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The Troopy has become the family camping truck of choice. We took a 4-day, 3-night trip to southeast Arizona for remote camping in the Coronado National Forest (near Chiricahua National Monument). Some friends had found a nice spot near a babbling spring-fed creek and already knew of some good hiking/exploring in the area. They wanted to go there again for a longer stay. It was about a 4-hour drive from our place and the weather was great camping up above 6000'.
I'm still battling little issues here and there... on this particular trip my alternator was failing and barely charging which complicated the operation of my fridge and camp lighting. Jumper cables came in handy. I've since resolved that with an upgrade to an 80 Amp unit.
Also, on the drive home I had an issue with my gas tank over-pressurizing. My fault... after removing the emissions equipment I should have vented the gas caps. After stopping and carefully letting the tank vent we had to finish the balance of our drive home with an open gas cap. I've got some more work to do on this issue.
Anyway... it was a great trip! The truck is earning my trust. So far we are only taking trips with others or with our 4Runner tagging along... just in case.
The kids took full advantage of the creek right next to our campsite.
On one day we just drove the various forest roads to tour the area... gorgeous scenery.
We hiked several trails. The upper-left peak with the remnants of a burned-out fire tower was our destination in this photo. My 5-year-old girl even made the full 500 foot ascent without assistance.
The view...
And a bizarre swarm of ladybugs that were all over the top of the peak. It was surreal... they were flying everywhere.
On our driving tour we did stop at one creek and hiked up a ways... only to find waterfall upon waterfall upon waterfall you could hike up and play in. Not sure what I was doing in this photo...
And I need to get a bit more efficient at packing...
I'm still battling little issues here and there... on this particular trip my alternator was failing and barely charging which complicated the operation of my fridge and camp lighting. Jumper cables came in handy. I've since resolved that with an upgrade to an 80 Amp unit.
Also, on the drive home I had an issue with my gas tank over-pressurizing. My fault... after removing the emissions equipment I should have vented the gas caps. After stopping and carefully letting the tank vent we had to finish the balance of our drive home with an open gas cap. I've got some more work to do on this issue.
Anyway... it was a great trip! The truck is earning my trust. So far we are only taking trips with others or with our 4Runner tagging along... just in case.
The kids took full advantage of the creek right next to our campsite.
On one day we just drove the various forest roads to tour the area... gorgeous scenery.
We hiked several trails. The upper-left peak with the remnants of a burned-out fire tower was our destination in this photo. My 5-year-old girl even made the full 500 foot ascent without assistance.
The view...
And a bizarre swarm of ladybugs that were all over the top of the peak. It was surreal... they were flying everywhere.
On our driving tour we did stop at one creek and hiked up a ways... only to find waterfall upon waterfall upon waterfall you could hike up and play in. Not sure what I was doing in this photo...
And I need to get a bit more efficient at packing...
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