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We did end up ordering a Kenai, supposed to arrive in December, and I’ll definitely post pictures of it then. There are a couple walk around videos online for the Olympic, but nothing for the Kenai yet. They also have a fairly active Instagram account with more pictures there. Unless you need...

Another 2500 owner here and mine will go anywhere it fits. The biggest challenges are often passing other vehicles on tight trails. The RAM crew cabs have shorter wheelbases than competing full size rigs, so you’re as good as you can there. Agreed with earlier comments about swapping tube...

A quick google search suggests that manual tranny Subaru’s can be flat towed in neutral but it’s not recommended for automatics or CVT. Here’s one discussion circa 2013 about it being ok to flat tow manuals: https://community.fmca.com/topic/5504-subaru-outback-subaru-doesnt-recommend-flat-tow/...

How about a 2 door Jeep XJ? Isuzu Amigo? Old Subaru Impreza? Does it need to be street legal? I think you could flat tow a Mahindra Roxor...

I have a 2016 2500 with the 6.7 Cummins that carries a Northstar TC650 popup (~1500 lbs) and has been flawless for 65,000 hard miles all over Colorado. I got the diesel because at the time I really wanted the G56 manual transmission. In retrospect, I wish I would have gone for a 3500 as the...

Mine are 285/75R18, which is basically a skinny 35”, and are good for 4079# each.

I’ve got a 2016 RAM 2500 that is usually carrying a Northstar TC650 and switched from BFG KO2’s to AT3 XLT’s. I vastly prefer the Coopers as the KO2’s had a much softer rubber that didn’t hold up to the weight and torque of the rig. After about 10k miles on the Coopers I’ve found them to be...

svinyard, thanks for that description, it's spot on and really helpful! Sounds like your family's uses case is very similar to ours and I have similar feelings about Northstar/Bundutec/FWC/sprinter vans. Agreed that the mudroom, extra seating and rooftop tent all look incredible. To followup...

I've gone around in circles on this as well, but I think a lightweight hardside + the topper we already have is a good combo. The topper works for fast and light trips but the dust sealing sucks and not being able to sit up in it is a drag. The popup we have is still pretty tall due to the...

Curious to know what you all think of the Scout Olympic vs Kenai now that they’re both released. I’m looking to put one of them on a RAM 2500 with the 6’ 4” bed, primary uses would be weekend trips around CO, skiing in the winter, and one or two multi-week trips a year to points further north...

I'd be super excited for this to hit the market. I've been eyeing the Scout Olympic but waiting to see what their Kenai model looks like. If you came in at $10-12k I would be motivated to try my own build out and trade some time for money vs buying the Scout at $20k or building out a FWC shell...

Pax, how do you like the AEV lift and did you consider any others? The Carli/Thuren crowd loves to rag on AEV, but their philosophy of keeping payload is appealing. The Carli/Thuren folks generally suggest softer springs + airbags for heavy loads, although Carli does offer a leveling kit with...

Seems like votes for 1, 2, and 4 so far, I guess it's a little reassuring I'm not the only one with a wide range of ideas. I struggle with the diesel vs gas a lot, normally it would be obvious that I don't tow enough to justify a diesel but we do so many trips at over 10,000' of elevation with...

60,000 miles on a 2016 2500 6.7 Cummins here with no problems emissions or otherwise. As stated above, avoid short trips and put the Cummins to work and it'll be just fine.

Hi all, I have a 2016 Ram 2500 crew cab short bed that's been our adventure rig for the last couple years but I'm starting to think about making a change. I'm hoping for some input from the collective wisdom here as I feel like I'm going round in circles. The truck is a 6.7 Cummins with the...

I made this exact same switch, went from a 2010 Xterra offroad with manual trans to a 2016 RAM 2500 with 6.7 Cummins and manual trans. I think the cab on the RAM is a great size, big enough for passengers, dogs and other crap but the wheelbase and turn radius are surprisingly small compared to...

I don't have any risers, but will definitely look into fabbing some up. I have some basic experience with fiberglass layups on boat repairs, should I expect any issues getting a fiberglass cloth patch to adhere to the filon siding? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on repairing the exterior of my 2008 Northstar TC650. During some spirited forest service road driving I hit a pothole hard enough that the whole camper shifted and the cabover deflected enough to hit the rigid satellite antenna on top of the cab of my...

Wondering if this is still for sale?