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No interest in storing it for several years and if things go according to plan this will be our retirement rig, anyway.

Virtually unlimited government jobs available, just very few who want to do the work.

Deaver is definitely an option. I've worked with Alcan before and was really impressed with their product and service, plus they're only an hour and a half away.

Glad some of the information I shared has been helpful. I did have the standard bed which is around 6.75' long. The Norweld tray is 7' long. Departure angle issues are limited by the trailer hitch and exhaust on these rigs. The Norweld actually improves departure angle a little bit over the...

I've been busy the last couple of weeks and am stoked to be partnering with several prominent brands on this build. The big one: Carli Suspension through CJC Offroad. I've got a Pintop kit on order for delivery in 12-15 weeks(!). I still need to figure out which company I want to purchase...

Updated the post with new photos and information on the build. See page 1, post 4.

Your FJ photo makes me miss mine a little bit. Very nice work.

Just a few photos of the old and new rigs. Installing a FWC Hawk Ute on the F250 next week.

My wife is 5'1" and my son is 5' even. Both of them can load and unload their bikes from the Velocirax with ease. Pull the trigger! ;-)

You think? ;-) Yeah, I think we'd be good. We actually have the 5 bike because that's all they had when we bought our rack but switched to the 3 since we only ever need to carry 3 bikes. They're such bomber racks.

Over the last few months I've picked up a few pairs of the Off the Grid Surplus Trailblazer pants. Absolutely love 'em. Both the 4's and the Pro's. I recently published a review of both models in OutdoorX4 magazine. Thought y'all might be interested in checking it out. Off The Grid Surplus...

I recently installed a Norweld Deluxe Weekender flatbed tray on my F250 in preparation for the delivery of our FWC Hawk Ute. It was quite the learning experience and there are a few things I wish I'd known before going all in. I doubt having that knowledge would have changed my mind about the...

Around 12 MPG's highway. No change w/ the flatbed.

I bought one w/ the 7.3 in January, put a Norweld on it a couple weeks ago and have a FWC Hawk flatbed on order for install soon. Right now, sticking with stock suspension, wheels and tires but plan to upgrade to Carli, Method and Nitto down the road. Great truck and platform. Fuel mileage sucks...

No, it doesn't which is fine since the camper will be permanently mounted on the tray and I'd have to find someplace to store the sideboards and our garage is already bursting at the seams with mountain biking, hiking and backpacking gear.

Updated the post with photos and information on the Norweld tray.

I just sold a 2015 F150 3.5L EB on 34's with a 2" lift and FWC Raven in the bed. When on the road with bikes and all of our gear, we probably lugged around 2,000 lbs. and I averaged 11-12 MPG's.

That was me and two passengers, no cargo. I just drove to Denver and even coming through the mountains my MPG's improved to 13.6. I've got around 800 miles on the truck now and will be interested to see how it does on the trip home with the Norweld tray installed. I suspect that as the motor...

We're headed over to Colorado where the guys at Boulder Vehicle Outfitters will be installing the Norweld Deluxe Weekender tray. Photos next week!

Probably true. Sits higher and has much larger tires. We tend to find ourselves in some tough spots so definitely need all the offroad capability we can get.