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Since my driveway is gravel I find it a much better solution than a floor jack. But I use it around the house, don't stow it on my rig.

We were in Saline 2 weeks ago and watched the big bulldozer go up Steel Pass to re-establish the road through the wash, by all accounts it is an easy drive at the moment.

The last comment in this thread that you brought back from the dead that mentioned an EarthRoamer was mine, and it was three years ago. And it wasn't anti EarthRoamer. They are magnificent vehicles, but at their price point and size are not for everyone.

Yep, the smallest we will build on is a 11,900 GVWR 1-ton, and we go up from there. A significant component of our weight is the fresh water tank. We carry 75 gallons, or 626 pounds.

Thanks for this, My CFX-75 has started freezing one side solid no matter what the setting, so I'm assuming this is the problem. A bit disappointing that this fridge I purchased in 2018 is acting up, unlike the Engel I purchased in 2001...

If you fully option a Hallmark flatbed it can be well over $150k, not including the cost of the flatbed which is $15-25k additional. But it's also unlikely that someone would leave the chassis in stock condition. Winch bumpers, lights, lockers, sliders, in cab electronics, etc. It's very...

The Hallmark flatbed campers are pretty close to this. in the $200k all-in price range (on a nicely kitted F-350)

Outdoorsy is the best place to find a rental to try a platform out before you purchase. (We occasionally let prospective customers take out a Nimbl, and use outdoorsy to manage the rental for insurance purposes.)

I'd also add that DRW to SRW conversions are pretty common for things like fire apparatus, here's one example - https://1stattack.com/super-single-wheels-2/

KCT does make a great product, but we chase weight in everything we do. KCT is upfront that weight savings is not a priority in their design considerations.

I'm not sure that there is a DOT rule for this (could be mistaken), but can confirm that RVIA prohibits openable rear windows in a camper that can be occupied in transit.

I own, camp and daily drive the original prototype camper built in 2010, and it always inspires me - both by what a timeless design it is, and how far we've come since then. For Nimbl, this is the first major re-tooling in over a decade of production, with many changes and improvements based on...

Yep, probably right - but I'll be sure and take a look when I'm at SEMA in a few weeks.

It looks like Toyota is thinking about getting back into this game, could mean some higher capacity chassis availability - https://jalopnik.com/toyota-is-recreating-the-1970s-magic-of-its-chinook-cam-1847868087

If that 2005 is in any kind of decent shape that would be a really great price, IMHO.

I used a hub nut socket that I welded two allen wrench sections onto. See https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/fuso-special-tools.162794/

I like to say that our expedition campers are "rough road" vehicles, not "off road" vehicles. They are too big, too heavy, and too expensive to take rock crawling, mudding, etc., but do great down basic forest service roads, washes, etc. Whether they can do Steele Pass depends on the condition...

It's hard to beat the compact nature of the cabover design (and I own a Fuso FG that I have traveled in extensively) - but for better or worse it is a delivery truck chassis that in my experience drives and rides like a truck, even with extensive cab and suspension work. Cabovers just aren't...

I've had good success with the Balmar regulators but ended up being pretty dissatisfied with their alternators. I had their fancy $900 alternator fail catastrophically. It wasn't rebuildable, so I replaced it with a GM 120A alternator that I paid under $100 for (GM because they are externally...

Maybe in your application they do the same job, but for me it is the ability to quickly charge them to 100% and deeply discharge them without damaging them that are game changers.