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You two are living the life Mike! I've done the Magruder Corridor a number of times over the years, but never with Beastie. And it is dang near in my back yard! You came up all the way from Texas to experience it. Good show! We still plan on getting over into northern Idaho in a couple of...

I've been checking with the local USFS offices here in the PNW. Almost everyone has given me the same story; they have never seen this much traffic into the more remote campsites! We are going to wait until the local schools start up again in September. then I plan on getting out before there...

Mark has been working his butt off to set up arrangements with various dealers all over down here in the States. If you look at his site on Facebook you'll see that he typically is now producing ~10 trailers at a time. He ships them down on commercial flatbeds so can get them across the...

Hey Carbon60, and everyone, Here is a UTube from Australia discussing AGM versus Lithium technoloty. As a battery dolt, I found it pretty interesting. There are a few "but what if's" that come up to me. First of all, Australia is not noted for its frigid winters. Spokane, though not as bad as...

A little black RV silicon (gasket) sealer does the trick.

Here are some pics of the five sections of 24" airtrack I've added to the top of the box. I installed them running front to back in relation to the trailer. Very easy install by one person. Each one is spaced 6" apart. I installed them in the direction I did thinking of egress of water and...

Great write up and pics! Wish I could have come along! Dale

I haven’t noticed that, but don’t remember any time where one of us was in the trailer while the other was using hot water. We have spent very little time in the trailer except for sleeping or during inclement weather.

that is a great use for old yard signs and some baler wire. I'll have to try that!

Mike, how do you like your Alu-Boxes? How much weight do you carry in the one on the trailer's front storage box? Also, how is that extension to your trailer hitch working? dale

In typical WU7X fashion I waited for the hottest day of the year to finish the jerry can install. The Front Runner mount is a pretty nice piece of kit. I used a bit more than one can of Rustoleum rattle can paint to do the two jerry cans. I also installed the new gaskets. I'm very happy with...

USFS Pioneer Park campground, near Newport, WA. About a dozen campsites, some heavily sloped. Like our previous experience last week at a different more remote campground, the first night was great, the second night, a Tuesday this time, saw the campground fill to overflowing. Everyone is...

Nanc and I went out on a quick trip with some friends. We planned for four nights, but ended up coming back after only two. The temp hit the high 90's and our dog was really suffering. I am now experiencing the rapid battery voltage drop issue mentioned by several of you earlier. Obviously...

With 10 K miles on the unit, no issue here either.

Mike, Total weight is approximately 80 lbs. That is for 9 gal. gas, the Front Runner system, and the jerry cans. I have added no other weight to the trailer, with the exception of several 3M hangers, so am not too worried about the tongue weight. I don't want to increase the height or weight...

Here are the Cotter/Hitch pins I found at the local Lowes. They work perfectly! The first photo also gives an idea of how clean the used NATO cans I purchased are. Picked up a couple cans of red paint. They should be ready for fuel and mounting in a couple of days.

Once I realized the Chinese made "NATO" jerry can I had purchased wouldn't work I began searching for a replacement. The place I found and will strongly recommend is CampingMAXX.com down in Texas. Jerry sold me four USED NATO jerry cans, four new gaskets, and a new filler for $199 shipped. I...

I am in the process of adding two genuine NATO jerry cans to the trailer. The Front Runner holder will be mounted on the driver's side of the front box. If I limit the contents to 4.5 gallons per can, I will use an extended syphon hose to drain the fuel into the gastank. I can leave the gas...

My camping temperature extremes range from -20 deg. to over 100 deg. F. What you are telling me is that LiFePO4 batteries probably would not be a good choice. Is that correct?

Another thing you should consider is to upgrade your cars alternator. When I added a second battery to support my winch, refrigerator, and ham radio, I also upgraded my alternator. The stock one produces approximately 110 amps peak. The new more than doubled that to around 240 amps. So while...