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Hmm...if you are on a familiar road and you know it has no washouts or muddy sections or creeks of an as-yet undetermined depth of water I suppose you can go with 2WD as outlined above. If you are going 25-35 MPH on known roads, sure, why not? However...if you are in uncharted territory and you...

As the boomers age, they want to downsize and move to the beautiful places they have visited over the years. I've been through all the places Jim just mentioned over the last 40 years at one time or another and in that time they have grown up. My Oregon friends keep saying they wish Californians...

I remember reading this trick somewhere here but I can't find it now. Anyway, I got the right brass fittings to hook up the propane tank I had for my old Lance to my Alaskan stove. After turning on the tank and checking the connections for leaks...I said a small prayer and started lighting each...

Think of your rig like it was a freighter getting loaded to cross the Pacific. It is a 10,000 tonner. Since you have four cargo holds, you have approximately 2,500 tons per hold...are you following me? The ship is rated for no more than 3,000 tons per cargo hold. Now, you can probably fit...

Post what you find at the scales and on the VIN tag....then this discussion can SAFELY proceed.

Go get your ready-to-go-camping, totally loaded up rig to the scales and find out the front, rear and both axel weights. Then compare that to what the VIN tag says your maximum Front GAVW and Rear GAVW and gross weight for both axels is. If you are riding so low that oncoming traffic is...

I know some of you are nearly year-round users of your campers. Others of us are seasonal. This is probably more aimed at those getting ready for the camping season who don't use it that much. f you covered the camper for winter or just didn't use it then with the temps in the high 70s and low...

Welcome aboard.... You'll have time before your trip to go though all the Hallmark section posts to learn the Good the Bad and the Ugly and what you may want or not in your Hallmark. I would suggest that after you get through that section you read the ATC and FW forums as well to glean out the...

I looked at bseek's (Brenda) travel blog and found it a complete read. She took great pics and she, like others on the WTW, took the time to share them with us. So I'm givin' out a big "Atta Girl!" shout-out to her for being out there in the first place and for bringing back those pics for the...

We got our first Alaskan back when there were some blackouts and such in the early 90's. We also live near the Open Space in Marin County so fires are always something to reckon with. We joked that the camper would become our "Emergency ResPonse Vehicle"...or "ERP". With that in mind, we kept it...

I wish it was possible to have a test bed to confirm all the information floating around for all truck/camper combinations, but that's impossible. Still, this would be a perfect design I think: A set of scales with digital readouts and a proper computer to handle the information... 1) First...

The question I think you want answered is this: "What tire pressures for my rig should I use if I go off-road where I plan to travel under these circumstances" 1) estimated 100-200 mile trip 2) washboard roads 3) no sand/mud expected I think the key to your last question is paramount: You plan...

I have an 8' bed on my 1988 F-250. I bought an older Alaskan and when I went to pick it up, I had made a pallet out of 5/8" plywood and some 2x6s consisting of a "ladder" design under the plywood so that there was cross support in three places plus the front and rear pieces. So make that five...

When I was getting my '76 Alaskan ready to use, I found the plastic version of that valve to have been broken so I replaced it with another plastic one just like it. I think someone slammed the tailgate of their truck on it and broke it. OK, new valve on? Check! Start to fill tank with fresh...

The owner must be an engineer or something....he gets points for storage, points for simplicity/cost and some points for cuteness! I'll also bet he didn't spend $10,000 on it either! How many of us can actually mount our campers by ourselves? Maybe tie 'em down or crank 'em UP, but he's got a...

JaSAn... Now that's the way to see if you are overloaded anywhere! You started with a 3/4 ton truck, compared the VIN maximums for each axle to what your out-the-door weight for each axle actually is and are comfortably UNDER the maximum for each axle! I'm guessing you have something along...

A nice tribute by Hodakaguy and his friends....honoring the crew of that crashed B-24 so long ago. Anyone visiting the site can see that plaque they put there. As the Aussies would say, "good on ya, mate".

Oh yeah....to answer the OP....just look at the VIN tag to find out what tire the mfger recommends when you are SAFELY loaded. That is a minimum also....load range E tires for 3/4 ton trucks rather than the "P" range passenger tires should be considered with a loaded rig.

I think it would be advantageous for all who are worried about overloading their trucks....and that probably means any 1/2 ton and possibly a 3/4 ton... To FORGET the GVWR....for a moment Weigh your truck when you are headed for the hills and compare the FRONT axle to the FRONT VIN rating and...

With the slide in campers we use here it is pretty hard to get too much weight on either axle of a F-350/one ton as smlobx's rig tells us. However, with the bigger campers, you SHOULD be OK with a 3/4 ton, but it is questionable if a 1/2 ton will be within spec once you drive away from the house...

As noted above, what are the individual axle ratings for your truck and the combined GVWR. You need to keep those numbers in mind when checking out campers or you'll be spending more money to try to keep the rig from dragging it's butt down the Happy Highway! Ask each mfger what the weight of...

Hmm...does Happijac not make a product for the front tie-downs? As noted, aluminum stretches and cracks and fails. The "J" hook and/or the round eye are only as strong as the metal they are made for and they don't like repeated forces working against them, especially off-road. I would suggest...

smlobx.... What does the VIN tag indicate Front GAWR, Rear GAWR and GVWR for that truck are?

From what I can see in that photo, the sawhorses are supporting two metal box-type spacers running fore and aft under the camper. This is the worst way to try to solve the problem with raising an Alaskan so it clears the bed rails. You MUST, let me repeat myself again, you MUST support the...

Beach.... Forget those online charts unless they let you enter EVERY SINGLE item your truck has....4x4 for instance, engine size for instance, type of transmission, 2-door, extended cab, 4-door, short, medium or long bed....that is why the door VIN tag is there....it is based on what the truck...