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All depends on the trailer & what you put on it. Something in the neighborhood of 10 - 15% of the trailer weight.

That all depends on how lucky you are. Some people have good luck with them, some don't. I had one for years & never had significant problems other than being rather slow & over heating a few times during the summer (no permanent damage - just had to let it cool off & it was fine). I've seen...

Yes and no. I've not bought that many trailer axles in my life, but they have never included the hubs - I've always bought those separately. So in that regard, no, they don't sell a bolt in ready axle to fit a JK wheel. But, the trailer supply houses I've bought from (always local, so I can...

No. The cellular models have GPS, the WiFi models do not (at least the current generation). You don't need to activate the cellular service to use the GPS, you just have to pay the extra $$$ to get it.

Bill - the attached chicken-scratch is how I've been taking my camper jacks off for a few years. I have 3 of them on each jack - takes less than a minute per corner to either attach or remove the jack.

It's not just the load carrying capacity of the vehicle. Adding weight makes everything more difficult. Getting a 9,000 pound vehicle up a big rock step is much harder than a 4,500 pound vehicle. Keeping a heavy truck from sliding off the road in muddy conditions is more difficult than a...

The biggest argument in their favor is that they provide a warm, dry, secure, self contained space - more or less. If it's cold, turn on the heater. If the weather is crappy, go inside & close the door - you can still stand up, move around a bit, stretch, cook, sit, lay down, what ever you...

True - hard to find a "standard" that everyone knows. Besides, coffee is highly individualized - what I like may not be what you like. I don't know about much about Java Blend, other than what's on their website. If I'm out & find a coffee shop or roaster that I like (usually small...

My tolerance range opens up quite a bit too. I still use the same coffee as I do at home, & I still grind it each morning, but I'm more flexible with quantity & steeping times, & won't turn down a cup of coffee that someone else offers me. Not that I'm hugely anal-retentive with it at home, I...

Starbucks isn't exactly setting the standard by which coffee is measured. There are much better places. True - 9 bar & 25 seconds or it didn't happen. I tried one of the older Mypressi Twists - huge PIA while camping. The pre-heating and clean up used a lot of water & I was never overjoyed...

When I was younger, I liked working on vehicles, & didn't mind sitting on the side of the freeway pulling the top off of a carburetor to un-stick the float, etc. Now, not so much. I like to turn the key & drive away. I still like vehicles that I can repair. It's not like I'm not afraid to...

Jeremy (OP) hasn't been around in a long time (years). The last I heard, he was living the good life down in Mexico. The DR200 is a decent bike - but small. It won't carry a huge load, it won't go very fast, & the suspension is not great - but it's a very manageable bike. Easy to ride, easy...

Stretch out the life cycle, save cash. Probably a smart move.

One of the previous owners of my FWC left the jacks on while traveling. At some point, it appears that he backed into a rock/stump/post with the right rear jack, resulting in a broken camper frame. Repairing that required removing the siding - which wasn't a fun job. I don't even like driving...

An engine or transmission rebuild isn't horrible on its own. A $800 truck with a blown transmission can be back on the road with a total investment of less than $5000. But if that transmission repair is followed by an engine rebuild, followed by a couple thousand $$$ worth of diagnostic work &...

Send Roseann an e-mail - she'll be able to take care of you. The only catch is that she's off on a Continental Divide trip right now - she should be back in a week and a half or so.

Not a chance. The full size truck simply will not fit where the Jeep will. It's longer, wider, heavier, doesn't turn as sharp, it isn't balanced as well, ... they're completely different vehicles. A skilled driver may get a full size truck through the same terrain that challenges an...

I can't see the picture(s) either. I've had 3 sets of Jesse bags, never had one crack.

Assuming you're talking about the fridge slide - it's just a cut & formed piece of steel with a spring. When the slide is closed (or open - it locks in both positions) the spring pushes the metal tab into a notch on the slide. I have to rewire my fridge this weekend & can take a couple pics if...

Yup. The change was in '91, but to be sure, just measure the camper width at the back end at the bottom of the door. If it's 64", it won't fit the newer trucks, if it's right at 60", it will. A lot of people measure between the wheel wells - that's the wrong place. It's the distance between...