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It looks like their backcountry map hasn't been changed to reflect this. For example, Hole in the Wall Rd doesn't show anything similar to the yellow-marked areas on the rest of the map. Maybe that's coming soon...

Can you take pictures of yourself with a mirrorless camera? ;)

I wonder if they only put a few inches of water in the "buckets". Filling all the way would take sooooo long to dry. And what if it rained? Did they put Goretex over the "buckets", so the vapors would escape, but rain wouldn't come in?

I just shifted ours yesterday. I barely lifted it, then pushed it slightly and lowered a back corner down, barely. I used a piece of fencing wood to gently pry it over. Did the same with the front, but there’s no safe way to pry so I had my wife lower while I nudged it. That took a couple...

Vic, good suggestion. Actually I recently changed the filter. Let's see if that helps. I didn't even notice the spare filter in the bag -- silly! One thing I've done (probably bad) is to put some water on the fins, to help it cool down. I didn't want to have it melt the nylon carrying bag...

I forgot to say we didn't blow fuses the first few years with our Viair 300P. It just started last year. Maybe there's something wrong with it.

My Viair 300P is blowing 40a fuses constantly. We've gone through 4 fuses in one sitting. If any one has tips, let me know. It's sized for 33" tires, and ours are about 31". I've heard to start it up before attaching to the tire's valve, then you don't get the amperage surge. I've just started...

Wow, some dramatic photography! What a trip. Those old rocks and trees are making me feel quite young.

Really interesting, Weissenheimer. We have a 2018 Taco with the "off trail" package, and are also overweight despite our backpacking mentality of "less is more". Ours is the tiny rear seat version, so the shorter truck with 6' bed. Our front axle is the same with and without the camper. Rear is...

Well, this is completely fascinating!

We don't have a camping grill and our truck is overweight, so we just bring one tank. The other stays home and gets used on that grill!

We have! Aren’t they 10 lb, not gal?

Great stories and fun following along. By the way, we plan to crash your 40th, so watch out!

Wow! This reminds me of an avalanche I was in... scary. Don't mess with flash floods.

How dusty does it get between the camper and truck bed?

Nice! Does the floor paint go on inside or outside (or both)?

Do lithium batteries need trickle charging, like lead-acid batteries? I thought not.

I wonder if the Chevy Bolt battery-charge engine technology scales up for trucks. Sometimes things work at smaller scale, but not larger. No idea in this case.

Here's a video of some guys on Mt Baring yesterday. Scary since we were on the next ridge just two days ago. Anyway, hope your area is ok! 406 is bad. We are only 170 here.

We feel for you. We have bad smoke and ash too, from a fire that roared up suddenly yesterday. We had been climbing a peak there just the day before. Yikes.

Wow. These stories raise the hackles on my neck. Now I have more excuses to save gas by staying behind trucks at 40 mph!

We are really enjoying this trip report!

Just be aware that air bags won’t affect the weight on either front or rear axle.

Our Everett WA Toyota dealer didn't balk at the camper when we brought it in for the free oil changes when it was new. Next oil change will be at home! I need to do a front-end alignment soon though, not something I'd tackle. I wonder if all those rough roads are kinda tough on the alignment...

There's no doubt that lithium batteries are far different than AGM batteries. Our 2006 Prius has Nickel metal hydride batteries, and the system keeps the batteries charged 40-60% the vast majority of the time. I've also heard lithium batteries, for longest life, should be used from 20%-80%...