Recent content by Se7en62

I've uploaded a new video detailing the truck and camper, inside and out! It's rad and getting a ton of watch time! Sub!! :cool:🤙

It's a 6.2L gas V8 coupled to a 6R140 6-Speed transmission with the factory 3.73 gearing. It's also an 8-foot bed, so it has the 48-gallon fuel tank. Loaded for a long cross-country trip, I get about 11mpg on average at 11,500 lbs., which is our GVWR. That can go up or down a bit depending on...

Last week, I ordered a set of 17x9 Method 304 wheels from Trail Built. Then yesterday, I took them up to Discount Tire in Pueblo, CO to have a set of 37x13.50R17 Toyo Open Country MTs mounted. This was transformative in terms of how well the truck handles, feels, and rides offroad. We've had...

Cut some 1" thick high-density foam board to close the gaps behind and above the fridge. These are temporary while I work on a permanent solution. Then I also worked on sealing up the hot water heater hatch a bit better. It's close, but I want to afix the Reflectix panel to the inside of...

I haven't yet, but will later this week when we hit the road again. The truck's GVWR is 11,500 lbs with a 4,028 lb Payload Capacity. The camper's sticker on the rear that shows the factory wet weight with original options, full water, full propane, and the contents of the fridge shows 3,028 lbs.

Moving the camper from a warm climate in AZ to our cold climate in CO, required a pitstop in SW Colorado to winterize the camper before heading home on US 160. The downside of that was we noticed the cold weather was causing issues with the furnace motor's bearing, as it began to squeak, then...

Recently picked up this 2019 Ford F-350 King Ranch Crew Cab Long Bed FX4 with 3.73 gears and 275/65R20 Michelin LTX AT2 tires, with a plan to get it setup for hauling a truck camper on- and off-road. The truck has an 11,500 lb. GVWR and a 4,028 lb. Payload Capacity. This thread will have to pick...

Hahaha! I see what you did there! She's stuck with us, but I meant to include that we "had a daughter, bought a Sportsmobile, sold it and replaced it with an F350..." Thank you and I think the Montero deserves this life! It's done us well and taken us all over the Southwest, but as our family...

Then a week later, I flew down to Texas to buy the F350 we had been searching for: 2019 King Ranch F350 Crew Cab Long Bed FX4 6.2L 6R140 3.73. The reason for this is the same reason we sold the Sportsmobile; We are planning to get a slide-in truck camper this year so the 4 of us can travel more...

October 20th, 2022: It was finally time to move the Montero into it's new home, out of the winter elements and into an area where I can work on it and other projects year-round. The shop has a ways to come still, as I need to run all the electric, insulate it, and add a wood-fired furnace with a...

Friday, August 19th, 2022: It's a long story about getting scammed and lied to about the building I ordered a year prior...but after a year of hassle, a year of waiting on fill-material to be delivered, a year of waiting on the slab, the shop was FINALLY underway! Builder: Coast 2 Coast...

Since we were here with a growing urge to start traveling the state more and figured a van would be the best option, we got to looking. After a couple months, I found the unicorn of Sportsmobile vans in San Diego. After a brief negotiation, I flew down to San Diego, met up with my buddy Andy to...

This Montero on 33" General Grabber X3 tires....LOVES the snow. It never skips a beat...

All packed up and ready to hit the road! My folks offered to assist with driving some of the vehicles, so my wife and mother-in-law hit the road in the Silverado, I towed the Montero with my Dad's F250, while my folks drove the Penske truck. We were all saddled up for a 3-day drive from Hutto...

July 2021: So, after a few months of being super busy with our baby boy, then scouting for land and homes in Colorado, we sold our house (pictured above) and started the process of building our new house in the mountains. In preparation for that move, I ordered all the parts and took the Montero...