I have been a serious and studious lurker here for quite a while and figure it’s time to come into the light of day. I’ve learned a great deal by reading all the forums and feel like I’ve graduated from “high school” and ready to embark on our own journeys.
After searching for a camper for several months we purchased an Eagle from FWC, back around Christmas time (Nice present!). We purchased some niceties like a 3-way refrigerator, extra battery, and roof-rack rails. I recently added the interior lift assist kit from FWC ad it's made a significant improvement for my 61 year-old back. It’s seated on a 2008 Tacoma, 4 cylinder, 5-speed, with Supersprings I installed. I don’t drive fast and on a four-day April trip from Eugene to the bird festival in Harney County (eastern Oregon) we averaged 21.8 mpg.
We’ve also done a coupe of other trial runs – one a weekend to the coast, during which it rained for 48 hours and the other a three-day trip in February to Ft Rock and Summer Lake where we woke to temps in the low teen’s and 20’s but had snow mixed with clear skies during the afternoons – that’s what you deal with when you want to see Sage Grouse “strutting-their-stuff”.
The wife and I plan to leave the last week of May on a four-week trip from Eugene, Oregon to Inuvik, Northwest Territory. The trip is focused on birding, natural history, and photography. Other than the paved roads like I-5, Hwy 97, Alaska Hwy, etc., we’ll be taking the Dempster Highway in the Yukon and any number of side gravel roads to birding spots we’ve received tips about from great folks in BC and YT. We’ll be returning from Haines, AK to Bellingham, WA via ferry.
I’ll try to include a couple of pix of the current truck/camper setup but I haven’t posted images before so we’ll see if I pass that test.
After searching for a camper for several months we purchased an Eagle from FWC, back around Christmas time (Nice present!). We purchased some niceties like a 3-way refrigerator, extra battery, and roof-rack rails. I recently added the interior lift assist kit from FWC ad it's made a significant improvement for my 61 year-old back. It’s seated on a 2008 Tacoma, 4 cylinder, 5-speed, with Supersprings I installed. I don’t drive fast and on a four-day April trip from Eugene to the bird festival in Harney County (eastern Oregon) we averaged 21.8 mpg.
We’ve also done a coupe of other trial runs – one a weekend to the coast, during which it rained for 48 hours and the other a three-day trip in February to Ft Rock and Summer Lake where we woke to temps in the low teen’s and 20’s but had snow mixed with clear skies during the afternoons – that’s what you deal with when you want to see Sage Grouse “strutting-their-stuff”.
The wife and I plan to leave the last week of May on a four-week trip from Eugene, Oregon to Inuvik, Northwest Territory. The trip is focused on birding, natural history, and photography. Other than the paved roads like I-5, Hwy 97, Alaska Hwy, etc., we’ll be taking the Dempster Highway in the Yukon and any number of side gravel roads to birding spots we’ve received tips about from great folks in BC and YT. We’ll be returning from Haines, AK to Bellingham, WA via ferry.
I’ll try to include a couple of pix of the current truck/camper setup but I haven’t posted images before so we’ll see if I pass that test.