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On the guy hiking with a two wheel trailer: maybe we also saw his tracks. We went up Funeral Canyon from Texas Springs and saw tracks much of the way. Maybe he went there also? It was curious. We enjoyed reading your report, and thanks for attending Deb’s talk about William Lewis Manly in...

Update: we both like the 2.5” foam with Froli springs. Comfy.. I’m not sure the Froli system would work with the slide out bed portion, but we don’t use that.

To be honest, I didn't look into HyperVent. Totally forgot about it. And they are local for us.

I had never taken the cover upholstery off our five year old Fleet mattress. Oops, mold city! The factory put vinyl on the bottom, presumably so you can slide the bed extension without ruining the fabric. Well, vinyl doesn't breathe. No wonder we never saw condensation like many people report...

This geezer rides a 17 lb carbon fibre road bike. Too old for that 38 lb steelie.

I like JaSAn's idea. But you might consider mounting it to the bottom of the camper instead of the bumper -- if you can get enough purchase on the camper floorpack. That Stingray -- geezer talk time -- our neighbors had one and I loved riding it. It was a blast popping wheelies. My record was...

Wow, 38 lbs. My first road bike was a Schwinn Traveler that weighed 39 lb (and lighter than the Schwinn Varsity back then at 41 lb).

I see your concern putting a heavier bike in that position. I wonder if the mount you are looking at will support much weight though, since the wheel can still rotate. If it did, and your camper "bounces" up from your truck*, then the bike is part of that load path. But that's probably not a big...

Both Mr. and Mrs. ski3pin score high on the fortunate index.

It's funny you should ask. I was just out on a walk and thinking I could update my opinions on the tires, now that we've done two extended trips. So far, so good. Theoretically we have another half inch of clearance. I can't tell any difference between the old tires and new, except our gas...

Probably with the much lower birthrates, things won't be that bad in the future. Most developed countries aren't sustaining their population. Maybe there's hope for the many of the developing ones.

Hear, hear. It used to be guidebooks, magazines, or word of mouth was how places got popular. But the internet really changed that. I've seen wonderful places overrun. It's hard to keep a secret any more. That got a lot worse with social media. But long-gone old timers really complained in the...

We also disconnect a day or two before returning home, so we end up with 50-70% charge. We have our old lead-acid battery shore charger still installed, and it will charge the battery, but extremely slowly. At first there were a lot of amps going in, but as it got to higher state of charge, it...

If your SOK battery is fairly new (with the updated BMS), I hear it works better. The one I got 16 months ago needed a shunt to measure SOC properly. The problem is the calc capacity measurement on those. Everything else seems to work great.

Those were an enjoyable read. Thanks.

Your comment on turnbuckles reminds me: get jam nuts for the turnbuckles. For some reason ours didn't come with them, and they worked loose frequently.

Speaking of bacon, Deb went to our local goofy store, https://archiemcpheeseattle.com/ and bought a grab bag of junque. In it were several bacon items: bacon giftwrap, bacon Christmas stocking, bacon stickers, and other important bacon junque. Our granddaughter just had her birthday present...

Fabulous lighting, Monte!

My count is in error? I'm known as the Count of Monte Cristo, having spent way too much time there. Connector: 7 pins. Monte: 3 pins. Julie: 3 pins. 7 + 3 + 3 = 13. Way too many pins. QED Oh wait... each person has TWO skis! I hang my head in shame. Answer should be 19. But it's still way...

I noticed that the ski3pins don't use a 7 pin connector. I think that's because 13 pins are way too many.

On our Fleet installation done by our dealer, only two wires were used. But I didn't record which two were used. I've since rewired the truck for a lithium battery.

Hi daverave, Check this site for camping: https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm where it says: Free permits are required for roadside camping along Echo Canyon Road, Hole in the Wall Road, Cottonwood Canyon Road, and Marble Canyon Road. Camping in these areas is only allowed in...

Yes, much thanks for that jump starter! And that's another great report. I might as well add our exit story after the ski3pins left for home. Deb's feet were not healing as they usually do, and it rained steady for 70% of the day. It wasn't a hard rain, but we decided to work on projects inside...