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Gonna try this one on the wife! CampX is for sale.....looking for an Alpine!Mine had the same notice that's why I have a flatbed camper, not a slide in!
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At this point I am probably going to have Basil do it for me. I will do lights at the same time and depending on where the brushguard will end up to be it requires a relocation of the 2 amber Diode Dynamics light bars from behind the grill as well. Now that my truck is almost complete, I am more eager to go out and travel than doing these type of things. I've proven to myself I can do it and I take pride in that, but I want to take this thing out on the road. ... actually, heading out in the morning to drive up the 395 towards Mammoth, Mono Lake, Alabama Hills and so on.
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I totally get that. If you make it up to Tahoe I will buy you a beer (or coffee)!
Hawk is where I'll end up again.
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Absolutely beautiful!!!! Perfect truck!!!
If you are interested, I made a video tour of my 2022 F250 Tremor and my Supertramp camper. I added those to my build thread. PS: If you like the videos, please hit the like button and subscribe to my channel. It will help me a little bit and your support is appreciated.
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Got the truck back from my off-road shop (Basil’s Garage, Vista, CA / highly recommended). Three additional solar panels installed on the roof with a potential option to add two more at a later date. The camper, by default, comes with three 110W solar panels. I added three 110W panels to the mix...
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Love it!!!!
So while mine might be one of the fancy ones, in truth I love your camper!!! Had a GFC for a number of years and as you said those wedge camper’s are amazing. As much as I love the comforts of home my camper affords I appreciate and almost prefer the simplicity, certainly when traveling solo.
I see a fly rod rack on the roof. If I was to build my dream weekend fly fishing vehicle it would absolutely be a simple wedge camper. Your set up looks awesome!
It’s gone now, but what a great fishing vehicle! Took me to a lot of great places and being able to stand up and change and sleep slightly out of reach of a curious Griz always seemed like a plus.
That’s the idea behind it. I don’t live close enough to trout waters to day fish anywhere, but I’m plenty close for 2-3 day trips. I’ve got a little one that can’t wait to get out and do some more fishing with daddy too. He was more stoked to have the truck back yesterday than I was, and even more so once the camper was installed shortly later.
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You know it. That’s what it’s all about man. Good for you! I can’t think of a better reason to have a a vehicle like that.
The wife and I spent a ton of time roaming the Rockies from NM to Canada on a roof top tent before kids. She’s done numerous multi night kayak trips with me as well, and a handful of backpacking trips. Luckily for me she’s used to roughing it, and doesn’t mind at all. This will be a definite upgrade in terms of our camping trips, but still not limit our ability to get away from people too much. Also will double as my poor boy toy hauler now that the tent is gone lol
Our first rooftop tent setup about 7 years ago now. Been through 3 since then. One day well end up in a full on slide in camper with bed, but that won’t be until I can justify having a truck that doesn’t have to earn it’s keep.
Our first rooftop tent setup about 7 years ago now. Been through 3 since then. One day well end up in a full on slide in camper with bed, but that won’t be until I can justify having a truck that doesn’t have to earn it’s keep.
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Great looking!
Hey there is no right answer for these builds.. Like you said you just have to fit your needs. I needed to build house to live in almost full time, but some days I am bummed I no longer have the utility of a truck bed.
If you have plans for the interior, share them here! Im sure there are some great ideas for the wedge campers. If you are considering a decked system, let me know!
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When I'm finished with the "fancy one" I hope to build Camper 2.0 for when it's just me heading out or on one of "the guy trips" when I tend to get further off the grid. For that, I just want basic pop top (no cab over), wedge, or maybe a canopy with RTT. The more I load up Camper 1.0 with all the niceties the more I'm finding myself thinking WTH am I doing. I need to remind myself every now and then that Camper 1.0 is to get my wife to go more places in comfort while still affording some off the grid travel. There's a lot to be said for simplicity!!
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Totally.
