In my experience, having a fridge and boxes, I think that you will find that these things eat up a bunch of space. If you are looking to maintain some storage space in the cargo area, I would consider tailgate table and run boxes until the kids are gone and your vehicle becomes more of a full...
I have attended OEX West for the last 5-6 years. If you are attending as a "Overland Experience" attendee, there are classes that you sign up for, some good information and training is available. The show really exploded last year, 450 vendors, and about 30k attendees. I suggest having a plan...
Check out Element fire extinguishers, they are stable and never expire. The large one runs for 110 or so seconds compared to the less than 20 for a normal fire extinguisher. I have one, they are the size of a road flare.
Another thing is tire repair kit....
https://autoquarterly.com/best-tire-repair-kits/
Don't forget a couple emergency valve stems.
https://www.colbyvalve.com
Are you starting to see my though process, I would need a full size HD truck to carry all this madness.
When we are talking about maintenance/prep, what kind of tools/supplies are you going to take on your adventure?
https://adventuretoolcompany.com/product/shoproll-tool-roll
https://www.blueridgeoverlandgear.com/collections/tools
Also first aid kit? The cheap ones are mostly bandaids...
I actually really enjoy the planning and research for stuff. I like to know as much information as possible, I really don't like to be surprised by stuff that I can control. How does it tow with a two door?
Welcome! You are sure coming to the state where you can use it quite a bit. I cannot speak about dealers in the Denver Metro area, I live about 90 miles south of there.
Although I have never been through Canada, visited once a long time ago, I had a buddy ride his BMW R1200GSA up there trying to get to Prudo Bay last year. Prepare yourself now, stuff is expensive up there. Think ahead, extra fuel, and water, food etc. Nothing new here, there is a wealth of...
I have some, there are some good aspects to them, and some bad. The good is that all you really need to do is get close and you are good. The bad is that some phone cases might not work...
hehehehe, you said "Perk" no puns intended! I once drank an entire bottle of "cold brew" @ 0430 I was frantically searching the internet to see if I had something wrong...... That stuff is rocket fuel!