ATC Bobcat after one year...

[Mark W. Ingalls]

Kodachrome, enjoyed the interview, photos, and information about your project. Thank you for sharing. And its great that an ATC camper is involved in the project, that's pretty cool for us wanderers here. Thanks again and best of luck with the continuing project.



Great interview and work Daniel, glad to see you're still around here.


Heh. I be nobody, but I surely hang out with some *really cool* people on the 'net.

 

[HIKEMT]

Very nice link and comments, Kodachrome. Thank you.

 

[craig333]

You think Paul Simon had any inkling kodachrome would be going away when he wrote the song?

Glad to hear the ATC is still treating you well.

 

[Kodachrome]

So I have done some great mods to my ATC Bobcat as per the new Dometic CR-1065 AC / DC fridge / freezer and more than double the solar output, roof lifter thingys, removable pass through for the cat, etc..

My wife and I are headed West to escape the gnarly smoke from the AZ fires, will spend about a week in Yosemite then pay the fine folks at ATC a visit.....

 

[billharr]

So I have done some great mods to my ATC Bobcat as per the new Dometic CR-1065 AC / DC fridge / freezer and more than double the solar output, roof lifter thingys, removable pass through for the cat, etc..

My wife and I are headed West to escape the gnarly smoke from the AZ fires, will spend about a week in Yosemite then pay the fine folks at ATC a visit.....


When will you be in Yosemite? I will be in lower pines this Thursday/Friday. Water should be amazing.

Bill in Stockton

 

[Kodachrome]

When will you be in Yosemite? I will be in lower pines this Thursday/Friday. Water should be amazing.

Bill in Stockton


We will be there starting tomorrow through Friday providing how the camp site raffle / lottery goes first thing in the morning.

Just battled it out with nasty winds for hundreds of miles on I-80, brutal...

 

[billharr]

We will be there starting tomorrow through Friday providing how the camp site raffle / lottery goes first thing in the morning.

Just battled it out with nasty winds for hundreds of miles on I-80, brutal...


Regulations say two vehicles per camp site, both must fit on pad. If OK with the ranger you are welcome to share space number 50 in lower pines.

Bill

 

[Kodachrome]

Regulations say two vehicles per camp site, both must fit on pad. If OK with the ranger you are welcome to share space number 50 in lower pines.

Bill


Wow, that would be awesome! Is there good sky for solar? Call me at nine seven zero, six one eight, four three three oh, I will try to PM you from our iPad, we are in Modesto about to have dinner...

 

[Lighthawk]

We will be there Friday night, Lower Pines #43 if you still need a spot to share.

Andy
five-three-oh, nine-one-three, oh,three,seven,seven

 

[Kodachrome]

Had a nice three days in the valley before the crazy weekends crowds roll in. Saw lots of pop-ups...

 

[Kodachrome]

Bobcat is still rocking, better than ever, use it a full week out of each month, possibly more in the busier season. This week she got a new 40 watt flex panel for the secondary battery via the wind fairing:

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Just went back and reread your whole post and interview.Great story.
I think my Bobcat was started just after yours was finished.My # is 1084.
Thanks for the story over the last couple years.Avery nice read.
Hope to hear more in the future and some photos also.
Frank

 

[Kodachrome]

I want to load photos to this thread, but no longer see a way to do that.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

I want to load photos to this thread, but no longer see a way to do that.

Maybe I am stating the obvious,but don't you just use the "more reply options" at the bottom right hand corner,
than choose attach files? That works for me.
Frank

 

[Kodachrome]

Maybe I am stating the obvious,but don't you just use the "more reply options" at the bottom right hand corner,
than choose attach files? That works for me.
Frank

................LOL..........

 

[Kodachrome]

Been on the road a month now, had a great Winter so we are rewarding our selves with camper life. My wife works remotely for a large medical institution so with all the solar we have now, she can work from the road as long as we have signal. I am planning on ordering and installing a newly introduced 4G cell booster that ought to help a bit.

This time I brought just the Hasselblad 6x6 system with me, cat hair gets to be a bit much in reloading 4x5 film holders, LOL! The photos have been going great, in a really good groove shooting slow black and white and infrared films. We are in Sacramento now, roasting to our dismay visiting relatives who's A/C is toast, will help them get it fixed tomorrow then back on the road to start our way back to Colorado (Coolerado). Might poke into All Terrain to bring by some Pepsi, say hi to the fellas, hope they are staying cool in the workshop.

I've done some camper upgrades here and there, new suspension on the truck, works like a dream. All good, no better way to work as a photographer...

 

[Kodachrome]

Camper has not been off the truck since May of 2011, time for an inspection and some planned maintenance...

 

[Kodachrome]

The little lady sanding down the edges of some new aluminum diamond plate...

 

[Kodachrome]

Sanded and painted all the underside wood with three coats of grey primer, was getting a little worn, also replaced the stock drain plug...

 

[Kodachrome]

Diamond plate installed, rig is ready for a 6 week uninterrupted stint....and Winter. Truck has brand new heavy duty clutch, suspension upgrade that includes the fabulous droop saving Daystar airbag cradles....