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Yep that's pretty cool!

I'm most impressed with the braking traction on packed snow/ice. The acceleration traction is nothing special in an empty pickup in 2x4 but the braking is the best I've found. The siping really does well in that regard.

As high as 65 rear with camper stuffed full of gear (highway) or hauling firewood, 35 empty highway, 25 with camper off road, 15 empty off road.

I took BFG AT KO's off my truck this fall (40k miles, worn out) to replace with Falken Wildpeak AT3W. I have around 4k miles on them now. From WY to CO to UT to SD to MN, zero complaints from me. Half the miles were with a truck camper, a few hundred with fire wood, the rest empty. They're...

235/85R16 WildPeak AT3W's on a 96' F150. Best snow/ice traction I've had yet. This size works well on this truck. I have noticed air pressure matters more than when I had 33x10.5R15 BFG's though, so if switching to this size be sure to have a portable compressor too.

Nice looking truck! Not a big flare fan but it looks good in every other way to me. That should be a great camper hauler. I have it's little brother, SCSB 96' F150. Just an FYI Ford never made a short box F350 in the OBS (9th) generation. It's more than likely an HD F250 that has been D60...

1.5" 14ga isn't a bad choice in my opinion. Plenty strong, reasonably light, just don't go crazy. Where people run into weight issues with steel is thinking they need 0.120" wall or something ridiculous for light duty applications. I'm interested to see where you take this. Keep posting as you...

Haha, well, I have the basics. Overhead light, sink with hand pump, drop in cutting board, 6 gallon fresh & 6 gallon grey water tanks, 20 lb propane, stove, Mr Buddy heater plumbed into 20 lber, and a 105 amp/hr battery with 12V outlets that's charged off the 7 pin truck plug. The slide out bed...

Fourth outing; first multi day trip Drove out to Fruita, CO and then Moab, UT for some biking and camping. There were five of us in total. We had great weather and a fun time. The camper was nice for cooking meals. A highlight was riding The Whole Enchilada, super fun trail. I averaged around...

I've done some river crossings like the one you pictured in my old F150 in the Rockies. The intake is at hood line. It was nerve wracking. I do not have a snorkel but can see the merit in one. More than once water has been deeper than I thought, both from not checking (when I was younger), and...

Interior update Hanging out in the camper, working on some writing. Nice to have a plan come together. I put a fork mount for my bike in here too, so I have secure bike storage on the road now. Pretty amazing the space in here, especially when it's just me.

I don't have a recent, definite empty weight for the truck as it currently exists, but not totally in the dark either. Long ago, it was 5200 lbs empty with 1/4 tank fuel, no tools, no gear, or people. Since then I've added heavier wheels/tires, recovery points up front, recovery gear, and the...

Rolled over a scale today at 6300lbs. That was camper, recovery gear, propane, extra battery, spare tire, tire chains, tools, myself, half tank of fuel, plus random crap in the truck (Hi-Lift, compressor, blankets, etc.). There may be merit in a skeletal camper mounting frame, where I'd remove...

And why I don't have storage boxes on my half ton flatbed, then think twice about just about everything I bring. Sort of like going backpacking.. Storage=stuff, and stuff is heavy.

Sweet, that is really coming along nicely.

Shellback, I was wondering how you knew just what you were doing. That makes sense. This is my first camper, so some test setups seemed wise. Enjoy your 10 day trip, that sounds awesome. I'm lucky to get anything more than a weekend in. Nick, I had a 20 lb propane bottle to feed the stove & a...

Nice! I like the action shot.

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I built a temporary kitchen; just a small counter for the stove & sink, to get ideas for a more permanent solution during these early camp trips. Then some friends and I headed up to the mountains for Friday night. It snowed overnight, which made for some fun getting back out. That is, until I...

Fleet Flatbed Conversion 1981 Fleet flatbed converted on a 96' F150 4x4 with built 351W. First trip was Saturday, second will be Friday. Currently just a shell with slide out bed and very basic electrical system. It is bolted solid to the flatbed up front, with spring floating bolts in the...