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Thanks; it's an Aurinco flexible panel glued to a sturdy aluminum plate and stainless fittings. It's been working well the last week or so with it hanging vertically. Right now I only get about 3 hours of usable solar what with the low angle of sun, the trees and the canyon sides. (on a sunny...

A stout cup of Ravensbrew should get us back on track, to be found roasting in a small shop up near the Hood Canal somewhere, Tumwater I believe. Agreed, I have a lot of water under any number of keels as well, good to make your acquaintance and it'll be fun to talk watertravel. Heading for the...

Enjoy the trip!

Folbot, circa 2004 Kodiak. This trip was my first outing with it back in '14, a tour of the lakes in early September.

Up early in the morning to have a second cup in that back bay... indeed!

What better way to start the day than coffee on the rocks! Davis Lake in the Cascade Lakes region of Oregon has a number of campgrounds along it's eastern edge and is a favorite destination.

A big old Doug fir in the Gila Wilderness with a good six inches of bark and punky sapwood before we could start sawing. Tricky bit of work, having it suspended over the trail, all too easy to pinch the crosscut. Took two of us all morning to drop the section out but as you see it was one of our...

Not finding enough gear space in, on or about the Swift to include a chainsaw; and for now am content with an Iltis Oxhead 2 1/2 pounder with a custom 42" handle. As a suggestion for traveling with a chainsaw, Sigg aluminum fuel bottles are a handy and secure way to carry mix and bar oil. I...

The most enduring coffee maker I have is a 'Press Bot' by Canyon Coffee. The ingenious folding press fits into a liter Nalgene bottle and makes great coffee. Still using the first one I bought nearly a decade ago, it's seen a lot of use on the trail and the fireline...

This is a very helpful discussion, thank you all. As I ponder what type and size of system to build, I installed a panel assembly leftover from another rig. It's only 18 watts but that's enough to maintain the light usage at the moment. Hanging from the side it's good for the low angle of sun...

I picked up and had my installation done in Oregon, they got the bed bars from Colorado as I understand it. Talk to your dealer and discuss this issue, I'm sure they'll come up with the best solution. I haven't taken mine off and don't expect to unless necessary for some reason. I am however...

I do not know the answer to your question directly. However I think that with a bit of persistence and patience an internal tie down solution can be had. I recently got a new Swift installed with a fully internal system on my 2017 double cab 5 foot bed Tacoma, design courtesy of a dealer in...

Well done!

Thanks longhorn1, this sounds perfect, I ordered a length. I was rambling around my brain trying to invent the ideal material and here it is.

Thanks for sharing this. The turnbuckles supplied with the installation last month looked pretty weak, soft aluminum and sloppy threads. I just ordered stainless steel turnbuckles from a marine supply company and will replace before I head out on the road.

"If I understand you correctly, the staples are a temporary means of fixing the panels in place during construction but now they are keeping the panel from flexing properly as it should during use?..." -Yes, to a point. The aluminum frame is not going to flex with humidity or temperature...

Randonneur, I recently removed a rear section of paneling in my new Swift for the purpose of running some wiring up the back wall and here's what I found. Numerous pieces of trim and even a section of the rear lift hinge mechanism had to have screws removed in order to bend, slip and slide the...

On an earlier posting someone suggested picking one up at a junk yard. If you're in the neighborhood, Alamagordo, New Mexico has an awesome one. Straight out of a Mad Max movie.

It comes complete with the plugs, and about 6 feet total of cable. As long as the vehicle year and truck model line up it's a complete setup. Here's another discussion from roughly a month ago with the actual model camera I ordered. Posted 26 November 2017 - 10:16 AM Purchased a "camera only"...

Your photos capture well the surreal skies in that neck of the woods. Looks like you've established a base camp to do some exploring, look forward to seeing more.

ottorogers... I got it from Camera Source, I may have ordered directly from them as opposed to going thru Amazon, can't remember. https://www.amazon.com/s?marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=A6PUX7XGWYOIY&merchant=A6PUX7XGWYOIY&redirect=true You may have to look around for one which fits the Tundra...

Alas, I didn't take any photos of the exposed wiring, I was a little apprehensive about pulling off interior paneling and didn't think to document it better. Intuition suggested there should be wiring running to the "porch light", there's an aluminum plate in that corner, likely for mounting an...

A week into the new Swift and have successfully installed an OEM Tacoma tailgate cam on the upper starboard corner of the camper. Taking the time to route the wiring up through the wall gave me a chance to see what removal and re-installation of interior paneling will involve and made for a...

Cape Sebastian, Oregon Rambling round the neighborhood in the new Swift...

Purchased a "camera only" replacement model from Camera Source (Amazon). It's identical to the one mounted in the tailgate handle, minus the handle assembly. It will take a bit of custom fabrication to make a mount for the back of the camper and I'm going to experiment with location, preferring...