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We were there decades ago sporting a 1970 Toyota Gland Bruiser, FJ55 pulling a jeep trailer. The road in is very narrow with many hairpin, and I mean hairpin turns on the narrow paved road. The camping spurs were short, that's for sure but we got the whole rig in there and no one bothered us. As...

Western cedar is a very lightweight wood that weathers very slowly. It just looks heavy. I used cedar fence planks with stainless steel hardware for my stake sides on little Bradley55. You can lift the sides out with one hand (if you lift in the center). As far as the C.T. wooden camper goes...

Only if you are going to rock crawl with a trailer would you need a spinning pintle. For mild and even pretty severe trail running a system like this is what I decided on: It's all bolt-on (notice it's all bolted together with grade 8, smooth shaft 9/16's, double nutted, NBW's- no pins) with an...

The wire rope on my M15K is 7/16's. Even with only 90 feet of the stuff, it is exponentially heavier than 5/16's wire rope, per foot. I would think a synth rope would be better with something like a Warn 8274 as the line speed is so much faster than the 320:1, M15K. 'M' stands for mollusk. I...

You are taking the trip I always wanted to take. Alas, time waits for no man, and @ 70 anos, it's too late. A lot of what you will attempt has to do with your chronological ages. When you are young, the crustier, the better. As you age, you go through stages of decomposition that direct you into...

Ripit, My rig is not a pop-up, but is about the same weight as my bro's Outfitter on a long bed. I've been in a lot of sand. First, there is sand and sand. This can change even on the same beach or dune. So, I have to 'feel' the circumstances as they come. I'm a long time jeeper and have...

Oh, this brings back the memories alright. That's the same trans mount that my '82 CJ8 uses under the NP435. My iron is not nearly as old as your iron, but they share a lot of the same woes. If you are married to a historical relic, you must be ready to replace all the rubber, fiber, and soft...

woods, Not really. The two that were riding the 'real' fat bikes were running 9 pounds of air, perfect for sand dunes and deep snow (none found here). The effort increase on hard surface dirt is completely offset with the ease of riding over miles and miles of blow sand. I've revised my guess at...

sw, I like the way you think. After reading this post thru and thru, I couldn't find what you did with the rear suspension to take the added weight. Does it have coil suspension? I'm used to big 'ol leaf springs and this is one of the first RV's of any size that looks to have coils. How did you...

Kf4, A lot of us are in this boat. If you have the stomach to lay out this much cash, the Tire Gate HG looks well thought out. They have centered, off-set, wide swing, narrow swing. As i have two size wheels and tires, i must carry two spares and the stock spare (for the front axle) goes...

Dusty, I can't tell if your synopsis of Lance is ********, or t*ts. One way or the other, we have beat the scheisen out of our Lance Lite and it has held up very well. For me, our Lance is t*ts. I think the secret is it was assembled on a Wednesday! Otherwise, get a real big camper if indeed you...

jckid, the answers are: dry, dry, 2 feet deep at the deepest. You could get over the road in a '47 Ford convertible with bald tires if you lowered the air pressure a bit. jefe

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27623347.cfm With the new pintel and pressure at 9 pounds, little Bradley55 helps the SAG wagons carry all the stuff for 9 expeditoners. Near the end of the post are links to several other reports from bicycle and motorcycle bros on the trip.

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It was only a decade ago that my lovely wife and I decided that camping on the ground was kaput. This is after a lifetime of FJ's, IHC's, and Jeeps of every description. The big deal here is form follows function. I bought a Dodge 2500/4WD, Cummins pickup because the power train (CTD, NV5600...

My ARB's are in the OE setup, (rr only plus both when pushing the frnt button) but I've seen some off road runners with separate wiring. This could work well if your t.case has the Currie twin sticks (or facsimile) where you can select front or rear only drive in low range. I have used this...

No one has touched on another good thing about synth rope: the big reduction in weight compared to wire rope. I've owned and used maybe 7 or 8 winches over time from 6K to 15K pounds. Maybe 500 pulls in 45 yrs. of 'jeeping' (small j) rock crawling, TC-ing and wood gathering. If...i was going to...

I'm too spent to do another T.R. for this page, so I'll just give the coordinates for the one I put up on RV.net/truck camper forum: http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27623347.cfm Near the end is a compendium of pix from all the bros. who attended. Since i pulled up the...

It is always best to buy a TC with all the attributes you eventually want, and not add on later. Many reasons. The 2003 / 845 is in a pretty good window for Lance. I have a lighter yet, less tall, narrower, Lance Lite 165-s, Xcab that has been a good trooper for me, especially considering the...

Rig listed in sig. 34-gallon main tank with two, 5-gallon yellow #2 cans on the rear rack. With the Lance Camper on going 45 mph (like on secondary roads) at least 550 miles, even rolling 10,300 pounds down the trail. Moving slower, the TD sips fuel and that range can be extended even farther...