Search results

Similar issues come up when fitting any camper to a Raptor or Power Wagon that have reduced capacities due to the specialized off road suspensions on them. Does that stop people from putting them on there? Nope. I've personally wheeled with a couple of guys running FWC units in Power...

Traveling with other trucks afforded the luxury to hit the sandy sections a little more aggressively than one might do going solo. As it was when Don neglected to pull the t-case lever out of 2hi on his Waggy, he got to see the end of a rope to get over it. Ty in the silver Dodge with the...

Trip report from the '22 Desert Trip. https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/23687-desert-trip-2022-tour-de-hanksville/

Day 6 The ride home. Depending on which way we go, I’ve got a 490 mile ride to get back to my house. Larry and Bill have about a 400 mile ride to get back. Ty and Jody have a 700 mile run depending on the route they take and Don’s route is the shortest at under 400 miles. Ty and Jody...

Being our last night out we stayed out into the darkness. It was a good time. I stayed out for a few to take some night shots but the cloud cover was heavy. So I turned in too. The ride home will be next.

A view from Bill’s house looking out. Siesta time.. Larry prepped the outside shower off the side of his camper. The privacy enclosure was hosed from the wind two nights before. So we got to shower Al fresco (individually of course). Keep this in mind anybody with wheels can drive...

Day 5 Last full trail day. From our campsite under the orange cliffs of Glen canyon we were again under overcast skies and according to the NOAA station I was monitoring it was going to be that way until later in the day. Loose plans were set to get to the end of the trail near Hite...

Socked in with clouds, no stargazing was done on this night. We had a little rain come but nothing really worth worrying about. One last day out after this one. The next days adventure has us heading south.

The long climb up and out of the canyon begins right away. We wind up and around as we go. With each switchback we climb the river below gets smaller and smaller again. The views are so epic it’s almost a distraction. This section is a shelf so there’s a good risk to going over if you...

With our bellies fueled up we took back off. I came into an oasis with leafy cottonwoods and water. I was pretty far ahead so I stopped for a soak with my feet to cool off. Maybe take a pic or two. Same canyon, slightly different spot two years earlier, truck is slightly different too...

Day 4 We woke up to another great morning at the cow corral. As we go through our morning chores Larry had some unfinished business with a tablet he was going to use for his navigation on the trip. He had all his maps loaded with my tracks and the morning we left it would not turn on...

You’re welcome. Still got more to write up. It’s not done yet.

The stargazing was peak at this camp with less clouds and stellar views. It was a great way to cap a good day on the trail. More night shots. Sleep came easy this night. A long day, but a good one.

The Henry Mountains on the horizon give an idea of the ground we had covered in two days. The trail is a fun one with a lot of sand to cruise through. We came back to highway 24 and was far enough out of Hanksville to need to air up again. While doing so Bill and I both heard a horrible...

Day 3 By now we are in the full routine. But our late nights are keeping us from venturing out to catch the sunrise. But the morning dew added a little more moisture to the dirt. Meaning it’s barefoot time still. We all pack up and are ready for the run today. I managed to sort out the...

Day 3 By now we are in the full routine. But our late nights are keeping us from venturing out to catch the sunrise. But the morning dew added a little more moisture to the dirt. Meaning it’s barefoot time still. We all pack up and are ready for the run today. I managed to sort out the...

Day 3 By now we are in the full routine. But our late nights are keeping us from venturing out to catch the sunrise. But the morning dew added a little more moisture to the dirt. Meaning it’s barefoot time still. We all pack up and are ready for the run today. I managed to sort out the...

Day 3 By now we are in the full routine. But our late nights are keeping us from venturing out to catch the sunrise. But the morning dew added a little more moisture to the dirt. Meaning it’s barefoot time still. We all pack up and are ready for the run today. I managed to sort out the...

Which once we got camp set up we was preparing to cook dinner when the rain rolled in. Crap! You could just look at the ground and tell this stuff was going to turn into gooey slimy clay. I grab a couple of beers out of my fridge and hop into Larry’s camper to hang out while the rain...

Somewhere during our decent where it was steep enough to require dropping into Granny gear to avoid cooking the brakes my truck developed another exhaust leak. First just a small one, then as we continued it progressively got worse. I stopped at a small ranch house to investigate. We all...

Day 2. We all get up and move into our routine of closing down camp and get ready for another trail day. This day we are going to climb over Bull Creek pass. A major elevation change. The trail winds through pine and aspen forests as we gain elevation. Further and further up we...

I should introduce the Colorado crew since I didn’t do it earlier. Larry and Bill are the original Desert Rats. They started this annual cruise into the desert over a decade ago. Larry’s K10 is like most, it’s ever evolving. Though most of the heavy lifting was done after the 2020 trip...

A little prelude before jumping into the trip. 2020 was my last installment for the desert trip, family kept me home for 2021. Folks had planned to go along and as plans do, they fall apart sometimes. It ended up being Larry and our buddy Ian, then a couple days in Bill joined up. They tackled...

Most above ground lifts have a shut off switch directly under the cross channel that the cables go from tower to tower. That switch will stop the lift from going any higher to keep from smashing the roof into that channel. When I lifted my K5/Camper combo on one it would not get high enough...

I've been running factory assembled SS brake lines on the front of my K5 for years. One main reason is the stock brake line length were acting as a limiting strap to the suspension travel. The second reason was stability to not expand under pressure like stock rubber lines can, which is where...