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I think the next major modification I need to do is gearing. I'm down on power due to the added heft and reduced aero on the highway. While I'm there I may add a Detroit to the rear axle. Larry's was pretty unstoppable when he had the tru-trac/Detroit combo. The only problem was the way it...

TAD,. Makes sense. As it stands, I'm running a Tru-Trac up front, open out back. Larry has an arb in the rear and one waiting to be installed in his front. By buddy John's Jeep is running arb's on both ends. That's what I like about running these trucks, normal off road types don't expect...

The more I use it the more I tweak the load so I mostly have what I need. We had a ball. That trail is fun and I'm sure the 30 jeeps and 10 Toyotas we passed thought we were nuts taking two fullsize (aka Foolsize) trucks loaded with campers up the same trail. You know us, we aim to have a good...

Wheeler lake and Mosquito pass trail run 2018 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr Coming back down by the Magnolia mill. Wheeler lake and Mosquito pass trail run 2018 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr We had to backtrack to Fairplay to get a replacement stabilizer shock as any speed over 45 with the swampers...

Completed a 3 day run a couple of weekends ago. My son and I went up with my friends Larry and Ian in Larry's K10 and Pam and John in the Jeep. I set up the run to tackle the Wheeler Lake trail outside of Fairplay CO and then Mosquito Pass to Leadville. Wheeler Lake is a rated Moderate to...

Yep very aware of that group. Sadly, not much crosses over between the Chinook camper used for the Chalet and the blazer fwc. But I do follow along for tips or ideas to swipe that might work in mine. One of the main members there is on here and ck5.com and we share info pretty regularly...

Well I finally got around to wiring the furnace and t-stat in. Following your guide I wired everything in. I hooked up the regulator to the propane tank and turned the main power on. I dialed up the temp to it's highest setting and the blower came on like it should. No heat though. I shut...

Cougarcouple- You'll need jackets. We camped at about 11,000 ft of elevation each night and it got chilly. EDR- This was my first time to Pomeroy. It's still steep and rocky at the top. It's pretty rocky the whole way up. Fun trail. We did most of it in the dark on the way up to where...

Went up for the weekend to screw around in the mountains a couple of days back. Camper got a good workout with the wife and one of my dogs coming along for the first time. IMGP0002 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr IMGP0006 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr At the top of the trail for Pomeroy lake. We...

I do love our Rockies right out my front door. But the more I get in the deserts of the southwest the more I like them too. I will say this I like it all. The adventure is going and checking it out.

We spent 7 years living in the Detroit metro area while I started my career at GM. One thing I regret was not going north in the summertime. We got as far as Frankenmuth, which is cool but we didn't go much beyond that. I did go up to my neighbor's cabin up on Sage lake for some ice fishing...

Interesting sure makes them easy to remember. It only seems to happen when we get near civilization. Might be we need to get further off the grid when we go. I'm ok with that. That's pretty easy to due desert romping, but playing in the Rockies is a tad bit harder.

Your welcome! Here's a quick video I edited of the trail. This is just the last bit of climb up and the decent down to Webster pass. Gives an idea of the steepness. https://youtu.be/dEAWtOgqQ4A

Thanks Richard. The K5 is really close to where I want it to be for sure. Bill's Tacoma got tested for sure. He ran out of flex and tire in a couple of spots, but the electro-nannies started cycling the abs and redirecting power where he needed. Pretty cool to watch. I know another couple...

Tin Cup and St. Elmo areas are favorites of ours as they are close by. Mt. Antero, Grizzly Lake, Baldwin lake, Hancock Lake and Pass and Tomichi Pass have all been well covered by our little group. To the north more favorites are Taylor pass, Reno Creek/Italian Divide and Pearl Pass. This...

Continuing up the trail, the peak of Red Cone is clearly visible. it don't get any easier either. IMGP0017 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr IMGP0018 by Rob Zulian, on Flickr Bill making his way up. I have to say, the Taco is a very capable rig in stock form. It's fun to see the difference in...

One of the goals I've always had in mind by having the FWC on my K5 is being able to take off quickly for a weekend run to the mountains nearby. I can say now that idea is a reality. I fixed the broken u-joint by getting a used assembly from the local boneyard. I did load a fresh spicer...

Glad to hear from you Richard! The higher elevation was cooler for sure. A DV trip earlier in the year when it's cooler could be in the cards. Going earlier would be less conflict with my plans to go to the convention for the Chevy Nomad Club I belong to. The u-joint isn't a big problem...

K5nutt- I have yet to remove and inspect the shaft for the cause of the damage. The axle was completely gone through by Larry prior to him stuffing it under his suburban. Shafts got new joints and knuckles got new Moog ball joints. So the joints I know we're fairly fresh and not original to...

Thanks guys. Poky- This time we didn't make any trail repairs. Last year we did, but this time we were close enough to home and at the end we decided it was another reason to go home a day early. The benefit is having a solid axle with manual lock outs at the hubs. I just unlocked them and...

After eating lunch we braved the Las Vegas traffic to head north to Mesquite. We restocked and refueled and poured over paper maps of the area to figure out a way to the AZ strip. Our trailboss Bill had a general plan, but we were using wing and a prayer navigation at this point. We toured...

I made it back from the desert trip without any major problems. The camper was a blessing to have vs camping on the ground. I do know there are things I need to fix though. Dust ingestion. This was the biggest issue we had as far as the camper was concerned. We did near 250 miles on...

T-minus 1 week to go for desert trip 2018. The camper is ready to load. The truck got a fresh oil change and lube. I have a handful of little things to address this weekend, but it will be packed with the majority of my gear by Monday. Then it's four painful days at work before we...

Having a warn winch and bumper out front limits my ability to hang a spare up there. It's proven pretty handy so it stays. I'm with you on the fuel economy. It sure took a hit on mine. The 5.3 did get a decent average around 15mpg prior to the camper install. That's pretty good...

I'll have to go look at that post. So out of the three you put up there, I hadn't seen the first one. My Buddy in Denver that has the 77 went and checked out the unit in Conifer CO. That unit was fairly clean but needs the usual particle board replaced. The third unit in Vegas has been on...