Congrats on a finished (for now) project, it looks great!
That Fleetwood really fits the Tundra nicely; doesn't stick up to high.
What do you get for mileage with the camper on? Did the faring help in that department at all? Getting ready for a trip down to Baja and been thinking about adding a faring, wondering if its worth the work. As it is, my 'kitchen' is completely gutted, and there is always other small things that never seem to get done. But if a faring will save me on gas money, maybe the other things can wait...
BTW, I like the drop bars on the bike. Been looking at adding a hardtail 29er with drops to the quiver for commuting and fire-road cruising. What do you do for a bike rack with your setup?
Kevin
Thanks Kevin. I agree that the old Fleet fits the Tundra really well, I was lucky to find one! I get 16-18 with the camper and 18-20 without(easy highway cruising at 6k+ in elevation). I'm not sure how much the faring effected the mileage, I didn't check the mileage before I put the faring on (I would guess 2 mpg, especially if you have a headwind). What do you get for mileage with yours?
Here is what I bought to make my faring-
Yakima Q107 clips -$31
Yakima Q towers -$90
Yakima Fairing Hardware Bag-$21
Yakima 58"? cross bar- $10 used
piece of 1/8" aluminum
I like your setup with the flatbed, if I had the money to have a truck dedicated for a camping rig I would definitely go that route. I might even go so far as to fiberglass the front to the shape of the truck... maybe some day. For now, I take my camper on and off and for the winter I stored the camper and put my topper on the truck(although I am tempted to mount it up to take a skiing road trip at some point).
I thought there were drop bars on that bike too!..... But if you look close there are normal mountain bars with white grips
Sorry, no drop bars. Just some carbon sweep bars with white ESI grips. That is funny how the cables look like drops in the pic!
Killer job scheef.....hopefully we will cross paths someday. Hoping to get my camper done soon.
Thanks, keep up the good work! I'll be following your progress and I'm always on the lookout for others with custom FWC setups.
That Fleetwood really fits the Tundra nicely; doesn't stick up to high.
What do you get for mileage with the camper on? Did the faring help in that department at all? Getting ready for a trip down to Baja and been thinking about adding a faring, wondering if its worth the work. As it is, my 'kitchen' is completely gutted, and there is always other small things that never seem to get done. But if a faring will save me on gas money, maybe the other things can wait...
BTW, I like the drop bars on the bike. Been looking at adding a hardtail 29er with drops to the quiver for commuting and fire-road cruising. What do you do for a bike rack with your setup?
Kevin
Thanks Kevin. I agree that the old Fleet fits the Tundra really well, I was lucky to find one! I get 16-18 with the camper and 18-20 without(easy highway cruising at 6k+ in elevation). I'm not sure how much the faring effected the mileage, I didn't check the mileage before I put the faring on (I would guess 2 mpg, especially if you have a headwind). What do you get for mileage with yours?
Here is what I bought to make my faring-
Yakima Q107 clips -$31
Yakima Q towers -$90
Yakima Fairing Hardware Bag-$21
Yakima 58"? cross bar- $10 used
piece of 1/8" aluminum
I like your setup with the flatbed, if I had the money to have a truck dedicated for a camping rig I would definitely go that route. I might even go so far as to fiberglass the front to the shape of the truck... maybe some day. For now, I take my camper on and off and for the winter I stored the camper and put my topper on the truck(although I am tempted to mount it up to take a skiing road trip at some point).
I thought there were drop bars on that bike too!..... But if you look close there are normal mountain bars with white grips
Sorry, no drop bars. Just some carbon sweep bars with white ESI grips. That is funny how the cables look like drops in the pic!
Killer job scheef.....hopefully we will cross paths someday. Hoping to get my camper done soon.
Thanks, keep up the good work! I'll be following your progress and I'm always on the lookout for others with custom FWC setups.