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I can't quite make out the name of this park...can you provide it please? Thanks! EDIT ADD: Got it...McClellan Park, Millbridge, ME. Thanks for this series...next summer may hit this area. I hope the Canadian border is open and we can have access to NB & Gaspe' area.

I enjoyed your report and photos. I'm passing through that general area in 2 weeks and likely will hit Fort McKavett based on your details. Thanks!

Enjoying Pawnee Buttes National Grassland in NE Colorado. '05 Ram 3500 with Hillsborough aluminum flatbed and FWC Hawk. Trip report: The details & more photos.

Very useful information and thanks for posting it. Folks often think of two basic truck camper options...the slide in unit on a standard pickup truck or a flatbed camper unit on a flatbed. I split the difference with a slide in on a flat bed with storage boxes. Then there is the custom...

They look like brackets from AM Solar. They allow use of tilt bars so you can angle your panels when camping to the sun.

I made two 2x4PT "saw horses" wide enough for the topper on my Tacoma. The sawhorses are made about the same height as the truck body. Two people could lift one end of the topper at a time and place a long 2x4 under under each end. Then you slide the topper off sideways and onto the sawhorses...

Recently changed vehicles and got around to reinstalling my 2m/70cm radio. I liked my set up in my old Tacoma and mirrored the same installation in my new to me Ram truck. This is a pretty simplistic set up that I think works very well in a modern vehicle if you don't want to drill holes and...

I think OUTSIDE STORAGE is the key aspect you're interested in. I love having external, weatherproof, secure storage. I don't have gear hanging all over, and there is no real "travel mode to camp mode shuffle" moving gear from one area to another. Campsite items/tools/recovery gear is stored...

Scale it. Try your local landfill scale. Pull on with front only, then both axles. Best loaded up as when travelin.

I’ve got a 2018 Hawk and no such roof issue. I’d like to see a photo. For what it's worth: I keep my bedding in place: OEM mattress, Dry Den pad, sheets, light down comforter, wool blanket, two pillows…no problem with this set up and no feeling that the bedding is conflicting with the full...

Very enjoyable video! Our children are grown and living their own lives. But having them around for Thanksgiving was of course great...so many things to talk about...to include long ago RV trips & camping, fishing, hiking, looking at rocks, snorkeling. This video just reinforces that doing...

Nice. I really like your secure outside storage with both the under bed and the compartment behind the cab and the short wheelbase. In the context of this thread...I'm willing to bet that both of us were surprised on how fast the weight goes up when your loaded for real life travel. Over...

Really enjoy seeing classics returning to life! Great thread and thanks.

Looks like a well thought out rig. I hope you have some type of rear view camera...that rear end looks fairly "soft" in regards to feeling your way backwards. How does this weigh out loaded?

Just offered as a reference: 2005 Ram 3500 crew cab with the 5.9 Cummings on 35's. Steel Buckstop bumper and 12K winch. Hillsborough aluminum flatbed with custom aluminum boxes, twin swingouts for trash/toilet box & spare tire. Loaded with all the crap for real life extended travel. Rear...

A sad story and lessons to be learned. Over the last couple of years with retirement I have found myself traveling solo more and in areas that often had no cell service. I never invested in a personal rescue device like a SPOT or similar - but this year I did. I got a SPOT4 and to date...

Great report. Heading down in January and these details have helped me plan. Thanks!

Being a past truck cap camper: condensation is addressed by insulation and ventilation. A great way to insulate your floor is to buy a BedRug (bedrug.com). They offer kits for both the bed walls and floor or just the floor mat. I did just the floor mat and loved it for the insulation and...

'05 Ram3500 with 5.9 Cummings. Hillsborough aluminum tray, aluminum storage boxes, Buckstop front bumper with 12k winch, rear swingouts for spare and storage box, two 5 gallon Scepter can holders. FWC Hawk camper. The four most appreciated features of this rig are storage, outside cooking...

You want to sell one of those spares? If so PM me.