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SOLD Edgestar 63 qt. refrigerator/freezer for sale. Asking $295. The fridge works like new on both DC and AC, though the outside does have a couple of scuffs and one small dent. I have cables for AC and DC. I took off the cheap cigarette lighter plug and added ring terminal connectors for...

Doggy Bed from Wal-Mart We used a doggy bed when our kids were little. It had foam sides and fit fine in our RTT. If it was cold enough, we could throw the blankets over us and the kid, but still not get kicked in the head every five minutes.

The kids actually did much better than I expect. They had their moments, but overall they had a fun time and didn't whine too much. The worst part was actually the first few nights before we got far enough west to leave the oppressive heat and humidity behind. We wimped out on the way back...

Here are a few more photos from the trip. A campground in Nauvoo, IL (a very hot, sticky and restless night): The little one in his "doggie" bed in the RTT: Wild camping just off Guanella pass in Colorado (after I did a number on my knee): Heading up the East side of Mosquito Pass...

Thanks Hiking. The trip was mostly a road trip to visit family with a few off-pavement excursions thrown in. We did Mosquito Pass and a few other roads around Leadville, CO, the Book Cliffs in Eastern Utah and the Burr Trail as well as a few more backroad shortcuts here and there. I'll see...

corbin8or has a much more impressive build thread here.

We have a basically stock 2004 Dakota Quad Cab that we use for trips to the beach and overland travel. Six of us did 5,000+ miles in 17 days this summer -- 2 adults and 4 kids (9, 7, 5 and 18 months). It handled the heavy load and everything we threw at it (nothing too serious). I like the...

It generally does. The three of you, plus the dog, should be just fine in a tent that big. My Mombasa is 72" x 94" and, like I said, we sleep with two adults and two kids. I sleep on one side and my wife in the middle with the little on the other side next to her pillow. The five year old...

Go ahead and send me the bill. You'll have to get in line though.

We have found that a doggie bed works wonders for keeping our wiggley 18 month old contained. It may help with the dog as well. We sleep with my wife, a 5 year old, an 18 month old and myself in the Mombasa 3 man (72") RTT. The two older girls (9 and 7) sleep in collapsable cots across...

Long live the Festiva Same here. The Festiva was great. We took it on trails that it had absolutely no business driving. The passenger door wouldn't open from the outside because a deer ran into it (yes, that sentence is the right way round). One winter the driver door handle got so...

I have the same problem with my Mombasa 3 man RTT, though it doesn't seem to be quite as bad as yours. I open the tent, hang on the outboard edge to seat the channel as firmly as possible, and just set the ladder on the ground rather than preloading it at all. The channel still pops out...

My dad had a first generation 4dr Sportage. I was impressed with its off-road abilities in stock form. Me: "That was a pretty rough jeep trail." Brother: "That wasn't a jeep trail, it was a snowmobile trail with no snow on it." Me: "Oh." Unfortunately, the electrical system was an absolute...

Thanks for all the feedback. As I knew when I asked the question, it isn't a matter of finding the one "best" conversion, but the best one for my needs/budget/location. It is very helpful hearing from folks with actual experience. I like the fact that Quigley is only a couple of hours up the...

Yeah, reliability is pretty important. I have a British motorcycle for when I want an adventure with the added adrenaline rush of not knowing whether I will make it home.

Thanks for the feedback so far. We don't own the van yet. I am definitely open to buying a used van, but it seems like low mileage 4x4 passenger vans are difficult to find. I see some Sportsmobiles out there, but I don't want the RV conversion as the primary purpose will be people hauling. I...

We recently completed a 2 week, 5000+ mile trip with six of us in a Dakota. Not surprisingly, we decided that a full size van is in our near-term future. The plan is to buy a new RB E-350 V10 passenger van and have it converted to 4wd. It will be a daily driver but will also be used for...

Off the Burr Trail, not too far from Lake Powell. August 2010.

Just got back from 5000+ mile, two week trip - Virginia through Colorado and Utah back to Virginia - with 2 adults and 4 kids (9, 7, 5 & 1.5) in a Dodge Dakota. So, yes, you can do it. It just depends on how much you want to. I won't say it was all bliss, but we had a tremendous time and the...