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Yep, new. At the very minimum I will modify it somewhat and see how I feel about.

I noticed that on mine as well. So did you find that a structural red flag or is that something that Yakima purposely designed? Even though I have very little space to fab things, but I am open to ideas. I wish the way it mounted were more robust, I might figure out a way to prevent the orange...

I just picked up a Yakima Swingdaddy bike rack for my 05 Tacoma and 09 Bobcat. It fits great and did not need the 8" hitch extension I thought it would. But one thing I am a bit suspicious of is the included saftey pin that goes into the hitch, it seems inadequate. First off, it is a short pin...

Price does not bother me but weight and repair cost does as I do over 1,000 miles a year off road in rough terrain which also makes me wonder about it's flex properties compared to aluminum. The things it would do better with is inherent insulation properties, sound dampening qualities and...

For what it is worth, I spend anywhere from 2-8 weeks in a row on work related road trips and often park in one spot for well over a week, usually all backcountry. My wife who works remote for a major health care provider comes with me and can work from the road with our +55db cell booster. So I...

Black and white film is such an amazing experience for me now in the digital age. It's taken me years but I am really thankful I have slowly built up all the materials, tools and infrastructure to do it to the degree I can. Part of a series on Lake Tahoe and the Sierras. Shot with a Hasselblad...

Thanks Stan, with the exception of the loss due to black ice, that all sounds good. There are times I am doing steep hill climbs like a local one that goes up 3,300 feet in 2.5 miles and I wonder just how in the heck the camper is going to stay in the back of the truck but it does. But I do...

Thanks folks! I can tell you this, it is *such* a pleasure to live and work out of these campers where ever I want for as long as it takes to get the shot. You have to live these places to get this stuff and these setups allow that like no other.

I think it probably does affect it, I know it takes more umph to pull away from a stoplight with them on. Not a huge difference but not insignificant either.

Thanks guys! I guess until this is all re-designed, I will just stick to my methods ( I want that known weak point ) but perhaps creating a redundancy at least on the front attachments points since they are the only ones I have ever had trouble with. I think that with either method, backing...

So are these brackets installed with a backing plate or is this just going to be an even larger chunk of plywood that rips out now that the weak link of the elevator bolt has been bypassed? Until this ridiculous way of securing all this weight is completely re-vamped to actually perform in an...

Large format lenses are inherently slow, maximum apertures around 5.6 to F11 are common with minimums around F45-96. So F16-22 is often right in the ballpark in regards to maximum sharpness. And I do believe the term you are looking for is diffraction...;-)

I have had zero issues with the turnbuckles themselves breaking or failing but have busted 4 elevator bolts on the camper side of the mounting equation over the years. So I not only check torque on the TB's but totally reset them to the proper setting once a month or after arriving at my...

Absolutely, I shoot film, in 35mm, 120 and 4x5. I have shot full time for a living for 28 years, used digital for 22 of them now but still pull in my best fine art print sales and commissions with black and white film. I am starting to see a fair number of the magazines I work for are now...

One last shot, done two Saturdays ago for a fine art commission, inside of a marble quarry. Shot with a Chamonix 45N-2 4x5 field camera, Nikkor SW 75mm 4.5 lens @ F22, 4 seconds on Kodak Tmax 100 film, darkroom printed on Ilford Warmtone Fiber paper. My assistant did several pops of a portable...

3rd up, Crater Lake Reflection. Shot with a Chamonix 45N-2 4x5 field camera, Nikkor SW 90mm F8 lens @ F22, 1/2 second on Kodak Tmax 100 film, darkroom printed on Ilford Warmtone Fiber paper....

Second up, a remote spot in the Rockies that I visit every few years. Shot with a Hasselblad 501CM, 50mm F4 FLE @ F11, one minute exposure made on Agfa APX25 black and white film, darkroom printed on Ilford Warmtone Fiber paper...

Ah, what the heck, I might as well show what I do for work and why I own my camper. 1st up image from a current book project in progress, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Shot with a Hasselblad 501 CM, 60mm 3.5 CF @ F8, Rollei IR400 black and white film, darkroom printed on Ilford Warmtone...

I upgraded to BFG AT-KO E's in 2012 and man, did they last a long time. I just replaced them with KO-II's which are improved with better sidewall tread and the re-introduction of Winter siping, they handle icy and snowy roads great, I was missing them in the 1st set. I do run them at 45 in the...

170K miles on truck now, completely re-built super charger, installed completely new headers, exhaust, etc. Also now completely new ECU, exhaust cam gears, all new sensors, 7th fuel injector. Motor was at 236HP stock, now at 407HP. Upgraded coolant system, higher output alternator. New BFG...

Agreed, just a minor evolution, not a huge improvement on gas mileage either. I will meet or exceed the 2016 in that regard with a proper tune ( URD UCON-EMS ). In a way, I was hoping to not be tempted by it since I have so much in my current truck and can work on it with ease.

Yep, I was just curious if anyone was running the setup yet. Personally I am keeping my kit the same, just doing major engine / ecu & exhaust upgrades to get more power safely from it. The 2016 truck is 278HP while mine is currently sitting at 333HP and will be around 360HP once all the mods...

Anyone looking at one of these for a pop-up camper? I checked the bed dimensions and it looks as though the width and length are the same but the depth is 19" vs 18" on the 2nd generation version ( 2005-2015 ). So in theory I could put my ATC Bobcat in the new truck if I used a 1/2" sheet of...

I turned on my 2-way CR1065 the week before Memorial day weekend, It's been running ever since. I just set it, fill it and forget it, even with the truck not being driven for over 3 weeks in July. 2-way + twin batteries and 350W of solar has simply revolutionized what I can expect from my setup.

Awesome, pretty cool we recognized each other's rigs. Got mine back from the shop today, clean bill of health, the suspected bad wheel bearing was just a wheel out of balance from the Racetrack hit. Still developing film but so far lots of good shots to print from what I have done. I might head...