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What a great sound. So comforting to me. We have barred owls here. Saw one of them a couple of days ago. They've been carrying on most evenings lately. So cool!

That's the way they are built. But when I added my roof rack brackets it was clear that the skin was no longer bonded to the ribs. I figure this is common.

One thing to be aware of. Because of the drug trade many states have passed a secret compartment law. You can go to prison for having a secret compartment in your vehicle. They are supposed to prove it was used for concealing drugs. But there are always abuses.

Nice work. Lot's of thought went into this.

Vic most AT's will cover those kinds of situations. The big difference is they are expected to put up with abuse and last. That requires a harder compound. For those of us in the temperate zone that's not a problem. Cross the line into the great white north and the temps become an issue. The...

That scale is a great idea. I have an old fish scale that looks just like it. maybe I'll weigh the full tank and mark it. Then do the same when I empty one. I like no cost solutions!

That's a lot of work. Isn't going to be cheap!

Sweet new truck! Congrats! FWC sent me a general guide to mounting the eyebolts. I marked the actual locations of the CAMPER eyebolts on the floor of the bed as a starting point. Bear in mind the turnbuckles should be in an X pattern viewed from above. Front pulling forward and out. rears...

I have an cheap EZup style that I use occasionally in campgrounds. I find them flimsy and hard to anchor. I use umbrellas on the beach but they don't deal well with wind. Around here we have bugs and skeeters to deal with. I have an old cheapy dept store screen house I bought in the mid '80's...

Just filled both my 10# bottles. I don't think they have ever been filled before. Camper is a 2012. it took 5#. $3 to fill them both. I plan to use the extra bottle to power a gas campfire occasionally.

The Rugged Trails are glorified highway tires on LT casings. Anything better off road will be a true AT type tire. Keep in mind AT's are mainly offroadable street tires. There are good choices out there. BFG AT KO2, Cooper AT's, General AT's, Michelin AT's all have good reps and are pretty quiet...

My take would be to give yourself the option to open it. This give you space to air the camper out and do work if needed out of the weather. I stored mine under a tarp for a few months and got some mildew on the wood base. With the solar installed it stays out in the weather. I open it often...

I just bought a used 4x7 like this used, 2k weight rating. The only issue is the wide part of my Eagle is about 51" behind the wheel wells at the base. The inside width of the trailer is 49". I need to do a little fab work to widen it a couple of inches from the fenders back. After that it...

Thanks for the post Mr. 3pins. What a mess! Looks like it's back to the drawing board time on that spillway.

Very nice! That front bumper looks like it came off of a semi in Australia. Pretty country.

I just wash mine with a long handled car/rv wash brush. Bad spots can be scrubbed with a stiff wheel brush or a bug sponge. Dawn is great for cleaning. If not super filthy a car wash soap like "armorall car wash" can add a bit of shine back. I'd like to find a good spray on protectant for the...

I brought my FWC hame on my boat trailer 12 hours from Florida to the Mid Atlantic. It can be done. This was 2 years before I had a truck ready for it. We used it as a tag along on the trailer for several trips. Tied to trailer with chain and factory turn buckles. Quite secure. These...

I have a gravel drive. That adds to the excitement as the truck and camper wiggle a bit in relation to each other. Just go slow and check your self every couple of inches. Same with raising and lowering the camper on the jack. Take your time. Do a little at a time.

Nice! You are braver than me though. I make far less radical changes in height at each corner as I go up and down. I figure it's less strain on the camper corners and less chance of a tip over.

I come from a backpacking canoe camping background. I tend to view my Eagle shell as a hardside tent that happens to have a stove, furnace, fridge and a place to sit. I tend to the small and light both in the Camper and truck. FWC, ATC likely will be the lightest. But even these get heavy quick...

This is the best advice you will get. I call it "Playing Vroom, Vroom." I've built several cars, trucks, boats from junkers into new vehicles just for me. I spend a lot of time sitting in the drivers seat like a little kid going (vroom vroom). Reaching for controls ect. Does the hand fall on...

I have an Emberlt wood stove(twig stove). Very similar but folds flat. https://www.emberlit.com/ My favorite way to cook over an open fire.

Be very careful about old refidge shelves. Many are cadmium plated and pose a health risk when used as a grill!

Very nice. I love the big double rear doors.

Don't worry my old self just can't carry off cannons anymore! HJ this is a great place for birding. Lots of water.