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Doff, from your prior few posts on this forum it looks like you are an experienced truck camper owner from having previously owned a ranger, a hawk, a new ATC. What's prompting you to consider this rig vs your ATC that you mentioned in your November post?

Even though my prior post and all the other posts have questioned the value of the truck and the resulting asking price of the combined rig, I will reiterate that there is some value in having a ready-to-go rig in your driveway. Many of the people on this forum who purchased their camper from a...

Another non-expert opinion. My observations and thoughts... as I used to watch the ads for 4 wheel campers and check them out if within a reasonable distance from home... Most truck/rig combinations will sell for less than the individual items. I see this frequently, as the buyer has to make...

From looking at the pics there might be a slight bend in the roof near the front roof clamp on the right side. That can usually be fixed by judiciously bending it back in place as there are other posts from people who had a similar self-inflicted incident. Otherwise looks clean in pics. I own a...

Sameheller, I'm giving you my two cents as a Tacoma owner, but keep in mind that there will be lots of different opinions. The year of your Tacoma puts it into the "1st Gen" category. 1996-2004. Most parts are fully interchangeable between those years as the mechanics and frame of the Tacoma...

Total agreement on the Klymit inflatable for the cabover. Might be acceptable on the rollover bed too. Took me several seasons trying out various solutions for the mattress before I tried the Klymit. I have an older eagle and wanted to keep the sleeping pads on or under the factory cabover foam...

Another data point: 2001 Eagle camper (not shell) 876 pounds dry. There is usually no Vin/weight tag on the units from that era, which is true for mine too. FWC weighed it for me at the factory about 3 years ago (at my request) before they installed it on the truck. I had them perform some...

I enjoyed your TR and then I started browsing your other trips and am very impressed! Thanks for all the effort you put into those write-ups and beautiful pics. When you did the Mojave trail did you have to exit once and while for gas? Not sure of the year of your Taco but I've got a 1st gen...

One more note... I can see in the OP's pictures that he's holding the struts outboard of the roof clamps. This is going to create a clearance issue if installed that way. I have seen some posts where people did that and then realized the error. I think they were able to compensate with...

The Buckland pdf is very nicely detailed. From Buckland's pictures it looks like there are some dimensional differences between his 2011 and my 2001 Eagle so I'll leave my details in this post. I'm quite sure the OP's 2002 is very similar to mine. The short answer to the OP's question is...

I had the factory add struts on my 2001 Eagle a couple of years ago. It should be a duplicate of yours as they didn't change much during the late 1990's into the early 2000's. I'll try to look at it on Monday and pop it up to measure the struts and perhaps give you some measurements regarding...

Nice framework for the new bench. What storage plans do you have for the framed-in places under the bench? I generally try to keep the floor space as flexible as possible, partly because there isn't much room in the Eagle to begin with. I removed the old frame from under my bench and instead...

I concur with the replies but to give you another opinion you should read the opening post on the the following topic and perhaps pm the poster since he hasn't chimed in on this topic. In a nutshell it says he has a family of 4 with an eagle, which is narrower than a fleet (and not being made...

Looks good! And great upgrade without much pain since you had full access. I haven't replaced my tie-in on the rear driver's side because it looks like it's concealed by a small storage area with 6-inch high sliding doors that sits on top of the wheel wells and below the sink cabinet. When you...

I have the same year eagle. Since you have the interior ripped out I would highly recommend upgrading the eye-bolt tie downs on the camper. You currently have 4 heavy-duty eye-bolts, sometimes referred to as elevator bolts. There have been a few instances on these older campers where an...

Sorry, didn't intend to deviate into the details. I almost ordered the jack conversion kit last year but then started thinking about the wiring issue. Getting back on topic, my conclusion from prior interior work is that there is no easy way to get behind the wall panels on all 4 corners...