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Not sure on how long before they go up in smoke but for removing them I doubt its going to take more than a couple seconds. Yard on the tabs and its free. I guess if you're in a panic it could got either way, you're either going to go real fast or F it up

 

lol i hear ya. do those quickfists hold the canister tightly?

 

i saw ur other mounts. just wondering about how much they wobble.

 

Camping at jambo this past weekend

 

It actually very solid.

 

ok cool, appreciate the replies.... now only problem i see is the whole temperature thing. my bed can see anywhere from -20 to 120*....

 

No worries. I'll get off the quickfist kick after this post. On their site it states they can operate between -60 to 140F.

 

i was referencing those temps talking about the extinguisher itself

 

LOL, yeah you were. It might help if I could comprehend what I read I'm sure fire extinguishers should have it listed on the side seeing as their line of duty puts them in hot spots.

 

I was looking a couple of pages back today (statistics class was not too interesting), but I had a few questions:

1.) With these sleeping platforms is there anything holding the platform down to the bed or do you just let gravity take care of that?

2.) Does the platform sag at all with only the 2 beams supporting it?

3.) How much weight do you think it can support?

4.) Any reason you split the plywood perpendicular to the tailgate instead of parallel to the tailgate?

Thanks for your help!

 

1) The two sections are snug, so they aren't loose at all. I don't have it screwed in or anything. Just gravity.

2) No sagging at all, I'm not an engineer, but it would take a lot of weight in between the two supports to sag.

3) Again, not an engineer, but it holds my wife (115 lbs) and me (190 lbs) just fine. I would probably draw the line around 400 lbs, but I don't have that much stuff back there.

4) Parallel to the tailgate wouldn't work without additional supports. My goal was to have this as light as possible and, down the road, if I wanted to take one section out all I would have to do would be to add a center support. For example, if I wanted to haul something taller, but still sleep back there (bikes, etc). Overall, this was the simplest design and I cannot take credit for it. It was nvwiggins' design, I just adapted it to suit my needs.

Fully loaded with camping crap

 

Ill post this here as well. I am not the seller but figured one of you guys might be in the market for one.
http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/4455347186.html

 

thinking about this. 2.5lb
www.polyperformance.com/shop/H3R-MaxOut-Fire-Extinguisher-1-lb-2.5-lb-5-lb-p-484.html

with one of these

http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/UM-Racing-Fire-Extinguisher-Mounting-Bracket-p-30822.html

 

Thanks for the info, I like the simplicity of the design. I will have to do this soon.

 

Hello, im looking for suggestions to better organize my adventure trailer. I put my cooler, generator, jerry cans, action packers, easy up tent and sometimes fire wood back there. I've taken two trips and noticed my gear stays put but gets scratched to heck. Ive thought about installing a rail type system with tie downs similar to taco bed railing w/ t slot nuts and anchors. ive also thought about lining pices of boarding with carpet and slotting for easy fit btwn gear. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

No suggestion, just wanted to say good looking Rad Red sport

 

Same here. I plan to get same size totes for better placement. I think that is the place to start then go from there.

 

Looking for a couple of suggestions on some stuff. I'm going camping with the girl to Moab (4 days) at the end of May and would like to beef up the amenities a little bit. I have never camped with a girl, and this girl has never camped before.. lol

Looking for Value and Quality:

Camping Stove (What Fuel do you recommend)
Pots, Pans utensils (Anything wrong with using regular ones?)

Any other suggestions that simply make life easier?

 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/camping-hacks-that-are-borderline-genius

I know this doesn't directly answer your question but i found this and I used some of the ideas and it helped out my camping experiences. I actually might of found this link on TW

 

If you are camping in primitive camp sites with no facilities, your biggest and best bang for your buck in making it a decent experience for her is to get a bathroom privy/changing room and a camp toilet. Girls hate nothing more than not having privacy and having to answer the call of nature while sitting on a log out in the open.

She won't care one bit how nice your stove is or if you have nice pots/pans. If you can give her as many comforts of home as possible, then you'll have a happy girl. This is the reason I have a RTT, a fridge, a bathroom setup, and working on a onboard shower. I don't have that stuff because it's cool. It so my wife will come out and enjoy it with me and she won't do that if she's not comfortable.

not a great photo of it but you can see the bathroom privy behind the tent. I got a cheap one from Amazon and it works great. Even came with a solar shower.


This one is a little different but almost identical to the one I have.

Portable Pop up Tent Camping Beach Toilet Shower Changing Room Outdoor Bag Green

http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Camp...8&qid=1399564657&sr=8-29&keywords=camp+shower