Desert Trip V: Canyonlands Maze District

[DirtyLarry]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Awesome. Watching the next to last vid I understand why you had Phoenix make your popup with no overhang on the sides!

For sure! It had to be narrow and short. My buddy Ty with the Silver Dodge and older Phoenix camper has a lot of side over hang which took time and spotting through some of the tight spots plus his mirrors had to be flipped up which was even more of a tight spot hassle for him. I don’t have a picture of his but a stick somehow shiskabob’d his rear door. The stick poked clear through it! It was hilarious, it looked like some Indian shot him with an arrow The stick even protruded into the camper like 8”. Must have been when he was backing up at some point. Luckily, I haven’t encountered any camper damage yet.

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Damn, that looks like fun!

How much fuel do you typically burn through in a day on the trails? My truck originally had dual tanks, but I currently have just one 16 gal. tank. I'm thinking I would need the other tank if I ever did trip like this!

Hard to say on the fuel. Every day and every trail is different. My truck usually does very well on the desert trips especially on moderately flat ground as it lugs along in 3rd gear at idle most of the time. There are days like last year in Death Valley and the Mohave Rd where we drive all day and the gauge barely moves. This day when we left the Doll House was about an 8 hour drive from camp to camp with many steep climbs. I think this day it used somewhere under half tank. The majority of Thursday was spent crawling in 4 low.

Yeah, one 16 gallon tank wouldn’t work well. I carry 12 gallons on the bumper then have the two 16 gallon tanks.