Recent content by grindmonkey

The other thing to consider is secondary purchaser. If your a company that has a waitlist, there is a line of customers to buy a particular product. If you offer an option that 'alienates' 95% of your customer base it had better be worth your while. Meaning if I insert flatbed 003 into...

We have a hallmark cuchara and it only has the tail lights and liscense plate light. No clearance lights. It hangs over the side (somewhere around 6-8 inches) and back (18+ inches) of the truck. One thing to just make sure (it looks like your good) is that your setup doesnt obscure/cover the...

That is a great place for leveling blocks, extra shoes/boots, canned goods on longer trips, bike spare parts, etc. All that stuff gets brought into the camper (though access holes) when we off load and then restored once back on the truck. When loading the camper on/off I generally want to...

So we've done quite a bit of camping in the winter time in Colorado. We mostly dry camps using bottled water and RV antifreeze for the toilet. We have stayed in parking lots of ski resorts, Harvest host locations, and BLM land. Managing moisture inside the camper has always been something to...

I have posted a little bit of information on our setup on the portal in various spots, but want to consolidate some of our experiences into one spot. There isn't a lot of info out there for how to make it all work or first hand experience with this arrangement. When we first started looking...

Latest trip out for some back country skiing and group tent camping. We had 4 families out in tents in the snow. Momma and one of the kiddos didnt give up the comforts of the the camper though. We have finally begun some upgrades and now have the ability to haul gear on the front of the truck...

If this is for a queen bed I will offer $25 shipped to CO.

Hopefully the chase truck is electric. I cant imagine using a gas or diesel chase truck would conflict with their intent to reduce carbon footprint. "The expedition aims to raise awareness of electric vehicles’ critical role in reducing our carbon footprint." I get the idea behind these...

Great another way for people to buy things they cant afford. Absolutely crazy.

Oh, the nice thing is I dont worry about payload. I have about 4k available and the camper is only about 1700. For our extended summer trips I can put a bike rack on a hitch extender behind the camper and a cargo rack on the front hitch with boxes for summer goodies (inflatable paddleboards...

I have "retired" at 42. Mostly a stay at home dad who does some carpool duty/ kid sport transportation. We are a family of 5 who camps in all 4 seasons. We actually prefer to winter camp where there is no one else. We "dry camp" in the winter to avoid broken pipes, but keep it about 70 degrees...

It is strange how sellers feel a definitive "I know what I have" is more triumphant than a multitude of people saying "I know what this is worth"

Family of 5 in the woods. We bring ice fishing gear, hockey gear, and ski stuff. It's a bit of tetris but we make it happen.

I'm a much bigger fan of this interior layout then the previous. I think it just makes sense to have the door in front of the rear axle and have a large dinette in the back. At least from a family standpoint it would be nice to have two separate areas for sleeping and not have to climb over kids...