The Winter 2026 issue of Overland Journal landed this week. Tucked inside is a five-page build feature on Lisa and Jason Spafford’s 2015 Toyota Hilux, “Rhino,” written by Lisa herself with photography by Jason. The pair run Fourwheelednomad and you may remember Rhino, their Toyota Hilux Built to Thrive in the Wild.
Swapping two wheels for four
After five and a half years and 92,000 miles touring Argentina to Alaska by motorcycle, Lisa and Jason swapped two wheels for four and built Rhino out for life on the road. Their original rooftop tent setup met its match in the Faroe Islands and Iceland, where gale-force winds collapsed the tent’s support bar and left them sleeping in reclined front seats at -16°C for eight nights. Scotland’s rain and midges sealed the case.
The rebuild that followed replaced the rooftop tent with a ModCAP Family Camper. Lisa calls it “the most pivotal transition” of the whole build, and credits it with finally giving them a walk-in, insulated, four-berth setup that handles anything the road throws at it. The 270° Shadow Awning further solves the shelter problem Scotland exposed.
It’s a genuinely great read. Real storm damage, real trade-offs and a product story we didn’t have to write ourselves. We thought it’s worth telling the community to get their hands on this one.
Grab the Winter 2026 issue of Overland Journal to read the full feature. Then give Lisa and Jason a follow at @fourwheelednomad_.
“2015 Toyota Hilux: Reimagining ‘Rhino’ for the Road Ahead” — by Lisa Spafford, photography by Jason Spafford. Overland Journal, Winter 2026, pp. 71–74.
