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Sorry I haven't chimed in lately, with everything going. I've been laying low since the National Parks are close. But recently, being a New Mexico native, took a trip from Decatur TX to get a shot at the Neowise comet to share.

Thanks for the photos, I'm homesick.

Sounds like a good trip. The Puma looks great. I'm on number 3 too, 2011 Palomino Bronco (sold), 2015 ATC Ocelot (wrecked), and 2019 ATC Ocelot (new). I'm going to NM Friday 5-24 for a couple of weeks, the weather is going to be good, going to be exploring around the badlands of NW New...

I had a 2002 Tundra AC 4x4 V6 manual I bought new for work and added a 78" ATC Ocelot when I retired in 2013. Drove from Texas to Alaska, to the CA, OR, WA coast twice, SD, WY, MO, and ID twice, and many trips from TX to CO, OK, AR, and NM as well as AZ, UT, and NV. Both were totaled last...

Here is a picture from my trial run to Big Bend a couple of weeks ago. The intersection of Stairway to Heaven and Highway to Hell.

The drawer slides are Richelieu 2-Pack 16-in Self-Closing Drawer Slide from Lowe's. They are great, spring loaded and provide a good amount of resistance to open so they won't open on the road even the roughest roads. At about two inches from closing the spring engages and automatically pulls...

Some more pictures with the top down, room for two to eat and one to sleep.

Pictures of the dinette side and the galley side of my Ocelot. The side dinette has two fold down benches that fold down with the table for sleeping for one. On either side are two large cabinets for I use for clothes and outerwear. The cabinets are topped with shelves and a small...

Ski, Great build documentation, its very helpful. I'm still analyzing it. Hope it's more fun using it than making it. Working on my build and it's a nightmare. Every time I cut into the shell it hurts. Hopefully I don't mess it up too much. Yours looks great, very clean. Carl.

Brenda, Sorry to hear. It's difficult getting in and out without good steps, climbing up into the bunk. My wife also had latteral damage to her knee, and only travels with me on occasion. Maybe something like a ladder could be a solution. Well, we are all getting older and less adaptive...

Here is my progress on building my Ocelot shell. First are the two side dinette seats. The seats are 20x20" and tilted 5 deg and the backs are 10 deg. I reinstalled the original battery, isolator, and solar controller under the back seat. Ive got the TF49ACDC truck fridge in and wired with...

Made a 4 day trip to Sacramento CA. to pick up my new 78" Ocelot shell. Plan is to build it out with side dinnett that folds out into a 3rd or stealth sleeper. From Decatur TX. stayed two nights at my brothers house in Santa Fe NM., one nitght at the Mojave Reserve, one night at Ecoho Lodge in...

Well maybe I'll just ride my bicycle out. Never had a job at Les Schwab so if I can't do it with some simple light weight hand tools it's too much for me.

The kit is exactly what I was looking at. The compressor is similar to the one I have. Above 40 psi it get really hot, add some wet cloths on it . But 30 to 40 psi is good enought to go. Saw a youtub viedo using a similar kit, you know if you are stuck and looking a a 100 mile towing survice...

So has any one got experience with emergency tire repair. Two years ago I came across 6 co-eds in an Honda pick-up with 3 flat tires on the road to White Mountain in CA. Then last year a guy was asking to buy anyone's spare tire that would fit in Big Bend NP. I have a nice 50psi 12V...

if you used hardwood charcoal it would burn a long time with vary little ash. Then in a pinch round up some sticks.

Not sure of anything, just putting it out there. Maybe you could make a telescoping flue out of 1" and 1.5" conduit. I know there are some issues using galvanized pipe for flue pipe, but you can burn and oxidize the zinc and make it safe. Think I might just start out my making a shelf for my...

I'm getting a shell so starting out from a new pallett. The Dickerson Newport Marine Newport P9000 is another option. It is complletely inclosed. Uses about 1 lb of propane in 5 to 7 hr. I'm thinking about centering in in the cabinets at the 12" level with a side dinette, and venting it...

It looks like the propane heater flue uses the same diameter pipe as the proplex heaters 26mm or 1".

Here are a couple of intersting heater options: 1) Cozy Cabin Propane marine heater, 5000 BTU, requires 1" flue, 16"hx8"wx8"d, top is 4"x5" cook top and has auto oxygen depleation and CO shutoff $489. https://tinylifesupply.com/propane/cozy-cabin-propane-heater 2) Dickerson marine solid fuel...

OK, I think I looked at all the options, and for the money went with another 78" ATC Ocelot shell. I'm thinking about eventually building it into a complete camper with the side dinette. ATC is going to offset the door 6" to the driver side which will make more room for the side dinette...

ok. I would like a ocelot 78” shell, no propane with smaller windows. Want to build it with side dinette, solar power, 10 gal fresh water, and compressor fridge. Must be able to hold 2 trail bicycles and sleep at least 3.

Here are a couple of other options OVR LND popup camper shell. https://campovrlnd.com/ $8000 340 lbs GO FAST Camper https://gofastcampers.com/ $6000 290 lbs TREEHOUSE Camper https://snapoutfitters.com/product/snap-truck-camper/ $7000 340 lbs DURACOZY http://www.duracozy.com/ $10000 1050 lbs

I am looking at the TruckFridge TF49AC/DC. It is a cabinet mounting fridge with a front opening door 20.5" h x 15" wide x 18" deep. I think it is narrower than other brands. I am considering putting it in the same location ATC mounts their fridge for the Panther model.