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[Chel]

I've been lurking this site and have enjoyed all the info about truck campers. I left my Boise basecamp 2/14, camped on BLM land at the foot of the Ruby Mountains at 10 degrees (that's my profile picture), Valley of Fire SP, NV; Lake Havasu SP, AZ; BLM land in the Buckskin Mtns and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ. I'm currently in Oro Valley but will be heading into the Coronado NF for the next couple weeks or so. I will try to post some pictures and look forward to meeting other FWC enthusiasts on the trail.

The Tundra is awesome, smooth and comfortable and with 389 hp/ 390 ftlb I haven't come anywhere close to the top end. The camper fully loaded is barely noticeable at interstate speeds unless it is really windy. I averaged 15 MPG in mixed driving for the first 2k, then installed the camper and dropped to 13 the last 2k.

The FWC Hawk is all we hoped for. Everything works great. Thanks to Steve Gutierrez at FWC for his patient help as we planned the options, and thanks to Beto (probably a misspelling, I apologize) who did a fast and very professional job installing it in Reno.

So far I have been pleased with the Yakima Swingdaddy hitch rack and Champion Cover. We are 1400 miles DFR with a couple hundred on gravel and dirt. The rack swings away allowing access to the camper without unloading bikes. The cover slides over the rack arms, zips around the bikes and has clear panels at the corners so the taillights can be seen. Time will tell if it will hold up to long term backcountry use.

[K6ON]

Chel,
Welcome aboard.. The rig sounds great, but to be sure..we need pictures!

[DLN]

Great first report, welcome to the forum, and as always we need pictures, pictures, pictures. All the best.

[Barko1]

If you get tired of AZ head over to the Gila NF, Black Range, Monticello Canyon - 50+ water crossings:thumb:

[Chel]

I admit to sometimes struggling with technology. I have a bunch of pictures saved on my laptop and am adding more every day. They are all taken at high resolution and are not on a website.

The picture attached here is camp 1, 2-14-09. This is on BLM land at the foot of the Ruby Mountains, south of Wells, Nv.

If you click "Chel" at the top of the thread you should see a picture in my profile, but the file is too big to post as an avatar. Anyone know how to make the file small enough?

Thanks, Chel

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[GSBFree]

Nice to see another FWC based out of Boise. Good looking setup!

[brett13]

Welcome Chel. We have the same rig and color (I think- I'm colorblind). Look for my old posts, you'll see. I'm putting E rated 33's on tomorrow and a small lift, so I'll be showing it off again soon.