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I started with an Eagle shell. I added ONE fantastic fan and it works well and glad I did. I made my own thermal package, and it works well too, and it was worth the effort if you camp in Winter. I made my own awning. I have hardly ever used it. The reason is that a couple of time I wanted...

Vinsty - Yes, it is possible to mount a solar panel to the Yakama rails. I bought some aluminum, angle iron from Home Depot. You can get a large nut to slide into the angle rail, or if you want to go all out, get the Yakama mount that goes into the rails and just use the nuts. See photo.

Congratulations on your first trip! It will take awhile to figure out what you really NEED to take on a trip. After about 8 years with my Eagle I think I finally have it down pat. LOL. I used to take a tiny one-person tent with me because I snore like crazy and often got booted out by my...

How funny. I was living in Melrose and Wakefield (working in Andover) and never saw a 4 Wheel camper. We moved to Northern Washington and now I am seeing them everywhere, even in the small town I live in. Nice to see there are some folks out in the MA area doing it! Chris

I had to chuckle when you asked for possible camping suggestions near Salt Lake City. Surely, you're kidding? Your area has the most fabulous places to go than any other part of the USA. Guess it is a question of what you mean by "close to" SLC. When we were in Utah last month, we did our...

For anyone who camps in places that get cold, I would always recommend they buy the heater/propane as pre-installed. I bought a shell and that was the only thing that was factory installed. I am VERY happy I did this. Given I live in the Northwest, that heater is one of the most important...

I love Ronin's bumper sticker! Very appropriate for the box around a gas can! Chris

Loved your report. Had a little trouble figuring out exactly where some of your spots were located. My wife and I camped along the south end of the lake at the end of March this year. We were just outside of the restricted area for camping near the lake. What an amazing place! Hiking among...

I also have Nissan Frontier. I use the swing out bumper attachment (see photo) method. Gas cans are HEAVY. I do welding as hobby. I bought a Jeep spare tire type bumper. Cut off the spare tire portion and built a steel box with hinged top and lock. I can put gas can in there, or snow...

Welcome to the tribe Mike. Sounds like you have had lots of back-round experiences. Not sure what you mean by wanting to "build a base"? Are you talking about building a garage? Chris

I have to agree with Stalking Light. Who would want to publicize what they do in a public environment? Having said that, I will say that I do several things because I was planning trips outside of the country: I have a secret place to hide a spare key outside I have a steel, locked secret...

I took a solution sold by some companies as a 2-step hitch solution and cut off the bottom step (because for rough roads, it might hit the ground). I ADDED a brush. I find that when camping I have a lot of pine needles or snow. I need to get this off the boots. I love that brush! So...

I would not claim to be an expert on this subject, but I would not attempt to raise the whole camper off the bed of the truck. Building another box is not that hard to do and avoids other kinds of risks. Chris

Congratulations. Kind of scary when you first start drilling big holes. Chris

I used regular wood screws with some glue. I too was a bit concerned about the clearance issue. I don't do too much 'rock crawling' so we'll see. I used to have a solar panel in that same spot. I ended up putting solar on the roof because I wanted battery to be charging while driving...

When we travel we sometimes, but infrequently, would like to have small privacy tent for toilet or showering. I found a simple and inexpensive tent. When folded, it is about 2.5 inches thick, and 28 inches in round diameter. Where to put it? Very little space in truck or camper. So I built...

Looks like you are having fun. Interesting place to hang a solar panel. Chris

I built this steel rack. Bolted to floor behind front seats (jump seats removed). The safe is in the center and is large enough for lots of stuff. Includes two slide-out drawers. I can pile more stuff on top of this (like duffle bags, etc. As others have stated, it would not be impossible to...

I have a steel safe that is bolted to the floor of my truck. I keep revolver (unloaded) and computer, and camera, etc. locked up. Chris

I bought my material at Seattle fabrics. Chris

Eagle Toy Model on Edmonds beach at sunrise. Olympics mountains, ferry boat and moon.

Welcome to the forum. I think if you do a search you will find quite a few articles on this subject. I have airbags and E rated tires and that combo works very well for me. (Eagle on a mid-size Nissan truck). Chris

Most big fortune 500 companies like Four Wheel Camper spend 10's of thousands of dollars doing a patent and name copyright search, and then pay a marketing consulting geek 10's of thousands more to come up with something really cool that is not already excluded by the above searches. Just...

Thanks for the kind words everyone. If I get some really off the wall photos in coming months, I will post in Gallery album. Chris

This posting is just for FUN (hope that is OK...no techie stuff). In 2008 I bought my Eagle shell new and built the entire inside myself (cabinets, fixtures, etc.). This year I got into making wood puzzles. Having nothing further to modify on my Eagle, I decided to make a 3D puzzle of my...