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in '95 or '96 sold our tent trailer & bought this, which meant we were back to sleeping in the truck or tenting it
Attachment 1170204 first trip with it up to the okanagon, Penask summit, second highest hiway in bc. trailer sucked for loading & un-loading Attachment 1170206 trip to Arrow lake in '05, have re-built trailer, much easier to use now Attachment 1170207 Attachment 1170208 |
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before we bought the camper, still sleeping in truck or tenting it.
camp & ride around the Coquihalla alot. if you ever watch the show Highway to Hell, it's based on the "Coke". it's not as bad as they make it out to be, 90% of it is ill-prepared people or driving to fast idiots Attachment 1170212 Attachment 1170213 Attachment 1170214 Attachment 1170215 Attachment 1170216 |
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my son & me went local to stacey lake for the weekend last spring. was a little nippy
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we sold the boat in '010, & bought an 8 ft camper. wife was sick of sleeping in the back of the truck, & i HATE messing with a tent
just got it home, unloaded, & washed (notice ratchet strap holding camper on) Attachment 1170226 Attachment 1170227 first trip out with camper, Wolf lake, Cariboo Attachment 1170228 Attachment 1170229 some good riding up there Attachment 1170230 |
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ok, it's that time of the yr! just got ins. on the crew, re-sealed the windows, took it down to the river for a shakedown & test, supposed to be in the mid 60's this weekend. great outdoors here we come!Attachment 1240474 Attachment 1240475
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Man diesel,I know I've said it before....but that's a great looking truck eh!!!!! Great pictures too!
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Looks good dawg! I like that your tailgate can still shut with the camper in. Makes for a nice porch too I bet.
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Hope no one minds me joining in. I've always been a tent camper, done several miles of the AT and hiked/ice climbed a lot in Alaska while I was lucky enough to live there. Always had GM trucks to get me out there too ;) Most weren't 4x4 though, until a couple years ago I couldn't swing for much more than a 2WD longbed... they always got me in and out though!
I found some pics from camping with my first 72 before it was stolen. This had to have been around 2006ish and was up near Raven Cliffs and Unicoi Gap in North Georgia. Parking by the campsite, found a cool little pad right downstream from a waterfall. http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps1b9d3dc4.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psa1fc4b9d.jpg Riding around on forestry roads after setting up http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf3a628d7.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps7ee8ad26.jpg Here is Camping/hiking in Alaska around 2011, my second full time year up there. Drove out the Denali Highway and saw an amazing part of the world! http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...0715110902.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...909110024a.jpg Crossing the Susitna River http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...713111553a.jpg Got a moose on that trip! :) http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...902111448a.jpg My last camping trip in Alaska, didn't know it was or I would have made it longer but hopefully I'll get to visit again. Went from my place in Healy, AK down through Anchorage and over to Copper Center, McCarthy, and Valdez. An epic trip I will always remember! The daily routine, drive 5-6 hours and find a nice place to set up camp! http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps65d13795.jpg Always want to keep warm... http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf462f3aa.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps744ec877.jpg Might have overpacked a bit but my retired parents were with me, still can't believe I suckered them in to tent camping! http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psd7b8ce2f.jpg The views speak for themselves... http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps50051b0a.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psfcd01500.jpg Never a real trip in AK without a wildlife sighting! http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8dc44c14.jpg Hopefully as my son gets older I'll be able to update with pics of us camping! |
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Thanks for sharing and nice bull! That Denali highway is a great drive...
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Dont go camping much, but here are a few. this was when i still had my '04
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...camping036.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...camping055.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...camping065.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...camping073.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...camping075.jpg The camp site was on the bank of the Rio Grande, just shy of treeline. a little trip over Stony pass and the divide. there is a place on Stony pass that you can literally stand in the snowpile that is the beginning of the Rio Grande. i thought i have pics, but i guess not. |
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These photos are driving me nuts. I've had the boat out for a little fishing a couple times, but now I'm really jonesin' for a long weekend camping trip. I've scheduled a day the last Friday in April. If the weather cooperates...
