Soaring Eagle 6.5XLS Interior Redesign and Off-Grid Electrical Upgrade (Before and After)

Before the Aerie 8 there was our Soaring Eagle 6.5XLS on the Tundra, and this video is the build that taught us everything: a complete interior redesign plus a high capacity off-grid electrical system, shown before and after.

We camp year round in North Idaho, Washington, and Montana, so this build had to survive real winters and long stretches with no hookups. We walk through what we changed inside the camper and why, the electrical system that kept everything running in the middle of nowhere, and the power monitoring that ties it together. Bobby inspects the 12V fridge personally.

This rebuild is the reason we knew exactly what to order when we moved up to the 2026 Aerie 8. If you are modding your own truck camper, start here, then check the gear we trust for the exact pieces that made the cut twice.