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Wow, thanks for taking the time to read all my crap! I don’t think I did a good job of actually updating the thread each time I did something to the truck, but it is what it is.
Absolutely. I wasn’t sure exactly how, but this would be a good way to do it.I know you are going to be documenting the trip on your site but have you thought about using something like the patch below to check off the states you've visited in the truck
It’s official, The Wandering Winterfields are homeowners! It was a wild six month wait for our @fourwheelcampers, especially since we had never seen one in person. We watched many videos about them but still didn’t know what to expect with the configuration we went with. Let’s just say it is WAY cooler than we expected (not that we had low expectations). We are extremely excited about our choice to have a “blank” interior for us to DIY (not even a furnace), and the black on the tan truck is just perfect. The camper, dry, weighs 806lbs. The @DobinsonsUSA 1000lb leaf springs hardly sagged and I don’t even have the airbags in yet. I already drove the truck 300+ miles and the @nitrogears 5.29s and OVTune still had the truck moving better than stock. @remmenbrakes heavy duty brakes are doing their job well, I definitely needed these. Handling is a little sloppier, almost like not having a sway-bar, but not quite as bad as that. Highway driving went from ~13/14 MPH to 12 MPH. And the amount of people who break their neck to check ‘er out is unreal. @mainlineoverland (located PA and NH) were a killer group to work with and are literal experts on these campers — thanks for the pizza, guys. Lastly, my @relentlessfabrication tire swing-out will need to be slightly modified to fit, but easy enough that I should be able to do it myself as one of my first welding projects. Interior shots and a full walkthrough coming soon!
P.S. Look how much rake my truck had before the camper!
Idk why I have two of the same posts ?. Delete one if you can. I have no Idea how too lol
Thanks everyone!
I think it got down to 37-40°. With our arctic pack, we slept without the heat on. The air was cold but under the blankets weren’t. Woke up, threw the heat on for 10 minutes, got toasty and turned it off, hung out for a bit.
Have you been pretty satisfied with nights spent in yours? What have you guys been learning and adjusting?
We know all about that.
How's the suspension holding up after the first night break inNothing like waking up to a brisk morning on the Sound. (Just kidding, we totally didn’t sleep here. We slept in the camper, in our driveway. Had to test it!)
I think we broke one of the shocks, it got rough.How's the suspension holding up after the first night break in
dang thats huge
Yeah, and the LCA on the driver is perfectly blocked by the tire. So the ground clearance looks huge.
