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I put wooden blocks on each side of mine too, they stay in place even on the bumpiest roads.

We keep it simple and lightweight, so there is no refrigerator. We use coolers, easy to move around.

My experience with the local National Forests, including the Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Custer-Gallatin, and Caribou-Targhee, is that your camper is considered hard sided while the top is down and soft sided while the top is up. Anytime we camp in these areas, all food goes inside the cab of the...

I spent nine years living in a tipi hauling water in 5 gallon buckets for myself and 30 dogs, by atv during summer and snowmobile during winter. I learned quickly to be a water miser and "camp clean" was good enough for everyday life. Water is mostly used for drinking, cooking, and washing...

I use it regularly with my 2010 Tundra. Most of my driving is up and down mountain passes, I like the shift pattern going up hill and the braking/downshifting it provides going down hill. I will turn it off for long, flat stretches to help with gas mileage.

Current conditions of the more used roads, per the BLM website. Looks like some areas are finally drying out. Contact them directly for the most current info. https://www.blm.gov/documents/utah/public-room/data/road-report

I have always run studded snow tires in the winter because I was pulling a trailer full of dogs and wanted the best traction available. It's just the truck and a FWC now and it's time for new tires, both summer and winter tires are shot. My biggest priority is traction on snow, winters are long...

My Tundra came with P rated tires, they made it 20,000 miles before one of the local forest service roads tore big chunks out of the tread. This was not serious off-roading. There were a few, apparently very sharp little rocks, otherwise it was a decent road to a huckleberry picking spot. Got...

There is an awful lot of snow in Idaho this year, some roads are going to be iffy for a while. Stanley and the Sawtooths are nice, but no way the snow will be gone by early April. The Owyhee area is nice and should be good, check with BLM for accurate road conditions. Maybe also look at Bruneau...

I have a cat that takes care of the rodents, even the foxes keep their distance.

Caught a great sunrise near Vegas recently

Dispersed camping near Carlsbad is slim pickings, but there is a bit of convenient BLM land just north of Carlsbad. Nothing special, but super easy access and close to the caverns. Described as follows: "Public land campsites. Directly across 62 from 772. Coarse gravel and rock road takes you...

Northern Idaho

I think weight index is only part of the equation. My Toyota came with P rated tires that only made it about 20,000 miles, mostly on Forest Service roads and no serious off roading. One road in particular was full of sharp rocks that were just too much for the P rated tire. Went to E rated all...

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Definitely a sad ending to an otherwise avoidable situation. I do not intend to judge this couple as I am sure this is a failing on my part, but I do not understand their actions at all. I never understood my parents who were super cautious with their motor home and tow vehicle, refusing to go...

I completely agree here, self drilling screws did not hold well. I ended up drilling a small pilot hole then using self piercing screws.

A lot of people don't like posting personal contact info and some simply don't even think about it being helpful, they assume you can respond with a comment or message them directly through Facebook.

Too bad you have no intentions of joining Facebook, the best prices on FWC for sale lately have been on the Four Wheel Camper Owners Facebook page. I don't bother listing them here because they are usually claimed within a few hours, if not a few minutes.

I generally figure a gallon of water per person per day, and usually start our trips with 15 to 20 gallons for 2 people. This is for drinking, cooking, some light dishwashing, and maybe a sponge bath, but no showering. We refill whenever the opportunity arrises just to stay on top of it. We also...