking full expanded metal shield across the back window.

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WE GOT A NEW VIDEO. LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

did u have to cut through the bed to put nuts on the mounting bolts for the tent rack?

Get merch that says, "Twice amount of effort, half the quality"

Just letting everyone know. The top bar on metal fences is 1.75 .120 wall hrew. I built my sliders on my s10 out of fence my neighbor threw out.

The con of all rooftops is taking a piss..! I hate it haha

how much does it lift the front

Is that a new merch tee? 👀

How many beers was it to build the sliders? Looks like an 8 beer rating to me.

"I hate rooftop tents." Welcome to the Darkside lol, Taco overlanding. AT least you have a garage you can hook up a pulley system and take off the tent and your rack when not using it in the winter. "Food for thought."

Fill them with concrete and make them really strong.. Close the Ends so it cannot break out..

U now have a nice 2 seater

Did you fabricate that swing out bumper for the jeep? If so. Is there a video?