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answer for larry m. front loops are attached above front sliding window in the same manor as the rear loops,i made sure i drilled into alum frame so screws would not pull out as the stress is all at that point. drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

just a idea for anyone who might be interested.made this out of scrap tubing. measurements are approx.nylon loops are just screwed on, bracket. rests on alum door sill as it extends out from wall. support block has lip on both sides where it contacts roof lifting point .i used velcro on both...

more solar panel imput i have a siemens 75 watt glass panel 2ft by 4ft mounted on the top passenger side front corner as i sometimes have a kayak mounted on drivers side. wired with romex 12 gage mounted with clips along edge of roof to rear of camper where it enters through a elect weather...

brett13 more answers! i have found over the years no matter what type of rig we have i seem to always overload it which is one of the reasons things do break ! but to answer your questions the kit that comes with airbags uses holes that are already in frame,but the brackets put all the pressure...

correction on my last post!(alex and Brett13) referring to brett13 i meant alex in regards to type of truck wife is getting,but am kind of wondering if the tundra is built the same ? frame boxed in or ,not,also have you ran across anyone who drives a v6 tundra,wonder how they stack up against...

brett13 more answers! i have found over the years no matter what type of rig we have i seem to always overload it which is one of the reasons things do break ! but to answer your questions the kit that comes with airbags uses holes that are already in frame,but the brackets put all the pressure...

answer to brett13 as i stated in previous post on baja trip the area that the air bags mounts on the frame (passenger side) split at the point the bracket mounts. dont know how long it was split before i noticed it not long as i checked everything that morning when we broke camp only 1 hr or so...

hi-lift great to hear thoughts on hi-lift,i tried the hi-lift lift mate under stuck conditions (side hill mud)our taco slid offtrail hooked up lift mate and found that because wheel was sunk when lift was tried to be put in place the top of lift hit camper (my lift is 48") and i think they also...

answer to ben on breakage our eagle shell on 4x4 tacoma was broken loose on one of our trips to baja when we were following the baja race course down not a normal trip . we did some extreme 4 wheeling ,and yes we were air born a few times. on this same trip we broke the truck frame at the air...

just rember K.I.S.S. i would hate to see this great site turn into just another r.v.gab fest. if i want to learn about class a's, trailers etc there are plenty of other site's no problem with other links being listed as they do answer a lot of questions. back to K.I.S.S.(keep it simple s-----)...

thought i would throw this idea out there. i see that a lot of trucks mount or ask how to mount high-lift jacks,but i don't see when i see them mounted how they plan on using them as i have not seen any special bumper mounts etc. i know from experience that i had to reinforce front push bar and...

questin for alex your rig (tacoma) is the same one my wife wants. i asked stan at fwc about how camper is mounted to composite bed. i see how you have it mounted in front but curious as to how it is mounted at rear AS you can see on a previous post on this thread i have double mounted my eagle...

wife "made" me stop by toyota dealer and she wants new(2007) tacoma double cab/with long bed.i have found site that shows mounting system for frame mounted bracket would work for me as i now use corner jack brackets to mount turn buckles (my eagle (2004) now sets on 2002 4x4 tacoma) that...

answer to brett13's question the front attachment use's mounting bolts or holes that are in bed (my truck is a 2002 tacoma 4x4 so might not work with other trucks.can be removed but as i dont remove camper it stays mounted. the rear mounting is through end of bumper.as i believe in over...

another tie down solution after breaking 3 tie down bolts at the same time in baja i had to use tie down straps hooked to the corner jack mounting brackets,which led to the way i do it now.i still use the turnbuckles inside the bed but also added turnbuckles at all four corners. its been two...

more thoughts on heat/propane issue as we use catalytic heater (uses no power) hooked up to propane bottle we have eagle shell so no built in stove cooking almost always done outside,but we do use on occasion a one burner stove that screws on to small disposable bottle as we did build in a...

flindhlock questins i have some pics and info on some of my other posts you can look them up (i think) by going to member list for lqhikers and checking out posts,if this does not answer your question hit me again! drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

my answer to heater or no heater we use a wall mount cataytic propane heater i open one of the covers that is used to reach turnbuckles crack the roof vent been using this set up for years,no batt. drain, quiet ,also sewed up insulating pads that cover fabric walls our shell (fwc) came with...

response to sat dish questin sat dish is just standard direct tv dish and receiver,we use a inverter (12v to 110v) 1000 watt (does not need to be this large 400 watt would work fine)15" LCD tv does not draw many amps,1 solar panel,5 amp output,1 extra 12v rv batt. easy to run tv 3 to 4 hrs a...

left early monday morning to miss traffic in LA still hit it glad when we reached lone pine on 395 sure feel sorry for people that were burned out in the last big fire,must be hard to lose everything and every day look out and see the damage caused by fire. made it to our camp site on a ridge...

perfect fridge! we have been camping for many years and finally found the only fridge that works,saved our ss checks and bought a engle 12v fridge/freezer,just got back from 8 days in the sierras around bridgeport,started with ice and made ice the whole time weather was always in the high 80's...

herr42's rally everybody seems to agree that a cool spot (summer) is required Count us in for anywhere in the bishop to tahoe areas,so i say let herr42 choose a spot and see what the response is! drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

regarding fwc&atc ralley sounds like a good idea,but consider the weather,we have found 1st part of november is always (almost)nice in saline valley plus there is a lot of different things to enjoy,hot springs ,mine's to explore ,time to enjoy,and from what i read on web site a lot of us spend...

answer to chnlisle (future railbiker?) all design work was done in my head then just started playing with ideas,first you need to at least duplicate a set of rails to lay everything out on,i formed a set out of 2 2x4s then used a pattern i copied off of a rail track shaped same as rail then it...

chnlisle (future railbiker!) in response to your begging i will go a little deeper into railbiking! i started expiermenting 20 years ago after i saw a add in one of the old reproduction sears robuck catalogs that showed a device to mount a bike via a tripod with a single wheel on the second...