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Mine goes off if there is smoke in the area, such as driving by a fire.

First, I will buy a shorter bed but keep my crew cab next time. Turn radius is an issue. But I love my secure space in the cab which is easy to access and totally versatile. So I give up the extra spare and tool box between cab and camper, which takes two feet. Gravity fed portable grey water...

I can do everything in my Alaskan with the top down, except cook and sleep in the cabover. There is a foldout bench bed that I can use. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

This is a 2015 Alaskan 8' side dinette wit cabover. It is on a longbed Dodge with a custom flatbed. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

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The only thing I have to add is to put sash locks on all drawers and doors. You want a very positive catch or else you face debris everytime you go inside. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

You contacted me earlier and I replied. Perhaps you didn't get it? I'm happy to resend if you like. It would be easier if you give me your personal email. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

I wasn't able to keep the furnace running that long. I lived in mine one winter, mostly in the Sierra and Wyoming. I had four batteries, three solar panels, and the furnace just barely on. It didn't run out of diesel and it appeared to still have good power, but it would quit running and need to...

I've done it in my Alaskan. A good roof vent fan is vital. I just use my old backpacking mattress on the floor. Some campers are usable when the top is down, some aren't. In my Alaskan I can get to all the storage and even use the toilet. I can't cook, but I can get to the fridge. Cold beer is...

Dodge 3500 diesel (2013) with long bed, AT tires and a 2000 pound Alaskan camper. I get 12.9 doing 65-75. If I'm towing my horse trailer it drops to 11. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

I live in my Alaskan Pop-up year round. It is just me and my dog. The furnace keeps me very toasty even on the lowest setting. I had only one problem with freezing pipes - I left the water system undrained and the camper Unheated in minus 18 weather and the sink faucet cracked. Easy fix and it...

I was told by Bryan NOT to get jack oil, but real hydraulic fluid. I found it easily in a farm supply, as "premium tractor hydraulic fluid". My camper is a 2015 model. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

So far no leaks with my 2015 CO, and I've been in plenty of rain. I think it is the older models that had issues. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

I "transitioned" to XP. Six months later I "transitioned" from XP. This isn't an argument, just a fact. XP is in many ways unique and unusual. Not for everyone for many reasons. I am happy to message anyone who wants to know about my experience with it. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

As a V1 prototype yours must've preceded mine by about 16 units. XP wasn't making the fiberglass shell themselves back then. Do you see much difference in the shell now that it is being done "in house"?

I take along the small version of the can cooker along with my Dutch oven. Aside from the one-pot meals that it was made for, it is a very nice soup/chili pot. I use it over a fire or on a propane stove. Cleaning isn't difficult. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

Be careful with that 'big hatch'. I had one on the XP and it blew off on a windy highway in Wyoming even though it was latched down. When I looked at the pieces I could see that the latch system really didn't have much to hold onto, and the plexiglass had a bit of flex. $2000 fixed it . It was a...

Feb 4-8 Pacific Northwest sportsmanship show in Portland. Bryan says he will have their new 6.5 for short bed trucks there. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

That is good to hear. I have a friend who is also happy with his XP. Did you re-sell the camper through this forum? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

I met a camper from Germany in Death Valley that inspected my XP before I dumped it. He said that there was a European/German company that had made fiberglass/composite/carbon campers for a while but had given up and gone back to wood and steel. He was driving a unimog that was rough looking but...

My Alaskan has a sort of tube tent that hooks to the ceiling and drains into a big oil pan. The nozzle hooks to the kitchen faucet and I have an installed water heater. After a nice navy shower I skid the pan to the door and drain into a bucket. It is a bit primitive but it does work, and as a...

Ten feet would have been luxurious, but I didn't want to give up the cabinet and spare tire set-up that I had already paid for. Having the crew cab gives me tons of secure space but lengthens the truck - it comes to nearly 24 feet! If I could live in a shorter vehicle I would just for off-road...

My Alaskan flatbed built in 2015 onto an XP aluminum flatbed on a long dodge. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

My Dodge truck and Alaskan are always stocked (except the two fridge/freezers) and fueled and ready to go. For me the big threat is a big hurricane. With solar power I can live in it more comfortably than in a damaged house. I can also evacuate without worrying about where I will find a place to...

I had trouble getting my camper insured. I'm in Florida. GEICO has always insured my vehicles and they insured my Dodge Ram but wouldn't insure the XP for some reason. I tried a couple others with no luck either, possibly because they didn't have any experience with the brand. I finally got it...