17 day, 5200 mile road / camping trip from Missouri to Montana and back

37thChamber · Tuesday at 5:57 PM

My wife and I took my 25 TRD Pro and 23 Intech Flyer Pursue (Adventure Package) from St. Louis to Glacier National Park and back. We stopped and camped at Badlands, Grand Tetons and Glacier. I averaged 14.3 miles, overall (towing and exploring). The camper weighs 1500 pounds dry and I upgraded the hitch to a Lock N Roll. Pulling this was super easy and I had 0 issues. Unfortunately, I didn’t take more pictures of the rig, but here’s a few.

Roof rack is a Prinsu Pro (w/ cutout) with a 40” CaliRaised light bar. Cargo box is a Thule Extended. PPF is Stek DynoMatte. More upgrades to come, just not sure what.

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2025 2026 4runner 6th gen 17 day, 5200 mile road / camping trip from Missouri to Montana and back IMG_1079

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Nodak · Wednesday at 7:05 AM

lol my bad, i saw 23 intech and thought wtf, how did you pull that behemoth with a 4R, then i saw the pic and laughed that is was so small.

37thChamber · Wednesday at 7:06 AM

Nodak said:
lol my bad, i saw 23 intech and thought wtf, how did you pull that behemoth with a 4R, then i saw the pic and laughed that is was so small.

Haha. I should have stated 2023 Intech. Mine is about 15’.

Nodak · Wednesday at 7:17 AM

yeah i have been looking around for a small camper and ultimately settled on a fiberglass camper.

the problem i have is i need 2 separate beds (i wake up 1-3 times during the night, restlessness i have)

most i can find are pushing the gvwr of the 4R that i am not comfortable with. trying to find something around 4000-5000 gvwr but its very slim pickens for a dual bed setup.

i did find something that would be ideal but they are only in canada, an expandable clam shell that fits in the garage (big selling point since i would have to put it into storage 6 months of the year)

but its a bit of compromise with the bath and sleeping area.

stuck between scamp, casita, oliver, escape right now (the other niche ones dont work)

ChasingTrail · Wednesday at 7:37 AM

We're at the tail end of that same trip, except we took 6 weeks and live near Springfield! Almost 100% positive we saw you in the Tetons a couple weeks ago - I remember my son commenting on the satin look of the wrap. Hope you had an awesome trip!

37thChamber · Wednesday at 7:52 AM

ChasingTrail said:
We're at the tail end of that same trip, except we took 6 weeks and live near Springfield! Almost 100% positive we saw you in the Tetons a couple weeks ago - I remember my son commenting on the satin look of the wrap. Hope you had an awesome trip!

We were there July 4-9, so that fits. We did have an awesome trip. Hope you enjoyed yours!

ChasingTrail · Wednesday at 7:59 AM

37thChamber said:
We were there July 4-9, so that fits. We did have an awesome trip. Hope you enjoyed yours!

We got to the Tetons 7/6, so definitely aligns! I saw a few over the last month I figured we'd "run into" either here or on one of the FB groups.

zgreen · Wednesday at 1:11 PM

37thChamber said:
My wife and I took my 25 TRD Pro and 23 Intech Flyer Pursue (Adventure Package) from St. Louis to Glacier National Park and back. We stopped and camped at Badlands, Grand Tetons and Glacier. I averaged 14.3 miles, overall (towing and exploring). The camper weighs 1500 pounds dry and I upgraded the hitch to a Lock N Roll. Pulling this was super easy and I had 0 issues. Unfortunately, I didn’t take more pictures of the rig, but here’s a few.

Roof rack is a Prinsu Pro (w/ cutout) with a 40” CaliRaised light bar. Cargo box is a Thule Extended. PPF is Stek DynoMatte. More upgrades to come, just not sure what.

Nice rig and I hope you had a great time up here. I live about 50 min from Glacier and wish I would have seen ya on the road. We would have been twins.

2025 2026 4runner 6th gen 17 day, 5200 mile road / camping trip from Missouri to Montana and back IMG_6734

Nodak · Thursday at 4:31 AM

is that wrapped in matte black ? i just noticed

37thChamber · Thursday at 6:58 AM

Nodak said:
is that wrapped in matte black ? i just noticed

PPF. Stek Dynomatte. Clear on the fender flares and bumper areas.

WorldAblaze · Thursday at 7:19 AM

37thChamber said:
My wife and I took my 25 TRD Pro and 23 Intech Flyer Pursue (Adventure Package) from St. Louis to Glacier National Park and back. We stopped and camped at Badlands, Grand Tetons and Glacier. I averaged 14.3 miles, overall (towing and exploring). The camper weighs 1500 pounds dry and I upgraded the hitch to a Lock N Roll. Pulling this was super easy and I had 0 issues. Unfortunately, I didn’t take more pictures of the rig, but here’s a few.

Roof rack is a Prinsu Pro (w/ cutout) with a 40” CaliRaised light bar. Cargo box is a Thule Extended. PPF is Stek DynoMatte. More upgrades to come, just not sure what.

I noticed you are using a Thule roof cargo box. Ive seen some people mention issues with mounting them to the prinsu roof rack due to the way the thule box is designed where it would attach to the cross bars. Did you have any issues and if so how did you get it to work? This is my biggest sticking point with getting the prinsu roof rack.

Nodak · Thursday at 7:23 AM

37thChamber said:
PPF. Stek Dynomatte. Clear on the fender flares and bumper areas.

that matte black looks really good. better than a normal painted black. if i didnt like dark colors that would be a good viable choice.

37thChamber · Thursday at 10:38 AM

WorldAblaze said:
I noticed you are using a Thule roof cargo box. Ive seen some people mention issues with mounting them to the prinsu roof rack due to the way the thule box is designed where it would attach to the cross bars. Did you have any issues and if so how did you get it to work? This is my biggest sticking point with getting the prinsu roof rack.

No issues. I bought the Thule Caprock bars thinking I would need them because the claws are recessed, but I didn't need them. Fits perfectly.

37thChamber · Thursday at 5:06 PM

zgreen said:
Nice rig and I hope you had a great time up here. I live about 50 min from Glacier and wish I would have seen ya on the road. We would have been twins.

Wow! Living up there sounds awesome. Beautiful state. Glacier was absolutely incredible. Will definitely come back at some point. We only got to spend a day on the east side of the park.

I saw your truck on this forum right after I bought my 4Runner. I had a 23 Outbock Wilderness that was totaled in November that was also wrapped in matte PPF. I was on the fence about wrapping the 4Runner, but glad I did. I opted to keep the flares, bumpers, scoop, and mirrors glossy (PPF).

Great job on yours. Looks killer!

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