Recent content by derekparr

In an effort to push the scale in the other direction... I have a 4cyl standard everything, regular cab 2007 tacoma and got an 82' FWC fleet model last year. Replaced the bumpstops with timbrens and the suspensions works as well as it always did. Drives the same as it did when I last helped a...

A qrcode on a web page?????!!!!!!??? say what???!!! now my brain hurts. nice camper though.

I'm a bit of a newb myself.. but at the time I was looking at something similar that they make for rv's that cover the whole roof. But I got this thing on a wee little tacoma so the lighter options are preferred by me. I'm also not a fan of how the counter and storage is set up. One of my...

Man had a long reply to this thread and then my computer crashed before I hit "post". So I"ll try to keep it shorter this time. I used 3 rolls of this product to patch the vinyl of my 83 fleet fwc I got in August. Works great. Had a lot of holes/cracks to patch so it took some time but I did...

You might want to check these guys out for water filters. http://generalecology.com/ They have a good reputation and several models that will work in a camper. Whether freezing is an issue.. I'm not sure. I bought the backpacking portable model and it works great. I also keep it, and most of...

I've driven 2wd trucks through some pretty rough tracks that were marked for 4wd when traveling in South America and largely it is about taking it slow. Although when you are going through slippery conditions like mud/ice/snow you will want to put in some extra speed before hitting the slippery...

I'm a member of the "drive them into the ground, till you have to leave them on the side of the highway" club. So if I had an "old" car that still ran and got decent mileage I would definitely keep it for general "get to work" use. And frankly.. putting on and taking off a truck camper is a...

Being that I have a 2wd 2007 (gen2) base model tacoma with an old 83 fwc fleet model in the back ... I opted for the timbrens for the sake of simplicity and they sounded like they would take care of my only main concern which was excessive sag and not having the worry about the back banging...

In regards to the canvas (popup) part of it I agree with pods8, but a keen eye on craigslist can obtain quite a bit in the free section... not to mention that he already has a camper to take most of the inside parts from. To keep things in perspective I recently bought an '83 fleet fwc in...

If it looks like everyone else's, then you're doing it wrong. ;]

Just finished reading it after starting this weekend. Great read. I am so itching to travel. And I am very impatiently saving up for a truck camper setup of some sort that will fit in my tacoma. Reading about your trip brings back many fond memories of when I use to have an 85 trooper 2 (1st...

Allow me to echo Stereo. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to answer our questions and explain them in such a thorough way.

I apologize for tagging onto this thread, but my questions are largely the same as the op's. And perhaps a pop quiz is a good idea to see if I am understanding what I am reading. I have a stock 4 cylinder 2007 tacoma and am looking at a palomino truck camper being sold locally that will easily...

Beautiful write up. My family had actually made a trip to Yellowstone for a week in early July in 2008. And there was still snow on the ground everywhere. We were told that it had just snowed a week or two earlier in late June. So what KC and Chuck saw wasn't even the last of it that spring!