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Just came across this thread. If any one is interested, there is a 4 wheel bronco/blazer model camper between Sargents and Gunnison Colorado on Hwy 50 that can be had for free. Now before everyone rushes out there, here are the details; I'm not sure which vehicle it was on as the cowling piece...

I used 2 of the MSR bottles for a year in my Pelican box on the back with no problems. Was glad to have them on the way to Expo last year as I pushed it a little to far between fuel stops once. Now I have Roto pax on Wolfman racks on my KLR. They're 1 gal each & I usually run water on one side &...

I have a Tuffy center console in my '95 F350 - basicaly same interior. I have the one without the radio compartment & then mounted a cb & the face for a ham radio on the front of it. My thinking was it would be much easier to mount the radios since they weren't designed to be mounted thru the...

Last time I weighed My '95 F350 powerstroke with a Four Wheel pop up on it I weighed 9460 lbs. I was within 40 lbs front to back on the axles. That was before loading the wife, 2 kids, food, or water but with pretty much everything else on board for a weekend or a month including tools etc... I...

Not sure that the front is realy lighter on most "loaded" trucks. On my F350 with the camper on & loaded, a diesel engine & a 12k winch, my weight distribution is within 50 lbs of being equal front to back. I could prabably use a little more weight hanging out the rear to lighten up the front...

If you don't mind a little older iron I'd try to find a low mileage '95 to '97 Ford F350 powerstroke. Try & get a manuel or plan on a rebuild but the autos can be made much stronger once you rebuild. You won't get the intercooler unless it's aftermarket & a little less power than the newer ones...

If I recall the Ford Tonka Truck project truck a couple years ago had a similar system - read about it in power stroke registry - sounds like a great idea if the weight penalty isn't to bad. I think the Ford version mainly only operated during accelleration from a stop as that is when the most...

Martyn, it sounds like this could be moved from vehicle to vehicle if the controler etc... is built into the product. Is this the case? when you say it has a 12volt plug I assume you mean a standard cigarette style plug so no special wiring would be needed so long as the vehicle has a power...

Not sure the width between the Troopy's wheel wells but the older jeeps are about 36''. maybe a double set of fold & tumble Jeep seats. When they fold forward most are removable & only leave the brackets in the floor so you could still haul a lot of camping gear if there are only 2 of you on a...

Sorry I didn't post earlier but I couldn't seem to log on for a while when the revamped the site. Just wanted to send out a big Thank You to Martyn & the rest of the Gang at AT. I received my fenders & they look awesome - packed so well you'd have to actually drive the Fedex truck over them to...

Ok, so I'm packing into hunting camp last year & I see the biggest most gorgous cinimon brown black bear I've ever see eating berries about 100 yrds away not even paying attention to us, & I have a bear tag in my wallet. only problem is, it's 3 days before the season starts. So we go on to camp...

I've had my '95 cc places I usually only see atvs - & that's with the comfort of a four wheel popup along also. I'm sure I'm going to find someplace it won't fit one day but so far I haven't had to stop for lack of room. I haven't dented it "yet" but it does have lots of back country...

Be carefull how much weight you put on the back hitch unless you add an equal amount up front also - otherwise you'll have the tail wagging the dog if you know what I mean.LOL Doug

Another reason is the colatoral damage when they go. I hear it's quite dramatic & pretty much takes the rest of the outer end with them including the spindles - given that the Dynatrac looks cheap in comparision. Doug

Another problem I've seen just to be aware of... with all these vacume controled gizmos all tied together a company I used to work for had a fleet of Chevy S10s that a bunch of them developed a leak in the vacume motor on the transfer case switch & sucked ATF into the entire vacume system...

Just to muddy the water with another approach. If your looking for a different truck anyway maybe consider a longbed? My '95 cc longbed was my daily driver for a long time & right now my work truck is an '95 ext cab longbed. They really aren't any harder to drive once you get used to them. The...

Check out Baja Tacos web site - great build with a fiberglass topper & links to a couple other buils including a Flippak. All Toyotas but the camper parts are the same no matter what you drive. Doug

I have a friend that towed a gooseneck horse trailer for years with a short bed extended cab F250 with no problems. He even had a cross the bed tool box on it. Goosenecks don't have the same problems as fifthweels since the hitch is almost always at the very front edge of the trailer & the front...

Just a quick endorsment for the travel vans book. It's a great resource even if all your doing is rebuilding & most of the info can be applied to any type of self contained overland vehicle. Doug

Let me know when you get the details hammered out - I'd love to get back to that area. It's been a couple years which is sad since I'm only about 6-7 hours away. Doug