trikebubble
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After mucho discussion with the Wife, we have pretty much decided that towards the end of September we will be heading down to Vancouver to chat with the Four Wheel Camper folks with a mindset of ordering a Hawk.
My Wife and I (and our 2 mutts) live to adventure, travel ,explore, etc. I recently sold our fully kitted out Xterra, which provided us with miles of reliable smiles over the years. I have purchased a Tundra TRD Off-Road DC (with the 6'5" bed) and have complete replacement suspension components, including air bags, and new tires and wheels on their way for me to install.
The Tundra / Hawk combination is part of our our 10-15 year goal to do our best to get out camping and road tripping, and exploring as much as possible. The Hawk will be replacing both our rooftop tent setup on the Xterra and our current 18' travel trailer.
The Wife said that her requirements are 1: the cassette toilet, 2: the largest possible fridge available. 3: the Batwing awning, and 4: the Silver Spur exterior.
I want to do this right the first time, so I'm prepared to go all in, and order it exactly as we need it. I'm going to order the full rooftop solar package (I have a good portable solar setup to add to it), the exterior led lighting, the hot water tank, furnace, cold weather wrap, roof rack, powered fan etc.
I'm on the fence about the big rear flood lights, and the bolted on flip up steps. While the big flood lights look cool, I'm wondering how much folks actually use them. I would like to attach some auxiliary fuel can mounts to the back, so I'm thinking a collapsible ladder may be better for rooftop access.
What other options should I consider, or not, based on what your collective actual experiences?
For kicks, I'll post a picture of our previous rig (the Xterra) atop Engineer Pass last summer, and our Tundra (still in her stock form)
My Wife and I (and our 2 mutts) live to adventure, travel ,explore, etc. I recently sold our fully kitted out Xterra, which provided us with miles of reliable smiles over the years. I have purchased a Tundra TRD Off-Road DC (with the 6'5" bed) and have complete replacement suspension components, including air bags, and new tires and wheels on their way for me to install.
The Tundra / Hawk combination is part of our our 10-15 year goal to do our best to get out camping and road tripping, and exploring as much as possible. The Hawk will be replacing both our rooftop tent setup on the Xterra and our current 18' travel trailer.
The Wife said that her requirements are 1: the cassette toilet, 2: the largest possible fridge available. 3: the Batwing awning, and 4: the Silver Spur exterior.
I want to do this right the first time, so I'm prepared to go all in, and order it exactly as we need it. I'm going to order the full rooftop solar package (I have a good portable solar setup to add to it), the exterior led lighting, the hot water tank, furnace, cold weather wrap, roof rack, powered fan etc.
I'm on the fence about the big rear flood lights, and the bolted on flip up steps. While the big flood lights look cool, I'm wondering how much folks actually use them. I would like to attach some auxiliary fuel can mounts to the back, so I'm thinking a collapsible ladder may be better for rooftop access.
What other options should I consider, or not, based on what your collective actual experiences?
For kicks, I'll post a picture of our previous rig (the Xterra) atop Engineer Pass last summer, and our Tundra (still in her stock form)