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I read the piece about a new Commando above, and will have to say it's cultural appropriation. I have the real Commando, and it's a California car without rust. With AMC taking over the helm of the Jeep line from Kaiser by the 1972 year, their car engineers, in their infinite wisdom, decided to...

Has anyone on here used a Royal Truck Body replacement 'low profile' truck body with wall to wall storage? My plumber came over to fix something and came in his 2000 F-350 4WD SRW diesel with this body: Of course I was immediately interested in getting the specs on this. 49 inches between...

We're just back from a 10-day, 1300 mile round trip to the Anza Borrego Desert in So. Cal. We covered a lot of territory, mostly on 2-track washes. It is a particularly dry year there so the bloom failed to materialize. This was about it; But we knew that going in and just wanted to test the...

It seemed so simple. Just use the scissor stairs that came with the rig. But, what do you do if you lift the truck? What do you do if the lower back wall of the camper has enough rot that the bolts won't hold the scissor stairs on anymore? What other options do we have? When i lifted the truck 3...

jefe here. I have a pair of brand new custom made Stockton Wheel, super single wheels that need a home. 16x10 wide; 8 on 6-1/2 inch lug centric pattern (used by both GM and Dodge on their 2 and 3 series pickups); 6-1/4 inch stock back spacing to keep the track as narrow as possible for those...

I have 2 brand new Stockton Super Single Steel Wheels; 16 inch x 10 inch wide, inside bead to bead, 8 on 6-1/2 inch lug centric pattern (fits Dodge and GM 2 and 3 series trucks) with the track narrowing stock 6-1/4 inch back spacing; white powder coated, 1/2 inch plate center hubs on DOT...

In my later years, I've continued my life long penchant for not leaving 'good enough' alone when it comes to four wheel drives. I did my first springs-over-axle in 1965 on a 1949 Willys Ute Wagon, during an era when there were few willing to try it or even knew what it was. Those pioneer days...

I'm one of the Ancients on this forum, maybe even an Elder of the Tribe of off-road, remote location Zealots. This happens to be THE most creative and pulse raising forums anywhere with extreme attention to form follows function, and even a little art work. However, we all had to start somewhere...

My bro and I spent 6 days in Death Valley last week (mid April). There are a lot of shots of his 9.5 OUTFITTER! (Extreme Truck Camper) in there plying the sand and rocks. Unfortunately, the forum does not allow as many pix as i loaded for the piece so a link will have to suffice. jefe...

A couple off-road-ready truck campers do the Death...Valley that is. Unfortunately, the forum does not permit as many pix as I have in the piece, so a link will have to do. regards, jefe http://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29263020.cfm

Mike at truckcamperadventure.com rolled out my article on the finishing of my drivetrain build. Here's the link: http://truckcamperadventure.com/2017/01/extreme-truck-camper-drivetrain-build/ let me know what you think. This is all about readying the truck to accept the camper, not the camper...

Mike @ Truck Camper Adventure on-line magazine has rolled out my piece on an XTC drivetrain build. This has to do with the preparation of my 2001.5 RAM CTD truck to carry a camper, not the camper itself. My wife, Jeanie, sitting next to me as I type this, says, "It's a bit too technical for me."...

Interesting piece on the Lance 650 on Mike Smith's Truck Camper Adventure on-line magazine. I had a feeling this offering would take off. It's a good read. Clab the new Nissan/Cummins diesel pickup to the 650 and you have quite a rig. jefe...

tying up for the night here with Mono Craters in the background: Looking out from our camp I spied some ossified springs which had been underwater until the city of L.A. captured all the water from its tributaries: They look like stalagmites. These were Tufa. After breakfast of homemade...

This T.R. is in three parts as the forum limit is 25 images. On the way in: I turned the free wheeling hubs on here: snow melt: Here's the spot: It doesn't look like much except when you turn around: Wait! Whats that in Jeanie hand? We had 5 bars cell service here, better than we get at...

ROAMING THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA CALDERA Over the years, Jeanie and I have tried to develop a theme or projets de voyages for our travels in our off-road truck camper, the XTC. On a successful Pacific Rim Volcano Road Trip four years ago...

I tried to post a fresh trip report on here but this forum had a limit of 25 images. I have forty, including a short vid. If interested, click on this link: https://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29102291/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm jefe

You don't have to be a mystic to ascertain the best approach to making your truck into a camper hauler. I was over on the Dodge full size thread above and was struck by the wide range of ideas and approaches to so-called, "overlanding" with pickups. Only one guy who bought a brand new Dodge...

Years ago I put a cone clutched, Power lok, limited slip pack in my 35 spline Dana 80 rear differential. All in all i still like it for what I need it for: driving my TC in snow, sand, and mud: not rock crawling or locking the axles straight across. I"ve had many different traction aids over the...

I'm thinking about rolling it on the entire surface (minus windows and roof) of both the truck and camper. Trackhead on RV.net truck camper forum has rollered TC in desert sand and it looks very good. It's also a flat finish which is very sturdy normally used on truck beds, roll bars, Jeep...