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If you think about it, how many times have you seen a camper with the front latches undone/unlatched/broken lifting as a truck heads the other way at 75 mph and they wave when you try to flag 'em down? I've seen several boat/trailer combos on the side of the highway after either the entire...

Why not post the serial number here and see what you find out that way. Remember that different factories made them slightly differently.

Maybe ask the trailer mfger what the weight of the trailer EMPTY is and what it can safely carry. Then just go back to the scales, unhitch the trailer/Alaskan on the scales and get the GCVW (gross combined vehicle weight). Compare that to what the trailer mfgr says it can carry and you will know...

Here is some Alaskan Documentation:

Careful in placing one of those donuts on the roof of the truck cab under the front upper berth of your camper... 1) If it isn't tight enough it will escape. 2) if it is too tight, it may dent the top of the cab when you hit bumps that cause the frame of the truck to flex a bit. 3) Also...

With the top down, the upper berth is completely inaccessible for a human being...you are left with the dinette/bed unless you raise the top.

I don't have bikes but a friend was recently rather bummed out about losing one of his. I guess he had a lock on the mount itself but did not have a locking pin on the 2" receiver adapter so a thief merely pulled the pin and took the bracket and the bike. I think the best suggestion is to bite...

Here are a couple pics: EDIT....in the last pic you can see I mounted it using an extension I got at U-Haul so I could use that step unit with the tail gate in the DOWN position. You can also turn the 2" ball reciever upside down if that helps with the height you prefer.

I fabricated a step unit as well....I used some scrap 3/4" x 3/4" angled steel...thin stuff about3/16" or so. I butt-welded a cross section of some similar thickness plate to better support it and give the bolt something to keep the step sturdy. I found a BIG bolt/washer/nut to secure it to the...

An excellent example of how to integrate a new piece of equipment BEFORE heading to Mars...or the High Sierras or the deserts... Trying out cooking impliments or even new recipies at home so you have a feel for how hot, how long and how much flame to use and if you need cooking oil and how...

Hmmm...I just found that the Rebel seems to be a "1500" series, meaning it is a 1/2 ton truck. I have no idea what your camper will weigh nor do I know what all the "stuff" you will load onto weighs either, but the general consensus is that a fully kitted out camper will probably be overloading...

What the dealer will say about the weight of the truck or the amount it will carry is probably more in line with the stripped down version. As noted above, go look at the door VIN tag of a Rebel that has the same engine, transmission, 4x4 if you are ordering that, the same length bed, etc. You...

A simpler way to decide if you need to freak out with the weight thing is to do it like this: 1) Take that fully kitted-out truck/camper with you and passenger to a set of scales and get three readings: 2) Weigh just the front axle 3) Weigh just the rear axle 4) Weigh both axels at the same...

I wouldn't want to be behind this rig when going up into the mountains....it looks to be more of car show or RV show vehicle unless this is to be a strictly "flatland" vehicle...on second thought, I wouldn't want to be behind it coming down I-80 from the crest or any of the other mountain pass...

If you haven't closed the deal on the other one, this one in Walnut Creek deserves a good look at. No pics of the interior but at $1400 you might find it has been stored indoors and hasn't got a rotted interior and interior framing.

Oh man, if you enjoy watching the misery of others....especially after numerous attempts to get her to slow down, that might mean you are feeling a little "schadenfreude" ! In this case her misery is self-inflicted and as such, watching her bouncing down her section of the "road" A washboard...

Wagoneer....Take another look at the photos Ken posted of how he had to narrow the rear section of his Alaskan. There are different combinations of Alaskan widths depending on what features it was ordered with. I strongly suggest you check with Ken in detail and with the owner of the unit you...

I wasn't sure about the height on my Alaskan/'88 F-250 and I wasn't about to drive 80 miles each way only to find out it hit the cab or the side rails so I did what any cautious guy would do... 1) scrounged some 2x6s and bought one sheet of 5/8" plywood. 2) I cut a frame to sit UNDER the plywood...

Kev.....raise up the top on your Alaskan and check where the rail is when the top is UP. Probably at about the height of the TOP of the doors on the truck cab. That might be higher than 5' depending on what tires you are running.. Add a couple poles and two staked ropes per pole and have some...

Hey Scott.... Have you eliminated the following? 1) low on hydraulic fluid or need to get air out of the system 2) bad O-rings that need replacing 3) splits in the bottom end of the tubes If you have sorted out #1 and #2 and are looking at a leaky tube or two, then you should replace them as...

Yosemite was different then...just not so many people visiting. I have fond memories of it: The Rangers were cool, helpful and entertaining. The nightly call at 9:00pm in the valley "Let the fire fall" and on cue they started pushing the coals off Glacier Point.... We gathered downed firewood up...

I replaced all the Pirelli seals myself except for the front outer one as I ran out of material. My '76 CO probably had never had them replaced as they all exhibited the "fringe" look on the exterior. I found that it was imperative to lay out the new stuff with the old stuff to get all the cuts...

We used to go to Yosemite Camp 7 the last week of July/first week of August for quite a few years back in the late '50s. My folks used an umbrella tent but I had my trusty Army pump tent & air mattress. That was our summer get-away from SF for about 6 years or so. They bought a place on the...

Wagoneer....have you got pics of the Alaskan you are going to look at you can share with us?

All us OGs remember our teenage cars from the 50s and 60s as basically something we could fix most of the problems on and since there was less stuff to go south on us we didn't have to worry about a lot of stuff. While we may have added seat belts, we didn't look at power windows as a...