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Working my way through maintenance stuff on this 83 CJ7 I picked up, pretty much plant to keep it old school / as-is. I enjoy some patina

Anybody have tire recommendations that they would like to offer? Typical options I am seeing for a good AT tire are Falken Wildpeaks, KO2s, Wranglers, etc. What I am looking for is something that has good road manners, can take a little snow, and will get me in and out of trail heads and camp...

Quick question for you, I am considering a similar build, but also considering just buying a ~16' travel trailer. Do you have a budget for the project? I have been pricing things and I feel like the cost of my buildout would be around the $12K mark including purchasing the trailer (~$5-6K...

To me, it all depends on if you are up for adventure and have the flexibility to absorb it when it comes to you, including time and money. Are you OK with your trip taking a hit to the clock and wallet if you have something go down and have to stay in a hotel for 5 days while it is fixed? Or...

I'm in the same position. I am chipping away at a build plan, v2 with a small bathroom. At the same time I am keeping my eye out for a good deal on a sub 20' camper as well. There is no rush at the moment so I figure keeping all options open is the best and I will jump on something if I find a...

Looks great, especially that interior!

Well since I am just in planning stages here, I have been looking at a lot of campers, trailers, etc. and trying to figure out what will work best for me, the GF, and 2 dogs. One option I am entertaining now is converting a 6x12 cargo trailer into a travel trailer. We spent a solid few hours...

Sure, may not be a big issue depending on how you use it, climate, etc. I like some of the darker colors used on overlanding trailers and such that I see now, but I always think they must be a little hotter because of it.

Nice work so far, you definitely seem to be hitting all the key improvements to the stock trailer,it will be about 10x more solid than when you bought it! Any reason you did black roll on liner on the roof instead of finding a white option? Thats going to make a really hot roof in the summer...

Definitely still looking at 16-20' camper trailers as well, can't deny they are better bang for your buck than the truck campers, and lots of flexibility. I will definitely be shopping options this winter

Thanks for the feedback on the Kenai! I am thinking too that at least the Olympic model would be a better fit, if not the Kenai. The pricing on them is a bit hard to swallow, I wish there were more out on the used market!

Thats an awesome photo! and a steal on that camper. Thanks for the input, I am definitely not decided on anything. I have seen some of those Lances and that one looks great on your pickup, I'll check them out!

Option 2, push the camper to the back and maybe still have the space to keep the toolbox in place. The nice thing about these campers is they are just sub 1,000 lbs dry so I don't think it should be too much trouble load wise, but this option nicely centers up the load on the rear axle:

Here's my artistic rendering of what the Scout Yoho would approx. look like in the 250, just trying to get proportions close...

Looking into this a little bit, and at least at the surface level it doesn't seem like this was an issue until the 2004 5.4L and later? I am hoping I am dodging it with the 03, but maybe not...