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Great pictures! I can’t wait for the season to get going! It’s been a long hard winter and I can’t wait to get out. Our first trip is coming up in May. Headed to the Overland Expo in Flagstaff then heading back up to explore more in the Utah Canyonlands area. I can’t wait for that week to get here!
I haven’t done much to the truck itself in preparation for this season other than addressing some annoyance items and cosmetic things on body and interior (pulled doors to adjust, readjust and adjust some more, adjusted the entire front clip and installed new door panels). The body needed a lot of adjustments here and there from years of getting flexed and tweaked off-road. The doors were getting to the point they didn’t want to shut anymore and the bottoms were rattling on the rocker panels. They shut better than new now. Even though the truck hasn’t gotten much attention the camper sure has. I ran it up to the camper builder in March where they remodeled the kitchen area by removing the old sink set up and old stovetop. The old stove top was a Suburban brand unit, which are in just about every RV built in the last few decades. They are great pieces but they rattle like crazy and I was looking for something more modern and takes up less space. They hooked me up with a Stove/sink combo unit and I really love it! Can’t wait to get a chance to use it in the real world. While it was at their shop they also installed the 100W solar panel for me. Once I got it home I handled the controller wiring and rearranged just about everything I had packed in there. When I was done I found a hidden compartment which I opened up revealing over 1 cubic foot of storage. 1 cubic foot of storage is HUGE in a little truck camper. The solar should really help on those trips where we may sit in one spot for more than a day as the National Luna refrigerator is 100% electric. Even though it is 100% electric it doesn’t draw much current but after about 3 day of the truck not moving the fridge starts to run pretty flat. Before: This worked alright for a few years. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5051/...49972946_b.jpg After: This opens up a lot more room when the stove and sink are not in use. No more rattles either! I hate rattles!! https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/...7d0a78f3_c.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/...2761daaf_c.jpg Added a 100W solar system as well. Will be perfect when parked in the same spot for a day or more. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/...d044e89b_c.jpg Anxious to get out and see how this new stove/sink and solar perform! This is where we are going in Canyonlands! The Doll House in the Maze District. We briefly rolled through this spot in 2010. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/...08cafb91_b.jpg We'll be seeing lot of this too. Camping next to this cliff is a thrill. Just becareful when you get up at 2 AM to use the beer return station. That first step is a doozy! :lol: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/...ab62c631_b.jpg |
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Bullwinkle died?
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MTCK, thanks, yeah it's nice having the porch, i did have to drill holes threw the gate, or it fills up with water when it rains. also got 2 sets of step brackets bolted to it! but it's just my camping 'gate, i have a nice one with clearance lites & full alum. checkerplate t.gate guard, not enuff room to shut the gate with the alum on it though Tropical, awesome pics, love going up there even though aint been there since '07. feel free to post more pics! some nice looking country ryanroo, good looking '04 DirtyLarry, VERY cool looking stove & sink, that thing would like double your counter space!, how much do something like that go for? solar is great to have too, (got a real small one for the truck batteries) but your only getting 3-4 days? does,nt your eight point one have dual batts? yes, let us know how it works, i'm really liking the concept |
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The truck actually has 3 batteries. A chassis start battery on the RH side of the radiator support, a camper/winch battery on the left side then another camper battery in the camper. The camper battery under the hood and inside the camper are tied to each other. There is also an isolator to separate the two camper batteries from the chassis battery. |
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This thread was an awesome idea. Isn't this what we have the 4x4's for? Besides all the great location pics, I love the picture of the mama bear with her cubs. Awesome! Please keep the great pics coming. When I'm done with my '64 K10, camping is one of the first things I'm doing with it.
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Poser shot in the driveway. New camper, taking it out for the first time tomorrow |
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Nice photo. Enjoy your trip.
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looks good willett!
be seeing you up this end of the valley, or you going sea to sky direction? |
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We went up the elaho. I usually go Squamish way as its a bit quicker then heading out to the valley. With all the fun going on I forgot to snap pictures of my truck in the woods :lol: Ill have to ask my friends if they got any.
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And thanks!
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not camping pic's, me & my son went up to chilliwack lake today.
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Bought a pop up last wednesday and took it camping that weekend. I had my little boat on the back as well.
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