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Hi Camper Rich, I bought the Hullavator for my Subaru this year and LOVE it!! I have a 17 foot kayak (about 55 lbs) and it is sooooo easy to lift up on top of the car, and makes putting the straps on very easy. I am almost 70 years old and it was getting hard to deal with. I don't know how...

Hello Bill, I built my own Eagle shell. The most common way to do is as ski3pin suggested. But, this requires some expertise. You can buy one of these special outlets from Evergreen RV in Seattle area and have it shipped to you. The one in the photo below came from them and I installed it...

I gave up on thermostats (despite reading all of the varying posts on this topic. Especially on how to get it to operate at low temps. Last year I had many & varied problems with the 8-year-old Atwood furnace. I finally solved them all by replacing the entire furnace. In addition to heater...

One more cabinet on window side of camper. Also custom made. Photo shows cabinet door open. Wooden box slides out. It has sub-dividers so all bottles stay upright. Everything fits perfectly and is not removed from the camper at end of trip. For us, organization is essential element of...

I built my own cabinets for Eagle shell. Under the counter there are no walls between each cabinet section (it is all open inside). Inside there are custom wooden trays that slide left or right giving me access to the large rectangular hole (see gray areas) that goes down to the base of the...

Thank-you Jim! I had no idea how to do it. Chris

I will forward per your suggestion to Mark BC. I have made quite a few additions since that first build in 2008. Perhaps I will add to this post some of the more recent additions. Below is a stereo, speakers, & cabinet I added. One photo shows the inside of the cabinet where I put my DVD's...

Hi Gents, Triplover: I bought the faucet at an RV store here in the Seattle area called Evergreen RV. Thay have a huge amount of parts for building a camper. There website is: www.evergreenrvsupply.com. I bought my sink, plumbing parts, lighting, faucet, stove, etc. from them. I was...

Here's my "simple" solution to the water level. 100% reliable, simple, can be viewed from outside of the camper. 12 gallon tank. Chris

I have a 2008, Nissan Frontier and travel pretty much as you described. Here's what I did to the truck: Added Firestone airbags. Replaced stock tires with BF Goodrich, AT KO2's (E rated). Great tires! Replaced stock shocks with Belstein shocks Replaced Nissan rear bumper with a custom one that...

I run a dehumidifier sometimes after a very wet trip. It works wonders. (I bet the folks from California as wondering what 'wet' means). Chris

The idea of a little taller cab-over section in front sure would help my Eagle situation. My chief complaint about my current rig is that I have to take the bed apart every day because there is not enough space between the bed and roof to keep bedding in place with the roof down. All other...

In Death Valley we had an incredible sand storm. I had never seen anything like it. I was concerned about the sand getting into the engine, and camper. It was so bad we did NOT put up the top, but rather slept on the floor of the camper, with top down, while the truck swayed back and forth...

Seth....hey, cool idea. Thanks for the tip!! Chris

Bag of cat litter (home made port a potty); hiking poles; tire chains; home-made awning poles; hose for outside sink drain.

K6ON: I have camped in that very spot on Monitor Pass many times. Great to camp under the Aspens. Thanks for sharing fall colors!

Awesome photos! We did a trip just like this using a tent. Boy do I wish we had had our 4-Wheel Eagle at that time. Chris

I camp in the winter; frequently to temps in the teens. I have 1/2 inch dense foam insulation around my water tank. (I have an Eagle shell that I built inside myself). I wrapped the water lines with insulation just like you would do in your house. I do not have a water heater. The only...

Looks like a pretty good list. Don't think you are missing anything big. Chris

You left out a very important element in your question that I suspect we might be puzzled by. Are you planning to have no spare tire? If so, why?

Reading your exact questions. My response is that you do not "need" them to lift the top. You'll do just fine unless you have really poor upper body strength. It's not that heavy. I think what others are saying is that at some point you may want to add stuff to the roof (like Solar which is...

I have always had a faint smell of propane in the box. I think it is residue. Never any evidence of the smell outside of that box.

Just an observation. Looking at your photo JakeJake, you can see one huge space. The refrigerator. This is why I don't have a frig in my Eagle. I use a portable one and put it in the truck cab at night. Cheers, Chris

Thanks for sharing your photos. Looks very good! Chris

Very nice post. I am sure this will help others who do this modification themselves! One word of caution. When the Portland dealer put my struts on, they used bracket screws that were a tad too long. It went through and put a small hole in the bed mattress. Chris