Post your truck/tow rig/rv

[East_TN_GG]

Nice starcraft. If I find one of those or a jayco baja I'm gonna snatch it up. Very cool campers. I actually work at a jayco dealer and can get starcraft oem parts for a pretty nice discount, let me know if you ever need anything.

[GMP]

Thanks. I've had that camper for four years and have never seen another one. My wife found it at a dealer out on Long Island, NY. Everywhere I go it gets attention, I could have sold it ten times over. Its bigger than the Jaco I looked at during an RV show, only saw one of those on the road as well.

[jhendr3702]

nothing special... lowerd 01 ext cab the trailer was my uncles, he died 2 yrs ago of cancer and since i was the only rider in the family, i bought it from his estate.... works very good..

[F_G]

Here's our rig loaded up and ready to hit the National Enduros in Wyoming and Montana.



Disregard the KTM on the left (there's always one )

[T.Low]

Here's my main tow rig, a slightly modified '03 awd Astro van.

I lifted the front 3" and the rear 4" so I could go from a stock 27" tire to a 31". Installed 4:10 gears with a Detroit Locker in the rear (open diff in front still). Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks with indash remote and onboard air compressor. Swapped the awd single speed transfer case for a NP233c electronic shift 2spd 4x4 t case so I have low range now (and actually use it a lot). Had a pop top installed with a sleeping loft, and bought a used awning off my buddy.

It gets me in and out of the mountains pretty well. Currently finishing up a hitch mounted bike tray to carry the bike as a dingy on the back of the van on overlanding trips. Thats the main reason I went with a plated bike (450 fse)

At Skagit River Brewery after riding Walker Valley.




As seen in July issue of Petersen's 4Wheel & Offroad "Bug-out Mobiles" article about 4x4 camper vans.



Wenatchee Mt outside of Vantage

[coolum74]

07 Diesel Hilux, bike won't fit in tray unfortunately.

[F_G]

Originally Posted by coolum74

07 Diesel Hilux, bike won't fit in tray unfortunately.

Wish those were available in the states, you guys get all the cool stuff.

[SideshowBob]

Originally Posted by dirtrider0129

Sideshowbob and Mountain Thumper, how do your Subarus do while towing? I have an Impreza 2.5i and am thinking about getting a tow hitch installed so I don't have to bother the folks to use their Tundra. Do you guy have the automatic or manual transmission? I'm curious as how the manual would hold up to towing 2 bikes plus gear. As I have never towed using a manual, do you have any tips to make things easier and so I don't smoke the clutch the first time out? Thanks

You should be fine. As long as you keep the trailer weight down and the tongue weight reasonable its a perfectly capable tow vehicle as noted above. Also make sure your brakes have freshish fluid and decent pads.

Is your 2.5i a sedan? It's much easier to wire the wagons for the lights.

Originally Posted by PEB

My car tows that trailer so well that I sometimes wonder what the cornering and top speed capabilities of the tires on the trailer are. I have slid the trailer and the car around a couple corners in the gravel and it gets hectic quick!

I have pushed it pretty hard with just a little weight (non-bike) on the trailer. Like you said, it gets scary quick


Towed with my setup about 250 miles in the past week, worked like a charm!

Originally Posted by T.Low

Pimping Van!





PS- very jealous everytime I see a Hilux diesel. I would buy one in a second if they brought them to the US as a Tacoma Diesel.

[Nick]

There are Tacoma diesels in the US. They use em in the underground mines. Gettin your hands on one and getting it registered might be a different story.

[slocalspode]

Time for me to jump into this game. Up till this past
weekend. I did not have a picture of my tow rig
and bikes worth posting.
Just got back from a 4 day ride in Ca. Sequoia National
Forest at a place near Kennedy Meadows.
This was taken at the Red Rocks Canyon State Park along
Hwy 14.

It is a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with a '92 Lance Camper. Towing
a 12' Carson trailer with a few customizations.
The bikes are both 2002 GasGas, an EC300 and a 280 Pampera.
Another angle on the bikes and trailer.

Thanks for starting this thread.
Jeff in So. Cal.