I have a BlackSeries Caravan and am saving far more money with it than I would having to pay for hotels, mortgage and everything else that comes along with a house/cabin/land etc.
Imagine doing the math on an RV
Especially when the average buying price in conjunction with maintenance is more expensive than a cabin, with the added bonus of depreciation!
...life: That's about 2 camping trips per month, for 20 years, to make it worthwhile (at current hotel / lodge pricing)
4 nights of traveling every month, if I plan a 10y time span.
If half my over landing still includes rental lodges, yurts, and tent camping.....that's a tough pill to swallow.
That’s a great tip! Using those brown/silver tarps from Harbor Freight is a smart way to manage your tent's temperature. The reflective silver side helps keep the heat out in the summer, and the brown side retains warmth in the winter. Pairing it with a buddy heater during colder months sounds...
...Discovery II and use gutter mounts, but the gutters on the Disco are metal welded to the body. I still run 3 load bars though.
My Tepui Ayer tent, easy awn swift awning , load bars, and bedding runs 155ish lbs my dynamic load is 160 lbs as far as I have been able to determine. Most trucks...
...It’s great to hear about your journey into overlanding. It sounds like you’ve got a solid plan and a unique vision for your build. Using your Stealth 6x10x6'7" trailer as a base for a rooftop tent camper is a fantastic idea and definitely sets your project apart from the usual conversions.
...sleeping. Dynamic Load Rating: How much weight is the rack good for when traveling down the road. Needs to be greater than the weight of the tent, what's stored inside, and the rack itself. Then does the rack manufacture apply an 'off highway' dynamic load reduction, where the amount is...
Greetings OB members!
My first post and why not start a thread at the same time? haha
I'm from eastern North Dakota and have grown up car camping, hiking and mountain biking. The last few years I've discovered dispersed camping and have put together a decent setup for "Overlanding".
My...
I have the OZ tent RV3 for 8 some odd years now. It goes on the roof rack in its original bag. It doesn't seem to care about water. We have a queen sive folding cot we put inside it with an appropriate air mattress. Living in style. Want to get the fly screens for the awning.
...personal choice, but i like keeping my vehicle battery isolated from everything else. it seems like your panel will mount on the shell of the tent and be usable while driving, right? if so, i would just have it plugged into the jackery and charge during the day while youre driving and of...
...two main options:
1) Renogy/Victron wired directly to the car battery. Jackery charges via the car's 12v outlet.
Pros:
- Since the Ursa Minor tent's lights and USB ports draw power directly from the car battery, keeping this charged is attractive. (But I assume that power draw is pretty...
...not have done it with out help of friends and family. We used the winch of the 40 for the heavy lifting.
On a different note, some have asked me about the heater. It's a great deal and does not require much more to complete the system. It provides instatant hot water and heating the cab/tent.
...spend any time in it other than for sleeping and changing clothes. We can store quite a bit in it while we travel, including our screen hub tent (6' long when packed up) plus 2 bikes on the bed.
Here's is pic of it from when we were at Port Burwell PP last year. You could have dropped by...
...top, Ursa Minor, in very good condition with accessories:
1- OVS 270 awning - HD Nomadic 270 LTE Driver Side 270 Degree Awning
2- OVS privacy tent (Shower awning): HD Nomadic Car-Side Shower Room
3- Wired for solar,
4- Solar Panel
5- Solar Charge Controller
6- Rhino Rack Pioneer...
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