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It may be blasphemy and I could be thrown off the forum but we use instant. We use drip at home and we made drip when camping before there were some reasonably tasty alternatives. Nowadays we usually use Starbucks VIA Ready Brew packets that we keep in the camper with the tea bags. Sometimes we...

The Truth About Cars, March 5, has an educated take on what is going on with fuel prices and what to expect this year: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/dude-wheres-cheap-gasoline-truth-oil-part-iii/ A couple of quotes: "If you drive a Tesla, Leaf or a Volt, you may not have been to...

Three concurrent shows? Will there be anyone left at the factory? ;)

Someone was having fun but it made me do a double-take.

We use a stainless steel Cobb BBQ that we got years ago. Not sure if they are still available. Compact, easy to clean, efficient, versatile, and packs in its own bag. Perfect for camping.

Under pros I will add that when the camper is off the flatbed has more flexibility for carrying things that would not fit in a regular pickup box. Removable sides can be added to the flatbed if needed. For off-road use the mounts between the flatbed and truck frame can be cushioned to allow some...

I've visited many fire lookout sites because they are scenic and they are near geocaches. There are at least 3 "challenge caches" for the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The one for Oregon involves finding (or hiding) 4 qualified caches in each of the 8 regions in the state. There are...

Nimoy was a favorite character in Star Trek, of course, but I also liked that he was a lifelong photographer starting at age 13. He seriously considered photography as a career. There is a book of one of his projects and there have been other gallery and museum exhibitions. Massachusetts...

Sounds like I may be alone with this problem. Figures. Same as when I asked Hallmark what to do about covering up the ugly gap between the bumper and camper where the tailgate used to be, and I was told no one in all their decades of business had ever asked that question. :unsure: Frankly, the...

Truck campers are tall, even with a popup. Brushing overhanging branches is par for the course when negotiating forest roads. The roof latches on the camper stick out and tend to catch small branches I don't even notice--please, no comments about my driving! I have had to bend a latch tab back...

Problem with low branches and popup camper latches.

Time zones and DST are different things. In a sense we have gone back to the former chaos because of arbitrary and inconsistent DST adoption. The timing has changed throughout the years and states may exempt themselves as do Hawaii and parts of Arizona. DST has always been highly political with...

"I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy...

Matt and Bill both answered follow-up questions for me, too, and they both denied that anything could be wrong with the turnbuckle installation despite the fact that 3 out of 4 came loose and one of them jammed. They acknowledged omissions on the order but could only suggest that I "drop by" and...

They're booked out to April right now? That's good for them. Yes, Hallmark offers a good combo of options and customization which was important to us, too. The buying experience with them was excellent and Matt was responsive--sometimes took a few days but he always answered. In contrast, the...

Canada geese and trumpeter swans at Klamath Marsh NWF on Feb. 14, 2015. Mount Thielsen in background.

I own a couple of quadcopters and a GoPro, so allow me to provide an owner's (aka dronehead) perspective. It is a rapidly evolving technology that has intersected with some other trends to create friction. Drones flew from a technological curiosity to front page headlines in no time. Some say...

Great topic. Interesting to see some apps I've never heard of that look useful. I may need a bigger memory card! Apps (Android) that I use which may not have not been mentioned: CacheSense - geocaching (am I the only one here?), also useful for first-hand reports on local conditions and...

Flowered hillside on Mojave Road, April 1983

We traveled the Mojave Road twice in 80s with Jeeps before it was a preserve. Not much help to you, of course, but good memories of navigating pre-GPS and with film in the camera. I remember it was one-third road, one-third trail and one-third sand--that's a lot of sand! Pretty in the spring...

Campsite on Mojave Road in April 1983

That configuration seems to be Hallmark's standard. There are alternatives you may want to consider. The HappiJac front uses "wings" that stick out between the cab and the bed. These require drilling into the bed to mount a cross-bar that provides support and a guide for the front of the...

The interior photo is not our camper, just a look at the large central shop area with many campers in various stages. We do have side storage bins. Hallmark told me that they reverse the TorkLift AnchorGuard turnbuckles because they do not want the front to move around. The "rear" turnbuckles...

We looked at the FWC. Many of them around. Compared to the Hallmark it's more basic, different construction, fewer options and definitely less comfort. Hallmark's turnbuckle issue is not inherent in the design, just poor installation practices. If you install the tiedowns and turnbuckles...