Basil's Garage

Basil's Garage Basil's Garage is a vehicle outfitter located in San Diego, California. Building vehicles for overland travel and long-term surf exploration.

08/26/2026

Yes, you can remove your camper, Basil does it all the time.

Having a flatbed can easily mean the best of both worlds. Fully loaded camper when you need it, and “work truck” mode when you need that.

We get this question all the time, so we figured we’d show ya how Basil runs his flatbed when he’s not traveling in the camper.

Whether you want to find far remote beaches in baja, or run the pan-american in a fully built camper, we specialize in g...
08/06/2026

Whether you want to find far remote beaches in baja, or run the pan-american in a fully built camper, we specialize in getting you out there.

Stop by the shop and chat about how we can help build your rig to be an ultimate adventure rig

07/31/2026

We’re diving head first into one of our biggest projects yet. This 4th Gen Tacoma Trailhunter is back on the ground on its own weight.

So far it’s gotten:

- 74 Weld portals
- Powerbrake Big Brake Kit
- RCV Axles
- Eaton E locker
- Fox Live Valve 3.2 shocks
- 74 Weld UCA’s
- 74 Weld billet links
- 37x12.5R17 Toyo’s
- 74 Weld x Method wheels

We’ve got a long road ahead of us, we’ve still got to install armor, a power system, tray and canopy, bumper, winch, and lots of other components!

Nothing like a good old roadtrip to Montana…Riverside dinner. BBQ on the SET drawer is working great!Random dirt road ex...
07/27/2026

Nothing like a good old roadtrip to Montana…

Riverside dinner. BBQ on the SET drawer is working great!

Random dirt road exploring turned into a pretty good campsite.

Still snow at higher elevation! Funny enough the side exit exhaust got blocked by the snow, you can hear the RPM drop as it almost shut the engine off from the back pressure.

Any guesses on how long the truck is?

At 12,500lbs old bridges like this are a bit sketch!

Truck has really come a long ways, we need to film a walkround video!

A decent trail to get up here, a few low branches, water crossings, a snow bank, and right shelf road were all worth it for the view.

More mosquitoes than you could ever imagine

But the mosquitoes were worth it for this view!

The rear rack w/ bike combo is great. Tested it out for a customer project coming up and it held up well! Will be an available option soon.

Basil’s Garage is headed to Baja 🤙🏼People have been asking us for a guided baja trip for years now, and we’re finally do...
07/21/2026

Basil’s Garage is headed to Baja 🤙🏼

People have been asking us for a guided baja trip for years now, and we’re finally doing it. We planned the route with AGAVE EXPEDITIONS and we’re stoked to bring you along for the adventure.

2-weeks in Baja, October 4th-17th. Lots of miles off pavement, remote beach camps, and tons of time on the water.

Interested? Check out the link in our bio and get signed up.

We’re keeping the crew small, so sign up while spots are available!

Address

2575 Progress Street
Vista, CA
92081

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