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Last year I added a 160 Grape Solar panel to the top of my camper. It's mounted on the Yakima tracks and is something that stays in that location...e.g. I don't ever take it off or adjust it. It's plugged into the roof top plug. The panel works flawlessly and provides enough power to run my...

Sorry, I meant to put in the "Solar and plugs" bullet that it was the best thing. The ability run to indefinitely on just solar is awesome. The only thing that forces me back to town is more food and water.

I have a lot of, but not all, of the options that were available for my 2014 Hawk. First thing I'd say is get it if you think you'll want it. Here are a couple of notes from some of the options I ordered: Ice box - I got rid of this early on and put in an Isothernm compressor refrig. Second...

44 mag ammo is way easier to find then 10mm ammo. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen 10mm on the shelf...anywhere. The 10mm is not supported well in the market place and is more of a niche caliber. For me accuracy is way more important. I can shoot my 44 mag so much better than my Glock...

I'm the same as DanT. I use mine as a field office when I'm out on work related trips. I've also already discussed this with my accountant and a percentage of my camper's use has become my "mobile office" for tax purposes.

My first line of defense is always tires. Both the tires themselves and airing them down. It's amazing how well any tire will do when it's aired down quite a bit. I've recently started running mud terrains on my truck and haven't had any situations recently where I've needed a jack, winch or...

It was the first time I had shot it after buying it last May. The long distance shooting was more for fun than anything. The closer targets, 20-25 yards, was the main focus. At that range the gun was easy to shoot tight groups. I paid for it though from the recoil. After 50 rounds my palm...

A shotgun with slugs is a solid weapon for bears for sure. I however just bought a S&W Model 629 44 mag with a 5" barrel for ease of carrying. I'm amazed at it's accuracy too. I was hitting a 12" square metal plate at 100 yards 3 out of 6 times off hand!

Sorry for the delay. Here's a couple of picts of the pump. I also have a small bucket the pump sets in and that I pour water into to pump it up and into the camper. This system works great. My truck is factory height but is pretty tall and is even taller when I have to chock the rear tires...

Looks like a little chukar outing with the dingo!

WS, Sorry for my description, I guess I knew what I meant in my head. You are correct that the pump is between the freshwater tank and hot water tank. In my camper there are two valves. When one is open the pump will force water to both the cold side of the faucet and the hot water tank. If...

I actually bring all of my water in when I hunt versus pumping water locally. If I know there's going to be good clean water around I'll bring my filter just in case I need a few gallons of water. Most of the time it's unknown if there's going to be water close to the road where we hunt and if...

I tow my Pace 12 foot utility trailer with my camper on my truck each time I go hunting. It works great and it's amazing how much stuff you can get in there. Plus the security of the enclosed trailer is nice. I don't think it's a big deal towing the trailer, but the one thing to be aware of...

On my last elk hunt I filled my camper and took an additional 36 gallons of water in 6 gallon VP cans. My Dodge Ram is pretty tall, which makes the water fill port above eye level. The thought of trying to pour 4 of the 6 gallon cans of water into the camper didn't sound fun and the extension...

The hot water tank is upstream of the pump. If you open up the cabinet door to access the water pump and start looking at the routing of the pipes you'll see. I thought about this issue, water getting stuck in the hot water tank, but I haven't done much to see if I can do anything about it.

I run one of these on the back of my Ram 2500 with a spare and two six gallon VP cans of diesel. I'm sure you could customize it for the rotopax cans. They swing out nicely though so you can get into the camper. http://www.tiregate.com/hg-series/ The one thing to be cautious about is the...

Just call Ralph at Bogart like I did and he will help you through it all.

I replaced every exterior lock on my camper with a tubular ock from these guys. http://www.ch751.com/ I was super impressed with them, their locks and ease of installing them. No need to worry about every RV key in the world being able to open compartments on my camper. Too many zombies out...

I have a set of chains I bought years ago and have never used them. They won't fit my current truck so I thought I'd sell them. They come with rubber tensioners too, but I'm not sure if they're still good. I'd take $40 for them. Here are a couple of picts. I'm in the San Luis Obispo area...

One thing to consider also in getting a newer truck are the smog related components. In 2012 I purposely bought a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd diesel just so I wouldn't have to deal with the smog components breaking or sucking power from the truck. The lack of smog components on the earlier Dodge...

I decided against the FWC solar option because it didn't seem like those small panels would do much. On my recent solar install I purposely over-engineered the system to be sure I didn't have the same problem and installed a Trimetic monitor. I ended up purchasing a 160 watt Grape Solar panel...

When I called Truckfridge they told me that the refrigs they sell are rebranded Isotherms. They are basic models of the Isotherm Cruise series. I think the differences you're reading about their power consumption is based on their own respective marketing efforts. My Isotherm Cruise 85 pulls...

I'm blown away at how much I can fit into my refrig. I went on a two week elk hunting trip recently and was able to stuff in plenty of cold food for that two week period. When I got home I still had food left over and in fact I still have it on right now and the freezer has some salmon in it...

I had the ice box and when I removed it I had to do a little cutting of the cabinet for the height, but I was able to get a Isotherm Cruise 85 in the location. I have a 160 watt solar panel and the two stock group 24 batteries so I don't worry too much about efficiency. However without solar...

Tire has been sold. Thanks Craig!