#Vanlife may be going viral, but #HomeSweet4x4 is much more fun, I swear. After close to half a decade living out of my Toyota Tacoma, I’ll personally and thoroughly vouch for the joys of pickup life: simplicity, access to empty places, lots of fresh air, frequently freezing my hands making coffee on the tailgate. (Okay, maybe that last one isn’t quite as joyful.)
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Still, if the romanticized photos of van nomads in your Instagram feed is pulling you in the direction of a camper van, consider this: trucks are more functional and more useful, and they love mud as much as you do. They’re built to explore, not to sit in a parking lot or wait for the AAA tow truck to arrive.
And if configured correctly, a Toyota Tacoma has sufficient space for the necessities of life and none of the extraneous crap — which is the way it should be.
Truck Bed Cap
if you’re going to attempt to live full-time in your truck (or even just take it for a long road trip), the first purchase you should make is a roof over your bed — a truck cap from LEER. I’m partial to their commercial line of caps, because they offer access to the sides of the bed and lock securely, which helps to keep your things safe.
A truck cap is valuable to weekend warriors and more casual off-roaders as well; it offers you a safe and dry place to store gear, haul tools and, when needed, take a quick nap.
