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I think an old first aid box would look cool. ....do it! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

They've been working great on our Tacoma for over a year now. That's about 12000 miles of daily driving and camping trips Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Thanks Jay! And yes being installed in the lid makes it easy to attach hoses. It also allows the vent to do it's job without melting plastic. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

In case you haven't noticed, we've been doing a little work on the CrowsWing. We're at the 3 1/2 year mark before we are able to depart on our nomadic-like lifestyle trip. Theyears since it's been "completed" has given us time to really try out the trailer life and see what we can improve...

We used edge trim with a rubber bulb seal on it. Pushed onto the edge of the box. Like this one Except ours had the seal on the side (more leftover parts) It still works but we decided to supplement it with a 1/4" foam insulation in the lid. It worked well enough that the North Carolina...

We've always said that everything needed for a Basecamp should be stored and transported on the trailer. That's not always been the case. Our ever so lovely porta potti had always been relegated to the bed of the truck and getting stored in the garage when we were not camping. That had...

Very nice! Good luck with your surgery Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Nice to hear from you! We've stopped feeding the kids. They have to feed themselves now. We just got back from a long weekend of moving them into their apartments for college. The big trip is on schedule for a spring 2020 departure. If we wind up out west before that we have plans to give...

Very nice video. I'm jealous of your travels and your traveling cat. Thank you very much for sharing your travels Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Our last day we drove to Gorges State Park and hiked along with a billion other people to Rainbow Falls, and Turtleback Falls. We made a lunch stop at Hidden Falls and swam a while enjoying the respite from the heat and humidity of the hike. Then we continued on to Rainbow Falls after that...

Another day, another waterfall.....or two.....maybe three.... With Deb around Jay wanted to show her Dry Falls, he thought she'd like that one. On the way we made a stop at one called Secret Falls. It's listed in the guide book, OK, but if it's listed in a guide book, how Secret can it be...

Our next day brought us to Cashiers Sliding Rock. FUN! No pics from my camera though, I left it in the truck fully planning to slide the falls and get wet. It was crowded like a public pool in the summer but it was tons of fun. A short way down the road led us to Silver Run Falls ....and...

The next day we hit Scotsman's Falls. Nearby but a real workout to get to. Finding the trail was an adventure all it's own. The guide Jay had read " after a hard left turn on the gravel road look for two tall pine trees. The trail in next to them" OK. First of all, in the mountains, every turn...

We got to drive the forest roads a lot over the week and the Baja really wanted to fly down the gravel roads I had to remind myself to keep a cautious pace as the roads (both unpaved and paved) were all full of blind turns. Waterfalls: Glen Falls. Touristy location near town. The altitude of...

The second trip was with old Expedition Portal friends (Mtnbike28) that wanted to do a waterfall tour of North Carolina. We loaded up the truck and teardrop and headed to Asheboro to meet them at their house. The trip down I95 and I85 was uneventful but a 4+ hour slog of freeways and high...

We've used the Wild Crow for two trips this past July. Since it's not our only truck, we use the Tundra when we can to keep miles off the Taco. For July the kids both needed rides for work so we got to use the Tacoma for towing the teardrop. The first trip was to the North Bend campground at...

Keep us posted on how well it works. Our Camp Chef regulator started leaking propane early in July. Hissing gas out the vent which (for some stoopit reason) is aimed directly at the back of the stove! Can you say FIRE?! My wife can! We ordered two replacements from Camp Chef, but the flexible...

On the beach we have on occasion had to add several extra guy lines and sand bags to keep the EZ Up from blowing away in the fierce winds of Cape Lookout. We went to sand bags on the beach because even the wide sand stakes couldn't hold it down. For sand bags as we dig a hole to fill a bag...

On the beach we use sand bags with guy lines. In the forest we use stakes through the foot of the EZUp. For the guy lines (they are preattached to the ezup) they loop under the face of the stake ( or through the sand bags ties) and are tightened with a truckers hitch. Sent from my SM-G900V...

I like teardrops of course. Our kitchen takes no interior space from the bed room. It has plenty of storage for food, drinks, pots and pans and dinnerware. The oven and stove are killer. Our sink is two large plastic tubs. We set a roll up table nearby to do food prep and cleanup. If it...