Almost my entire business seems to be guys creating comfortable experiences for their spouses in the backcountry. I love it! Figure out the non-negotiables and go backwards from there. Wrappon Toilet is expensive, but one of those "gamechangers." If thats overkill, the cassette toilets work but they can be a bit gnarly with altitude. Plus emptying them is no fun!
I'm treading into composting toilet territory. I have never used one and quite frankly loose sleep over thinking about it. "Everyone" that has them seems to like them so we will see. If, after our 3 month road trip in Mexico, we find it's not for us, I have room to put a different type of toilet in the WC. I don't want to go to cassette as we have used a Thetford porta-potty in the van for several years and I absolutely hate dealing with it. Fresh water will splash out when 4 wheeling, they can "burp" during big altitude (pressure) changes, and generally no fun. Something about the Wrappon I just don't like. The idea of bagging my "stuff" and tossing it in the trash just doesn't feel right to me.
If I remember, I'll report back after this first road trip on my composting experience.
Before anyone comments, I put a red LED strip on a switch that turns it on every time the compartment lid is lifted for nighttime use by the Mrs. It's not a mood light!
Yes, the portable toilets and cassette toilets can have an interesting effect if sealed shut, then driven to high elevation and not vented to adjust internal pressure before being used. Ha. Most only do it once!
For us, the happy in-between toilet is a separating toilet. They are not full on "composting" toilet, which are larger, have crank and vent, etc. but the important part is separating the liquids and solids. Something like the Trelino toilets. The downfall of portable toilets is they mix solids and liquids and that is what makes sewage. Horrid stuff. Keep the liquids and solids separate makes a huge different.
We've not used the Trelino yet because we purchased on black friday (that could be worked into a pun or joke. Ha), but in principle, we have already experimented with this concept by moving away from our portable toilet last year and going to separate liquids container and a solids "bucket" type container. The experiment was a success hence the purchase of the Trelino Evo M. But one can do a home made setup on the cheap or even cheaper is a homemade "bagging" toilet where it all goes in the same lined container and is changed after nearly every use (similar to Wrappon but costs $5 rather than $1,500. You can buy a lot of biodegradeable liner bags for that. You just don't get the electric sealing feature and bag replacement is a bit more hands on).
If we are dispersed camping (which is 95% of the time), it is allowed, and environment isn't prohibitive (biting insects, cold temps), we'll continue to dig and use cat holes for solids (and pack out paper rather than burying it). In the 5% of the time we camp in a campground (have fishing boat in tow, for example, so can't bounce up a forest service road), we'll use facilities there if they are not nasty. In any case, the indoor toilet use won't be used for solids every day nor every outing, but it's nice to have the option. We'll use the Trelino for liquids every day/night. Trelino is light and portable enough that we'll be able to easily move it from the camper into our little hub screenhouse if it's a matter of bugs being an issue.
Besides not creating sewage (mixed liquids and solids), the other benefit of a separating toilet (or bagging toilet, like the Wrappon, for that matter) is not using water to flush. Between flushing and dumping rinsing, a portable toilet and cassette toilet use up a lot of precious water.
Ah, but it is. Just for a different "mood". Ha.
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Its tricky!
People do love the compositing toilet and if installed properly they shouldnt smell like some are worried about. Emptying the liquid container is a bit of a drag, but the main reason we never really installed them in client vans was the sheer space they consume. The wrappon's are so much smaller, and allow for easy disposal. Talk through some of the wrappon negatives a bit more and maybe I have either a solution via Wrappon, or another direction. There is a brand in Europe I am considering importing (essentially a wrappon with a bio bag instead of plastic) as many customers have requested such, but in general id love to hear more.
Also, 3 months in Mexico and no pictures? Sounds amazing. We are trying to be in Baja for the Month of April.. I need to hurry on my build.
Yes the cassette burping is disgusting. I wont touch those things!
We leave on our trip February 1. I've been feverishly working to get the truck and camper ready. I'm almost done!
We'll be in Baja for the first few weeks then hop the ferry to mainland for a couple months. I'll post up when we return.
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