Recent content by Thestronk

I have been following your adventures for several years and appreciate the time you take to log your travels and curate your evolving build. That being said, have you ever considered going to a flat bed and adding storage boxes on the sides (underneath the open area of the camper clearanced for...

Thanks much! Ordered!

Who makes the engine bay plate? I haven't been able to track one down.

Would you go the Rambox route or with the traditional bed if you were buying the truck again?

Just picked up an 01 Trooper w/TOD. 160k and damn near everything works. Needed trans rebuild but for $2700 I expected as much. Wish you could by a new vehicle this size with this much room and capabilities for moderate off roading.

What kind of mileage are you getting with the gas motor? I have a 17 XD Diesel, average seventeenish empty

Any chance one of you guys with a topper installed with the decked system can give me a measurement of the space from the deck to the roof? Where I live I need to haul my trash to the dump in two or three smaller Roughneck cans and need to know if they will still fit. Thanks in advance.

I have a 17 XD diesel, same config you are looking for. Pretty sure a Pro 4x package will be what you are looking for due to having a locker. I get why you may be avoiding diesel, but might be worth taking a look at a gas XD. Better tow platform and you still get a 6.5ft bed. After 8k and a trip...

I hear ya Nomad. Had to give up on the garage with my Super Duty and XD is just as big.

Any reason why you are avoiding the XD? Little off topic but just curious. Good luck getting useful tech from a dealership btw. They suck.