AT Habitat, Atlas, & Summit Pictures, ideas, aaand BS

Awesome idea!

 

Dang, that's tough to look at.

Did habitat survive? Are you going to try and salvage some parts?

 

Habitat took some damage, we shall see what the insurance company says. I pulled a lot of parts.

 

Hope your insurance takes care of you. Must have been a really scary / shitty experience, sorry it happened. My buddy has been on the lookout for a used hab or wedgie, if they offer you a buyback on whole truck and you want to pass let me know, Im sure he would happily compensate you. In all honesty if you have time / space / tools you can usually make a decent profit just buying it back and selling parts.

 

Habitat in its natural habitat just got back from 4 night trip

 

Amidst my 18 day trip.

 

9200 feet elevation. 70* in shade with breeze. flying insect population more intense than i care to endure. many mosquitoes hitched a ride to my next more arid camp.

july eastern edge of sierra

 

middle of may

 

Had to do a lap of the neighborhood, but my ocd is happy as I pulled into the driveway.

 

So I made a little dump run last night and with about 320lbs of the wife and I in it, my truck weighed 6040lbs . I was pretty close to loaded since I leave most of my gear in the Habitat.

didn't have - (estimates)
Duffels of Clothes - 20lbs
Food/Drinks - 35lbs
Hot water heater case - 40lbs
7 gallons water - 56lbs
1/8 tank gas - 12lbs
1/2 tank propane - 10lbs

That's another 173 lbs... and that still doesn't include our inflatable kayak or bicycles (the 6040 does include my bicycle hitch rack). And i'm sure I'm missing something.

I guess I was just being naive estimating my truck closer to 5500lbs. Wow...

 

Hey Mario,
I am having the same issue. Front driver side corner weld is cracking. I have a second gen long bed.

Please let know what actions i need to take and updates on a fix.

UPDATE: I have spoken with Jim, drilled out the end of the crack and awaiting braces.

 

Good info for people without paint on their habs

 

Mine is currently wrapped but i would like to remove the wrap because it is peeling in some areas. Can you post the recommended cleaner?

Anyone removed the vinyl wrap from an AT Habitat? Was it a smooth process or a pita? Any advice welcome.

 

Not sure what the cleaner is exactly I haven't used either of those products. I would just look up "sharkhide aluminum cleaner" I'll probably grab some the sharkhide protector and re-do the outside of mine before winter, I have noticed a couple small spots of oxidation.

 

Hey, you might have better luck contacting him either by calling/emailing AT or using the facebook group that he's active on.

 

In terms of weight, pretty typical.

1 gal water = 8.34lbs + weight of container (2lbs assuming aquatainer from reliance)
food drinks 35lbs.. did you count the nearly 70lbs of the cfx 75dzw?
D27m battery, 53lbs a piece
Baja Solar kit + 15lbs
Blue sea switches + 10 lbs.
Wood box/fridge platform + 30lbs
Bull bar + 90lbs
Maxtrax + 30lbs

$310 ckma12 on-board air compressor high performance 12 volt for air locker differentials and tire inflation

ckma12 + tank + 25lbs
Duratracs themselves are pretty heavy
hitchball +15lbs
20lbs tanks weigh 17lbs empty
coleman stove 15lbs
camp oven
kelty chairs
ground rug
cooking gear
propane campfire
mr buddy
noco genius charger
tool kit
bucket full of doodoo
awning + annex room
camp shower
etc
etc
etc


front coilovers and deaver leafpack are heavier than the stock components too

the stock offroad truck weighs like high 4300s w/ a full tank of gas.

 

Thanks! I have reached out to AT directly and as per usual, they provided great customer service. I am awaiting the support braces.

 

And my Brute-Force swingout will be here within a couple months... Prolly gonna be close to 6500 when 100% loaded... and then I'll throw on a few hundred tongue weight. Good thing I drive slower these days! This is why the next truck I get will hopefully be a Ram 5500 lol.

 

Yeah, I have to stick with mine because it's the best size for the tight trails we go on. I'm taking the habitat off and selling it so I can brace the frame and maybe get LT. Once everything's done in a year or so, I'll look at getting another Habitat or something else.

 

We love the truck and the Habitat, but we are starting to think of what we want down the road. Thinking of possibly living full time, or at least a large portion of each year in a truckbed camper. We looked at the GXV Adventure Truck, but it wouldn't be as comfortable long term (not to mention about 100K more than my new plan). And heck... If the Tacoma and Habitat are still treating us well, I'll throw it on the trailer and tow it behind us! We've even joked about getting a TW200 and some backpacking gear and hanging it off the Taco... Inception-level-boondocking.