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Trust has a whole lot to do with it. And I'm one that has serious trust issues. Combine that with being a bit old-school, I'm surprised an incident like this hasn't surfaced sooner. Kinetic pulls in so many ways make my hair stand on end. Hopefully this reels in a lot of folks that carry...

Also keep in mind that you may want to park the opposite direction, if it isnt a pull-thru site. The few times that we use a campground, Im typically backed in, to isolate us just that much more from any passer-by.

We operate almost exclusively in the PNW, and a bunch in winter, so some sort of traction aids like chains is not only required by law at times, but a good fall back when actually needed. We weigh near 12k lbs. While Id love to think a smaller winch than what have might save a good deal of...

The one compartment in our camper that is sealed but not insulated from the interior is the propane tank compartment. This sheds some heat from the interior into the compartment. Not a whole lot, but when you are talking about -20 degree outside temps, 5 degrees makes a difference. As others...

Perhaps. Thats why the discussion. As far as removal, part of the interest in loosing some weight is to make room for more weight :ROFLMAO: Currently we do not haul the camper jacks with us. Full timing, Id love to. Removing the camper for a few weeks at a time would be great, for a...

And thank you for the comments all. I appreciate all of it.

It doesnt need it at all for support. That rack is intended for long term stowage for light items. I'm thinking weathertight boxes for seasonal clothing/gear. And all in, as memory serves the entire cab-over rack section weighs less than 65# Its primarily 12ga sheet, fabbed into custom...

Fair question. The bed itself served multiple purposes, camper or no camper, and weighs just a few hundred lbs over the stock bed. It isnt heavy by any means. And we ditched the rear bumper in doing so. The difference is less than 200# The function of the custom bed itself is something that...

We are already well over max rated GVWR. We are within actual axle ratings as stated by Dana & Sterling but over GAWR as stated by Ford.

Thanks for the post. We dont carry much. Both are avid backpackers, and travel as such. So the amount of items to remove to lessen weight is awfully short. As such, I've been able to manage weights carefully. As it sits currently, wet, loaded and ready for full time travel we have roughly...

We've used all 4 a few times to get out of snow drifted areas. Pretty much a 4x4 w/ locker to get in, that and chains to get out. No experience with cables. Not certain they would hold up to a heavy truck as ours. Thanks for the suggestion though. Ill dig a bit deeper into cables.

Current decking is 1/4" thick. Ive seen 1/4" / 6mm honeycomb. Simply no first hand experience with it. Though I feel an FRP or fiberglass skinned honeycomb core would be sufficiently stiff/sturdy and provide a significant weight savings. The 1/4" tread plate is near 4# per square foot.

Hello all. In preparation of eventually hitting the road full-time with our setup, Im looking to lighten the load where I can. While everything we have currently works excellent, there is some room for weight savings. The (easy) offenders Im currently looking at are the following... which...

Its goin' :cool: Running gear and chassis are back together. Just brought the body back into the shop for its final workover. We have a 3-week trip coming up... so work will be delayed. But I should have it back together and on the road in the next few months BTW, build thread over...

They were referred to as suicide jacks for a reason....

Just realized you are having trouble with private land layer showing…. I have had that problem once on my Iphone. Full IOS and Gaia app update fixed it. Though I have found some areas/regions simply do not have private land info available. The layer is only as good as the data supplied.

The private land layer is one of our standards for many reasons. Knowing you are NOT on private property is a good thing. 👍 We typically have private land, public land, satellite, historic topo, and USGS topo layers on.

Gaia has multiple fire overlays. Historical and current/active

Seems decent enough. And could easily upgrade the fans as needed. (y) www.amazon.com/Camrusic-Ventilation-Exhaust-Motorhome-Caravan/dp/B0BRW82WTY

Drive shafts rebuilt, front bearings torqued, front hubs installed. Things are getting very close now. :cool: