lqhikers
Senior Member
After having a FWC and Northstar camper over the years
we went through a few different rigs,Tiger 4x4 motorhome
ford van with a pop top, small mini van conversion, full size
ford transit conversion, another small van conversion.
Well we missed the pop up setting on a Toyota so we now have
a 2020 toyota tacoma access cab 4x4 with a Northstar 600ss
pop up.
you ask why a Northstar and not a FWC?
Answer: bed we just never could adjust to the bed in the FWC
Northstar has full size bed that stays made when top is down
makes life so much simpler.
Yes the FWC is smaller and lighter, but we found that we could go almost anywhere
we could in the FWC exceptions being narrow tree lined or brush lined trail/roads.
Since we do not do extreme trails anymore (remember me writing about following
the Baja 1000 course a long time ago and breaking the frame on our first Tacoma).
Also age and the fact that we travel alone has us being more aware as to how far we explore off the normal backroads
so the draw backs to a larger heaver rig do not factor in.
All in all we are enjoying the new set up.
Les,lqhikers
we went through a few different rigs,Tiger 4x4 motorhome
ford van with a pop top, small mini van conversion, full size
ford transit conversion, another small van conversion.
Well we missed the pop up setting on a Toyota so we now have
a 2020 toyota tacoma access cab 4x4 with a Northstar 600ss
pop up.
you ask why a Northstar and not a FWC?
Answer: bed we just never could adjust to the bed in the FWC
Northstar has full size bed that stays made when top is down
makes life so much simpler.
Yes the FWC is smaller and lighter, but we found that we could go almost anywhere
we could in the FWC exceptions being narrow tree lined or brush lined trail/roads.
Since we do not do extreme trails anymore (remember me writing about following
the Baja 1000 course a long time ago and breaking the frame on our first Tacoma).
Also age and the fact that we travel alone has us being more aware as to how far we explore off the normal backroads
so the draw backs to a larger heaver rig do not factor in.
All in all we are enjoying the new set up.
Les,lqhikers