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I’ve been very leased with the campmaid. It packs small and seems to hold up fine.

I've been real happy with the Indel B 51. We've used it on a lot of trips and its the beer fridge at home. No complaints after two years.

Fjmario - Great idea! You wouldn't be in the market for a slightly used CVT Mt.McKinley would you?

This is a great thread. We have a family of 5 with kids age 11, 9, and 6. Like most, we started with one ground tent which ended up being two ground tents. The pros and cons of that are well-documented. For us, the cons outweighed the pros and we knew we needed something else. I did a lot...

On a trip from North Carolina to Alaska, this set of Stanley pots and bowls as well as a cast iron skillet and griddle worked very well. I was especially impressed with the Stanley set and use it frequently. Stanley Pep and Cook Set

We do homemade canned food on our trips regularly. I also make my own bacon and sausage and freeze it in ziplocs. Letting them thaw slowly in the fridge makes for great breakfasts (with grits and eggs, of course).

That should be an annual competition! I'll go ahead and claim the Most Northerly Pot of Grits 2016 trophy. Good luck in 2017!

I have a CVT Mt. McKinley mounted on a Leer cap for an F-150. I drove it from NC to Alaska and back and slept every night in it with my father-in-law who weighs around 250 (I guess). I'm around 190. We also have made several trips with my wide and I and three kids (ages 6, 8, and 10) and...

I have had an Indel-B 50L for a few months now. It has been on a long (9,500 mile) trip to Alaska and back as well as some more local trips. Recently, we took it to Myrtle Beach State Park and it did great in the hot temperatures there. The only thing I wish was different is to have the...

Part Three During the planning phases, it became apparent that making Prudhoe was too much of a grind for a three-week trip. It didn’t seem worth it to drive hard past so many great sights just to say you made it to Prudhoe. So, our time in Alaska was actually pretty short. We went to Tok...

Part Two Many on these forums have ridden the Alaskan Highway. While some or all of this may not be news, I’ll hazard a few observations of the Alcan. The condition of the highway is fine, although the rough patches caused by frost heaves have to be respected. As it turns out, I drove every...

It all started in Lake Panosfkee, FL over a few cold ones back in December. The family had gathered at a bass fishing lodge owned by a friend to fellowship in the New Year. My father-in-law and I were talking about road trips. In his 68 years he has been on quite a few. I shared my dream of...

Any advice/thoughts would be welcome as I'm looking to put together a dual battery system for my 2003 F-150. I have a 130 amp alternator on a 5.4L V-8 The primary purpose is to run a fridge, which is not bought yet but planned to be a 50 qt Indel B. A few lights and charging capacity for...