Hi,
After several years of backwoods camping and rock climbing my wife and I are thinking of getting a Fleet Shell for our 2015 Tacoma access cab. After reading here at the forum for a month or so, I think I have an idea of what might be right for us, but I have some questions that I hope someone might help me with. Any thoughts very much appreciated.
Although we're pretty organized, it still takes us a couple hours to load the bed of the truck with our gear. I'm hoping the Fleet might help us be more spontaneous about getting out of town. How long does take you to prepare for a trip with a FWC?
It seems like many leave their camper on the truck most of the year. How long does it take you to load your camper onto the truck? What might make it go faster? I wondered if exterior tie-downs might help?
We ski, but I don't think we'd use the camper for skiing, so most of our camping would be three season, and most in California. Is there a compelling reason why we should get the arctic pack anyway if cost is not the issue?
Right now, my idea is use the Arb fridge, the camp stove, and the two agm batteries we already have. I was thinking of buying a Wave heater, and installing some kind of human-powered water system and sink into the countertop, like the Tardis buildout. I think we'd prefer to cook outdoors most of the time, anyway, on our portable table. For extra storage, especially firewood, I was thinking of some kind of hitch platform. What problems do you see with this configuration?
What would be the best options to increase the sense of indoor/outdoor space? I guess, I'm thinking mostly of windows. Would a side dinette have the best chance of having a window to look out of?
I pretty sure we're gonna go for this, shooting to have the buildout done by summer. Thanks again for any help
After several years of backwoods camping and rock climbing my wife and I are thinking of getting a Fleet Shell for our 2015 Tacoma access cab. After reading here at the forum for a month or so, I think I have an idea of what might be right for us, but I have some questions that I hope someone might help me with. Any thoughts very much appreciated.
Although we're pretty organized, it still takes us a couple hours to load the bed of the truck with our gear. I'm hoping the Fleet might help us be more spontaneous about getting out of town. How long does take you to prepare for a trip with a FWC?
It seems like many leave their camper on the truck most of the year. How long does it take you to load your camper onto the truck? What might make it go faster? I wondered if exterior tie-downs might help?
We ski, but I don't think we'd use the camper for skiing, so most of our camping would be three season, and most in California. Is there a compelling reason why we should get the arctic pack anyway if cost is not the issue?
Right now, my idea is use the Arb fridge, the camp stove, and the two agm batteries we already have. I was thinking of buying a Wave heater, and installing some kind of human-powered water system and sink into the countertop, like the Tardis buildout. I think we'd prefer to cook outdoors most of the time, anyway, on our portable table. For extra storage, especially firewood, I was thinking of some kind of hitch platform. What problems do you see with this configuration?
What would be the best options to increase the sense of indoor/outdoor space? I guess, I'm thinking mostly of windows. Would a side dinette have the best chance of having a window to look out of?
I pretty sure we're gonna go for this, shooting to have the buildout done by summer. Thanks again for any help