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That's very cool. Love the look of the first gen xterras. They are quite utilitarian but still good looking and comfortable. How's the ride compared to stock and what kinda mpg do you get with the 33"s?

Love it, Petrolburner! Trailmanors are also an option, another fancy popup that would be doable year round in PNW: However you can't beat price/space ratio for tent trailers.

You can fold it up wet, but there's certainly an expectation that you'll dry it out shortly, otherwise mold. My parents borrowed mine for a long weekend, and it's been raining pretty much non stop for 8 days. It was dry for about 7 hours yesterday. We had to open it up, wipe it down to...

My only issue with a tent trailer (after owning one for a season) is the length of the setup. It's roughly 90 minutes from parking to done, and vice versa. It's definitely more of a basecamp type setup.

How cold are you planning to go? Here's a previous thread on the portal about it.

Maybe worth asking on ClubX: http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/index.php

Hi everyone, My 2010 F150 came prewired for a trailer brake controller - as far I understand it's a simple plugin. Now, should I bother with the OEM controller which is roughly 3-4 times the cost ($400 vs $100)? I know OEM controller will integrate nicely visually and it will display some info...

Crom, how do you discover local HAMs? Do you do your research before hand and jump on a local repeater or is there a better way to do it?

I'll take a look at Gaia. I suffer from a rare form of stupid when it comes to maps and navigation, I need all the help I can get. Thanks Blair!

Looks like a great trip. I'm gonna take some notes and put this on my wishlist :) What is the navigation app that you're using on your iPad there?

That's encouraging, thanks Jeff. I'd love to pick one up so that I can camp in the winter, but I was banging my head trying to figure out how to dry the PUP without having a garage..

GregB_00XJ, have you had any experiences where you simply close up the trailer at the end of the camping trip without letting the outside dry completely? I've been looking at trailers for a few months now, but the common wisdom is that you have to let the outside dry after a trip or you'll end...

I'm loving the idea of a PUP. Do any of you guys camp in the winter time when the weather is wet and cold? How do you deal with putting the PUP away with the canvas wet?

I'm in a similar place I think. We're looking at 2010-2011 F150s right now.. I'm thinking of adding a tent trailer to the mix though - hook up and go. It'll include it's own battery, fridge, etc so packing effort will be minimal. Is a tent trailer still to big for you to store at the house?

Thanks, that's the kinda stuff I'm really interested in. I'm trying to determine whether it's worth the money to get the very latest or a couple of years old. It seem I can get 2009 for around 25k canadian before tax. 2011 go for around 30k+ and so on. Can you elaborate on this? Im really...

Thanks for the reviews everyone, I really appreciate it! What's the real difference between 11th (2005-2009) and 12th (2009+)? There's a decent price difference between 2008 and 2011 that I could use to buy a tent trailer.

What can you guys tell me about the latest F150s (2009 onwards)? I'm considering looking for a lightly used one for a new family trip vehicle. We barely fit into our Nissan XTerra. A 6 seater (bench in front) plus plush ride (compared to say RAM 1500) is a plus. We mostly do FSRs so I'm not...

My understanding is that you never want to leave unvented CO2 producing appliance in your tent.. It only needs to wrong once, right?

Your X is pretty ************, love it!

Thanks guys, there's a lot to think about in this thread. I guess when I said offroad I may have exaggerated a bit. Most of the forestry road here in British Columbia are in excellent condition. Sometimes you can bomb at around 40-50km/h on them - though I wouldn't recommend it. Still, the...