Search results

Nice! But tiny photos. I had a pleasant conversation with Bob over the phone last year when we were shopping. If we had gone with a 1500 the Caribou Lite was a leading contender because of the shell construction and option flexibility. Fully loaded with 2 adults I'll bet your payload is around...

Besides the chimpanzee I have seen videos of the following animals knocking down a drone: hawk, kangaroo, ram, lion and of course dogs. Those are amusing but the most bizarre video was of a drone covered with a stuffed cat!

Good points. I wasn't saying that intrusions are okay, just that we accept many other annoyances with nary a blink. It's hard to go anywhere in the West where we will not be disturbed by vehicles, machinery, gunshots, entertainment devices, people talking loudly, etc. It's happened to me in the...

Privacy and noise? It could have been much worse. For example, this 1945 City of the Future display: Actually, we're finally getting there albeit many decades after those in 1945 envisioned: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/flying-car-moves-science-fiction-toward-reality-n93151 Reality...

Interesting. I wonder under what conditions the weight fines apply? I looks like they are written for commercial vehicles and for roadway weight limitations. I doubt that these sections are relevant to RVs although I could be wrong.

I know, it makes the internet tolerable.

XPCamper is an evolving business so no sure answer. Every build is custom to some degree. I think a lot depends on timing, how much patience and money you have, and how interested they are in your project. Pluses for gnarly expedition mods. Deleting stuff... not so much. For us they seemed...

I did ask the insurance company and all they care about is that the truck is registered in my state and that I don't break any laws. The GVWR is not "scientifically determined" and there are no laws that require me to keep under it. The GVWR is based on many engineering, regulatory, marketing...

The major problem is the low roof at the front where the top pivots. Because the bed is not wide enough for E-W sleeping unless you are quite short (plus the lift mechanism gets in the way), you have to sleep N-S. Ideally, with a N-S bed your head should be forward because otherwise it is...

XPCamper V2 prototype at Tuolumne Meadows Campground, 2014

Huh? :huh: None of this applies to me. My truck is registered as a passenger vehicle. The camper is just a nonpermanent load that does not even need to be registered because it is a popup. NHTSA applies standards to manufacturers, it has nothing to do with enforcing state laws. Oregon does...

We visited the Painted Hills in late January. No snow, pleasant temps and relatively few people. Hiked every trail in that part of the monument. Note that on August 21, 2017 there will be a total solar eclipse that passes right through the Painted Hills. Grasses along Overlook Trail

Is it really the first one? We had a contract for the third unit ordered to be delivered at the end of 2013. When we canceled 9 months later, delivery was said to be November 2014. Good to have them finally in production, although seeing the final design I'm relieved it didn't work out. I like...

Good questions that Bad Habit answered ably. Like with GVWR the manufactures are quiet about exactly how they determine GAWR. The difference between GVWR and the combined axle ratings vary by manufacturer. For example, the GVWR is about 80% of the combined axle ratings for the 2014 Ram 2500...

I respectfully disagree with most of what you said based on my own research and talking with people in the industry and agencies. I am quite familiar with my own state's vehicle statues and there is no mention of "placarded weight." If you have any relevant examples of recreational owners being...

Let me clarify my perspective on GVWR and why I say it is a gray area. The truck manufacturer determines a GVWR for a particular model based on many factors and tradeoffs which they do not publish. Tow ratings at least have an adopted procedure so we can compare brands and models, but payload...

Trgphoto, that all sounds like a fairly common experience so don't feel bad. I'll bet most half-ton truck campers are technically overloaded by at least the amount of your rig. Other than the sluggish performance and poor fuel economy I think the truck can handle it. Depending on your luck and...

We never pooped in our tent and likewise do not want to go in our camper. We'll use a rest room if available, otherwise just dig a hole. That can be inconvenient at times but it's part of camping. Stopped at a roadside hunter's camp the other day and saw this custom setup. Didn't use it. ;)

Hunter's camp in Ochoco National Forest, Oregon.

Be irrational for once in your lifetime... if you made it through the second Friday the 13th this year it is time to celebrate Ultimate Pi(e) Day... March 14, 2015 at 9:26:53.58979... ultimate because it comes around once every hundred years... it is also Einstein's birthday... how weird is...

Synonyms: wordfinder, wordbook, synonym dictionary, lexicon. I used to be poor. Then I bought a Thesaurus and now I'm impecunious.

Don't you guys need to pack for a trip or something? All this anti-drone drivel--shoot it out of the sky!--is making me feel unwelcome. It went thataway...

A gaucho is a convertible sofa bed. Some people--not me--prefer a bench seat to a dinette. We have not made the dinette into a bed, either, but it looks fairly straightforward. I can't say if the windows are a cold spot for someone sleeping--that is too subjective--although we sit there at...

It works almost anywhere as a status communicator, emergency locator and basic GPS navigator. More capable than a SPOT and better at emergency notifications, too. However, it is not a phone and cannot talk to people nearby. For that you need a FRS/GMRS radio and hope that someone is monitoring...