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Proto I got a used Proto click type off eBay with current certification for $150. Worth every penny IMHO!

jumpy videos Hmmm..... Good to know. I chose Vimeo arbitrarily. Haven't had any problems with it, but we have an uber fast connection. I wonder if it is the international connection. Have been considering switching to youtube, but really not excited about having ads. Take care, Allan

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WOW! That must have been exciting! Yay for easy repairs! Allan

Not yet. I am compiling a list of things to order from them and will add that to it. (also interior mounting plate.) Allan

Warranty. Oh yes.......paper and cd instructions at hand. Extremely complex. I have the support and advice of several other owners who have spent years fine tuning their units after professional install. I will be much more capable of dealing with issues out in the wild having become...

The mailman came! I have lost my storage so FIDO has been living outside. I decided to get a car cover for him! I found one with a three layer water proof roof and single layer sides. It was designed for a travel trailer and will go all the way to the ground(protecting the tires from the...

FG 639 In the US the FG 639 is a 12000 gvw rating.(At least mine is) as opposed to the 14000 rating of the newer trucks. Allan

I have it set up so that the loaded setting(my freeway pressures)is 40 psi front and 45 psi rear. The unloaded setting(aka off road) is set for 25 psi front and 30 psi rear. But you can set them for whatever you want. Using the two settings unwanted alarms aren't an issue. The alarm isn't...

Love my external ones!!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012AEEYDM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

TPMS The main failure we have had thus far was our first set of wheels(purchased from a company which is now defunct) cracking and becoming unusable. When the first one failed Sakshi was driving, and failed to realize we had a flat for a while. We drove that way across Navajo Bridge, and...

Time for some improvements..... FIDO has now been on the road for three years and taken us some remarkable places. Honestly the truck, and the camper box in particular, have far exceeded all expectations. We have done a lot of hard core off roading over the course of three extended trips...

Lovely! Just stumbled onto this! Lovely build! Some great ideas for the eventual-yet inevitable refit of the interior of FIDO. Keep up the good work, and don't forget to get out into the wilds as much as possible! Take care, Allan

Nice! Nice looking rig! Too bad about the trailer though. I always look at failures as opportunities for improvement! Allan

At risk of flooding this page. Hmm.....can't believe I was the last to post on this page. Surely there are other people out having adventures? Oh well.... Anyways,We just returned from 7 weeks on the road in our trusty camper FIDO. In that time we traveled 2400 miles almost exclusively on...

Fuso not the best option..... If you need that big a camper this truck is not the vehicle for you. The frames are weak to begin with, and extending them exponentially increases the strain on them to the point of failure. The 18" extended frame mentioned above was completely replaced with a...

SRW We had two wheels fail on the welds about 3 weeks into our 4 months on the road. The US manufacturer was defunct. I ordered a new set of wheels from Goanatracks but they didn't arrive in a timely manner but thankfully I still had the originals so the trip went on! I now have the 17"...

I love it. There is plenty of clearance, and you can tell if there is a problem that needs to be addressed with them before they fall off. There are bugs of course(assuming you achieve speeds that would kill a bug) but it is no different than a car roof rack. Take care, Allan

Eviromental Care I appreciate your concern, and share it. In this instance, we crossed the river at the established ford to a marked trailhead. No additional tomfoolery. Take care! Allan

To Banff We were heading into Banff today so we had to backtrack to the highway. As we neared the lovely overlook camp spot that we had stayed at two nights prior there was police tape at the entrance to every side road for a quarter mile in each direction. Hmm.....bad sign. We continued to...