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    Exterior add on tool boxes

    I think to find something like that you will have to look at the companies that build them for their swing out bumpers. A underbed mount truck box will be limited to 18" due to ground clearance. I have not seen and top mount boxes that are tall and narrow.
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    Flatbed / Ute Tray design input wanted please

    I use lap joints so there isn't many direct paths for water. They arent full boxes just a bottom and a side the camper is the top and back, I used gorilla tape to seal some of the seams and some thick weather stripping in other places The only time I got water in is when i stopped to wash some...
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    Flatbed / Ute Tray design input wanted please

    This is what I did with my 2021 F350 and my Grandby camper The Drivers side I put 4 Reliance water jugs, water filtration and misc I pull one Propane tank from the camper and connect it to my stove with a hose, pulling the stove out on the drop down door. the camper is held down...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    The truck had no issues On the camper one Maxxair vent shattered the gear box so I ziptied it closed. I did learn after one rainstorm that if the wind is coming from the rear the open vent will leak. From the front it’s ok to leave them open
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    Garmin Overlander

    it's a reserved yes on transfering a route from PC to Overlander. Because the route planning is done with there Web AP (Explorer) and then synced to the Overlander with WiFi. I made a lot of effort to do this and what happpens is the data sent is just the waypoints etc. Then the Overlander...
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    Garmin Overlander

    one big thing the Overlander has over a smart phone is screen size. I have met people using a tablet for navigation, I think many of them need a separate GPS receiver. I stopped using Google maps for a longer trip. I had picked an alternate route I knew and while on it Google decided I was...
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    Universal solar connector for roof-mounted panel?

    I switched the SAE roof connector to a MC4 connector. the connection is much more secure. No I don't have a link, As I recall I got it off Amazon.
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    Garmin Overlander

    I have had mine for quite s few years. IMHO it's ok and possibly better than many for exploring. Having the Ioverlander DB in it is great. Programming a route is horrible. for preplanning you use Explorer (web Based) while it may look great there by the time you get it downloaded and the...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    Where to next? Hmmmmm………., I think I’m going to research the Canadian Martinez Or maybe something closer to home
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    My Summer Vacation Stats 154 days (May 1 to October 1) Approximately 20630miles $8462 for gas 5873 pictures taken 679 pictures posted Countless memories, incredible sights, and new experiences
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    Just east of Badlands From there I did not take many picture, I was ready to get home. I went through South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. I stopped in Missouri to visit a high school friend, In TN another old friend, and my Sister and Family and Mom. Gabby likes...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I then went to Lead, SD. I learned there is the Sanford Underground Research Facility, they use the former Homestake gold mine (1868 to 2001). They have a very nice visitor center in Lead. This is where Raymond Davis installed a neutrino detector in the early 1960's, He won a Nobel prize in...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I started running into the closed campground problem just after Labor Day. I was too late in the day to spend much time at Little Big Horn. They close the gate early
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    From there I headed to South Dakota Near Aladin, MT I saw a wooden Coal Tipple (late 1800's) THe Geographic Center of the USA, Belle Fourche, SD and took another scenic drive (hwy14A) Spearfish canyon Rd I saw 4 Mountain Goats, 2 big and 2 kids and found another great camp near Hanna
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I had not been to Devils Tower NM so a trip there was nessasary a line at the entrance, and a traffic light about 1/2 mi from the visitor center to control how many people were there. I saw a couple climbers and spotted the "ladder" used by the "first" climbers, the arrow points...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I had to go to Kalispell for some personal things. I found an OK spot to camp near Hungry Horse Reservoir and took Hwy 2 east to East Glacier and Two Medicine Lake The Camp Store was the dining hall from the original park lodge there Built 1912 Most was closed for the season and they were...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    oops mistype. my brain mistypes a lot I edited the post Vic, thanks for the advice months ago. I had forgotten some of it. I camped for one night at the snow machine parking lot at Cataract Creek. The campground was closed and I was ready to stop. From there going south there looks to be a...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    When Crossing the border at Chief Mountain, The US government conveniently put the X Ray machines blocking your view of the clearance signs. Clearance is 9', my vents are 8.5' so I didn't have to back up to use a different lane I drove into Many Glaciers and again didn't stop, the parking along...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I then went over to hwy 40 and headed south this was at the entrance to Peter Lougheed park at a picnic area Crows nest Pass The Frank slide The Leitch Colliery and then Waterford Waterton NP, It was surprisingly lower crowds, I managed to get a campsite there. EDIT I...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    Icefields Parkway Part 2 Because this was after Labor Day many of the campgrounds were closed, the rest of them were full. Mosquito Lake allowed "overflow" camping in the central parking area, it was overflowing it was cold the next morning, 29F, Sox mad friends with this group of young...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    Icefields Parkway Part 1
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I'm trying to finish my trip report. Hazelton BC the worlds largest fly rod Gabby and Sox had a playmate The Stellar Jays are very brave, I had to be carefull with the dog food and my food Rearguard Falls the furthest Salmon Migrate 800MI or KM, I forget which. I campped at...
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    Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

    I have made it home and will finish this report hopefully soon.
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    2019 Tundra with ATC Ocelot has rear bounciness

    I would get some good weights front and rear. Then call a good shop that times the shock to your use. I used Accutune and am very happy with the way my fox shocks are working.
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