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I have a 12gal water tank against the front of the bed. The bottom is an RV water tank fill so its easier than climbing in the bed to fill it up. The top is a quick disconnect and switch for the water tank. I'll have QD's on the water hose and the flexible faucet that I can just pop in there and have water. That switch will be a 3 way switch with one inside the bed, so the'll both have to be on to turn on the water pump.

The panel is a sheet of metal (looked into plastic, but it was going to have to be too thick). I plan on having some sort of mounting system bolted to the inside for holding the maxtrax... or on the outside. Now that its installed, hopefully I'll figure out what I can do with it.

Its a work in progress, I want to build some sort of chuck box that I can also hang from that panel so it doesnt take up table space, and is also under the awning.

 

Other future additions I'd like to do are a smaller fresh water tank... since 12 gallons is a bit much! But adding a second pump that I can suck water from a stream, run it through a heat exchanger and have warm showers. If I get the camp kitchen setup on that side, some adjustable lights in that panel... lots of options, just getting started with it.

 

Holy shit you sleep at Holiday Inn's too?

 

Figure out when you're taking your vacation and touch base in the west coast threads for what's going where.

 

So... I was browsing CL for backpacking gear and came across this new gear!

Legit Expedition Equipment?

Backpacking goats!
Completely Trained + Bottle Fed
2 Very Large & Sturdy Males
Oberhasi Weathers
Sweet, goofy, lovable boys
Trail trained and ready for your next adventures
They each have panniers, deluxe Northwest Pack Goat saddles, halters, and ropes. (Cost for these is $300+ each if you buy them new and we are including this at no cost to a good home!)
Must be a pair
Training included

 

Worse case if you get hungry.... dinner

 

Having been around goats that did nothing but eat the barn they were housed in rather than anything in the field, I would pass.

 

Goats are rad as fuck if you can get them to not chew on important things. My friend's goat Carlos loves to eat red vines

 

Any update on those 270* awnings?

 

autoanything is having a 22% off, that leaves the Rhino fox 270 awning just under $530...

 

Impressed with my rhino rack i picked up the other week. Well constructed and it'll be self supporting.

 

one wouldn't be able to have walls/floor with the rhino rack foxwing right?
I'd have to go ARB or something?

 

No, the Foxwing has walls and floors available.

 

Dam...that's doable. Too bad I just bought a new bumper.

 

It does have walls and the floor. You can use the straight walls or the tapered ones. 4 of them enclose it. I ordered one wall.

 

Any word on the 270° Awning??

 

In transit. Waiting on arrival.

 

No group buy yet ?

 

@DoubleRGirl

 

First camping trip of the year!!!!!!

We took the teardrop to Nottely Lake over the weekend. Great weather - it got down to 37*. Sunny and clear.



And the view out of the teardrop:



Getting a late start this year, but plan to spend many nights away from the city!