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#1 jcbrandon

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Posted 20 January 2012 - 07:31 PM

Great article today on the Truck Camper Magazine website:
Off Road Truck Camping 101
http://www.truckcamp...ck-camping-101/

Nice pictures from Colorado and Utah.
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#2 dorocks

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 01:35 PM

Great article today on the Truck Camper Magazine website:
Off Road Truck Camping 101
http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/jim-mccoy:-off-road-truck-camping-101/

Nice pictures from Colorado and Utah.


Nice article. "Emergency" bike is a good idea.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 08:43 PM

Nice article. "Emergency" bike is a good idea.


Sure was-makes me want to go to the hills! You know I've thought about a bke for years, maybe it's time to get one!:lol: Would sure have fitted in with the un stuck-handy man thread!

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 07:02 PM

Great, you then die of a heart attack. Guess we better get in shape first.

Is a good option though. I mean the bike.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 12:56 AM

If you decide to bring your bike along, here is an very well engineered hitch mounted rack. The price is comparable to some Thules and Yakimas (although the add-on for a second bike is overpriced), but much better for quick mounting of the bike. It's also fairly lightweight.

http://www.1upusa.co...usarackhome.htm
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#6 MarkBC

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 02:23 AM

If you decide to bring your bike along, here is an very well engineered hitch mounted rack. The price is comparable to some Thules and Yakimas (although the add-on for a second bike is overpriced), but much better for quick mounting of the bike. It's also fairly lightweight.

http://www.1upusa.co...usarackhome.htm

I've never seen anything quite like that -- very cool.
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Posted 31 January 2012 - 12:12 PM

That bike rack is nice, but obstructs the door...

Not that my solution is the 'be all end all' solution, but these $20 cleats from rocky mounts have worked fine for me (5+ months and 13000 miles since August 2011)

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$40 on bike mounting, save the extra $460 for fuel and food! (It does take longer than 5 seconds to mount/dismount my bikes but shoot, its not a quick draw holster for a EDC weapon... Its a bike that you take off to ride then clean and put back away...)
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Posted 01 February 2012 - 09:23 AM

The wall mounted cleat solution is nifty, but is not the solution for me since I want one rack for two vehicles (camper and daily driver). The "Quik-Rack" is the best option I've seen for my purposes, in spite of it's price. It folds down so you can access the camper door while on the road, and when in camp, the bike removal is so easy, it won't add much time to camp setup. I'm leaning toward getting one.
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