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I am curious also, I would like to add height to my Ranger II and replace liner and both panels. Let us know how much it set you back. Thanks-

Welcome and here is a craigslist search engine that can help.My link I used it almost daily and found a camper within months. I was just up in your neck of the woods a few weeks ago, very beautiful place. -Joel

Google Sketchup is easy to use and free also.

Hey dorocks, I can fully understand your frustration. It takes quite some time to find a camper. I used a search engine for crasiglist called "craigs little helper". If I remeber, there may be a few more search engines besides this one. You can select which cities and states for your...

Very nice pics! Love the ones with the snow. I missed that storm, I was working down in Aruba! Southern AZ has been a hotbed of crime the last few years, I would always recommend packing protection. Nice selection of hardware I must say. -Joel

Hey skipin, is that your ride on your avatar?

I was wondering what was your source(s) of charging power? Did you use a solar panel besides the trucks alt? Did you also use high draw items? Just curious, I have a 100 ah battery with a 65 watt solar panel and it runs all my stuff without ever draining the battery, and I live in AZ all...

Looks like you where down in the south western portion. Nice and green!

I used to work as a backcounty Ranger during summers in the Sierras way back. One of my jobs was to inspect peoples campsites, and to check if they were using bear canisters. Bear canisters are mandatory for backpackers and I thought that if they made a bigger one, it would work great for car...

I found these light weight options; My link

Welcome and very nice pics on your website. You will enjoy your new toy very much! -Joel

Hey John, Hypermiling is nothing more than getting every extra mile out of your gas tank. There are several tecniques, here is one link that explains it. http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1510 The obvious is keeping your vechicle in top shape. I over inflate the tires by...

I completely stripped out the inside, gutted it to the floor pack. It had been stored out in Oregon for many years and everything was wet at one time or another. I did not want to sleep over a propane tank, so that went too. I only wanted to have a place to sleep, that would give me a little...

Rich, I just wanted to ring in on this subject because visiting Griz country is so misunderstood. First, the black bears of the Sierra's can be dealt with very easy now with the addition of metal boxes at most car camping spots. I used a portable cooler to place my perisables in and it fit in...

I attain 28-31 on the highway with our 98' Ford Ranger. It only has a 2.5L 4 banger, but my camper has been converted to a shell model so the weight is minimal. I also use "hyper" mile techniques and with more practice, I should be able to get up to 35. You cannot be in a hurry with this...

We do have the same setup and it looks like you have a short. I plan to remove the wings and tail lights sometime in the near future. I can send you whole wiring and lens covers if you want them. They work great and I just dont like the way they look on the truck. -Joel

Hi Chris, I have the same model and I just finnished a partial interior rebuild. The wiring for the wing/brake on my Ranger 2 is seperate from the rest of the electrical and is directly behind the brakd light on the driver side. Both lights are connected and share a standard plug. Mine hangs...

Rich, So far, it looks to be around 375 to 500 dollars for all sides. ATC was the cheapest, but that means a trip to the factory to pick it up. I am trying to find a supplier here in Phoenix to shorten my drive! Marty said that it was a very easy job stapling the siding on. I will post. -Joel

Marty at ATC was very helpful in locating some siding material and how to staple it to the frame. I will update this post during my repair. I decided to go ahead and replace all of the skin so my Ranger will get a new look. -Joel

Is this a stirling design like the Engels? Let us know how it works. Thanks-

Hey Pods, I use national geographic TOPO software, it is expensive, but I feel it gives me the whole picture. I also collet any map I can get my hands on. REI has a good selection and also you can find some useful resources on Amazon and Ebay. -Skeeter

my 2 cents Hi all, new here and have found the discussions useful. I'm curious what the ford ranger pickup users here have or would recommend for an air suspension for carrying a FWC? Thanks. Hi 3pin, I have a 98 Ranger and a "shell" Ranger II. I only upgraded the shocks (Rancho) and since we...

patience It took us six months to find one and we drove 1600 miles! We were moving from WA to AZ so I decided to stop and take a look along the way. It needed and still needs lots of work, but the frame and box were in great shape. I ran to the bank and got cash, It was all luck. We couldnt...

Dia? Are you at Denver international? I worked out of there for four years and left a crash pad car in the employee lot. I never had any problems, but I would recommend putting your top down. I have seen some shady people at those lots. I have known a few crews that have used campers to...

I am looking for a source for aluminum siding to replace the damaged panels on my Ranger II. Living here in Phoenix should be a plus. Does anyone know of a place where I can get this stuff? I plan on replacing the entire left side due to the fact that my camper is a shell and all those access...