Rig for tall people

[JarnoG]

Hi,
I'm new to overlanding and am currently figuring out what I want. I live in the Netherlands, so I'm looking for a vehicle that's available around here. I'm going to use it as a basecamp for backpacking and hiking, so it needs to be able to take me to out there for a while, but I'm not expecting to get onto very hard trails or trips more than a month long. It's also going to be my daily driver, so decent fuel efficiency would be nice. I'd love to make a sleeping platform in the back, but that might require a vehicle that's too large for my previous wish, so I'll have to figure something out for that.

I've got a whole lot of ideas, but I figured I should start with the important part: I need a car that I can comfortably fit in. I'm 2m (6'7") tall and found that most cars just don't have enough legroom to comfortably sit in for an extended period of time. I know that in the end, I'll have to sit in it to know if it's going to be a comfortable ride, but I'm looking for a way to narrow down the number of cars I have to try. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find much information on the interior dimensions of vehicles to estimate the leg space.

Does anyone know of a resource where I can find useful information that would help me here? Or alternatively, does anyone have experience with this and is willing to share some tips?

 

[socal66]

Google is your friend here just type something like what are the front legroom dimensions for a 2023 Toyota Tacoma and you'll get the answer. Sites like Edmunds.com have specs for pretty much all vehicles by model year (at least in US) and will have legroom specs along with cargo area, etc. I am tall as well (6'5") and have the same issues. I drive a Jeep Wrangler which had enough legroom but wasn't comfortable on long drives. An aftermarket product that raised my seat (seat jackers) from Desert Does It adjusted my seat rake and made things much better. If you do some searching there are products like this for many different models from that firm and others that alter the seat position that can make things better as well.

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi Jarno,

It's always difficult to say which rig is best for someone. You can only figure that out for yourself. You'll find lots of suggestions here in the forum. Or you can just come to our meetups, where you'll see lots of different rigs and be able to talk to their owners. You can find the upcoming meetups here in the list of rally points.

Greetings from Germany,
Bjoern

 

[JarnoG]

Thanks for the replies!

@socal66 I found Google is a lot less my friend when I'm looking for European models. Its AI overview usually comes up with things like "the official front legroom dimension isn't directly available but its interior is described as feeling spacious" and the search results don't offer much more. Thanks for the tip on Edmunds.com. I hadn't found that one yet, I'll see what I can find there.

@El-Dracho Yeah, there are lots of options and it's hard to narrow it down. Visiting a meetup is a good idea. I see there are a few planned in the area, I'll see if I can make it to one of those.