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Looks like a well thought out rig. I hope you have some type of rear view camera...that rear end looks fairly "soft" in regards to feeling your way backwards. How does this weigh out loaded?

Just offered as a reference: 2005 Ram 3500 crew cab with the 5.9 Cummings on 35's. Steel Buckstop bumper and 12K winch. Hillsborough aluminum flatbed with custom aluminum boxes, twin swingouts for trash/toilet box & spare tire. Loaded with all the crap for real life extended travel. Rear...

A sad story and lessons to be learned. Over the last couple of years with retirement I have found myself traveling solo more and in areas that often had no cell service. I never invested in a personal rescue device like a SPOT or similar - but this year I did. I got a SPOT4 and to date...

Great report. Heading down in January and these details have helped me plan. Thanks!

Being a past truck cap camper: condensation is addressed by insulation and ventilation. A great way to insulate your floor is to buy a BedRug (bedrug.com). They offer kits for both the bed walls and floor or just the floor mat. I did just the floor mat and loved it for the insulation and...

'05 Ram3500 with 5.9 Cummings. Hillsborough aluminum tray, aluminum storage boxes, Buckstop front bumper with 12k winch, rear swingouts for spare and storage box, two 5 gallon Scepter can holders. FWC Hawk camper. The four most appreciated features of this rig are storage, outside cooking...

You want to sell one of those spares? If so PM me.

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I can't recall the details from memory but I can help a bit: unscrew the hinge plate and stamped on the back is the hinge makers web site and the model number too! Ours broke in a similar manner as in your photo and I was going to order one...I just used JB Plastic Weld as a temporary fix...and...

Very nice rig! Your right about the SlumberJack Tarp. The perfect tarp for a truck cap camper. Just the right size and so many ways to rig it.

Our FWC Hawk has been through a couple of very strong thunderstorms. I'd venture to say at least 35-40 mph winds. No tendency to collapse from wind load noted. No real "flapping" either of the vinyl canvas...an occasional puff would move it in/out but no "tent flapping". Of course thunder is...

This was my go to truck & small game rifle until I picked up the Ruger 10/22 I recently posted. I'm retiring it. An older Stevens Firearms Company 22/410 combination. Top barrel is .22, the bottom .410 shotgun. Nice wood stock. The rear lever opens the action, typical external manual...

Great report. Your photographs are wonderful! Thanks for posting!

Wonderful build. Some great ideas and fabrication in this thread. Got an antenna question. I see your running your CB and what I think is a 2 meter rig using hood mounted antenna brackets. My rig is a RAM3500 with a FWC Hawk. I'm deciding now how to mount mine...I'm leaning toward a...

Was driving across the US recently and stopped for a bit of a break at a Sportsman's Warehouse store...I needed some heavier socks. Walking around I decided to check the firearms section and saw that they had a couple of Ruger 10/22 Stainless Takedown rifles in stock. I had a 10/22 in the past...

I recently bought a similar in concept rig. 2005 RAM 3500 with a flatbed and FWC Hawk: I can't speak to building such a rig obviously but I knew what I wanted to upgrade to and the basic design aspects that I required. So far this rig has proven to be everything I desired. I think you...

This guy (or gal) is an OVERLANDER! (y)

I saw this jewel and bought it. The foundation is a Hillsborough bed…still has label. It appears to me that the underneath storage boxes and wheel fenders were custom fabricated. The upper boxes seem to be purchased stock units slightly modified. Whoever put this together had experience and...

Finishing up – Rig impressions, opinions, and other junk First in all honesty my stock Tacoma 4x4 or any other similar 4x4 truck platform could have met my overlanding and camping needs on this trip. A typical stock 4x4 truck in my opinion would be perfectly capable of accessing at least 95%...

Phase 3...the run for home, but first: After dropping Laura off at the Denver airport we (OZY and me) headed directly to the nearest dog park for some serious dog R&R. We found the Happy Tails Dog Park and made the most of it for an hour. OZY played really well with his new friends and he...