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Re: Off road trips Utah, Idaho, Arizona
Burr Trail is very easy. Hell's Backbone is also easy when there is no snow, but I think the Burr has more photogenic opps. Do both if you are there in the right season. The Wolverine loop off the Burr trail has some nice scenery along it and is also reasonably good dirt road.408Views0likes0CommentsRe: Torklift FastGun Locks
Tom_Anderson wrote: srschang wrote: Wow, glad I don't live where you guys live. Haven't locked my house, garage, or pole barn in 35 years. Really not worried about a couple hundred dollars of camper tie downs that nobody has a use for unless they have a camper. That's great if your camper never leaves your house. But most of us travel around with ours. This is what it is. I am not worried about them in my driveway, but out on the road somewhere. Sad to say, but some people will steal almost anything if you give them a chance. Better to minimize their chances.586Views0likes0CommentsCamper drawing on truck battery
I have a 2016 Chevy 3500 with a Northstar Laredo SC on the back. The camper wiring is plugged into the trailer hitch receptacle that is OEM on the truck. The camper has a battery cutoff switch. When the switch is off and I am not plugged into 110V and the truck is shut off, the camper is still getting power. I then unplugged the camper wiring from the trailer hitch receptacle and the camper no longer has power. So the camper is pulling power from the truck battery when the truck is not running. This does not seem normal to me. I thought the camper should only draw power from the truck battery (or alternator) when the truck is running. Does this seem right? Any thoughts or suggestions? Harley2KViews0likes7CommentsRe: Burr Trail
As long as it is dry, it is extremely easy. You might hit a little bit of washboard here and there, but no big deal. Dry, it is 2 wheel drive the whole way. Passenger cars do the trail all the time. I have not driven the lower section to Bullfrog rottidawg is referencing (which is not part of the Burr Trail).439Views0likes0CommentsRe: The End All/Be All of Non-Slide Rigs - Or No?
If you are planning a lot of off-road use, I would suggest paying close attention to camper width. I go off-road quite a bit in the deserts and some forest. My rig is 7 feet wide and I would not want to go ANY wider. Even at 7', I have stuff banging into the camper all the time. Width (and build quality) was a significant factor in my Northstar choice.282Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Gets a New Truck - 2016 GMC 3500
I have the same truck, but the diesel version. I picked it up end of August and could not be happier. Great truck! My camper is on mine full time. I filled out some CA DMV paperwork and had the truck reclassified as a passenger vehicle. It should save me a few bucks on registration fees and possible hassle out on the road.600Views0likes0Comments
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