Recent content by DrJohn

Cont'd from previous post Here is what happened to a truck that get too careless (neat historic truck): Finally on top: We were sleeping down next to the Colorado River, and the last night the skies cleared and all the cold air sunk into the valley. The thermometer in my tent read...

Back from the wilds of Colorado I'm just getting back from several archaeological surveys throughout Colorado, and thought I'd post some photos of the various locales. It has been a hectic few weeks, trying to get the surveys done before the snow flies, and I've slept more in my RTT than my...

They have worked great so far, after an initial setback. The first trip I took after buying all 5 tires, I got a flat on the way back, around Vail. I changed it out at a gas station, and took it to a tire shop after getting back. There was a puncture..in the sidewall. Probably some freak...

Here are a few photos of our Uncompahgre Mesas archaeological inventory performed back in August & September. I would've posted earlier, but I'm just getting a break from the field with the first snowfall. Our team surveyed 4,000 acres in the GMUG National Forest to find new archaeological and...

Glad to see more photos of Colorado's historic mining. Thanks for posting. That muddy/icy trail looks like it was a real hair-raiser :)

Wow, that looks really nice - solid addition, as usual. How much quicker is this to set up and pack away than your old Rooftop tent? I'm also wondering how this compares to the RTT in terms of wind noise while sleeping. The rain fly on my RTT can sound like a freight train coming through the...

I was just thinking about that this past week during some close calls between boulders and the tailpipe. Great link - many thanks. I'd love to have something like that for the runner.

Glad you like the runner! I'm very impressed with the rear bumper. You can tell a lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into it's R&D.

I'm not a medical doctor - only one of those PhD's, in Archaeology.

Quick break from the field Sorry I've been incommunicado, but I just got back for a weekend break from some fieldwork in Western Colorado. Here's a quick photo - I've yet to get most of the photos off the SD card, so more to come... Initial impressions of the solar setup: it worked great...

Almost - western Colorado between Grand Junction and Montrose.

Glad you guys like it :victory: It's funny, I've been thinking about all of this gear for years now, mumbling to myself in the field about how nice it would be not to bottom out the rig, and to have a full charge on the GPS units and radios, and cold food/beverages, and a tent that doesn't blow...

:D One of the soccer mom aspects of the rig to be sure.

Electrical Got some electrical work done to power the fridge, laptops, recharge batteries, etc. The fridge was having trouble getting enough amps from the auxiliary plug in the back of the runner, so I got a new fuse panel and three cigarette lighter wells at Autozone. I wired this directly...

About 200 lbs.