After shooting photos and writing for 4x4 magazines for over a decade, I am bringing my experience to RU-vid in conjunction with Mike Henderson from All-Terrain Family. Looking for awesome 4x4 vehicles, honest tech information, and firsthand secrets to all the trails you want to run? You will find that all and more at Harry Situations.
@@HarrySituations Thanks for the reply. I'm new to your channel, is there a video where you describe the list of mods currently on your RAM 3500? I've been in a few Hawk, most recently at Overland Expo West 2024, and I think that's the camper for me, but I'm still not sure what truck I should buy. Originally I had a Toyota Tundra in mind, but even with mods, I feel like being only 200 or 300 lbs away from max payload might not be the best decision? What community/forum would you recommend to educate myself on this topic? Thanks again.
@@sebastienbarre I don’t have a video specific about the truck but go into more detail in this video that I originally made about the Northstar. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6sWgM8gHZJk.htmlsi=k5KmvUWYPhwqyOir
@@sebastienbarre I am a fan of having too much truck rather than not enough. My Ram is a 3509 diesel, but if you aren’t towing something the gas engine would be fine. From an aesthetics standpoint I think the lines of the FWC best match the Ford Super Duty and their 7.3L Godzilla gas engine is a great option (if it is in the budget).
Two things You didn’t mention. 1) you can get the northstar at any dealer, so I can trade in my current Abd pick one up. 2) pretty big difference in price. Avg Northstar is around 30k. Avg 4wheel is around 50k
@@HarrySituations I agree. I wish I could get into a FWC but I do have to trade a big trailer in and since they don’t use other dealers then they are completely out of reach. This economy isn’t the greatest. I do like all the options FWC offers and being able to design it to your personal style.
Hey there Harry. Just picked up a 78 f250 and would like to go the general direction you went with this 77. I’d love some guidance on order of operations as far as the build if you have a minute. Would like to be efficient as possible and not have to backtrack doing unnecessary work. Thanks!
I really like my 2005 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Sahara Unlimited one of one thousand....Except I have had very expensive electronic repairs and the transmission either drops down a gear at 45 MPH or out of gear. and sometimes won't shift into high gear and cruises at 3,000 RPM at 45 MPH....It has less than 98,000 miles still has the original spare and never been off road....Other than that....Lol....
Old Man Emu is only offering once spring rate now with height adjustments on the shock body. This results in less part numbers for vendors to stock but I do think if you have a winch and steel bumper a higher spring rate is valuable.
@@HarrySituations You know I've only had vans, but I'm more and more interested in truck campers. Trucks have better off-road abilities. Campers like the 4 Wheel Campers and the SuperTramp campers give you everything a van camper can but with better camping spots. You can also keep your camper and just change the truck. The vans have better gas mileage (usually), but the reason we have our Recon is it fits in our garage in L.A.! We keep going to Overland Expos and looking for our next rig in retirement.
Thanks for this! I have Stanley cooking set for two and has loved using it. When you have more than two… it becomes an issue… and was looking into skottle and came across your channel. Windbis always an issue during overlandings. I would look into something else!
They are 285/70R17 (non-LT) Nitto Ridge Grapplers on 17x8.5 SCS wheels. I think that the softer sidewall of the non-LT tires really helps with the ride compliance on things like washboard roads and embedded rocks.
FWC does offer a bolt-in option but mine has turnbuckles to the four corners on the camper that allow you to easily remove it from the truck bed with jacks. I don't like to leave the jacks on because they have the potential to get ripped off on the trail.
Dana 44 axles used to be the king of offroad builds. I had a 78 Bronco making about 325 hp, a C6 and 44's front and rear with 31 spline axles. Never had any problems. So what has changed?
I’m not entirely sure why he keeps dinging the Dana 44. It is like a juggernaut of overall reliability, ground clearance at general stability of the platform …. It makes no sense.
Just think, if he would have put the huge amount of money this thing cost to buy and build, into an IRA, by the time retirement struck he would have a small fortune. What is this thing going to be worth when he retires?
Sometimes it's about the journey and not the destination. Life is all too short for many that never make it to retirement. Enjoy the journey if you can afford it. BTW, IMO, cat food would taste better in this rig than most others.😊
The issue was with the inside bath the table was so small that only one of us could fit there. Now all three of us can sit together, but we can’t s*it together.
They offer different rear leaf springs for different weight but only one front coil spring rate. You can adjust the height in the front though to account for added weight.
