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2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 access cab FWC Fleet "dry" 1350lbs BFG KO2's Supersprings This combo did not work well even in town. I took the truck to A-1 Springs in Oakland, CA, with as much water and extra weight as I could cram into it. I told them that we were not off-road enthusiasts, but we were...

I bought BFG K02s for my Tacoma, only because I've used KOs before and liked them, but I haven't taken these ( or the Fleet) offroad yet. My Fleet is probably around 1600+ pounds wet including two adults. Supersprings did not cut it, so I had two leaf springs added. Much better. Question, if...

Thanks, all. No reversal in the photos.

It's gonna take me awhile to figure out how to make it go. Tomorrow's project is to find propane.

I pick up my Fleet in less than a month and have planned to remove the tailgate, but have also considered getting a hitch storage platform, which I believe would be at a level several inches below the where the tailgate attaches. Some of theses have low sides: a few inches. My untested idea...

As someone said, distance are huge. From Furnace Creek to the sand dunes and back is an all day outing. Not far from Furnace Creek, ten years ago, we found a secret hidden shallow canyon of petroglyphs about a mile hike off a dirt road. No trails, no one there. Really amazing but I don't...

I'm prepping my 2015 Tacoma for a Fleet FWC mid-april. The satellite radio antenna (shaped like a shark fin) sticks up a few inches above the cab. I think the Fleet will clear it, but if I ever want to use that space, between the bottom of the camper overhang and the top of the cab, it would...

I appreciate it—I'll have to do something, eventually, that's for sure. Maybe that'll include insurance. Thanks everyone. You know, MarkBC, I was just thinking tonight that it would be cool if a roof-mounted solar panel could tilt!

Perhaps I am making it harder than it needs to be. Some people get psyched wiring a solar panel. Moving heavy things has always been fun for me. I just wondered if anyone had a similar idea. My street and driveway are steep, and some here have expressed concern about the top heavy nature of...

This rough sketch something like I had in mind. Crazy?

Crazy?

Thanks! I will get the plates, at least. I haven't priced electric jacks, but anything to remove and install the camper faster and easier would be appealing, although I think I'm gonna need a cart or, or casters, at least, to move the camper into the area I have for storage. I was just...

We're going to the showroom this Saturday. Another week or two to order. 12 weeks for the build. I live in Berkeley—I suppose I could always drive to Woodland to buy jack stands, after the fact.

Well, if I'm not soon totally convinced that discretion is the better part of valor, and I do decide to build it, the main satisfaction would be in documenting here.

Moving a cart over a rough surface is mostly a matter of wheel diameter. The bigger the wheel, the rougher the surface. Six inch swivel wheels could handle a lot of irregularity. Sure the swivels might not come to the right direction automatically, but they could be turned by hand. 250lbs...

Yes, I'm thinking of tugging it onto a cart. The top of the cart would have a smooth surface like Masonite, over 3/4 ply. You're right, the difficulty is to get the camper back on. Suppose, to pull the camper back into the truck, each front wheel had its own rope harness and a come-along...

I'm very open to this conclusion. But not having the realities of the camper in front of me, I start to think. For example, couldn't a heavy wire harness attached to the jack brackets and an anchor point be used to drag the camper out onto a cart with a come-along? Of course the cart would...

In an effort to save the thousand bucks for jack stands, I've searched the forum for ways to to do this. I found casters, dollies, rolling tables, sawhorses etc. I found a complicated winch system. Having been a carpenter, and having built many things onsite to solve specific problems, I'm...

1) My recently-departed stock 2008 Tacoma had BF Goodrich All Terrain TA KO: LT 265/75/R16. (I know I want at least that much tire again, but I don't know much more.) 2) We plan to put a FWC Fleet shell on the new Tacoma. 3) We now have a new 2015 TRD Tacoma Access Cab/with V6 and 6 speed...

Kilroy, For me, who has never had a winch, any basic principles (or common errors) that you would be good enough to share? Mark

A few times I did, in fact, wish I had a winch, just truck camping, and coming across people who were stuck and needed help I couldn't give them. Lots of "Sorry, man." A few times, too, I backed off of a road I was not sure I could deal with if things went south. Prudence being the better...

All great info, everyone, thank you for sharing your real world experience. From everything I've heard it seems like a FWC really makes getting out there easier. I think we're gonna bite, and go to the showroom in a couple weeks. When I start our buildout I'll be sure to post pics. Mark

Hi, After several years of backwoods camping and rock climbing my wife and I are thinking of getting a Fleet Shell for our 2015 Tacoma access cab. After reading here at the forum for a month or so, I think I have an idea of what might be right for us, but I have some questions that I hope...