Two reasons that keep me from this solution; big grizzly/brown bears, and extended snow camping in winter. Regarding the former, I could see just keeping the top down and sleeping on the bench in bear country, but for extended periods it would get old. As for the latter, the heater might be able to keep up with the insulated package and adding more insulation to the bed and camper walls, but also, probably best to go with a hard shell for extended ski area camping.
@@colbybrady2187 yeah there’s only so much you can do about wildlife, but if that bear wants to get in somewhere, a hard side might not even stop it hahaha. As for winter, this thing stays toasty with the heater and I have extra insulation to put around the top to keep the heat in. Going to be doing a few months of winter camping this season for snowboarding out of it
The sides flaring out I don’t think are the big factor with drag but the overhang where your bed is definitely drags. Before I did my build out and added a bit more weight, I was around 15-16mpg, now with all the weight I’ve added after that I get around 13-14mpg
@@connography_ Yeah I getting like 12-13mpg but what really dig into it was the tires. Needed for the off road like it's built for the woods and not the highways .
@@nickknack5884 yeah im running - 2.5 inch lift with 33s. I’ll deal with the less mpg for more capability. If you haven’t gotten the OTT tune I highly recommend it
@@connography_ I need to figure out how to get that tune. I can definitely use more torque power in the low and mid ranges, plus better throttle response are all wins that i have noticed.
