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Show us your rig: Tacoma with rooftop tent
Former ABQ BioPark Botanic Gardens curator Jon Stewart shares his overland setup, including a desire for a new expanded fuel tank for remote adventures
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Jon Stewart retired as a curator from the ABQ BioPark Botanic Gardens about 10 years ago. He likes to head to southern Utah in his Toyota Tacoma with its rooftop tent. Go New Mexico met up with him at the Overland Expo in Flagstaff in May.
His newest purchase for his rig? An expanded gas tank so he never runs out of fuel in the backcountry.
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