About this episode

Nick explores the world of MSJ Off-Road truck campers with Aaron, Shayan, and Simon, discussing their features and performance.

I'm not really a camper guy..... But This One Might Change My Mind | MSJ Off-Road Nick has never been much of a truck camper guy. Aaron, meanwhile, has spent the last two years dragging an MSJ camper through tight Appalachian trails, bouncing it across the country, leaning it into trees, jumping the truck and spraying the whole thing with oil....well...Nick's oil. So for this episode, we brought in Shayan and Simon from MSJ Off-Road to find out what these campers are actually made for and whether Nick’s overladenophobia justified. We get into how MSJ started, what makes its lightweight aluminum camper different from a traditional slide in, and how the design has evolved through feedback from early customers like Aaron. Aaron gives an honest long term review of his camper, including what has worked, what he modified, what he would order differently and how he dialed in the Tacoma’s airbags, shocks and suspension to carry it off road. We also cover: The difference between wheeling in the East and West Payload, suspension and the weight people forget to calculate Why organization may matter more than having every possible camping amenity Cold weather camping, diesel heaters and…

People in this episode

Host: Nick

Guests: Aaron, Shayan, Simon

Topics covered

• truck campers
• off-road camping
• Appalachian trails
• camper design
• long term reviews
• cold weather camping
• listener rides

Keywords

• truck campers
• MSJ Off-Road
• Appalachian trails
• cold weather camping
• long term review
• suspension
• payload

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MSJ Off-Road

Products: MSJ camper, Tacoma, MSJ Sun Seeker shell, diesel heaters, potato guns, deep fryers, Malört

Places: Appalachian

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