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    Flatbed Truck Camper

    Did this ever sell? Thank you
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    WARN D-Ring

    Aren’t these called shackles? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    HIgh-way and Light off-road tire recommendation

    Just put Wildpeak AT4s on my Ram 3500 with a popup camper, only a few thousand miles on them So far they are great, quiet on the highway and good on wet roads. We did about 50 miles of dirt and they were good, but no mud yet. 4080# rated per tire(285/75-18) 34.8” Sent from my iPhone using...
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    My TC800 on my 3500 and my buddies XTR square drop we drug up to PEI/Nova Scotia from CT/NY Murray Beach campground , real nice place , clean bathrooms, free hot showers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Alaskan Campers: An Epic Overlanding Film

    I agree about Bryan , he helped me out a lot when my son spend a few years of winters essentially building one from scratch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    First aid kit

    I’m not claiming to be a Dr :) I have been Medic First Aid and CPR qualified for 30 years, and during all the biennial training (at 4 different companies) they have all stressed that you are very unlikely to get sued for helping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Alaskan Campers: An Epic Overlanding Film

    I guess I’m a few years out of date :( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Alaskan Campers: An Epic Overlanding Film

    Bryan Wheat left Alaskan last year to start is own restoration company https://wheatsalaskan.com/services/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Who Builds Quality Teardrops and/or Squaredrops?

    Check out https://vintagetrailerworksinc.com/inventory/ My buddy has been using one for 8? Years , towed it across the country a couple times. Only sorta significant issue was a leak around the front window. A few minor tweaks here and there. About half your budget and some inventory in...
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    Alaskan Campers: An Epic Overlanding Film

    Not many young adults can swing $40-50k for the camper and probably more than that for the truck, so you probably are not too far off. Plenty of middle age men and women spend the day hiking and then like to climb into a comfortable bed in the evening, so the “from the comfort of your drivers...
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    First aid kit

    Is it really that complex an issue? If you are not a Dr, EMT or paramedic and you are trying to render aid , the Good Samaritan laws will protect you unless you are doing something way outside any basic training that you may or may not have( amputate a limb, tracheotomy with a pen etc) Sent...
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    Victron Orion DC to DC charger cooling

    Im not sure 146 is a problem, but I figured cooler was better. Also this was on top of the charger, not the heat sink, I didn’t think to measure the fins, they should be hotter I’d think Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Alaskan Campers: An Epic Overlanding Film

    That’s a pretty cool video, I miss my Alaskan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    2000 Ram 2500 V10 and 2014 Northstar TC800 Camper

    Glad it seems to be working out. Northstar is good at using most all empty space for storage. I need to rip out my fridge also. I’m currently using my ARB that’s ratchet strapped to some eyebolts in the elevated floor in front of the couch. It works out well, but the ARB is a power hog. It won’t...
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    Victron Orion DC to DC charger cooling

    The other side with mounting lugs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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