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March/April trip? Join us in Baja 1st week of APRIL 2013 for a whale trip: Sounds like fun. My at the time 14 yo daughter and I went on a Green Tortoise 2 week trip to Baja about 10 years ago. Down 1 side and up the other. I would love to return but hubby not interested. Watches too much...

Here is a photo of our campsite along the Pit River on California 299. This was about the only campground open as others had shut down for the winter at Lassen and a lake near Susanville. A gal at the BLM office in Alturas suggested it. Pretty little spot we had all to ourselves with fall color...

Beautiful rig! But we need more photos just to make sure. ;) What kind of roof basket do you have mounted? I have been looking for a while trying to find a basket that fits my needs. We had hallmark install the Rhino rack system rails and bought a basket by same company that was a demo...

I feel that a lot of folks kind of bury their head in the sand regarding the braking issue. The smaller trucks and early 1/2 ton trucks have brakes that work fine when the truck is empty....but dump a camper on the back and things can go bad in a hurry. The lousy braking was one of the major...

I know I should enjoy the here and now and savor our just completed adventure but now that we have a new truck/camper combo, I am itching to be on the road again. Do any of you do that? Here it is the second week in November and I want to open the door to the great outdoors and venture forth...

We travelled Hwy 299 from the California/Nevada border through Redding, CA to just north of Arcata where it Ts into 101 a few weeks ago. A hairy ride but very scenic. Many tight curves, elevation changes, roadwork, semis, logging trucks, people in fast cars in a hurry and a big boulder in our...

I want to thank the admins for offering a new forum for us "others". We were quite happy with our Four Wheel Camper "Eagle" but needed more room for photography equipment and dog. Also, love my tacoma but it was too under-powered with its 4 cylinder engine. Several of you pointed out that...

Eastern Sierras: Mono lake, Bodie (cool ghost town) and the Bristlecone Pine Forest all off of 395. Second the list from Gene Rubin. We are heading there in a few weeks, probably do Colorado National Monument. San Rafael Swell, Canyonlands, Valley of the Gods, Monument Valley, Glen Canyon...

Sometimes, but seldom, there is on other sites. Kinda the like Ford vs Chevy thing. I never go there but sometimes people are loyal to one brand or another But, I haven't noticed any here. I think an "other" would be nice. This is a wonderful forum with well-thought out answers and info. I know...

You are a great bunch of folks and I enjoy your comments/suggestions/helpful hints. I am not sure where to post if I have questions to other Hallmark/Outfitter/Phoenix owners. Could we have our own section? I know there is some kind of friction but I certainly will keep my input civil. I will...

We just sold our 2011 FWC Eagle. A very nice Canadian couple bought it and will enjoy using it up in British Columbia among other places. I am sad to see it go as it is a great little camper that fit perfectly on our 1999 Tacoma. It is a well thought out and efficient unit. But, hubby's back...

Above camper SOLD.

SOLD This is a great camper for a 6' bed small truck. Ours sits atop our 1999 Toyota Tacoma. It is compact, efficient, light. But, you knew all this or you wouldn't be looking for one. We love our little camper but since we added our large dog and all his gear it is a bit crowded. Also, hubby...

We unfortunately are selling our 1 year old FWC Eagle. We found out after a year of camping that it is just not enough room for the 2 of us plus dog plus photo gear. We paid roughly $16k + for it without CA sales tax and are not including the $500 we paid to have camper delivered in Oregon. We...

Hi Judy, You guys are from Bellingham. Do you know Ross and Candy? Ross died a year ago but they are pretty good friends of mine for years and years from Saline Valley. Being in Bellingham I hope you guys take advantage of BC, Yukon and NWT. Favorites of mine are Bella Coola, Dawson City and the...

I will post more at 250k when I get around to post-processing the rest. Right now, it is a rare blue sky day in the PNW and I am going outside all day. Next trip will be back to the Chippewa valley Rock festival where I am the second official photographer: Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Shinedown...

You guys made some good points. I am taking notes. I am glad that the Dodge to get is 2006 or older for better mileage as we experienced sticker shock when we visited a dealership. And, i am talking about used, not new. We are not even going there. We are selling our Honda Accord and keeping...

Wow, thanks for all the input. We would like an 8' bed so the back end doesn't stick out so far and maybe drag on backroads if severely rutted. Or get pitted from rocks. I am an artist/illustrator type so like proportion so 8 foot bed looks a little long and disproportionate. It also means an...

Here is a link to my Flickr page. Not sure how to upload images to this forum. They are the first 4 you see. My link

Yes, we are looking at 3/4 tons. I get to keep my Tacoma to run errands into town as I do not like driving bigger trucks. We are looking at Ford F250s and Dodge 2500s. And, comparable Dodge and Chevy models. We need extended cab for our dog who is a year old Standard Poodle/German Shorthaired...

Our FWC battery wouldn't hold a charge 2 years after purchasing the Kestral model camper new. I thought it was a little pre-mature. We bought a new battery (very expensive since they are indoor batteries) and found out the problem was that I left the battery in the camper for the winter. The...

We have a 2011 FWC Eagle atop a 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 extended cab. We were warned by you folks that we would outgrow our camper/truck for several reasons. This became evident when we started hauling the dog with us. Also, several of you pointed out that braking and load capacity would be weak...

Lol, you guys are funny. Anyway, it was the problem but the wire trying to connect continually overtaxed the battery to the point it is now dead. This was confirmed by Terry at 4WC upon our return. He said that once the battery was drawn down to zero capacity, it would never again be able to be...

We just returned from 9 days in Washington's drier half. It has more open space, more backroads, more wildlife and has its own varied landscape. Many abandoned farms, the Channeled Scablands, the Palouse, the Columbia and Snake Rivers, Dry Falls, Palouse Falls, Sun Lakes, etc. We began in...