Recent content by Sportsman Matt

Thanks for the idea but the Atwood is one of the most obnoxiously loud heaters out there. I've got the 12,000 BTU in my trailer, and I need earplugs to sleep at night when it kicks on. The SIG looks like my best choice, I don't mind opening a vent or two, but I'm trying to avoid the fan motor...

Thanks, Well I'm still in the planning stages, along with acquiring stuff along the way. I've got a beautiful stainless steel SMEV Combination 2 Burner Stove and Sink, and a 20# Horizontal LP Tank Box which I haven't figured out how to get into the build yet. I know I'm going to add a...

Out here in Taxachusetts, the truck is a truck unless you have 3 things permanently attached, being a separate propane heater, hot water tank, stove, refrigerator, toilet, bed. Then you can register I it as a camper. Downfall is, a under 10,000 gvwr truck can get passenger plates if it isn't...

Well I''m back....and after buying a truck camper, selling it, then buying a travel trailer, I'm back to the concept of rolling my own hard side truck camper. Specs are as follows.... Under 8 feet long, 7 feet wide, and under 5'6" tall (only to keep it simple and tree branch clearance issues)...

Biggest reason imho, a 250cc is what most motorcycle schools use to train new riders on. Sort of like the GI's returning home from WWII, they drove a Jeep over there, and bought up Jeeps when they returned home. They knew what they would and wouldn't do. I went with a 250cc for my latest ride...

Base for my Expo Bike I bought this for a commuter and also for some Expo riding. 2006 Honda Big Ruckus stock 250cc 4k miles on it. Figure that being a rare bike alone is neat, but plenty of potential for some off the beaten path riding makes it even better. I'll start a thread of the...

I looked at Tufport, way too high a price for what you get. Plus the quality of the two work models I saw was below what I would consider for the money paid for it. The website pics look great, but in reality, the fit and finish leave lots to be desired. I did talk to one company about a used...

I've been reading the forums and looking into a new bike to use as a daily rider / expo bike. So far I've looked at several bikes out there, and for some reason I keep coming back to the Royal Enfield C5 Military. 499cc Air cooled single cylinder engine, 5 speed transmission, and the new ones...

This was my old truck camper, an 89 Sunline 750C made for a Ford Ranger Pickup. I made up a 2x6 ladder frame to support the floor and lift it up high enough to get over the cab and bedrails. This pic shows it on my 02 GMC Sierra 1500 long bed, nice part was the bed is 8' and the camper was 7'6"...

Here's a pic of the scooter I'm working on, this is the day after I brought it home. And here it is as of last night :bike_rider: Figure I'll have it out for a test run by the weekend. Then the fun stuff to add and modify over the winter.:REOutCampFire03:

Curious if anyone is using a scooter as an Expo Vehicle. I know it's not really in the class of a Dual Sport, but curious if anyone has considered it? Currently I'm rebuilding a 2006 Meitian MT50QT-2 50cc Scooter with an 82cc Big Bore Kit for commuting and short rides but why not consider it...

Axle Spring flip mightymike check out my posts on the following forum http://www.sportsmenclassicclub.com/forum/repairs-and-maintenance/important-tire-clearance-issue/ I went through this back in May 2010, had low clearance and enede up squashing the inner tube of the tongue jack coming out...

Just about any fullsize truck from the big 3, preferably in the 3/4 ton range. First off, don't expect good milage from a 35" tire. I run LT265/75R16E tires on my truck, and best I can get with my 02 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD truck is 16MPG if I'm empty with a tailwind. Most of the time it's 14 to 15...

Saw that quite a few times. The ground for the brake light and the interior light are commonly shared. But sometimes the wiring gets messed up from the factory, lots of times the ground labled is the positive for the lights and the positive for the interior light is the ground, so when you...

Most camper construction is 1x2 or 2x2 construction being either 3/4" thick or 1 1/2" thick. My old truck camper had 2x2 construction for the walls with fiberglass R7 insulation, and an aluminum skin on the outside, stapled paneling on the inside. The bed area was composed of 1/2" plywood, and...