Baloo - "The Bare Necessities"
2017 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 4×4
Matthew Hobbs
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Rig specs
Year
2017
Use case
Daily driver / camping
Platform
SUV / 4x4
Build started
Apr 2025
Fridge and Dual Battery System
23 Jun 2026
Installed a false floor/deck to mount NL 50l and battery power pack.
Battery Power pack consists of 100ah lithium with Victron MPPT 100/20
And Vitr…
Front Runner Under Rack Table
30 May 2026
Was tired of the collapsible kind. They also took up space
Roof Rack and Snorkel
23 Nov 2025
Needed a rack to transport our Oztent RV5 for a trip from Knysna, to VanderKloof, to KZN.
Snorkel installed for obvious reasons. Also sounds cool
Comments
Nice, I also run the RV5, such a great setup!
Thanks Chris, what mattresses do you use in your RV5? I'm looking for a better option than the inflatable matresses.
We were trying the stretcher + foam mattress set up but I found it was quite bulky and took up a lot of packing space so I recently got a set of Carma Quip self inflating mattresses which we used on a recent 5 day trip and can highly recommend them based on that experience: https://carmaquip.co.za/ They are almost like a hybrid between a foam mattress and a self inflating mattress and I've been impressed with the quality.
Thanks, will check them out. appreciate the info
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Baloo - "The Bare Necessities"
2017 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 4×4
Fridge and Dual Battery System
23 Jun 2026
Installed a false floor/deck to mount NL 50l and battery power pack.
Battery Power pack consists of 100ah lithium with Victron MPPT 100/20
And Vitron Orion XS 12-12 50A DC to DC
Front Runner Under Rack Table
30 May 2026
Was tired of the collapsible kind. They also took up space
Roof Rack and Snorkel
23 Nov 2025
Needed a rack to transport our Oztent RV5 for a trip from Knysna, to VanderKloof, to KZN.
Snorkel installed for obvious reasons. Also sounds cool
Comments
Nice, I also run the RV5, such a great setup!
Thanks Chris, what mattresses do you use in your RV5? I'm looking for a better option than the inflatable matresses.
We were trying the stretcher + foam mattress set up but I found it was quite bulky and took up a lot of packing space so I recently got a set of Carma Quip self inflating mattresses which we used on a recent 5 day trip and can highly recommend them based on that experience: https://carmaquip.co.za/ They are almost like a hybrid between a foam mattress and a self inflating mattress and I've been impressed with the quality.
Thanks, will check them out. appreciate the info
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Sign InNew Tyres
20 Nov 2025
New General Grabbers AT3 LT 119/116 S
Matthew Hobbs
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