First Day Of Winter-Desert Style

[trackhead]

Shake down trip with our new-old truck camper.......we live full time in a 35' fifth wheel for work, but we missed the days in our old pop up truck camper. With a three year old, and a wife who likes to use a toilet and shower the kid, we opted for an older 1993 Kodiak camper. It's 2,000lbs dry, and the truck handles it fine. A little more tippy than the pop up we had, but I'm not a fan of slow moving, off camber, rocky terrain.......I'd rather get out and ride my bike. So this camper seems perfect for us.

 

[hansrober]

Very Nice! I like the campfire picture! How is it the simple campfire is always so mesmerizing?

 

[roverrocks]

Awesome scenery!! Awesome pictures!! What's the high jagged Matterhorn-like peak in the distance? Volcanic spire is it?

 

[Yuman Desert Rat]

Where were the photos taken?

 

[trackhead]

What's the high jagged Matterhorn-like peak in the distance? Volcanic spire is it?

Weaver's Needle.

 

[owlxxx]

looks like a good time.

 

[SDDiver5]

x2. Beautiful scenery!! Please share.

 

[Byways]

I so enjoy seeing stories like this that spotlight the family side of backcountry travel in an off-highway-capable outfit like yours. More children should be raised like that. Keep it up!

 

[trackhead]

I so enjoy seeing stories like this that spotlight the family side of backcountry travel in an off-highway-capable outfit like yours. More children should be raised like that. Keep it up!

Thanks........it's a lot more fun that having your kid stare at an iPad all day long.

 

[mph]

Enjoy the new ride! Have fun...

 

[WeLikeCamping]

saguaro lake is beautiful in the winter months. no crowds, no parties.

 

[trackhead]

saguaro lake is beautiful in the winter months. no crowds, no parties.

I can't imagine how heinous it is in the summer. The place is somewhat trashed though......the Salt River is a 7 mile long trash heap from all the tubers, and the shores of the lake are trashed from presumably boaters, etc. It's really a shame the Tonto NF has basically turned the Salt River area into a big festering dumpster.

 

[incognito]

hy,
2000 lbs dry weight? that's the lightest hard side fiberglass camper I saw. is it well insulated?
that's a lot less than my 3000 lbs Bigfoot 1500. what kind of mpg you have on highway?
thanks
incognito

 

[RockyMtnFamily]

I have been to that area before, but not with a camper. I loved camping in that area as a young adult. Kind of nice to see the look on the boaters faces when they see you show up in a truck.