All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Anything better than plywood for floor?Thanks for the idea folks, I appreciate it. Looks like marine grade plywood is what I'm going to go with. I wish I could step up to 3/4", or even 5/8", but it needs to have linoleum transition smoothly to the rest of the floor that is not being replaced. Needs to fit under existing walls, cabinetry etc. too, so sticking with 1/2" it will have to be. - CoyoteRe: Anything better than plywood for floor?I like that idea, and had even thought about it, but wasn't sure if there was any such thing as pressure treat plywood. Definitely sounds like an upgrade over regular plywood. Thanks! - CoyoteAnything better than plywood for floor?Tackling a "soft spot" in the bathroom project... I've got the bathroom floor all out. The sub floor was 1/2" plywood. Is there a better/best type of sub floor material to use, other than simply replacing with the same plywood that was there before? As in, more moisture resistant and or stronger? Figure as long as I'm doing it, and I only need one sheet of material, if there is something better to use, I may as well use it. BTW... Pretty sure I've got the source of the leaks - from above and a plumbing leak hidden under the tub - fixed already. Thank! - CoyoteRe: Green River Ut Thunder Mountain wrote: No food worth eating except maybe the Chesters Chicken at the bus stop. Have you tried Ray's Tavern? I'll occasionally stop in Green River just to get a cheeseburger and a beer at Ray's. Definitely the best food in town. We stay in Green River at least once a year for a long weekend - hotel, not RV. Drive our Jeep there and use GR as a base camp to access the unlimited cool stuff in ever direction. The San Rafael Swell is probably the best kept secret in Utah. More neat stuff to see and do than I can list, but no tourists. - UTCoyoteRe: To boldy go where no camper has gone before...Several of my overlanding friends use the offroad trailers with roof top tents attached to the lids, like you'll see a lot of at the Overland Expo. A couple AT Chasers, one Tentrax, one homemade from an FJ40 tub. Those things really don't appeal to me. But, I can see where the right one, combined with a 4 door JK or 100 Series Cruiser, could get a family of four just about anywhere it's legal to go with some conveniences in shelter/sleep system and galley over my traditional tent and camp kitchen. Importing an Aussie caravan... I wish. The world may be open to me, but my wallet ain't quite that open to the world . Do also agree, the market might be small here, but one does exist. I think a lot of the same people that buy those offroad trailers just mentioned above, would be prime candidates. I've seen several guys spend $15-$20K to try one of those, with hopes of getting his wife or kids more interested in his remote explorations. But, at the end of the day, those things are still just tents, not very big or weatherproof ones at that. Nearly every instance I've seen of a guy getting into one for those reasons, has not really worked out. One of these caravans though, you give the ladies a little indoor plumbing, some counter space and a "real" bed with a hard roof, they warm right up to that! My own wife is a good example. She only tolerated camping about once a year before we got the TT. Now she loves to go. Granted, what we now call "camping" is fairly far removed from what we used to call "camping", but, regardless, she didn't like the old kind, she really enjoys it now and the amenities I just mentioned are the reasons why. So, yes, I think you are right, there would be a few folks in this country quite interested in one of these. Like I said, I'd be extremely interested myself, just not in a position to buy one new at this time. Maybe after the youngest is done with college... - Coyote Re: 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited towing questionNot to mention the longer wheelbase of the 4 door version (JKU). Probably not a problem with a popup, but I think that I saw somewhere in the Wrangler owners manual a frontal area limit besides the weight limit. - CoyoteRe: To boldy go where no camper has gone before...Agree. My TT has a spring over and tall tires, pretty decent ground clearance - I call The Sheep Wagon because it sits so high it looks like one. I haven't had it very long, pretty new to TT's, but we have been taking it boondocking on long dirt roads in the Uintas and in the mountains of southern Utah. But I'm sure a steady diet of the kind of rough stuff, frame dragging, deep water crossings etc. featured in that video would have my TT in pieces quickly. I'm not aware of a U.S. maker of similar. I think the market for such would be microscopic here. Just from the people I know who gravitate towards the two activities, it seems like RV'ers and back country overland adventurers are two very different breeds. I'd probably be one who would really, really want one, and would actually really use it as intended, but who would NOT be able to afford it. As it is, I have a TT that I take my family camping in (and camping for us means generally avoiding anything that resembles a campground, but with a TT also avoiding anything truly remote...). And I also have a well kitted out Jeep that I take into the most remote vehicle accessible locations available in the contiguous 48 - without the family. If I had one of these TT's, I might be able to do both at the same time. How cool would it be to setup in one of these at The Dollhouse in The Maze district of Canyonlands, for example? I think my family would LOVE it! I really don't think I could afford one though... - CoyoteRe: Heavy Duty DC Portable Air CompressorPower tanks are nice, but big, bulky and kind of a PITA to keep filled and certs up to date. Viar is good, but there are others I think as good or better for the money. ARB and Puma, to name two. On the cheap, can't beat the various incarnations of the MV50, which is just a Chinese knock-off of a Viar 400P - I own both and the heads etc. are interchangeable. Fit and finish certainly superior on the Viair, of course. If filling decent sized tires upwards of 50 psi, I think the higher duty cycle, higher CFM, higher quality ARB or Puma compressors are the way to go. Smaller tires, less than 50 psi, an MV50 will get you by just fine for cheap. - CoyoteRe: Honda Has a Question for EU2000i OwnersChoice B. Quieter. That small power increase, I'd never notice. 3dB quiter, I'll notice (or pleasantly not notice) every second it's running. Even as quiet as it is (for a generator), I hate hearing it and can't wait to turn it off. - CoyoteRe: Blistine or Rancho 9000 Shocks?I disagree that the shocks won't be an improvement. The better than OEM shocks definitely do have better damping. Which will slow down the frequency and severity of the bounce on washboard. They'll give a more controlled ride. Even more importantly, the monotube Bilstein 5100's will not fade nearly as fast as the OEM twin tube shocks. After only a couple miles of washboard the factory shocks will fade badly. It will still ride pretty rough, but it will definitely be a more controlled, less harsh version of rough. A definite improvement. FWIW, I bought a brand new '13 pickup a couple weeks ago and put 5100's on it the first day. Unless they area a special package, factory shocks are usually of very poor/cheap quality and replacing them even when new will make a noticeable improvement to ride and handling. It is one of the easiest, best bang for the buck modifications there is for practically any new truck. - Coyote
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