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Toroweap it was a beautiful sunny morning and we were eager to get on our way. It is always nice to be on the road early as that is when all the animals are out before the heat of the day sets in. We saw a nice rattlesnake, and I spotted a pretty big horny toad in the road which we stopped to...

Earthcruiser Porn A bit more footage from our summer trip: https://vimeo.com/182953488 Allan

Earth cruisers! The sun came up, and the tires were still full of air! Yippee! We have had our camper up and running for about two years and have really loved exploring the back roads solo. Sometimes things don't work out so well and you could use someone else with a vehicle of similar...

Yes, we were very fortunate not to have a catastrophic failure. I will never use custom fabricated steel wheels of that type again. Allan

That is very similar to the design I ended up with only with fancy machined parts. I have to laugh at the Ohlin's external reservoir shocks on the cab. A serious case of looking for places to spend more money than necessary. Take care, Allan

Yes, Here you go. My camper collapses to half of it's height so the additional height was exactly what I needed in order to make more space for storage underneath and gain additional ground clearance. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/116607-Diving-in-Head-First! Allan

Nice! Lovely video. You sure travel fast. We average 80 miles a day.....but I guess it is all about time on hand. Allan

Coral Pink Sand Dunes We had a day to ourselves in the Kanab area prior to meeting with our friends so we decided to go check out the Coral Sand Dunes state park. I had passed the sign a dozen times but never explored that way. The park is a long narrow stretch of sand dunes at the base of a...

Interesting Subject This subject is the one that gave me the most heartache in the build of my truck. There are many ways to build a camper, and everyone will tell you you are doing it wrong if you didn't do it their way. After boatloads of research this is where I ended up. Unless you...

Tire woes..... After pumping the tire up and spraying soapy water on it we determined that it was indeed leaking from the valve stem. The technician dismounted the tire and fitted a new valve stem that I had with me. Mounted it all up and and sprayed with water.....still leaking. We...

Sedona We also did laundry and resupplied the food as the next leg of the trip was going to be pretty long. We enjoyed a nice evening hike the night before we left. On our way out of town we decided to drive up Oak Creek Canyon. It is really beautiful up there, and since FIDO isn't really...

Sedona We arrived in Sedona just in time for lunch at my Dad's place. We gave Dad and Momma Joan their first tour of Fido and gave them both rides around town. They were pretty thrilled with the truck but it is a bit difficult to get in and out of at a more advanced age. Sedona is a pretty...

Awesome! Can't wait to see it up and running! Allan

Well Done! Way to go out and use the truck for what it was meant for! Allan

Thanks! Positive feedback is always welcomed. We have so much fun writing these up, almost as much fun as taking the trips themselves, but sometimes it seems like there is no one out there reading them. Take care, Allan

Here is another short video from our trip report over in the Overland Trips section. https://vimeo.com/182295274 Allan

Sedona We pulled out early Monday morning and turned west. We would be driving dirt roads from the expo to Sedona today and I was really looking forward to it. We took Forest Road 240 west out of Mormon Lake and over the hill towards Munds Park. They were doing prescribed burns in the area...

Expo time! It was expo time! After packing up we headed towards Flagstaff. The highway coming south into Flagstaff from Page has to be the bumpiest road ever. While the suspension was much better than last year, the shocks were still valved about 10 times stiffer than they should be and the...

Onwards... We enjoyed our three day hiatus in John's canyon, but were eager to head down the road. It looked like it was going to rain so it would be a good day for driving. We caught one more very nice petroglyph panel on the way out. Once we got out onto the plateau above the San Juan...

Happy Hour! We returned to camp just in time for happy hour! The sunset was lovely and we had another peaceful night in Fido. We were the only ones group in the canyon. (A far Cry from camping out at Overland Expo where we were heading) The next day Sakshi and I decided to take advantage...