Recent content by Boonieman

The section of SD-87 N should not be a problem for what you are towing. That is a beautiful area.

I have had several properties with wells, all of them too deep for a do-it-yourselfer even like me. The one we had drilled last year is 460 feet deep, 2 HP pump, and the entire bore is cased, except the bottom 40 feet. I would recommend you visit one of the homesteading forums, such as...

  I had a 2015 F350 SRW that I pulled the camper with prior to getting the Chevy dually. It did great. The Ford dually is rated higher than my Chevy for towing and I can?t imagine getting a fiver that it won?t comfortably tow. I wouldn?t hesitate to get a F350 dually for what you want, they are...

We have a Keystone Fuzion toy hauler. Empty it is like 13,500 and GVWR is a little above 17,000. I don?t really consider that a big fiver by today?s standards. The truck handles it very well, even when the fiver is fully loaded with the Trike, fresh water tank full, and all our gear aboard. I...

So many helpful people on this forum. My experience is they are just as helpful at campgrounds. Usually just have to ask and folks jump right in to help. ?

What Gary said is exactly right. Be careful what you say. When we were having our house built I told the septic installer I wanted to have a connection to dump our little blue portable potty tank into the septic from time to time. My thoughts were if we had extra company, they could stay in the...

My brother has property next to me and installed a small cabin for hunting, family get together, and generally a place to get away. His wife loves coming down, but it had no water, shower, or inside toilet. This past weekend we installed a cistern and a septic tank. We rented a mini excavator...

  I also have the B&W Companion hitch. I like it because it drops down into the gooseneck ball receiver and when I remove the hitch the bed is clean. Pretty much a simple pull of a handle, loosen a nut, and lift the hitch out. Downside is, it is heavy. It can be removed in two pieces to make...

I haven?t been camping all that long, less than five years. The biggest problem with these forums is all these experienced campers can do all this stuff in their sleep. So, advise on the forum from them leaves out half the steps because they do it as a matter of routine and don?t think about it...

I have the B&W Companion hitch and I like it a lot. Going forward it?s almost inconceivable you could hit your truck cab with your camper in your combination, no matter how hard you turn. Backing up, yep, you can definitely get into a jackknife condition where that is possible.

I have had several diesel pickups, (2001.5 Cummins 5.9, 2003 Cummins 5.9 HO, 2006 Powerstroke 6.0, 2015 Powerstroke 6.7, 2016 Duramax) and never added any diesel fuel additives at all, ever. No engines problems at all from any of these engines from any of the various manufacturers. Matter of...

  If I understand the post, I would be more concerned about the fiver coming into contact with the top of the bed rails. Depending how much clearance you have between the truck bad rails and the fifth wheel camper (mine is about 7 inches) there is a risk if your truck is sitting level and the...

Once again, plenty of thoughtful responses to a non-replying original poster. (OP)

Lynnmor,     I didn?t claim anything. I?m on my 4th diesel truck, have two diesel farm tractors, and grew up in the Dakotas where it?s cold.     My tractors HAVE to start to feed the cattle, not to go on a camping trip.     You are where?....wait, your sig doesn?t say.     You drive...

On a diesel, the engine block heater actually heats the antifreeze/water solution in the cooling jackets around the engine cylinders, not the oil. So when you plug it in, it does in fact speed up the defrost time for your windshield or warmth coming from your heater vents since those systems use...