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That it should! I know it's going to be a game changer for my camping game for sure. It's not leaving the "family" for sure!

It's all for the best in the long run. I'll be taking my Dad to the NSRA Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals here in Pueblo in a couple of weeks from now. I wouldn't have been able to go due to our Saturday work schedule had I gone on the desert trip. Shhh...They only let in cars/trucks from...

Well I should be on the desert trip right now. The rest of the desert rats that I go with are, but work duties required me to stay home this year. My Service advisor and backup had a major family issue come up. His father was in late stages of a battle with cancer and took a turn to the end...

Need to get some updates in. The desert trip is in 2 weeks. I had to get stuff knocked out to be prepared to go. Without further delay I'll get into it... Main thing I needed to do is silence the rattles of the new bench. We did a validation run the weekend before to shake down our trucks...

Snow melts quickly in the front range for multiple reasons. Lower elevation and lots of sunny days. However the San Juans have been dumped on this last winter/spring. At the higher elevations even with high number of sunny days the snow does not melt that quick. I was just wheeling in the...

Camper looks to be in good shape compared to others I've seen. Good luck with the sale!

Not mine, but in my search for Blazer Campers, I did come across a Bronco with a FWC Bronco camper on it in Northern Colorado. Looks pretty solid for both the Bronco and the Camper. https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/d/windsor-1996-ford-bronco-xl-pop-up/6873315034.html

Checking the thickness on the original pressed stuff in mine was close to one inch. I ended up doubling up 1/2" and 5/8" plywood glue together with construction adhesive and screws. I lined mine with aluminum skin on the outside and sealed the inside with clear sealer. So far over one...

I was looking forward to a Bronco build too. But I've got a Blazer camper. Any build is good. There's a guy on Instagram with a toyota pickup using a Bronco FWC camper. He did some interesting things to get the camper adapted to the pickup. OverlandNomad is his handle. As far as the...

Thanks for suggestions guys. I've been driving the truck on and off since we put the bench in. Without doing any changes. I can say without a doubt the biggest rattle is the where the secondary section is folded over onto the main lid. The legs don't make nearly as much noise. I think...

Besides the weight and aero issues with the camper added to a truck with a 4 banger there's an issue of what to use for the camper. If you go with a conventional FWC, you'll have to close off the cab behind the front seats. The other idea, would be to repurpose a FWC camper built for a...

My co-worker got the bench done this week. It's built really stout out of 3/4" plywood. It's a ton of enclosed storage too. I can keep most of my heavy gear in here and keep it out of the cabinet on the left side to help shift some weight over to the right. The need for a wider...

Less than 3 months from the desert trip and I've yanked out the lower bench. It was a rush to do it last time, but I sure found the weak points. #1 the original bench built off of a skirt stapled to the edge of the bottom board on top of the bed rail. We copied this and on the desert trip...

Thanks Guys! I'm happy it came out so well.

We got a lot accomplished this week. Final cleanup on the bumper with primer and paint. Got it installed today. It all went together as we planned. We got it all mounted up with 5 grade 8 bolts per side so I'm pretty sure it's not going anywhere. After blending in a couple of welds we...

Not bad at all, as long as the door is shut! His heater keeps it nice. Thanks! It should be an asset. We have a couple more items planned to add to it for more functionality.

Great setup! Looks good together.

Bill and I took the build on the road to another buddy's place where we would have access to a 220v welder. You might recognize the truck from some of our adventures. He's in the middle of some bumper rework too. Bill made a slight change to the gussets for the receiver by cutting them a...

Thanks guys. It was a big milestone to see it on the truck finally. More work to be done yet.

Got back to work on the bumper today. Swing arm stop and latch installed and we have the main brackets to the frame tacked into place. Bill added some gussets to the front of the tow receiver with holes for chain hookup. Also seen here is the stop welded to the front of the arm. We will be...

Congrats! Hope to see you out there next summer!

If you saw my buddy, you just missed me then. We were up there together. Was it around Fairplay? On our way up the Wheeler lake trail he nailed his drag link on a boulder and knocked the steering stabilizer off. We were intending on going over Mosquito pass, but the death wobble came on...

Thanks Mark! I'll keep an eye out for you when we get back into that area.

Yep you saw that right. He's in a chair. I've known him since college and my wife, him and my buddy Larry (blue K10/camper) went to high school together. He was born without the use of his legs, so he doesn't know any other way. I will say this he's one of the most capable people I know...

Thanks guys. Bill is the one that deserves all the credit. He's the one running the mig.