Best Budget overland gear at… HARBOR FREIGHT?

Budget overland gear; Overlanding on a budget isn't as hard as you might think. I found tons of gear at even my local Harbor Freight. If you live somewhere where there aren't any overland or offroad shops nearby, maybe you can find the gear at your regular shops instead.

Obviously I would say try to buy local when you can but if you can't there always other options.This is just one part of a series of videos where I go to local shops and try to find budget offroad and overlanding gear.

0:00 Intro
0:42 Offroad Gear
6:49 Camping Gear
13:30 Miscellaneous
14:27 My thoughts

#overlanding #budgetoverland #harborfreight

[OXFOOT]

I have a whole series on budget gear at different retail locations. You can find it on my channel by clicking my name and scrolling to "budget Overland Gear at Series"

[JimmyMakingitwork]

Sometimes if I wander around Harbor Freight for an hour I find things I never knew I needed. So I try not to browse around too much, lol.

[ArbitraryLifestyle]

Just wanted to say that I purchased seven different light bars from Amazon and tractor supply and lastly Harbor freight. The road shock light bars from Harbor freight are by far brighter than anything I had purchased. I was trying to stay under $150 budget so I didn’t go for the bigger brands and I am absolutely happy with the harbor freight lights.

[USNMMCret]

Harbor Freight is a men’s version of Bed, Bath and Beyond. You don’t really need anything but you always find and leave with something because it was a deal.

[wzupmane]

That harbor freight has way more stuff then mine does.

[RichJohnstun]

Tip on the inexpensive cast iron. Take it home and if you have a hand held grinder with a flap wheel, take that too the inside of the pan and get it as smooth as you can before seasoning it, it will work much better. It can make your cheap cast iron perform like the more expensive stuff.

[photog]

Tarps...always a good deal on tarps at HF. Also carries a cheap grommet kit if you need to add extra grommets to "customize" a tarp for a specific need.

[trailrunnah]

I find those plastic ammo cans are pretty useful, they're cheap and even cheaper when on sale. I bought one of the smallest ones, it actually fits perfectly in the indentation in the top of the rear wheel wells inside the 5th gen 4Runner.

[OXFOOT]

Hey guy just want to clarify something in the video that I hope no one would be dumb enough to make but if you get a 12, 000 lb winch and a 9, 500lb shackle that means you can only winch 9, 500lbs. Please don’t try to use a piece of equipment above its weight rating!

[kyjelly]

Waterproof cases, shovels, axes, tarps, safety glasses, hitch carriers, step stools, saw. Lots of cool stuff.

[farmerjoebrown]

Love the apex 12k winch. Ive pulled out much bigger rigs with my tundra using the winch. Very good.

[thomassparks]

One other thing you might consider is a moving blanket to put across the winch cable. It will weigh it down enough to keep things a little safer.

[robinstewart]

I really like synthetic rope on a winch. I've seen both synthetic rope and steel cable snap, with the synthetic much less dramatic.

[grindstone]

I just tested in the field, and the HF 3 Gallon 1/3 HP 100 PSI air compressor works perfectly off the 120v plug in the bed of my 2020 Tacoma. Aired up all 4 (33" mud) tires from 20psi to 40psi within a minute each using a basic chuck.

[richardhenry]

To me the best thing for any situation is a come-along. I have gotten more more vehicles out of bed situation without having to use a winch. A come-along is cheap and you can use it anywhere. The othe important things are ropes and chains. Not to mention tools at harbor freight have the same warranty expensive brands do. I’ve been a diesel mechanic for 40 years I buy many tools from them because of price.

[ericnuchols]

I wouldn't recommend the jumper cables. Today's vehicles have side effects from jump starting. Best to get a jump box. The jump boxes of today are small too. Easier to deal with than them crazy cables. If you question this, just look up your car and type in side effects to jump starting to see if your vehicle would be affected. Video was great! Thanks for the info.

[erikd]

I actually went to HF this morning to look at overlanding gear and ended up buying the haul masters roof basket. Now your vid just popped up in my feed and im glad it did! subbed!

[buckets_of_lead]

I used that large reciever mount D ring on my f250 to pull a tow truck carrying 2 vehicles. It's plenty strong.

[redraif]

LOL... the headlamp is freaking awesome! I bought the $9 version, it when it first came out. Long story, but my yard was out of hand and summer had come and I needed to tackle the weeds. It was too hot in GA in the day, so I weeded overnight. This thing was amazing and lasted a few nights in a row. And I'm talking like 6 hours in the dark doing this. I also used it to mow the grass in the fall. It was dark at 7 when I got home and this little gem put out enough light that I could mow in the dark. Winning in my book!

[Loganthered]

Life hack tip. Micro fiber cloths double as bibs while eating and driving. They save your shirt from drips and cling to your shirt and stay in place.