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ame='jon' date='11 November 2009 - 09:00 PM' timestamp='1257998416' post='29182'] :lol: I wasn't going to chime in as I don't have a Toyota but my thought run along the same line. I have a 97 Granby which I put on an F150 longbed 4.6L. I have plenty of hills/mountains/passes/elevation...

Stopped by ATC on Friday and chatted with Marty, Jeff,& Don about struts on the outside Looks like my camper is going to be their first experiment with outside struts. I'm retiring next year and first retirement trip will be summer in Canada and Alaska. I'll be carrying an 80 watt solar panel...

Not that anyone couldn't have figured a lift like this themselves but I noticed they added this option a few months after pictures of my homemade, virtually identicle lift were posted ;) . Parts for this would be probably <$75 but buying from them ensures correct fit and support for...

Homemade, check these links: wall mount home built SB Thanks Scott, It is curious that the commercially available tank bracket doesn't list any dimensions, there certainly isn't much to it. I'll just make my own with some steel bar and a little welding. Regarding cost, Amazon seems to...

I had both and I liked both. In the Fleet we had there was a Olympian catalytic heater, a much older unit then what they sell now. It was trial and error as to when and at what temperature to use it. Mine I had it in the storage under the sink. I had a hanger system so I just had to take...

Homemade, I have only tried my Wave 3 out once since my install, temps were only into the mid 30's and I had several of the upper windows cracked quite a bit and the roof vent open pretty wide too and it was almost too warm with just my bag laying over me. Still haven't put it through a true...

I've never been to Yosemite and I'm wondering if October would be a good time to go to avoid the crowds? Anyone been this time of year? Anyone familiar with Yosemite in April? I am trying to plan a backpacking trip for 1st week of April. The only time I was in Yosemite was >20yrs ago in...

Correct, radiant, no fan. A furnace would be optimal, but for less than half to a third of the price for a furnace it will get the job done... (I hope ). Also it is easily removable during the warmer months and i won't lose my outside tool storage Space as always is a premium. Time will tell...

Hello Again. Working with ATC to build a Panther Shell and I keep thinking that the shell is the better way to go for us. I wanted to see what others thought just in case I am missing anything. Here is my rationale: We are a family of four (with two young kids) who believe in being more...

Bill, Thanks for the info/pics. Looks like it will be a good trip

Thanks for the info fisherman. Does Calif. allow 2 cycle engines on lakes or ony 4 cycle? Is the little crater lake in the area worth camping, any fishing there (I saw a campground listed for that spot on the BLM web site) Thanks again

Relatives from Mountain View wanted to get together this summer and I was hoping some of you guys familiar with Eagle Lake could give me some info about early August conditions. I am not familiar with any of California. Weather underground lists Alturas for average weather conditions but I see...

This is same as (copied from ? :)my lift, check out the photos posted early '07 - someone must have been interrested because I see >6000 hits. I centered my lifts in the middle of the roof because that is my entire lift system (no spring loaded panels). Has worked well for ~5yrs without...

$130 for six reworked hinges sounds like a bargain to me. Good luck with your roof lift design Rick.

Rick, how much does ATC/FWC charge for the spring loaded hinges. Purely curiosity but I was never able to locate similar spring loaded hinges when I built mine so I just used regular stainless steel piano hinges for the end panel supports and designed my own gas spring lift (personally I think...

"tried using industrial strength adhesive velcro but it wasn't sticking as well as i would like to the pop-up material. we are thinking of trying vinyl cement and sewing the velcro to the insulation..." I used the same type of vinyl coated polyester that FWC uses and also found that the...

Awesome looking bumper, I see they are made in Newberg, OR and was going to go down and check them out until I watched the installation video on their web site, wt >300# which makes it strong (1/4” steel) but my truck (’04 F-350 diesel crew cab) is front heavy enough already.

Before using a solvent like acetone you might want to try a product called De-Solv-It, it is made by a company called orange-sol, check their web site at www.orange-sol.com . I was looking for something to remove the adhesive left on a truck I bought from Oregon State Surplus, a very thick...

Hi Mike, The price Coleman lists on it's web is really unrealistically high, I have never seen one in a store for much more than $149. Everyone has their own opinion but I think they are great. Mine is >3yrs old, has been used a lot without any maintanence, will instantly give you as long and...

That has those hinges that you have to pull back to use? I think I have one of those. Hi, If you are referring to the porta-privy, it is an ingenious contraption without any hinges, the four corners/base/top are supported by spring steel (not springs) that coils down into a round thin package...

Plus the weight capacity includes all weight including fuel and passengers and cargo, not all in the truck bed. My F-350 has a capacity of ~3000# i'm pretty sure but it came with a camper carrying info sheet from Ford recommending no more than ~1500# (I recall) camper in the bed as well as...

Hi Ben, I agree the weight issue is huge, the northstar dry weight alone takes up almost all of a small truck load capacity and these are not just suspension and drive train issues, also brakes and frame to mention a couple. Truck camper manufacturing must be pretty unregulated otherwise...

I don't pull a trailer (hate pulling stuff). I use a commonly available simple steel hitch receiver rack (costco.com has a nice aluminum one that can be folded up out of the way, if I was buying one now I would look at it closer). They usually can carry about 500# and are a good platform to...

Blazer, Do you have photos of your camper and truck to post? I was wondering how your Chevy blazer stays dry inside and keeps the wind or wind noise out if you remove the cap and put a camper in. Is it sealed? Is there passthru from your Blazer to the camper? Thanks

I bought a similar backup camera from Costco, I think it was $89. A problem is that the camera bracket is very flimsy plastic and my wife pointed out that it would be soon broken because we use the bumper as a step and it would be in an area sure to be kicked or stepped on. Also I use a hitch...