Trowbocop's SR5 Build

Update: Washed the rig and decided to keep the same size same tire, upped the load range from C1 to E1.



Picked up a solar starter kit that I'm looking forward to installing next month.

Get married in two weeks! Yew!

 

Getting some crazy thoughts about trading my bed and making a flatbed with storage bedsides!

 

Had a month off work, did some things.

Solar panels/ charge controller, gas lifter struts, yak tracks & bars, awning.

 

Thanks! They charge the deep cycle battery in the camper, that battery also gets charged from the truck's battery while I drive. There's a separator, so that battery doesn't pull from the truck while not in use, so we can't strand ourselves.

 

Installed my firestone ride rites with daystar cradles! Got the rake back, truck now rides incredible. It handles as one now, as opposed to having a heavy camper in the back swaying and directing the lean of the rig. 50lbs on driver side, 30lbs on passenger. Will play around with pressures to dial it in, but moving in full time to it in a few days! Will be on the road for about a year. If you're interested in seeing our posts- we're on Instagram as @YourLocalNomads.

 

Haha @m3bassman headed north out of LA stopping on the way to BC- down through Montana, ID, UT, CO for Thanksgiving. Down through Texas for Christmas, staying south during the winter- going up east coast to Montreal. Traveling with winter basically- staying north as long as weather permits, then once winter is ending- heading up north on the east coast. Would love to meet up for a camp session with anyone and everyone along the way! Where are you at these days Ben?

 

Badass. I'll reach out prior to descending to Boise- maybe if you can get a weekend off, you can show me somewhere y'all love to go!

 

How much did that camper run you! Thing is awesome.

 

Thank you! I'd rather not say man, but what I can say, is research & vigilance pays off. We searched for 8 months every day on all sorts of forums to find the perfect FWC. We ended up finding ours on rvtrader.com of all places! Got it from a retired "birder" couple who used it about 7x. Used is the way to go on these- because brand new prices are mid 20k...

 

Man, ur truck is like a magnet to me. I always come back and look at it, inspiration it is. Damn good lookin truck. Well done!

 

Thanks man! I always forget about posting here- one of these days I'll upload a bunch of recent pics. Been on the road since July with my wife and dogs, were up on Vancouver Island now exploring. Hit a screw and patched the tire with my ARB kit- stoked I had it! We were days away from a tire shop and only wifi as service in coffee shops whenever we stop in.

If you want to see a more updated feed of photos of our travels- check us out on Instagram: @yourlocalnomads

Cheers!

 

Poser shot at the golden hour in California, near Bishop


Artisan Well swimming east of Bishop


Yosemite


Old school Oregon gas pumps, just north of Crater Lake


Parked before hiking to Tamolitch Blue Pools, OR

Washington logging roads


Pass me a beer!


British Columbia, Vancouver Island tire plug

 

Looks like you've been having a blast on IG too! Some rad photos you've been posting recently. We're definitely cruising at through Boise in a week or so- let's meet up if you're around!

 

So glad the trip/tour is going well!

 

Here's a few TW exclusive photos:

Freezing our asses off near Breckenridge, CO

Unsuccessfully searching for hot springs near Crested Butte, CO

Three from Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO

 

no heater in that thing?

 

We just got a Mr. Heater Big Buddy, works great! But that was after Colorado, we got it in Taos, NM. Now we just got into Austin, TX area. Glad we're not in the northeast right now, I'll tell you that!

 

Yeah that storm there looks nuts! I just got a little buddy for my camper shell and it worked great!

 

We don't trust it either, super sketchy with the gas. We only put it on for 30mins before bed & again once we wake up to defrost the interior of the camper so we can wipe down the condensation once it's unfrozen.

 

We zipped together our 0deg bags for a mega bag & our Chihuahua sleeps in there as our heater overnight. Up in the CO Rockies at 10k+ in elevation was rough during Nov & Dec. We are good in our bag, but so tough to volunteer to get out of it in the am haha.