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Securing the load When the rear seat was removed there were 3 solid U brackets that held the seat in place plus 2 nylon loop straps all in just the right places to use Motorcycle tie downs to secure the load. The tie downs hook on the rear floor brace of the front seat, I screwed & glued 1"...

How I carry extra drinking water, food supplies and riding gear in a Ram 3500 SLT crew cab/Northern Lite 9-6 Q SE/front mounted KTM 200 XCW I removed the rear crew cab seat, gaining 14" of width, then I made a simple 2x4 braced plywood platform raised 14" high that supports 4 big containers of...

Ok folks its taken awhile finding my RV setup and I'm back. I'm almost up and running with a 2017 4x4 Ram 3500 dually hauling a 9-6 Q SE Northern Lite camper. Being a newbie I've yet to boondock with this rig as I monitor its fuel & liquid consumptions & discharges pulses along with my...

Aloha Mikebreeze, thinking about it more realizing I would be limited to pretty much asphalt roads and if I did venture out on some questionable dirt roads with a heavy two wheel drive RV and get stuck in no mans land in mud, snow, deep water, etc. this would not be fun, so I'm going for a 3/4...

Aloha from Hawaii?after living here 40 years on the Big Island I will be leaving Hawaii permanently around Jan 1st 2018 and be heading to Phoenix, AZ. area to find/buy an RV. I'm exclusively looking to buy a 2012 Thor Majestic 19G RV?will any of these used units be available at that time of...

Shootzz, Mahalo for the warm welcome...love you folks already...I'm gonna like this new life style of more wide open spaces and get to meet and talk story around camp fires in the boondocks dry camping with adventure type folks. I'm the last Mauna Kea 200 Rock Island Rider extreme off road...

Aloha from Hawaii, I have not stepped foot off the Big Island of Hawaii in 30 years and am now selling my property and will fly to AZ and buy an RV to hit the road @ 76 yr'old to finish off the rest of my years with a dirt bike on the back and a dog companion up front. Hope to meet some of you...