Few weeks ago, Hermits Hollow, CO.
Let’s see those 200s camping….. (2 Viewers)
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Not exactly roughing it.. but did do some exploring/fishing West of California 395 up Hwy 108 and also West of Bridgeport, CA. Tried out the Starlink for the 1st time.. awesome. We are going dry camping on the Northern CA coast for a week at months end. So I’ll be testing the 1500w power supply that’s installed in the trailer to feed the Starlink.
Do you feel like the attic has messed with sleeping there? That’s been my biggest worry about adding something like that. It’s nice to have the height to change and move around, but maybe that only really matters for the waist-up area?
xeuxaz
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I have mixed feelings about it. It's insanely useful but it definitely "feels" more cramped when getting in and out. It's kind of hard to explain, but it's basically over your waist area when sleeping with lots of room by your feet and plenty above your waist. I can still roll and sleep on my side with no problem, but entering and exiting from the rear hatch feels like an army crawl. I have debated on removing it, but it has so much utility. For example, I use it as a reverse-facing iPad mount, on top of all the easy access for other stuff from the rear hatch. Alternatively, I have thought about trading a friend for the thinner exped mat, but after being spoiled with comfort, I would have difficulty downgrading.
kcjaz
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what do you use the reverse facing iPad for? Cool but I'm not seeing the usefulness of that.
xeuxaz
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Laying down with the kid and watching a movie when it’s pouring rain out
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Are those fender flares of some sort? From what I can see they look good, nice ride!
When your wheel bearing grenades on your way to yellowstone, you camp between the highway and a potato farm until the flat bed comes to take your trailer in the morning.
I’ve considered carrying a spare spindle and bearings just for such an occurrence.
xeuxaz
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How many miles?
I have no idea. It’s a 2013 which we bought used and were told it had Nev-R-Lube bearings. It turns out, it doesn’t. They very much need lube.How many miles?
O man. That's up there with my worst fears on the road with trailers. Did someone wave you down? At least you have two axles.
Like @linuxgod , I've thought to carry a whole hub. I have an extra set of bearings and seals so I could rebuild on the road if it weren't grenaded. I carry a non-contact thermometer and will check every so often after pulling into rest areas. I also check the axles on the LX as I'm almost 1k over the rear GAWR. I'm not sure of these nev-r-lube hubs as there's more than isolated reports of them failing like this. It's a chore to repack bearings and I try to stay on top of it, but the old school way almost seem more reliable.
Hope you sort that out without too much trouble and can get back on your trip.
Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Looks like you got every mile out of those brake shoes as well.
Bearings are one of those things that if they aren’t completely sealed they need to have eyes and hands laid on them every year or 10k miles. Yeah, it’s a dirty job but it’s made easier with one of those bearing packing tools.
No one flagged us. I just glanced in the mirror and thought I was kicking up some dust but thought better of that.
Those shoes had plenty of life earlier in the day but all of the bearing debris and the drum itself rattled around so much that the linings disintegrated.
I have the Dexter axles but my bearings are greaseable and inspectable if you pull the brake drum. Mine get serviced every spring. There’s also a grease nipple in the hub to add grease. Generally I don’t use it as too much can blow out a seal but my RV guy suggests adding a couple pumps of grease every 3-5k miles if you’re doing long trips. I’ve not had a bearing grenade but I did have one fall apart during spring inspection, and I’ve had a tire explode on me. Still I do a lot of long trips and they make me nervous.
Nev-r-lube axles, lawn mowers with "oil that never needs to be changed," transmissions with "lifetime fluid" and the like are nothing short of lies.
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kcjaz
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depends on how one defines lifetime.
Roadtop looking good!
