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I'm going to try to find a fold-down like the one in the RV picture....thanks guys....worst case is I have to make one up but I have seen them in Alaskans before I think and they were factory items I believe.

PS.... if your cushions are as old as mine are (1976) the foam is basically shot and you will bottom out if you roll onto your side. Very uncomfortable. I bought memory foam to use in the CO bunk or the dinette bunk and it makes all the difference in the world. You can re-do the cushions your...

Try this... 1) roll one of them up 2) mount it in the rolled up position 3) pull down and try to get it to STOP in a down position just above the inner section of the Alaskan 4) if it will stay in the DOWN position, then comes the final test....now pull down a bit on it and see if it winds...

Check with stores that feature window shades, etc. to get the wooden rollers you already have recovered with a material you pick out as long as the still work. That's really old school. You can go with mini-blinds or other options but they MUST raise enough to clear the Pirelli seals with the...

Anyone have any pics of one of those fold-down panels screwed to the side of the sink cabinet that can be locked in the UP position for meal prep, etc. and folded down for dining and to set up the dinette into a berth? Kinda like the locking thing for folding tables I guess... I wonder if it...

Art....If you had a 17' trailer, with it being say, 7' wide inside by 16' that would be 112 sq ft with the cabinets included. If the 7' camper is 7' wide that would be 49' inside. The smaller footprint suffers even more since most cabinetry will afford you a center aisle that is only about 3'...

Here is the lower step unit with the lower arm made from two angle iron sections welded together into a TEE looking affair. Sorry for not having any better pics but you get the idea.....this is so I can use my tailgate as a back porch.

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I prefer the step unit that attaches to the truck 2" receiver tow-set up for a couple reasons: 1) you never know if you will be on PAVED level ground so the setp unit may be lower than the truck bed and have a high step required 2) if you have ever had one of those plastic or el cheapo aluminum...

I think you have to decide of the COST of a complete rig is more important than the CONDITION. It has a ton of good stuff on it but rust isn't one of them! The wooden Alaskan is very sensitive when it comes to leaking seams and damaged seams so if it has had water intrusion for any length of...

Have you had a chance to get the postage costs together yet? I am ready to pay for those parts. Thx.

Good reading fellas, the point being all these items gives everyone ideas on what to leave in and what to leave out. I do agree that there is some disparity on what you carry to the boonies and what you keep ready at home in case of emergency. By the way, a friend who was away at the cabin...

While the term "Go Bag" intimates you gotta go, it can also just mean your home/area are spared from a nearby disaster but no power or water will be available, local stores will be emptied in a flash and you can't get onto toppled freeways so you will need to sit tight and wait it out until help...

What to put in, what to leave out? Your meds would need to be rotated more often than food or underware/sox so you need a plan. You might forget your wallet so some cash (couple humdred at least?). A photocopy of your Drivers License and Passport. Maybe you want a pistol/ammo? Some...

The Alaskan factory has the real McCoy stuff. It shuts out bugs, noise, dust and the night time breezes. Remember there is an inner and outer to replace so measure TWICE and ORDER once! PS.... it ain't cheap!

Forget the 4x4 part.... There are TWO basic concerns at play here. 1) GVWR which means truck, contents, fuel, passengers...the whole enchilada...are you OVER that limit? 2) More to the point here, what is maximum the REAR axle is rated for and when you weighed everything in #1 above and got...

The first trip I took was a Memorial Weekend to Wild Plum CG by myself. It was great having all that space to myself. (joke). While it got cold at night (I had no idea what a "Pirelli seal" was and they were shredded long ago), I was snug and toasty in my sleeping bag. About 2-3am or so, the...

…"been rehabbed" in the description covers the extensive rebuild efforts on this old warrior. Not a factory build.

I'm interested in the sconces and since the window locks were missing on mine, I'm not sure if the plastic inserts were "original" or not. Can you take a pic or two of them as well? The pic I posted was of what I could find on the internet, but I think they were for more "modern" RVs and are too...

The last two are on the front panel under the CO on my '76 right where the police officer who pulled you over could see them while talking to you through your rolled down drivers window...

Lots of things in play here.... 1) do you want/need seating for four people in the cab? 2) do you want/need an 8' bed? 3) will you be using this as a daily driver in cities? I will admit my F-250 Lariat 4x4 (fold down rear seat accessed by folding pass seat down) with an 8' bed is not easy to...

I need TWO of the window locks as seen below with the screws and plastic inserts. The ones on ebay are for some other RVs. Can you also tell me what kind of LIGHT fixtures are next to the CO above the dinette? Mine are trashed If they are in really GOOD condition, I'd be interested in them also...

Go with a 3/4 ton....you will never regret it. By the way, if you do, you can move up to an 8' CO Alaskan. I know you said you traveled light but with a slightly bigger rig you can carry more water, have a bigger 'fridge and room for TWO to get dressed, make your meals and move around in there...

The question is always "Do you have ENOUGH truck for the camper?" By that I mean do you have a bed long enough to move the center of gravity and some of the weight forward rather than put it all on the rear axle. Do you have enough horsepower to carry the load (any mountains in Kansas?) Do you...