FOUR WHEEL CAMPER (FWC) THREAD!!

How are your turnbuckles faring on that tough stuff?

 

i carry heavier duty ones as spares but so far zero issues with the stock turnbuckles.
just tighten them to what a 3/8" bolt feels like it should get torqued to, and no loosening yet (I check every morning minimum)

 

It's time for Camping!!!

 

Dang!! How did the taco do hauling all that weight?

 

Haha, I actually sold the Rpod. I towed it just from storage to home to get it ready for the sale. It actually hauled it quite well with my gearing and suspension mods but I was completely empty no camping gear and it felt pretty maxed out. Had to snap a photo and share it.

 

Just throwing this out there; is any four wheel camper owners here relatively local to Washington that are considering going to a smaller set up like a Drifter?

 

I am but I’m in Tennessee

 

I saw you had yours posted but yea logistically that won’t really work lol we love our drifter but growing family is making me consider something a little larger. Even a project M or something.

 

Well,if you are looking for a reasonably priced FWC, I found this on on eBay... https://www.ebay.com/itm/354143645574

 

spent a nice week+ up in the upper peninsula of Michigan

gotta take a picture at the Mackinac Bridge to start the trip


found a beautiful new spot we'd come back to again



got to enjoy our new alpacka raft too


dog enjoys the sunshine

had some good appetizers


more sunshine naps


pie iron meals

 

next place we checked out was all the way at the tip of the keweenaw peninsula. basically the northern tip of Michigan
went a bit farther on the rocks than most subarus are probably willing to go, so we had the place to ourselves (and the 100000000 mosquitoes)
first day was a rain out, but the camper kept us dry and comfortable, got to read a book for a day, which i never seem to have time to do recently, so that was a nice change of pace.

in the small gaps between rain we braved the skeeters and took some walks along the beach

 

after the rainy day we were treated to days of sunshine and fewer mosquitoes due to a steady breeze.
i hooked a beautiful giant rainbow trout off our raft but because i forgot to pack a net we tried paddling to shore to reel it in but it jumped off the hook before landing it.
so we starved that night. no not really, fridge and pantry are still stocked so we still ate well, just no fresh trout. maybe next time.

 

last location we found was just too epic and nice to share details on, so only some non-location-giveaway pics on here
great long sunsets (due to the high latitude) and nice firewood (driftwood) all over


nights got a little chilly so the dog enjoyed some blankets


Michigan beaches mean rock hunting. I don't know exactly what I'm looking for but found a collection of pretty ones.
some might be Agates?


more fires


more deliciousness


more attempting to catch fish


and a fun pic showing how our dog likes to travel. and a trail turtle


aaand finished off the trip with another bridge picture, just a little dirtier.




The camper is a game changer for glamping in remote locations in all conditions. Can’t wait to continue exploring more areas in all conditions in all the seasons!

 

Fabulous! You've got it.

 

Great looking setup. Do you have the Fleet model? And, what suspension mods did you make?

 

Thanks, yup, it's the fleet front dinette

front is just on the OME BP-51s, rear is 3/4 ton GM 63" leafs with 12" Fox 2.0 shocks with airlift air springs on daystar cradles. pretty simple setup

 

Awesome!

 

Installed an add a leaf to my Dakar medium duty pack to beef it up to the heavy pack. Also used some old scrap metal to fabricate some better brackets. The Firestone ride right brackets were not making contact with the axle and needed to be extended. They were starting to bend.

don't mind the crappy welds I'm still learning.

 

Saw this interesting Alaskan camper. Price is reasonable.

https://fresno.craigslist.org/tro/d/wishon-alaskan-camper-hard-sided/7511129046.html

 

My current camper set up with a half-sleeping platform in the back. At the end of August, I'll be upgrading to a GFC. I can't wait