When getting out camping, it’s extremely easy to simply chuck all of your gear in the back of your 4WD and call it done, however it’s important to tackle this with a strategy, to ensure that your vehicle still handles as well as it should, and to also make sure you and all of your vehicles occupants are safe in the event of a possible collision!

By packing with strategy you will also half the time it takes to fit everything in, and you will know exactly where everything lives in the back of your 4WD resulting in a much more enjoyable time for everyone who is coming with you!

So follow the following tips and you should be able to get out and explore with more confidence, and efficiency;

1. Drawers make everything simple

When organizing all of your gear it’s a good idea to install a set of rear drawers, not only do they capture equipment securely in the rear of your 4WD they also offer a handful of tie down points that are perfect for securing the bulky and heavy gear, such as your Adventure Kings Camping Fridge Freezer.

Titan Rear Drawers are fitted with rows of roller bearings bolted directly to the heavy duty galvanized steel chassis, which makes them extremely smooth to open and close even when fully loaded.

Coupled with the easy to operate locking metal latches, you can secure all of your campsite essentials safely away from those with sticky fingers!

2. Heavy gear at the bottom

When organizing your camping gear, it’s a good idea to sort it out by the bulkiest and heaviest gear vs the lighter and more easily packed stuff. By structuring the way you pack you can easily fasten heavier gear like tools, or even bulky gear like camp chairs your solar panels, and even spare food nice and low.

Although the gear you pack may not seem too bulky or heavy, by bringing a lot of gear, you elevate your vehicles center of gravity, which leads to increased instability on uneven tracks!

3. Even distribution

When packing its easy to start on one side and load it with all of the heavy gear, whilst packing ending up putting the rest of the lighter gear on the other side, resulting in an uneven pack with one side of the vehicle being heavier.

You will also find by packing all of your gear into the rear of your 4WD you will have a rear bias of weight meaning your 2 front wheels are less “heavy”. The consequenses of having your front wheels light means your steering can feel a little bit ineffective in certain circumstances. The added downside to packing the weight in the rear, is the effect it has on your vehicles braking, tending to put more stresses on the often less effective rear brakes of your vehicle, with front brakes often taking care of over 60% of braking forces.

by packing evenly throughout the whole vehicle, you won’t upset your front to rear brake biasing as much, making sure you have the best possible outcome, when you jump on the anchors in an emergency situation!

4.Install Racks

We aren’t done yet, by installing a set of heavy duty steel racks to your 4WD you instantly double the amount of bulky cargo you can bring with you. Alternatively, you can also free up some of your interior cab space, opening up visibility out of your rear window, by attaching some of the more bulky gear to your roof racks!

A set of roof racks also offers the perfect place to mount your Adventure Kings Awning, as well as giving you a place to mount your campsite lighting for easy camp setups in the dark!

With the massive range of Steel Roof Racks available at 4WD Supacentre there is something for everyone, including those who have vehicles fitted with sports rails that run the length of the roof, with the ability to fit a set in under an hour, you can have an over engineered steel roof rack that is packed full of features for far less than you imagined!

5.Get bulky light gear up high!

Now you have a set of Roof Racks on the top of your 4WD you can easily clear up space inside your 4WD’s cab, offering plenty of space for all of those larger bits of gear, like the Adventure Kings gazebo, or even a couple of Adventure Kings Big Daddy Deluxe Swags.

With a reliable roof rack fitted you can easily fasten your gear with an Adventure Kings Premium Waterproof Roof Top Bag, to keep your gear dry and held down fast, for even the toughest tracks!