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I am an HVAC technician and have a good understanding of heat gain and loss. The lack of conductive framing ie thermal bridges in a composite camper such as your own helps immensely. This however works both ways, as internally generated heat will be retained, and this goes in the summer as well...

Most of the reasons are exactly why I considered getting an F250 gasser. Weighs less, and is cheaper than a diesel, and if you aren't towing something heavy all the time, works fine. Id swap shocks, put better skids on, and replace tires, but out of the box it out performs a 5 liter F150, sits...

As much as the pop top or my preference the tip out bunk adds leak points or complexity, the ability to get a breeze or ventilate in hot weather is worth it. One of the few good things I can say about our pop up Palomino is it is tolerable in hot weather due to wall the ventilation. Its possible...

Gah. Wish I didn't read that about the 6R80. I don't have the factory tow package, and thus no auxiliary transmission cooler. Knowing that heat kills trans, I am kind of regretting adding larger tires, armor, and weight in general to my truck, and also hauling and towing for the last 4 years in...

Just keep an ear out for timing chain slap, and get on that if and when you hear it. Cost some bucks up front, but a lot cheaper then ignoring it. As well, what i read online suggests the EcoBoost wears out spark plugs faster for some reason. Lots of guys with high miles on the motors. Just do...

Any headway on the larger trailer design?

If the local Toyo dealer actually wanted to sell me tires, and the price was anywhere near as good as you were quoted, id have gone with them in that size 100%. It was only $200 less than I paid for the 5 BFG, and yes, they were expensive. I wish i could find the invoice for them.

A tune is worth it just to fix the horrible shift strategy and anemic throttle response in the trucks. I have a 3.7 cyclone, and while a tune didn't give me lots of HP or torque, it made the truck shift firmer, better, and the throttle is far less aggravating now. Tuner lets you reprogram for...

I've spent soon much time searching for tire pics of the 34x10.5R17 before I went with them, and most of the good comparison pics I found were from you jadmt!! Thanks! Edit' and yeah, the 285/75R17 is narrow considering its diameter, it's not really that narrow.

Interesting. 3.73 and 4.30 only things offered here for gear choice. I'd go with 4.30 gear and E locker. Agree with others here, largest alternator you can get and the camper spring package. The tires on the FX4 package for XL trim are small for such a large vehicle. 245/75R17 is 31.5"...

A lot of people want a larger trailer and say "off road" typically because if it is ACTUALLY built to go offroad, it probably wont be built like a complete bag of ******** like all the mainstream stuff. My idea of a trailer "off road" is off paved roads. Gravel roads, dirt roads. A field. Its...

Thank you. What i mean, and should have worded better, is other than cargo trailer and some toy hauler manufacturers, nobody making travel trailers with quality materials (so not mainstream builders) offers a tip out on a trailer in the size range of 6x12 or so.

The tires you had picked look like super aggressive MTs. (the mickey thompsons) Why not go with a Toyo AT2 xtreme, or BFG KO2, or Duratrac, or any other number of all terrains? They would probably tickle your fancy more. Would like to see the truck with the awning deployed next time you get...

I wonder if they would be interested in putting a tip out bunk on the side. I've been reduced to looking at converting a cargo trailer, as nobody seems to offer this feature.

This is most unfortunate to read> As a Canadian, i can't generally afford the 30% on the dollar hit to go to the USA to purchase things. I've been surprised to find things manufactured in Canada to be honest. But it hurts to hear such a story about how the business worked in your circumstance...

Surprised there is nothing in Ontario, seeing the large amount of manufacturing that goes on there. I come from the prairies where everything is on the west coast or in Eastern Ontario. I am going to reach out to ArcLab in Winnipeg, they were completing moving shops, but appear to be attempting...

Im a fellow Canukistan, similar needs, sans toy hauling. Let me know what you find or do. Especially if you do a CTC afterall. Otherwise there is ATC and VRV for toy haulers built with aluminium and beefy frames.

Ive contacted Decked. I am waiting for the upgraded version before i make a warranty claim. Basically where the steel handle latches to keep drawer closed, the latches slam into the plastic of the drawer with spring force when u let go of handle. Its cracked and chipped the plastic of the...

Exactly. I ran into a problem trying to find tires for my Ford Transit. It has an unusual European load rating, Euro C, on a small tire. Tires of similar diameter with load E ratings still have significantly lower load indexes. Thus, I was stuck going OEM size and had almost no selection in...

Kind of remind me of the Walmart Goodyear wrangler attitude and the Canadian Tire Goodyear wrangler Territory. AKA alternative duratracs.