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Having some fun in Texas, January 2022: BBNP Old Maverick Road and Santa Elena Canyon: Morning at Bolivar Beach: Fort Davis Courthouse Square: Magnolia Beach:

Those were the days...looking past an engine and seeing the ground! I would think that any "handy sort of person" should be able to glance at that photo and see the critical parts like the oil filter, air filter, thermostat housing, master brake cylinder, fuel pump, spark plugs, distributor.

Enjoyable report with great photos and useful details. That area is "on my list"!

Based on my #3 comment above...I saw this and thought it would be good to post here. Vehicle overlanding offers us all so much...it's easy to forget the comfort and ease of movement in your vehicle can be stopped by a faulty vehicle component/computer chip or a rock into your oil pan. In an...

I became aware of a weather forecast about a severe cold front blasting down from Canada that was expected to bring snow and ice to the entire area. Up to this point my general aim was to continue in a northward mosey and aim for the Guadalupe Mountains NP and Carlsbad, NM. An aspect of this...

In January 2022 I decided to make a run out to West Texas from my home in Virginia. I wanted to re-visit Big Bend NP and the interesting areas nearby (“nearby” may be a somewhat optimistic term in the context of far west Texas). The total trip lasted 4 weeks. I had a bit over 2 full weeks in...

Great trip…thanks for posting.

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.