Truck Camping Photo Thread

Bundutech El Awning. Its been great. Have a review in the works but I need to take a couple more pictures before I post it.

Got a bunch of pictures of it in action here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...rt-may-17-–-may-25-2019.613180/#post-20790319

 

Truck and Jeep camping and exploring. Camped out at Culp Valley Primitive Campground last Friday evening to Saturday morning. Checked out the Anza-Borrego Visitor Center, then explored the area seeing various sculptures at Galleta Meadows and seeing a view of the Badlands from Font's Point.

 

Delicious Skittles Fudge

Enjoy this Delicious Creamy Skittles Fudge any time you need a red, white or blue dessert! It's an easy, no bake recipe with only 3-ingredients!

Coursecandy, Dessert
CuisineAmerican

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
0 minutes

Servings16
Calories141kcal
AuthorErin Henry
Ingredients

• 3 cups white chocolate
• 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 cup Skittles
• Food coloring optional

Instructions

• Combine white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan.
• Melt over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and completely melted.
• Stir in Skittles.
• Pour into an 8-inch square pan lined with parchment paper.
• If using food coloring, place one drop of each color food coloring in a different corner of the fudge pan; use a knife or toothpick to swirls colors together.
• Refrigerate or freeze until firm.

Notes
Tips for Making Skittles Fudge

• The swirly top is optional. You could use any color food coloring, but for a patriotic look, go with red and blue.
• For best results, take the fudge out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature before serving.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

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Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 70mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 0.1% | Vitamin C: 1.5% | Calcium: 4.9% | Iron: 0.3%

 

Now that’s cool as hell.
Even the cookout...like Homer Simpson would say “MMMMMM SPAM”.

 

I'm ready to go back.

 

I use Action Packer or Plano storage boxes to keep what needs to be out of the weather clean and dry.

 

I've actually got the same tent. Are you still using the original mattress pad?

 

Looks like it was a fun trip. How well does that solar panel work?

 

Wow that place looks awesome! You guys must of had a blast, looks like you ate well too lol, yum!

 

In April I plan on doing a round trip camping/road trip with me and my bulldog from Portland Oregon to Philadelphia Pennsylvania mostly camping in national parks and national forest. I’m going to be looking at this thread closely for ideas and pointers

 

Money isn’t a big issue and neither is time, and wife and kid will be in Japan for the month so I’m going at with the dog. There’s a few points in the trip where I plan to stay at a friends or family house for a night to wash my balls and do some laundry.

 

Ahhh!! Have a Safe trip!!!!

 

Yea I’m giving my self a month or more to be safe so I don’t over extend

 

Yes essentially. Did Mojave Road a couple months back and the dust was inevitable but my gear was way cleaner than my friends who had an open bed.

Yeah still have the same mattress. It’s pretty comfortable. I just don’t like how it is smaller than the floor. Other tents have a mattress that goes end to end

 

Do you have a national park pass? Highly recommend if you're planning to camp in national parks . If the parks are full you can always ask the rangers where near by BLM or fireroad you can spend the night. BLM ARE AWESOME BTW!!!

 

Yes sir got my lifetime pass for national parks for veterans. That’s the plan.

 

Trying to do last week of March to leave and end of April being back home. Before the summer vacationers get out there.

 

Hi! I haven't really tested it much to know it's effectiveness or efficiency, ...but it works! It's the Overland Solar Bugout 120 (2nd gen). https://overlandsolar.com/collectio...products/120-watt-nylon-folding-solar-charger

My setup did not beep like the one in the video; possibly, because it had some sun shining on it and the PLB40 I'm using still had sufficient power. The one in the video seemed to have been hooked up while indoors and their PLB40 may be too low on power. Correction: it was at 100%, so it could be due to the lack of sunlight while recording indoors.

I found this company's booth at Overland Expo West 2019 in Flagstaff, AZ last month displaying their solar panel with some PLB40s. I don't know much about electrical stuff, nor solar technology, so their product's compatibility with and plug-&-play ease of use with the PLB40 is what sold me. They also threw in an extension cord for free if bought at the expo (apparently, so one could park the vehicle in the shade while the solar panel can be put further out in the sun). I also got the PLB40 at the expo to get a 20 or 30% discount at the Dometic booth.

I've had the CFX50 since last year, July 2018, and have been wanting to get that PLB40 since I saw reviews of it from SEMA 2018 videos. It's kind of like a dual battery system, but more portable than the traditional onboard dual battery setup; i.e. we can more easily transfer the setup to my wife's vehicle or to a picnic area, etc. Next electrical related mod for the Taco may be changing out the truck's stock battery to a deep cycle type battery.

Pro tip: One solar panel displayed at Overland Solar's booth was being used as a windshield sunshade on a Sprinter/Transit type van via suction cups and carabiner attachments on the outer side of the windshield. I forgot to get those attachment devices for this recent camping trip, but improvised by activating the windshield wipers and cutting off the power when the wiper blades were at the upright position. I managed to squeeze in the solar panel between the windshield and the wiper blades to help keep them in place on the windshield. Even though some portions of the numerous solar panel cells may have been covered by the wiper blades, the solar panel assembly would still work in charging the PLB40. It may not be as strong as when all the cells are fully exposed to the sun, but it will charge nonetheless.

Hope that helps.

 

The next day, we made some Spam & egg sliders w/ some King's Hawaiian bread rolls. It was sooo good, man.

If you're really into it, try grilling some Spam. I made some sliders with pepper jack cheese, avocado slices, tomato slices, chipotle mayo, grilled Spam in some grilled King's Hawaiian bread rolls. Dude, my wife and I enjoyed those.