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Sounds good. Your real life experience with the truck is more important than just what it says on a spec sheet. Thanks.

If the Power Wagon's selling point is it's softer sprung off road suspension, I have to wonder how the weight of a loaded Hawk will affect its abilities. It has a payload capacity of just 1900 lbs. When you factor in the weight of a well equipped Hawk, all it's contents for a trip including...

LT245/75 16 is the same circumference as the 265/70 16 and is a popular size for E rated. I installed Michelin LTX A/T2 in the 245/75 16E on my Tacoma because I prefer a taller side wall and the slightly narrower width for off pavement and didn't want a larger circumference tire. No change in...

I was expecting and dreading the "slow fill" associated with the lowered fuel filler. Mine is 9" lower than it was from the factory. With a fuel capacity of 132 litres, I didn't want to spend 15 minutes trying to fill it up each time I needed gas. Even with the inlet at such a low angle...

Gas engines are improving at a fairly fast rate and are able to do more work (torque) while still offering decent MPG when unloaded. This video surprised me. I would never have thought the Dodge diesel would get beaten by the 2.7 litre turbo V6 in the Ford in an uphill towing contest and by...

This is the problem with the Dodge. Low payload with the diesel. The most popular 1/2 ton truck configuration is a crew cab with a 6 foot box. In that configuration the Ram 1500 diesel has a maximum payload of 1270 lbs and that requires 3.92 rear axle ratio to get that. The upgrade cost for the...

That was a great article. Kay must be one heck of a gal. Not many ladies would sell everything and live full time is a small pop up camper that doesn't even have a bathroom. I have nothing but respect for her.

I went through the process of figuring out what was the right thing to do about a truck for my camper as well. I have a low mileage 2011 Tacoma Access Cab TRD Off Road. I decided that even though lots of people put pop up campers on Tacoma trucks, I wanted to know what weight would I be asking...

I read earlier you were trying to install flexible solar panels over the top of the screws in your roof. Did you figure out how to do that? I was thinking it couldn't be done but it appears you are proceeding with the install so I would be great to know how you overcame the problem.

Looks great on your SCSB truck. Very nice combination.

Sounds like I'm going to be ok then. I'll go ahead with the 2-3" side clearances and rely on the camper's sidewall vent at the back of the fridge to dissipate whatever heat there might be.

When I ordered my camper I wanted to put in on my Tacoma. Seemed like the perfect truck for a little pop-up camper. While I was waiting for the camper to be built, I did the math on the weights of the camper, and all that goes into it and found I was going to be over the payload capacity of the...

Thanks for the replies. I think that if I give the fridge 2"-3" of clearance on each side and install it where the wall vents for the 3 way fridge are, I should be alright. The two wall vents hopefully will allow enough of the hot air to vent away from the back of the fridge even with only half...

A retirement home for Wander The Westers? It's even a Flatbed model :D

I have decided not to use the small 3 way fridge I bought for my camper and just received a Engel MT45 to replace it. Reading through the owner's guide it says that the fridge should be at least 6" away from solid walls for maximum cooling efficiency and minimum electrical consumption. I've...

Sounds like it has performed fine for you without any issues. That's good to hear. I'm also looking at an Engel MT45, it's considerably cheaper than the ARB but surprisingly much heavier. Haven't heard of the truck fridges before so I'll have a look at them as well. Thanks for your reply.

pods8, it's been about 3 1/2 years since you started this thread so I brought it back to life hoping to hear if you are still pleased with the ARB 50? The fridge is very expensive up here so I don't want to buy one without getting some real feedback from an owner. Thanks in advance.

Another Benchmark fan. Much better for detailed backroad information than Delorme.

My metal fabrication skills are "hobby" level only, mostly limited to making some basic parts for my motorcycles. In my town, we have an aluminum fabrication shop that makes aluminum bodies for Jeeps and extreme off road vehicles like the ones you see on trails like Hell's Revenge and Metal...

Yes, with such a short deck, there wasn't much room and the left front side has the gas tank filler neck so that area couldn't be used at all. When I calculated the weight of the materials and the work to make the storage compartments in the other three corners it just didn't make sense for how...

Thanks. Yes it's a dedicated camper deck. Will only be removing the camper for storage during the winter months. Have the Tacoma and a utility trailer to do chores with.

My little 7 foot aluminum flatbed is done. You don't see many 1/2 tons with flatbeds so I thought I would post a picture. Because the back of the F150 cab looks unfinished once the box is removed, I added the little extensions to hide that problem. The deck height is only 3" higher than the...

The great thing about ATC is nothing is standard. :) They built the shell to my requested dimensions and framed the walls to allow things like the battery and propane doors, furnace, fridge vents, window locations, water inlet and drain, etc. to be exactly where I wanted them. The only option...

Having just climbed out from under my truck after finishing up the installation of my flatbed, I'm going to throw in my two cents. As far as pros go, like what ski3pin said, the extra room and different interior layouts are the big ones. I would add that not having tie-downs is another. Some...