My wife,cat and I spent May driving cross country from central Massachusetta to the SW. We put about 9000 miles on our 2016 Ford F-250 Supercab short box carrying a Northstar Freedom . We have the camper,plow ,and towing packages,Timbrens and Torklift tie downs and fastguns. The 6.2 gasser wheezed a bit on grades above 8-9000 feet but I really have no complaints. We averaged about 14mpg on highways at 60-65mph and 10-12 on byways. Some days less,some days more. We probably boondocked about 20% of the time. We solved our storage problems by leaving a lot of "stuff" at home. There are stores all the way across the country and back. Since I can't fit in the shower (6'4,230 or so),one adapts to the situation - baby wipes,sponge baths,etc. A curtain on a shower rod across the width of the camper allows ample privacy ,though the cat did peek!
How did Daniel Boone ever manage without every modern convenience? It seems we have a need to drag everything with us (civilization) that we're trying to escape. Minimize and enjoy.
