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I agree to sell is best. In the late 90's my wife and I spent a year on the road in a home made poptop camper. Went to AK all over Canada, baja etc. I stored my Suzuki GS850 in a garage and it suffered for it. You can always replace the Bike when you are ready. In terms of having motorized 2...

I did a WVO conversion of a mercedes 300TD and it worked great, I recommend it, of course I put the WVO tank in the trunk. On your F250 I wonder if there is room under the bed? The other thing I've thought of for my truck with 4W camper is to build a custom tank 4-6 inches thick to fit just in...

I've been thinking about a compressor fridge/cooler for a while and just saw the Dometic cf-18 today. Does anyone have any experience with this or a similar Dometic/Waeco model? http://www.adventurerv.net/dometic-coolfreeze-portable-refrigerator-freezer-cf18-cf018dc-p-1231.html

I picked up one of these MV50's 5-6 years ago from summit racing...

In the States I carry bear spray when in grizzly country and fortunately have never had to use it. When we travelled to AK in the late 90's I took a shotgun because my understanding was that pepper spray was illegal in Canada. Looking on the U.S. Canadian embassy website it looks to me like...

Through Washoe valley on 395 they used to post that semi's, rv's and campers were prohibited during high wind events. I've travelled through there many times with my 4Wheel without problems even when the NHP was stopping and ticketing semi's. Since they opened the new freeway 580 they now post...

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Well, I've said it before: I never liked the factory eyebolt install. On my Nissan I used a plate underneath the bed and a U-channel on top. I also upgraded to forged turnbuckles and grade 8 bolts at the camper. Have had no problem after several years and thousands of miles of rough roads...

After having six Reliance water jugs fail on me over a period of 2-3 years I gave up on "water" jugs. I have been using wedco plastic gas cans now for about 10 years. I called Wedco and asked what their water containers were made of and they said virgin HDPE, I asked about the gas cans and...

My rubber insert wore out pretty qiuckly ( within 2 yrs ) so is pretty worthless on a breezy day.

I never liked the factory eyebolt install. On my Nissan I used a plate underneath the bed and a U-channel on top. I also upgraded to forged turnbuckles and grade 8 bolts at the camper. Have had no problem after several years and thousands of miles of rough roads. Just got back from 4wheeling in...

The problem with the eyebolts has not been their strength but rather the strength of the sheet metal of the bed they are attached to. The eyebolt is pulled to the side which stresses the sheet metal and any small movement will lead to fatigue and failure. Think of bending a beer can back and...

I never liked the factory eyebolt install. On my Nissan I used a plate underneath the bed and a U-channel on top. I also upgraded to forged turnbuckles and grade 8 bolts at the camper. Have had no problem after several years and thousands of miles of rough roads. You might also need a...

The other issue you may have on the smaller campers is bed length. My wife and I are both 6'1" and felt a little cramped in our Eagle. I extended the cabover section of the bed 6 inches on the inside and moved the siderails that the bed platform slides out on a similar amount. Now we don't...

2008 Nissan Frontier 4wd and Eagle shell camper. Just checked my truck log. In May 2010 we did a trip to Death Valley. We drove 333 miles on one tank, mostly on dirt, some 4x4. Filled up in Lone Pine and it took 20.2 gallons in a 21 gallon tank. We had a 5 gallon can in reserve if we needed...

Well I was envious of the one piece roof that came out not long after I got my Eagle but now I'm not. The oil canning noise would really suck at night when trying to sleep. I wonder if the adhesive that is supposed to hold the roof sheet to the frame is failing and causing the noise?

I have an 08 Frontier with an Eagle. I know that alot of people have had no problem with the factory install but some people have had issues with bent eyebolts, failing beds, and pulled out attachments at the camper. For me the idea of trusting my pricey brand new toy to a hardware store...

Cleo, The Eagle is a good choice if you want a real bed and are tired of sleeping on the ground all of the time. Since you seem to be a minimalist like myself I'd recommend a basic shell model. My wife and I spent a few years camping in our Frontier with just an ARE topper then decided to get...

Doubt anybody has a fiberglass sided 4W camper. At any rate the condensation we've seen in our Eagle has been on the flexible material part of the popup and not on the hardsides which are insulated. We have eliminated the condensation by using reflectix insulation to make our own "Artic Pack"...

I can't answer regarding the Gen1, I have an 08 frontier with a shell eagle 4W camper. I haven't done any suspension mods and have had no problem doing moderate 4 wheeling like Steele Pass/Dedeckera canyon in Death Valley. My advice is to get the lightest camper possible like a shell model and...

I never liked the factory eyebolt install. On my Nissan I used a plate underneath the bed and a U-channel on top. I also upgraded to forged turnbuckles and grade 8 bolts at the camper. Have had no problem after several years and thousands of miles of rough roads. However you repair the bed I...

I carry one spare, a repair kit and a compressor. I've never had more than one flat at a time (so far). I have seen chunks of alloy on a back road from someone not so fortunate. That was enough to make me stick with steel, if you have to drive out on a flat, steel will deform but not break.

I picked up an MV50 from Summit Racing before our spring trip to Vermillion Cliffs. So far it has worked awesome. We can now air up our tires from 20 to 40 psi in 2-3 minutes per tire. It makes airing down and up when necessary a no brainer.

The roads into White Pocket were deep and sandy, we had to air down to 20 psi to get back out. Thanks for sharing! How was the road out to White Pocket? I was in Vermillion Cliffs in the spring of 2011, would like to be there now as ''mud'' season is getting old here in the far north.

Headed back to Smoky Mountain road and climbed the steep grade up onto the Kaiparowits Plateau. Beautiful views from up top. Then continued north and camped 10 miles or so south of Escalante. Saw a cool collared lizard along the way. Have to say the 50 miles north of the rim was not the most...