What's the best way to get the dog up there, assuming it is not a rat dog? Got some pics of that?
'89 Fj62 Towing 4200lb Airstream
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Yep, now that is what I want! Just want to downsize - I looked at the Ezi-Awn - but wondered about the Hannibal - how long have you had it? How does the windage affect the 60?
My dog is 110 lbs and can sleep in the Cruiser - he thinks it is his own personal property - it is a wonder my tires have not developed water rot from all the times he has claimed them!
My dog is 110 lbs and can sleep in the Cruiser - he thinks it is his own personal property - it is a wonder my tires have not developed water rot from all the times he has claimed them!
Hey we have towed a 2700 BIG ASS BOX old camper with the 3FEI and it was not pretty, welll it was pretty slow. Next we added a 5.7 vortec what a difference still had issues with side wind and big head winds, but hey a brick pulling a B.A.B. so now we have a pop up. flipped the springs so its level with the Cruiser added a top rack for bikes. This is the plan, tows well camps well. I would go tent or pop up.
Quote - "added a 5.7 vortec what a difference still had issues with side wind and big head winds"
Yep, I still struggle with wind out here in the west - have to drop the NV 4500 in fourth and run - but offroad it is kinda nice - I took my wife to Alaska for two months of tent camping - the Aliner is the result!
Yep, I still struggle with wind out here in the west - have to drop the NV 4500 in fourth and run - but offroad it is kinda nice - I took my wife to Alaska for two months of tent camping - the Aliner is the result!
Headwind is pretty bad to a stock-ish setup FJ62 with or without something up top. My truck is a slow beast no matter how you look at it. A tent up there doesn't really make a difference. I've had 6 loaded coolers up there and that didn't seem to make much difference either. Slow is slow. I can cruise at 75 at 2500rpm on the flats, and drop into 3rd to get up slopes to up to 60mph.
I've had the tent since late last spring. The competitors build good stuff as well for similar prices, but I was buying from a dealer I knew (mudrak) and trusted his estimation of their design and quality. He's got the large one and I saw it at McGrew last year. They are made with top-notch sturdy materials. The canvas is tough and even the mosquito netting is beef. In building one, you could save weight without the marine-quality wood base they use, but it wouldn't be as sturdy as a base with something lighter. It just seemed they thought everything through with it and compromised when they had to. Unfortunately it's hard to compare the tents available because it's so rare to see one unless you live by a manufacturer. I don't think you could go wrong with either Hannibal setup or Eezi-Awn. They both are made with similar materials and have similar accessories you can get. I have a 7ft awning for my setup and like it a lot.
Nice thing is you don't need the rack if you just want the tent. It mounts via drilling holes through the wood floor and attaching bolts. If you do get the rack, to fit the large tent, you have to mount it forward and cut off the front top rails of the rack. I noticed the shot of the eezi-awn has the same deal. Pic shows it mounted rearward but with no rails on the rack around it. Ladder comes down to the bullbar. For rear-mounted you use the ladder extension.
They aren't cheap, but it's so much better than trying to find a level, flat patch of ground after dark in the middle of nowhere.
I've had the tent since late last spring. The competitors build good stuff as well for similar prices, but I was buying from a dealer I knew (mudrak) and trusted his estimation of their design and quality. He's got the large one and I saw it at McGrew last year. They are made with top-notch sturdy materials. The canvas is tough and even the mosquito netting is beef. In building one, you could save weight without the marine-quality wood base they use, but it wouldn't be as sturdy as a base with something lighter. It just seemed they thought everything through with it and compromised when they had to. Unfortunately it's hard to compare the tents available because it's so rare to see one unless you live by a manufacturer. I don't think you could go wrong with either Hannibal setup or Eezi-Awn. They both are made with similar materials and have similar accessories you can get. I have a 7ft awning for my setup and like it a lot.
Nice thing is you don't need the rack if you just want the tent. It mounts via drilling holes through the wood floor and attaching bolts. If you do get the rack, to fit the large tent, you have to mount it forward and cut off the front top rails of the rack. I noticed the shot of the eezi-awn has the same deal. Pic shows it mounted rearward but with no rails on the rack around it. Ladder comes down to the bullbar. For rear-mounted you use the ladder extension.
They aren't cheap, but it's so much better than trying to find a level, flat patch of ground after dark in the middle of nowhere.
Has anyone seen on of these?
http://www.loftyshelters.com/IndexFrame.htm
Check the gallery photos for the Toyota secton.
I have corresponded with someone in the past who owned one and said it was great in downpours and snowstorms.
Dunbar
http://www.loftyshelters.com/IndexFrame.htm
Check the gallery photos for the Toyota secton.
I have corresponded with someone in the past who owned one and said it was great in downpours and snowstorms.
Dunbar
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Others have said it well already, but here's my bit, FWIW. I towed my dad's 25' airstream sovereign from Orem, UT to Yellowstone by way of the Jackson Hole way. I pulled it with the 80 (3FE) and a load of kids and gear. It was a valiant effort by the LC, but wow, was it ever hard. On the flat it went well, maybe 60-65. On the slopes it needed 1st gear and floored to go 20-25. Sidewinds were par for the course and braking was fine (if you bother to dial in the brake controller). This is on a stock 80 on 31s. My folks pull that trailer with a diesel 1 ton Ford pickup.
crawlin60, is that you I was stuck behind?!!! 
It probably was!! mine is an all white 80, the airstream silver and blue. Oh, and my dad didn't believe me when I told him that the 80 was too underpowered for that trailer (never mind the 60). I had to get a piece of paper out and show him curb weight-to-horsepower/torque comparisons between some popular vehicles. I think the ratio that I wanted to match was that of a 100 series (like 270 hp to 6k pounds of curb weight, or 45hp per 1000 lbs of vehicle.
Well, my 100 has decent low end torque but I wouldn't want to tow a heavy trailer too far with it. I was planning on towing a 40... Now I just need the 40
They mount either way, or you can mount two tents up there (2 small, or 1 large to front, small to rear). You get a 4'-ish ladder extension with the tent to use if you mount them rearward. The rack has a removable back section for mounting it at the rear, which is where mine is until I get the bullbar built.
-Ken
-Ken