Here is an uncomfortable truth most overlanders do not want to hear: your truck is overweight. Not a little over. Not close to the limit. Overweight by hundreds of pounds beyond what the manufacturer engineered it to carry safely. Before you hit me with “everybody exceeds the payload anyway,” let me show you the actual numbers. The Overlanding Payload Dilemma (And Why Your Rig Is Probably Overloaded) Take a 2026 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road. Great truck. Payload capacity: 1,175 lbs. He