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There's a bed under the canopy which has to be climbed into, the rear seat folds down to sleep two. Really, it's a 2-person sleeper. You can cram five hippies and two large dogs into it, but who wants to do that.

It has a Carefree of Colorado SidewinderII awning that isn't difficult to deploy, so four more hippies under that until the wind snatches it. Yeah, 2-person sleeper.

Cargo area on the floor will have a Camco 41545 cassette toilet, the Yamaha generator and LP tanks to power it. 130Ah auxilliary battery, cap and rotor ignition, fuel injected 2.5l 5-cylinder engine, 110hp@4500, 140 torque @ 2200.

There is a single sink and two-burner stove above the fridge, some counter space for dish drying. No water heater, 12g water tank, outside faucet at the rear, have to teakettle it for hot water. 20lb LP tank. 21g fuel tank.

 

So apparently fire pans are a thing? What are you guys using for this ?

 

You mean like fire pits? The drum out of a old washing machine works great

 

Im planning on using a super strong 3m tape to hold my 2 flexy panels to the roof of my Vagabond Drifter camper. Plenty of room up there.

 

I'm assuming. That seems rather large to tote around for 16 days lol it's some sort of blm/certain parks requirement. This is all foreign to me lol even the province run parks here have a fire ring setup on the ground

 

Maybe cut it down. Or larger metal pan. Trip to hardware store might be in order.

 

Yea I'm thinking I'll have to get creative. Maybe break out the welder and just make something.

 

Ever seen those round galvanized drip pans. Like 18" in diameter and 4-6" high? Would work perfect.and would fit in a 33 gal garbage bag.

 

It's a flat mounting area, should be easy to get done

 

At a secret camp spot in Moab a few weeks ago. Ready to get back out again

 

I use a big disc blade. Take three 6 inch sections of 1 inch pipe, weld a 3/4 nut in one end of each. On the disc blade, measure a circle with a 6 inch radius, and drill holes into the circle at 120° apart. insert bolt through hole and tighten into leg. The whole thing will fit in a walmart grill bag, and the feet go in the pocket for the gas bottle.

 

They're required on most rivers, I've been using one of these on the past few rafting trips. Packs up nice in a thick burlap sack. Would be pretty easy and cheap to weld one up too.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys

 

I saw online (Ronny Dahl, I think) someone use an old steel rim. It seemed like the perfect size and with a style with a lot of offset you could have a nice area for your wood or coals.

 

Sorry. I just saw your response after I posted mine. Didn't mean to step on your good idea.

 

You can give this dude a tenner, or just look at it and identify the four pieces you need to make to have your own. Add higher sides and a grill and you’ll be grand.

https://www.diyweldingplans.com/col...-26-wide-0-25-thick-plasma-laser-dxf-cut-file

 

Or if you really want to be EAF and live up to the namesakes of this thread

https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.c...VLq22teE2qJl-Jj4P1GjPWK1bVOCGfchoCVYMQAvD_BwE

It's actually a pretty good idea. Though a major requirement for picking camp sites for me is where to put a fire so I would never need this thing

 

Neat design.

 

I'm looking for a lock for my locking pins for the maxtraxx. I know they recommended the TSA style lock, but I prefer the regular key locks. Anyone gone this route? I was just checking if anyone knows of the diameter of that hole. I was looking at

$16 Master Lock 140T Solid Brass Padlock with Key, 2 Pack, Alike, 2 Count

these locks. I have the 120s, and they're just a tad bit small to actually lock.