JUST back from the 8,650 mile overland off road adventure through 22 states around the USA - this is what worked and what didn’t.
This rig started out as a 2017 Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Max on it's first few overland trips - got left at CT Raceworx outside Charlotte, North Carolina last year for a TOTAL rebuild making it into what I THINK is the ultimate adventure vehicle that can go ANYWHERE on OR off road.
She got a new 2020 chassis, had the power-coat burned off, gussets welded in, RE-powder-coated in desert tan and had a new cage added, which reinforced the upper rear shock mounting brackets.
Roof rack got extended for added capacity and lights and tool mounts added all the way around it.
Since the trip in the video, she's gotten a few extras like belt changing and oil swapping kits mounted to the cage, and a couple LIGHTWEIGHT (1/2 pound) fire extinguishers.
And onboard are PLENTY of spare parts - spare knuckles for all four corners, with bearings already pressed in, spare hubs with brake rotors and lug bolts pressed in, and LOTS spare bolts and nuts along with a host of other parts that MAY or may not be needed.
Where the rear seats used to be is a tool box fitted to bolt into the seat mounts, which carries all the tools and jacks necessary to strip the car down and put it back together again.
For communications, its' got Rugged Radios for car-to-car in case somebody wants to come along (ALL are welcome to RIDE), a Garmin InReach mounted to the cage, which connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth for satellite texting, a SPOT GPS beacon, which throws out the location of the rig every 30 minutes or so, and an ACR emergency beacon for a backup.
She's COMPLETELY street legal and gets me and hounds around MOST of the country with speed, comfort, AND style.
it's got 15' Fuel 6+1 offset wheels with 31" BFG KO2 All-Terrain Tires, an OEM electronic flip up windshield, Baja Designs Lights, PLENTY of spare fuel and water, a shovel, high lift jack and a hydraulic jack with jack stands, tools,
What it DOESN'T have is a BOOMING stereo OR a cooler.