Recent content by gdaut

Door up front and seating in a U shaped dinette is not exactly a new innovation I think. I would guess lots of campers have done that for a long time. It makes it possible to have a second bed. This will probably not be enough for me to drop a mil on a new ER though.

I would expect there are plenty of tradespeople in Indiana who could do quality work; if you incentivized them to take the time to do a good job. The problem with running your adventure vehicle manufacturing business in Indiana is that you are in Indiana.

Search this thread for Nimbl. There are several for sale now, and if you want a one-ton, flatbed, pop-up camper, then the best option by far is a Nimbl. (Disclosure, I have one; mine is not one of the ones for sale.)

I think there may be a limit on the number of pictures you can post in the initial ad; but you can post more in your subsequent comments. If you browse around, sometimes people's initial ad is broken into 4 or 5 comments (or "boxes") so that they can post more pictures. Good luck

I "think" I saw one of these today. In Colorado on 285 going east between Buena Vista and Fairplay. It was a big camper on a big pickup type truck; said "Storyteller" across the front of the camper nose. It did not seem to be the same as the pics on the website, but i was going west so did...

It looks like a couple thousand pounds of wheels and tires on that grey model.

I do not know about any specific builders; but if I was was having a new expensive camper built I would try this (I am not an attorney so maybe this would not work): But the truck yourself; title it in your name; deliver it (or have it delivered) to the builder. Set it up that the builder is...

I know nothing about the situation at EC, but it looks like this may be a re-org, or lead to an asset sale where EC or some similar entity comes back. IIRC, EarthRoamer declared bankruptcy sometime after the 2008 financial crisis; they came back strong. XP Camper more recently went under, and...

Interesting. Why is the BMS and inverter SOC cut-off set at 50%? I understand that is typical for AGM batteries, but as you note, a bid advantage of lithium batteries is they can be regularly discharged to a low SOC. Or at least that is what I understand.

I have one on a Ram 3500; same camper and flatbed with the storage box/spare tire behind the cab. I have an ARB front bumper that sticks out a fair amount. Overall length is 24 feet and change. I have never had an issue in going to national parks, but I have not been to all of them.

Interesting. A big change form a Tacoma, but I think it makes more sense, payload wise.

What qualifies as "full production" or "off the ground"? I seem to recall seeing somewhere that Truckhouse had produced 10 or 20 of the Tacoma based campers and is now moving to a Tundra chassis. 10 or 20 units is a far cry from the 500+ units Earthroamer seems to have built, but it is not...

That may not be a sign of tough times. I would guess a lot of the pre-owned units that Earthroamer sells are trade ins where the owner bought a new one to replace their previous ER . And looking at the model numbers of the used units, it looks like ER made close to 300 of the LTS version, and...

On my camper (Nimbl), the shore power is on the driver's side, and the water intake is passenger side. Both are at the front of the camper, a "truck camper" style that sits on a flatbed, so they end up mid-way down the vehicle length. I have not found a standard placement of the electric box...

I seem to recall PJ O'Rourke had a good essay on the myriad capabilities of rental cars. Probably in Car and Driver; probably in the late 70s. Re one way rentals, we got a great deal on a one way Denver to Boston rental last year. Company must have needed some cars moved to the East Coast.