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Interestingly enough, on another forum I'm on, someone just reported the results of weighing his fully loaded truck and camper on a CAT scale. FAWR = 4550, actual FAW = 4320 RAWR = 6780, actual RAW = 6380 GVWR = 10600, actual GVW = 10700 So he was 100 lbs. OVER his GVWR, but still 200 pounds...

They need to be 500kb or less. There is a thread on this in the Member Support Area: http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/3359-photo-resizing/

One of the options when you have your Alaskan built is an insulated floor for an extra $425.

Conversely, with an 8 foot bed, you can fit a 10 foot Alaskan, with the additional 2 feet on the tailgate, as seen in pictures on the Alaskan site.

That should be quite a trip next year! If you haven't already seen it, you really should pick up a copy of Chris Scott's OVERLANDER'S HANDBOOK...

Thanks ckent323. If anyone is interested in a pretty good review of various water purification products, this one on EXPEDITION PORTAL is fairly recent: https://expeditionportal.com/water-treatment-systems-the-mother-of-all-reviews/

Take a look at this particular site: https://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/ They sell a number of different filters, as well as ultra-violet devices and water pumps. Depending on the kinds of filter you wind up using, you may want a water pump with greater pressure or flow than the one FWC...

Sounds like you will - technically - be over the trucks's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. Some people are bothered by this, some don't seem to worry about it. Adding helper springs and such-like will certainly level the truck, but LEGALLY, no aftermarket add-ons increase the truck's factory...

Published weight figures for campers tend to be optimistic and lower than actual real world weights. And people don't usually allow for enough weight for passengers, food, clothing, bedding, the dog, etc You didn't say if you were buying new or used. Wet weight for the current 6.5 cabover is...

It's not a mini-spare, but rather a tire/rim marked "For Temporary Use Only". At least, according to the owner's manual that came with it.

My F250 has built in TPMS, but it only reads the four road wheels. The spare does NOT have a sensor in it. Apparently it's also one of those TEMPORARY spare tires, too . . .

There's a thread here about converting an Alaskan into a travel trailer: http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/16752-alaskan-converted-into-a-travel-trailer/

Well, the F250 and F350 Fords are still available with 8' beds. I'm not at all familiar with GMC and Ram products, I'm afraid.

Truck Camper Magazine just published an article on their visit to the Alaskan factory: https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/factory-tour/alaskan-campers-60-years-of-tradition/

Well, **I'D** certainly be offended if you did that! Seriously, Joe, If I remember correctly, you brought the camper home on the back of your pickup truck. How did it handle? How did it stop? How was it on long hills? Did you actually take it to a scale and weigh your truck, with and...

How can you tell if tires are 10 ply? My understanding is that ply ratings are left over from the days when tires were cotton plies, rubber, and no belts. Literally, the more plies you had, the stronger the tire was and the more air pressure it could hold and the more weight it could...

I see TRUCK CAMPER MAGAZINE is running their 2019 Calendar Photo Contest. If you're interested, details are here: https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/calendar/shoot-your-camper-2019-calendar-photo-contest/?singlepage=1

I didn't see anywhere in this thread exactly what truck you have - maybe I missed it? But personally, I would NEVER put passenger tires on any truck.

Realize I'm late to the party here, but I was just wondering how much internal space you're going to gain back, and what you plan to store there? Cause this strikes me as an awful lot of work for not an awful lot of return. Of course, that could just be my inner lazy bum speaking . . .

Do you drink really good coffee? If so, I would have felt bad and apologized to you if you HAD spilt it.

As I understood it, he used to take his keys up into bed so he could activate the alarm if he heard someone around his rig. Considering the way the authorities get all bent out of shape when you shoot an intruder, I can't really say that's a bad idea.

Don't know how well these work. One review claimed the cylinder still leaked, several reviews claimed they work great. <shrug> Might be something to look at. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XYPK1GF?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=EBZZZ5X91TTX6Y3Q8BMR

Short article in Truck Camper Magazine that's definitely worth knowing about. https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-tech/systems/keyless-tech-warning-for-truck-campers/

FWIW, here's some info I found on a National Forest site: