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After using the tracks, they might be very muddy. How are you going to get the cleaned up before you put them back in the truck? One solution would be to make a storage sack, but I still think that you would introduce unwanted mud into the truck interior.

I encountered little difference (field of view) with my install. Just the difference you’d expect with the camera being a bit lower than before, as noted by Wandering Sagebrush. And it’s nice that it works well with the navigation screen that you already have on your truck dashboard. John.

Hi Steve. I have a 2017 F-150 carrying a 2017 FWC Hawk. What I did was to go to the Ford dealership and buy an OEM tailgate camera and tailgate harness. IIRC they come as a package. Mine was around $170.00. Prior to removing my tailgate, I lay beneath the rear bumper and reach up and unsnap the...

Me, I just bring my XM/Sirius "boom box" radio along. I can use it in my "Hawk" or outdoors around the campfire. No mods to make to my rig. Have my same 200 +/- radio stations wherever I am at in the U.S.A. Thats enough audio choices for me and my friends. Geologyjohn

Interesting article, but for me, Ill stick with the San Andreas fault. Its what's been happening here for the past 25-30 million years. Geologyjohn formerly Branch of Tectonophysics U.S. Geological Survey

Hi 007. I have a 2017 F-150 and a 2017 Hawk. A year or more ago, I did exactly what you propose. It was easy. Bought the back up camera from a local Bay Area Ford dealership (~$175.00) and after removing the tailgate (and existing camera) I simply plugged the new/extra camera into the...

After seeing those "Art Cars" that folks build for Burning Man, I would think that your idea would be pretty easy to fabricate. I'd want to see the build use smaller diameter, lighter weight jack stands used for this application. It would save weight over those heavy jacks most of us already...

I enjoyed reading your trip blog and those photos were great. It brought back a few great memories of my own. An enchanted area. I had my share of adventures in Long Valley caldera, both for work (studied earthquakes up there with the U.S.G.S for a few years) and personal recreation there that...

Have anyone mentioned long term durability of the siding? In my 40 years as a Geologist working in the western U.S., I have spent a lot of time in very sunny places (e.g. 12 months in the Coso Range at China Lake Naval Weapons Center). One thing that I noticed is that I have encountered...

Today, for the first and only time in my long life, I am wearing my grandfathers WW1 "dog tags" in honor of him and the 100th anniversary of the end of the "Great War". Another good lad gone west.

Each year, a fair number of folks leave their "art piece" in the Gerlach area, paying "rent" to local property owners to store them until next years Burning Man. Better than having to haul them home over busy highways on a Sunday afternoon. Same goes for various trailers and motor homes. I...

Nice photo R_E. Sort of a "lull before the storm" photo. I think that if saw that in person, Id be looking for a safe harbor for the night. Geologyjohn.

That issue could end an expedition real quick. If that were to happen, how would you go about breaking into your camper while in camp?

In 1977, my US Geological Survey Jeep CJ (-7?) caught on fire while in I was driving in Coso Mountains in the high desert of California. I was driving on a remote dirt road in the northern area of China Lake Naval Weapons Testing Center. It (the fire) was initially observed as just a small...

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I have a 2017 Hawk. As I got it from the factory, and it sounds about like it is set up about like the OP's (scapoosebrad). I have a similar experience to his (battery discharge), except that I don't camp under shady trees. There are rarely any trees where I camp. They call it "Nevada" but...

That is an important update on this issue. Thanks for your research and the posting.