Post your "burbs" for my brother Paul

[1speedlos]

dbreid-
Your "burb is really a great inspiration to me. My wife and I borrowed my brother's '82 to work a mountain bike race this weekend, and we would love to build up something like yours.
Add me to the fan club!

Los

 

[Cody1771]

if i didnt like my truck so much that post made me think i should put a craigslist add up "WTT lifted K10 for Burb" lol... makes me jelous a bit. but i think its a bit to big for my likeing... an earlier K5 blazer on the other hand though....

I have dual batteries with a switch (in cab) and an isolator. I also have inverters, but most stuff runs on 12volts. I don't even use a microwave at home... no need for one in the truck.

I like this truck a lot better than either an RV or a pop-up tent on the back, and certainly more than a trailer.

Except for the possible width issue (which isn't that big a deal, because I have done the Rubicon and the Dusy Ershim and a bunch of other "SWB" trails in my fullsize K30 with the same width as the burban), this truck will go any place you want it to. It doesn't get great mileage (I need a gear vendors), but it will tow the gates off of hell, and I can sleep equally well in a truck stop parking lot, the middle of nowhere, a campground, or a WalMart parking lot.

And there is ZERO setup and breakdown time. Here's how morning work.

1.) Alarm goes off. (5 seconds to turn it off)
2.) I sit up. Grace groans that it is "too early"
3.) I pull the reflector from the rear window, and crawl into the front seat, still in my underwear. (about 30 seconds has passed, because I am usually slow).
4.) I take down the front reflector, and fire up the truck. (another 10 seconds)
5.) We drive away, and Grace gets ready and dressed while we drive to where we want to take pictures.

I get dressed and start breakfast while she takes pictures.

So when I said ZERO, I guess I really mean "If I can't break camp in less time than I can hold my breath, it takes too long"

This also helps with bears (nothing ever left out), bugs (no bugs, sealed up), and cold (no need to get out of the truck if it is cold... just start sleeping!)

Grace and I discussed doind something with a rooftop tent, but she said "Why? Tents, and how lame they are to set up is one of the main reasons we don't camp as much as we want already. And you want to bolt one to the ROOF? Riiight."

Just my .02, of course. Oh, and this truck basically is just used for roadtrips and weekend stuff. I don't commute in it, and it is always, 100% of the time, ready to go. The preparation to leave for a trip involves:

1.) Put in a bag of clothes (we keep some in the truck too, but it is nice to bring stuff you like)
2.) Drive away and stop at the grocery store for perishables on the way.

That's pretty much it.

-Dan

 

[Cambo]

And there is ZERO setup and breakdown time. Here's how morning work.
1.) Alarm goes off. (5 seconds to turn it off)
2.) I sit up. Grace groans that it is "too early"
3.) I pull the reflector from the rear window, and crawl into the front seat, still in my underwear. (about 30 seconds has passed, because I am usually slow).
4.) I take down the front reflector, and fire up the truck. (another 10 seconds)
5.) We drive away, and Grace gets ready and dressed while we drive to where we want to take pictures.
-Dan

I just love the fact that you drive in your underwear (see #3)!! :smiley_drive:

 

[matt s]

Ha ha, I keep laughing at that too.

Thanks for bringing this back, I had not hassled my brother in a while. I sent him some updates photos (and a link) from this thread just now.

 

[klmore]

Expo Sub

Here is my 06 Sub. In the next couple of months I'm going to add a Dana 60 front axle and ditch the IFS.

 

[klmore]

I forgot engine compartment pictures. The Eaton supercharger is nice now that the truck is so heavy.