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Due to the very thick, insulated soft sides, the OEV are one of, if not the, least flappy softsides there is in a poptop camper. In extreme winds, you could hear the howl of the wind, and entire pickup rocking on the suspension, some sucking in and out of the softside, but no flapping.

Absolutely. My post was long enough already (Expedition Portal text size limit made me split into two posts the way it was. Ha) so I didn't even touch on the advantages of going 48v. I suspect we'll see more and more 48v systems in the coming years. Automobiles are already making the switch (in...

Part 2 of reply... Base/Standard wiring and chargers I'm hoping ST runs out of their supply of 8gauge soon and then buys appropriate conductor size for this run length and throughput. I have not measured the actual run length, but positive and negative conductor loop likely totals around 50...

DC and Solar chargers and Solar arrays The RedArc Managers are neat units. I had the RedArc Manager 30 in previous camper and it always worked great even though they don't have the best reputation. I think a lot of those issues have been worked out, but some camper brands have changed from...

Hi @Crux Typically a scorched connector means a problem with the female connector's contact to the male tab. The connector could have been malformed and too loose or perhaps bent during install and didn't make adequate contact with the tab. The fridge still working with a blown fuse is the...

We are using one of the Duxtop brand cooktops. Specific model is BT-200DZ (black trimmed version rather than silver trimmed version). Bought it a few years ago, but just now starting to experiment with it more...

I used to be a big fan of natural gas stoves in previous homes, but current house has flattop electric stove and I've grown to like it these last dozen years. Pros and cons to both. But, induction is an entirely different animal. It cooks more like gas than electric. Quick cooking temperature...

@AlwaysRoaming Thought a second post dedicated to power consumption and power generation was warranted. You'll want to do some type of power audit to determine how much you might use. Starlink is quite a load but A/C is the biggest. Since you have already determined you are getting A/C and...

@AlwaysRoaming We are back from a four day camping trip and thought I'd elaborate on the reasoning for some of our choices since I was in a bit of a rush when I listed the options we chose (we were packing to head out early the next morning). @SimplyAnAdventure gave some good insight into...

After using ours all summer, we wouldn't change any of our options. We had a couple campers before this one so that experience helped shape our order form. Then I weighed each option carefully. - We got the side window option. I was on the fence. Wife wanted it. We got it. She was right. - L...

Have hear really good things about the hypervent. Froli reviews have been a mixed bag. Takes a lot of playing to get it just right if you are using it partly to adjust comfort of a mattress that is lacking. Seems like the priority should be first getting a mattress that is comfortable, then, if...

OEV CAMP-X/Backcountry cabover is basically a queensize like the Flagship. We moved our queen mattress straight from our CAMP-X to the Flagship. There are some FWC models that have queen cabover, but also some with length of queen but the width is only full size. Like yours FWC, our FWC...

Like others have said, part of it is the flared out back half of the camper. FWC does this as well. OEV does not. It may not seem like much, but a few extra inches on both sides adds up by tucking the cabinets and components off to the side. We enjoyed out CAMP-X, but the layout was quite a...

Great looking rig! After picking up in March and installing our 6" mattress, it took a while to train out softsides. The driver's side rubbed and picked up the residual oil from that sides actuator because it would rub as it went down. We tried to clean it and made it worse. Ha. Big ring...

Bit of gas mileage match for those asking for ongoing data. Baseline: Pickup is a '24 F250 Supercab with 7.3L gas (with 8,800miles on it so far), 10 speed and 3.73 diff ratio. Not lifted, but running LT285/75R18 which are 2.1% larger circumference than stock LT275/65R20. With Supertramp...

Hiya Vent. The 3" thick, queen sized foam, that we used under our existing 3" memory foam, was the "HD36-R" foam. The "R" stands for Regular. They also have a "High Quality (HQ)" version that is a bit more dense and "longer lasting and more durable", but it's not a mattress we use every day so...

Owners that are using the stock Supertramp mattress, what do you think? Using as is or with mods? Would be good info to share for potential buyers, even though everyone has different preferences. I get asked about it, but we already had a pieced-together mattress that we'd been using in two of...

Drove down and had a great 3+ hour visit with a fellow Supertramp owner yesterday while they were in the area. I'd posted pics of his rig back in https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/supertramp-flagship-lt-pop-up-slide-in-pickup-camper.239844/page-2#post-3115872

Welcome @JFall. Matter of opinion on this one. I was personally on the fence and was considering not getting the optional large side window. Mrs. Chadx said we were getting it. That was good enough for me! Now that we've had our camper for 1/2 year, I'm really glad that we have the side...

Images from trips over the last month. First two images are of an ATV trip to nearby mountain range in mid-July (left a day early due to black flies and record heat). Couple night trip to a different nearby mountain range in late July. Drove the mountain roads for two days. Early...