Toyota 4Runner · 5th Gen

The Ultimate Surfing & Beach Build

This Toyota 4Runner build is outfitted for surfing, with gear to carry your boards, rinse off after a session, keep your drinks and food cold, and air down to get on and off the sand.

Every pick sourced from real owner reviews and input (T4R.org, r/4Runner). Prices and specs verified.

Before you build

What owners wish they'd known.

Smart is the essentials at a lower cost.

1

Tires & Suspension

Air Compressor

Glovebox sized inflator for topping off tires and airing back up after a trail. It clamps onto the battery, and comes with a pressure gauge, an LED work light and a brass twist-on chuck.

5 lbs25 min. @ 30 PSI duty1.97 CFM
$104
2

Recovery & Safety

Traction Boards

Traction boards for sand, mud and snow, sold as a pair 41.7 inches long by 12.2 wide, rated 10 tons. Reinforced UV stabilized nylon, third generation, with a one year warranty. 11.24 lbs the pair.

11 lbsBudget Favorite20,000 lb load
$83
3

Sleep & Shade

Awning

A fabric panel that pulls out from a roof rack for shade beside the vehicle, 19 by 9.8 feet. It is polyester with a blackout coating, and it clamps to crossbars using the T-slot, U-bolt, and round bar brackets in the box. 25.9 lbs.

26 lbs
$132
4

Power

Power Station

Small power station for phones, lights and a fan on a weekend. 288 Wh of LiFePO4, 300W of AC with a 600W surge. Takes one 100W solar panel. Rated for 4,000 cycles to 70 percent of capacity. 8.16 lbs.

8 lbs4000
$269
5

Additional Gear

Surf Carrier

Foam pads that wrap a pair of roof crossbars so a surfboard or paddleboard rides strapped on top, 28 inches long, sold as a set of two. They close with hook and loop around bars 5.5 to 8 inches around, in recycled polyester.

$38
Shower

A pressurized rinse for gear and people without a hose or a pump, 3.5 gallons at a time. A 12V battery pressurizes the tank to a steady 50 psi, good for about six and a half minutes of continuous spray on the middle setting, through a five setting nozzle. Fill it from any tap or lake through the top cap, with water anywhere from 33 to 110 degrees. 13 lbs empty and 42 lbs full.

13 lbs
$190
Cooler

Rotomolded ice cooler, 65 quarts, holding 84 cans without ice, 31.6 by 17.5 by 17 inches outside. 37.7 lbs.

38 lbs61.5L
$269

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