Dear LanLubber,
Thanks for sharing about your scamp and also the above comments, yes it looks like a yacht and from the back a hobbit house. I will be extending the rear bumper to accommodate the over hang and creating storage, its 2 feet short (fits with tailgate down, but that will be...
Dear Dilldog,
Thanks for the reply and advice, I have an V8 and automatic. so maybe for now its a snow tyre and then next summer I change wheel size and suspension, thanks for advice on the speedometer i bear that in mind. So 16” rims/wheels are a good thing? More rubber on the trail? Not sure...
Dear Billie Bob,
Thanks for the advice and it I guess it would take the pressure off me now and most of my serious overlanding will be from May 2020 when I head south to New Mexico via Virginia, Missouri and Texas. Any suggestions as to make of winter tyre i should look at?
I cant wait also to...
Dear Bama_Kiwi,
Thanks for being so quick to reply, I appreciate the time to advise, so pleased to be a member of OB and looking forward to Helping others too!
I had a good feeling about the person and the advice he was giving I just want to be careful as its a large purchase and I have quite...
I am now looking to start my overland rig build and have an upcoming road trip from Toronto to Seattle in January 2020. The present tire is not 3 peaks (snow rated) and I think it would be prudent to change them in preparation for meeting cold weather as i travel west.
I would like to...
Hi Slimpartywagon,
Thanks for the message I will keep updating this thread with progress on the build, I feel very lucky to have found it :-)
Best wishes
Amanda
Thanks for the message, I feel very grateful to own this truck and camper, my father retired from GM in Oshawa where it was built and who knows he may have had a hand in building it, so it feels special, it had one owner before me and has no rust on it, thats rare for canadian trucks. The Camper...
Thanks for the message, I feel very grateful to own this truck and camper, my father retired from GM in Oshawa where it was built and who knows he may have had a hand in building it, so it feels special, it had one owner before me and has no rust on it, thats rare for canadian trucks. The Camper...
Hi Micheal & Corrie
Thanks you for reaching out and welcoming me, I really appreciate all you have done in helping me gain my confidence to venture out of my comfort zone. Amanda in the office was so nice and I sent her photos of my truck and proposed camper shell. It can be daunting where to...
I have the following truck, built in Oshawa where my dad worked at GM. (Photo attached). It’s in amazing condition, one owner and near to no rust!
Make: GMC Model: Sierra 1500 Year: 2003 Market Segment: Luxury Body Type: Pickup Cab Type: Extended Cab Doors: 4 Seats: 6 Drive Type: 4WD 4-Wheel...
I Have just arrived in Canada from the UK and currently residing at my Dads House in Oshawa, I will be embarking on my first East to West Road trip early January to collect my one of a kind Camper shell to place on the back of my Truck. I would love to meet up with other Overland Bound membears...
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