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I see a notation that some of the antlered "Alaskan" emblems are metal and some are plastic. I would not want to use a paint that dissolved the plastic so can anyone tell me what KIND of paint and the color names for the red and green? I would either go to Home Depot and get a couple "samples"...

I filled up both tanks on the '88 F-250 4x4, 460 cu in, C6 trans seen below and went to weight it today. I figure about 200# for the shell on it. They are a CA compliant weigh station for DMV. Here is the VIN tag weights: GAVW 8800 Front 3920 Rear 6084 The scales weighed it in at...

Alaskans can be bolted through the truck bed or secured with eyebolts on the four corners and attached to the truck tub or frame with different systems. Using either system, adding a gusset plate on both sides of the plywood to spread out the pull when the camper tries to move is suggested...

Much has been posted about the weight capacity of trucks with campers in them. Many acknowledge they are overloaded at least on the rear axle and most seem to favor some combination of springs and/or air bags to compensate for over loading or poor distribution between front and rear axle...

The idea to wrap electrified tape around the lines/pipes/tanks to keep them from freezing may be OK if you really go out in weather so bad it is freezing up everything! However, if it is 110-volt you would have to solve that problem with your existing solar/battery/inverter set up. Beyond that...

I'd suggest you start with the needs first...How cold do you expect your camping areas to be? Conversely, how warm will they be in Summer? It boils down to a Goldilocks situation....too hot or too cold or just right. Then are you staying where it is in the 20s or 30s at night or in the 50s or...

At home you have your "place" for the car/truck/house keys so when you can't find them, you at least know where to start to look for them. When camping or on the road you need to find a similar place to put them so you don't have to continually replace them or go looking for the Secret Key Stash...

Back up and take in the "Bigger Picture" for a moment. This isn't about truck campers vs. hikers or bicyclists vs. ATVs....this is about returning property to the government than can then be leased out for mining, oil drilling or in much of the country, for grazing by corporations and private...

MD.... You may have missed my old post, but here is my "Idiot List" I use for camping. It is something to start with to make yours!

Just know that on your first few ventures out on the highways and secondary roads without the camper mounted that it is still a TRUCK and should not and does not ride like a BMW. After you have gotten used to driving those roads, then try negotiating the parking lot at Safeway. Hint: park as...

Sounds like the start of a great camping rig for you... you have "enough truck" for any 8ft Alaskan or 10' for that matter! I see your truck has the rear cab door of the "suicide door" style I think, opening at the front of the cab and hinged towards the rear. That, plus the 8ft bed is how you...

Hey MD....what is the wheel base on that truck?

Maybe you have one of those 4' x 18" collapsible tables or something like that in your camping kit? Maybe when you have finished prepping the meal or cooking on it or doing the dishes or anything like that, your back is sore from bending over and you miss your Barcalounger beside the campfire...

I too think the utility style body offers storage options you will appreciate down the line. "A place for everything, and everything in it's place". I think from the photo you have an 8' body so an 8' or 10' Alaskan would be fine since you bought "enough truck" for either! What have you decided...

I'm sure its been covered before but....nothing like having a handful of "footman loops" around the garage. You can probably find more than a few uses for them to secure things and using a canvas strap with a friction clasp on the end will work or you can go with a bungee cord. Especially handy...

Kinda looks like you have three places to fund the cost of running the State and County expenses... 1) Property Taxes 2) Income Taxes 3) Sales Taxes Most States I think end up having to go with a combination of two of the above to make ends meet....and pay for pensions, infrastructure, cops and...

Hmm....I wonder if the porpoise problem for SOME guys' rigs is due to the suspension having either too much weight on one axle and not enough on the other...or replaced shocks that don't respond the same way on the front as the rear? Once you get that oscillation started with the front axle (not...

Connect the camper to an AC outlet and install a timer so that you can power up a lamp with a 100 watt bulb in it and set it to run each night from sundown to midnight. Use the second optional setting to turn on the lamp at 6:00am and run it another four hours each day. This will eliminate the...

I believe this problem is not only due to the wave-wear that semis do to the road surface, but possibly the combination of your speed and wheelbase and the distance between the expansion joints in the concrete road surface. Has anyone who had this problem on roads such as this experienced the...

Hmmm...sounds like reports from some owners point to the composition of the highway (concrete) and the amount of damage it has sustained. Furthermore, most report that the condition exists either for a small percentage of their total miles driven or to certain highways. In addition, it seems...

Go big or go home... The 250/2500 with an 8' bed is the perfect mate for an 8' camper. Not sure how big the boat is, but you'll be able to find one of those trucks with a big engine with HP/torque to handle the loaded camper and a pretty hefty boat/trailer combo behind you. You also want a crew...

Replacing the existing is a major operation and sometimes all those screw heads and joints are better left alone as water intrusion is the biggest killer of plywood and particle board that some Alaskans have. You don't want to mess with the bottom edge as that is where the Pirelli seal is...

Pretty sweet 10' Alaskan NCO for sale in Yuma, AZ on CL....they don't get much rain so that area is a great place to look for them. I still want an 8' CO so it isn't for me.... https://yuma.craigslist.org/rvs/d/vintage-1965-alaskan-10-four/6379831366.html

Pretty sweet 10' Alaskan NCO for sale in Yuma, AZ on CL....they don't get much rain so that area is a great place to look for them. I still want an 8' CO so it isn't for me.... https://yuma.craigslist.org/rvs/d/vintage-1965-alaskan-10-four/6379831366.html

Yup...We went with the option of Chinet and the melmac stuff when camping. If there was a fire pit, burning paper plates would not be an issue and certainly burning corn cobs, steak bones and the like would cut down on trash that would attract Mr. Bear. If you don't have the luxury of a fire...