Not familiar with that specific brand but I would have thought a vehicle-based battery system would have been substantially heavier than a portable... but regardless good info.
I'd also think that Toyota would have been marketing a longer range tank out of the gate... but they haven't and per the Toyota site the fuel capacity on the Hybrids is TBD. Fingers crossed. I'd still get a couple Jerry cans but it's nice to know I have the extra juice. Being in the wilderness with a gas light on ain't on anyone's fun list.
If you look closely the pre-production Trailhunter X Overland used in their series had one. The OP's build sheet confirms that it's there as well.
Early info from Toyota suggested 6000lbs towing for the hybrids (which aligns with the Land Cruiser). Not sure why it's lower than the gas, but my guess is it's a transmission cooling limitation, given the increased torque applied to it from the hybrid.
The only issue I see with doing this way is you will still be using the lead acid cranking battery to run the fridge, and they aren't really designed for long draw loads like that. It will work, and the truck will still start most of the time, but it will have a negative effect on the battery over time. You would be best off replacing the 12v battery with a AGM.
That's still within my spec, albeit barely.
Great point. I would likely be replacing the stock with an AGM anyway.
I have done a bunch of reviews on the portable battery stations, and they usually fall short (for overland/long term camping use specifically) because they simply cant be charged fast enough from 12v (and I hate that they don't have more output ports than they do).
This was my thinking as well. Either placing a lithium 200-300ah battery in cab or in bed with a Victron charger plugged into the factory inverter. All external accessories then plugging into the battery. If I ever need additional inverting say for cooking or running something high wattage I can simply just use that inverter. Maybe stick a solar panel on a bed cover/roof rack or a lay out a foldable panel if I’m staying a while. The inverter adds so much functionality at 2400w now.
great to hear the good news! Your port stuff isn’t too bad! The spray in bedliner is honestly really nice! I think my favorite stuff are what comes with the premium packages. The cameras on my MTM are amazing, and the softex is great as well… not to mention the 14” screen, is a must have. Honestly, I think what comes with the premium packages (minus softex maybe) should be standard on the Tacoma, but I don’t see a lot of people wanting to pay 50k+ on a truck. I had some good equity in my trade so it cushioned it some for me and helped me decide to get the new Tacoma, that and the fact that I couldn’t even go by my old 2020 Tacoma OR with 45k miles on it for less that 40k.
