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Desert Valley Overlanders has an active FB group which advertises (monthly?) meetups. I live out of town (Socorro), so have never been to one, but they seem well attended.

In my F150 with a level & stock tire size it was easy but slightly scary in parts (wheels close to the edge etc.). We had a scrape occasionally, but I think in a shorter/narrower rig even that would probably not happen. It's beautiful, go for it!

To be contrary, even at $50 it would seem a bargain. The barriers to entry are the testing requirements, equipment costs, and inherent complexity.

Nice. I had a reservation for April that I wasn't able to use because of COVID :-( How did you find the drive to the Dollhouse area? I hear various things, from epically difficult to easy peasy...

I've only done the section from Chloride to Reserve. Are the sections of low altitude travel short enough that you can always find a place that's cool for camping even in the summer? (Say above 7k').

Another option is the Gila - campsites are generally 8k' or higher.

Congratulations on the launch! I have a bedslide in my truck bed (under a Leitner rack). I don't think setups like this are uncommon. So I wouldn't need the first slide (the one attached to the trucked). Without it I would presumably get a bit of horizontal and vertical space back and remove...

We've had it for 14 months or so now. We're in New Mexico, so the same basic sun situation as you (we leave the tent mounted and the truck is always outside). Maybe it's a bit faded, but its kind of hard to tell between the dust and the pinstripes :-) Aluminum would be more durable no doubt, but...

I don't have any, but I know that Switch-Pros is considered by some to be a strong competitor to SPods.

Extremely happy with iKamper Skycamp. Very fast setup/breakdown, and very roomy. Main dislike is that there's not enough room to leave our (bulky) bedding in the tent (works for some people, not for others). I find the stock mattress comfortable, my wife doesn't (so we got an Exped Megamat).

I've been camping with a CPAP for a few years. It's most efficient to run off of DC, but beware that sometimes it will be assuming lead-acid voltages, not Lithium, which means the CPAP will stop operating much sooner than you expect. (You can usually get a regulated cable to solve this...

Propane. My old (35 years) Coleman propane camp stove also works fine at that altitude (and a bit higher). I didn't know it wasn't supposed to work :-)

We don’t use it while sleeping, just when we are awake.

I’ve used my little buddy over 11k feet in Colorado.

I don't know why, but your links aren't showing up as clickable for me, just the Amazon logo.

We use the Cleanwaste system (aka PETT) bought from REI and find that it works very well. Even if you think you will likely be able to find toilets, it removes some stress from worrying about it.

I believe ARB elements fridges are spec'ed for being in open beds. Anecdotally a lot of other fridges seem to survive this, but I imagine you void your warranty. I'm thinking of moving my Dometic to the truck bed (under a RTT, so it will be out of the rain and direct sun, but not out of the...

Some people want a new hobby, I just want a no-fuss way to be legal when I buy a communications device for my truck.

I'll agree that we can't fix stupid, but disagree about where it is in evidence.

It's maddening that some people place the health and welfare of their staff and local community ahead of your desire to turn a global emergency into a nice vacation! (And yes, I'm going to lose my trip to the Maze district, so it affects me as well).