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I'd be interested to hear how many of you great camp chefs actually take a night off. Obviously you can't call for a pizza delivery in most places anyway, but what is on your menu that is just about on the "Heat 'n Eat" level anyway? I make a mean beef stew and I usually make about two or three...

This one looks to need a little work but the interior shows no signs of water damage/rot and if you are in the Seattle area, it is worth checking out....at $400.00 it is a steal! https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/rvs/d/1970-alaskan-8ft-camper/6522527928.html

The discussion brings up interesting points here; is GETTING there more important than what ya got when ya GET there? Meaning, a hard-sided Lance or other will be "difficult" at best to get into the back country and feel like you are in a boat. A pop-up will enable you to GET to more remote...

Charleston, West VA Alaskan in CL https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Alaskan-Camper-10ft-Non-Cabover-Nice-Condition/323114438105?hash=item4b3b1f0dd9:g:NRAAAOSwAO1amvCl&vxp=mtr A 1968 10' NCO in pretty darn good looking shape! For you East Coasters, it's sitting at about $650.00 right now if you are...

One item I carry with us is beach shelter....aka, a "tent". It has the collapsing bungee type poles and fits into a bag that is maybe 24" long by about 6" in diameter. We find it a good accessory when a lakeside, stream or beach is available for us. It can also be set up in your space so you are...

Now Vic....you know ANY "fish story" tends to grow with age, right? Longer, fatter...harder fighter....whatever. I guess "fish stories" give us the opportunity to brag about it being "THIS BIG" but I have a photo somewhere of Mr. Trout on a plastic cutting board that is possibly 15" long so I...

1988 F250 XLT Lariat HD.....460 motor, C6 trans, 3.55 gears, 112000 miles = 11 mpg....with or without camper on it. Its a beast.

I'm really more of a CPR fisherman myself...or just CAR. I don't plan my trips to the Sierras without food for every meal so catching my dinner isn't really the object though anyway. However I must admit upon rare occasions when a particularly big trout presents himself to my bait/lure I have...

I think most of those pop-up tent trailers have smaller tires and wheels and therefore the axle and the whole shebang sits LOW to the road. If you are going on "Asphalt Adventures" then you should be OK, but if you plan on hitting any backroads with ruts or washouts or big rocks exposed in them...

My camping packing list (aka, the "Idiot List") has 75 items to be carried in the 8' CO Alaskan and in my F-250's back seat. I first made a list years ago which I amended in detail down to can openers and toilet paper and matches....Since I got my Alaskan I have rearranged the list with much of...

I don't know the overall number of them made at all the various franchises, but I happen to own one with an RD Hall Sun Valley, CA tag on it and ran across another tag which I believe is also a RD Hall Sun Valley, CA tag. Notice that one is dated 10/75 and mine is dated 12/76. That is about 14...

It looks like you probably don't have a storage problem in your garage, but most of us do....so here would be my suggestions: 1) I agree that the metal plates do not provide enough sheer strength. 2) I would screw on a sheer panel at each end. 3) I would put another sheer panel in the MIDDLE...

If a new F-250 isn't on the horizon, then a good used one should be...once you know the REAL weight of the camper with full tanks, passengers, food, water, all your gear, personal stuff...and the specs suggested by the boat trailer/boat combo for towing it you can check the VIN tag on the...

Went to NAPA and showed them a BARGMAN 52 552...SAE P-PI 68 marked running light base, the BARGMAN 52 SAE-P-PI 68 Amber lens and the mini bayonet single contact B15 style bulb. The counterman came back with a box marked "MINIATURE LAMP" and "57" as well as "14V" and "2CP" so unless anyone has an...

Anyone with a slide in camper and a fleetside truck will have space ahead of the wheelwells that may or may not be accessible via the inside of the camper. My first Alaskan had trapdoors into those spaces, my current Alaskan must have been specifically ordered for a stepside truck as there are...

Amen to that....either in the camper or in the truck cab, any unsecured objects become flying projectiles when an abrupt stop or worse yet a partial of full roll-over occurs. It would suck in a major way to have your seatbelt and air bag save your bacon in an accident only to succumb to being...

This starts to sound like the makings of a gov't or Caltrans project.... "Over designed, over deadline and over budget..." Just look at some to decide what you want/need in one and either buy a new one or find a used one close to your specs and get on with finishing it off. If you intend on...

The end of my old Lance occurred when some kind soul made a U-turn and as he came around he clipped the LF jack and basically tore open the camper. Didn't stop, no note of course. Rocks and branches might catch on them as well when out boondocking. If you are "Asphalt Camping" you should be OK.

Mounting a couple cans where you can safely hang them so they don't destroy the siding of the camper or the vehicle for WATER ONLY would be something to consider. No problem with a fireball if you get run into with H2O only! At about 8 lbs per gallon plus the container weight, that's about 50...

Hi Mark...the one I have in front me now is oxidized so I don't have a number....they are "bayonet" type, single pole bulbs. I have been checking the internet with that much info alone and there are many different wattages available for similar incandescent bulbs. I assume that LED options would...

Hmm...I have removed one bulb so far that was dead but it is also oxidized so I can't read anything on the brass tube....what is the factory replacement number for the standard Bargman 52 - 552 fixture running light bulbs? The same fixture is used for amber and red lenses and they are...

Kind of a step further than..."Fish....or cut bait!"

Well....I guess you either you eat canned chili or you go hungry.

Sagebrush....if you know what a Herreshoff boat is, perhaps you know his famous "MISTRALl"? Built in Saugus, ME in 1938, a friend of mine bought it from the USNA in Annapolis and we sailed it back to the SF Bay many years ago. We left Annapolis on Thanksgiving Day and fought heavy stormy weather...

Skills + Tools + Time + Money = end result In the end it is up to you...if you have the time to do the build and outfitting, can afford the components on a one-by-one basis, have the skills of boatbuilding which is similar to carpentry anyway, then try to learn from the mistakes others have...