Well........it happened.
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Thanks Savage! 
Ok, here is the truck and boat, with the boat disconnected on third pad.
Wanted to get an empty weight on the truck so I could do the math to get the camper weight.
And here is the weight with camper and boat, boat on third pad connected, with 60 psi in the bags...used spirit level on the axles of the boat to make sure we get BOTH axles running on the ground
Did try 75 and 90psi but only shifted 20 pounds to the rear axle.
So it looks like the Truck is 7600lbs, the boat is 4060lbs and the camper is 3020lbs...
Now this is unloaded but it gives me a good start on where I am at, and will adjust accordingly when I load it. Usually put the heavy stuff in the boat over the rear axles. The rest of stuff is just clothes and booze...
oh forgot food too!
Ok, here is the truck and boat, with the boat disconnected on third pad.
Wanted to get an empty weight on the truck so I could do the math to get the camper weight.
And here is the weight with camper and boat, boat on third pad connected, with 60 psi in the bags...used spirit level on the axles of the boat to make sure we get BOTH axles running on the ground
Did try 75 and 90psi but only shifted 20 pounds to the rear axle.
So it looks like the Truck is 7600lbs, the boat is 4060lbs and the camper is 3020lbs...
Now this is unloaded but it gives me a good start on where I am at, and will adjust accordingly when I load it. Usually put the heavy stuff in the boat over the rear axles. The rest of stuff is just clothes and booze...
oh forgot food too!
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BTW I like that red mohawk that your trucks got...
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Well..... I'm back
!
WOW, you guys have been busy!!
John, congrats on the new ride!
Roy, congrats on the new canoe!
Savage, glad you are back on the road!
Fishing nut, nice work!!
Gig / jet pilot / everyone, HOWDY!
Great stuff here!!
Our little camping trip was pretty good.
Truck was great, what a pleasure to dive and tow with. We ended up doing a lot of driving around, the mosquitos were ridiculous, never seen anything like it. Talked to a couple of locals (who were in full mosquito mesh gear, I was laughing my azz off when I first saw them, until I got out of the truck, then they were laughing
) and they said they have not seen anything like it in the 35 years they have been there. Drove back to Hinton to get some more mosquito stuff (anything) and the mosquito isle at Canadian Tire was looted, not a thing left. Poor girl comes over with a bax that had a couple of cans of deep woods in it and she was attacked!!. Wifey looked at me, we both started laughing, we already knew bug spray was like BBQ sauce for these little critters. Made no difference. There were only about 6 sites occupied out of about 140, no one (accept us) stayed more than one night
Soooooo we did a lot of touring around in our GREAT truck!!
Spent a bunch of time in Jasper (not as bad there)
All in all, a pretty good trip!
Now back to work
!WOW, you guys have been busy!!
John, congrats on the new ride!
Roy, congrats on the new canoe!
Savage, glad you are back on the road!
Fishing nut, nice work!!
Gig / jet pilot / everyone, HOWDY!
Great stuff here!!
Our little camping trip was pretty good.
Truck was great, what a pleasure to dive and tow with. We ended up doing a lot of driving around, the mosquitos were ridiculous, never seen anything like it. Talked to a couple of locals (who were in full mosquito mesh gear, I was laughing my azz off when I first saw them, until I got out of the truck, then they were laughing
) and they said they have not seen anything like it in the 35 years they have been there. Drove back to Hinton to get some more mosquito stuff (anything) and the mosquito isle at Canadian Tire was looted, not a thing left. Poor girl comes over with a bax that had a couple of cans of deep woods in it and she was attacked!!. Wifey looked at me, we both started laughing, we already knew bug spray was like BBQ sauce for these little critters. Made no difference. There were only about 6 sites occupied out of about 140, no one (accept us) stayed more than one nightSoooooo we did a lot of touring around in our GREAT truck!!
Spent a bunch of time in Jasper (not as bad there)
All in all, a pretty good trip!
Now back to work
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Hey Darren welcome back & thx for checkin in, too bad about the bugs, that can RUIN the whole trip...........
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Nice job keepin yer chin up and makin the best of it. On my last trip to the beach we sat through tropical storm Debbie for 4 days. I took the kids to summer camp at the Daytona beach arts and sciences museum. They loved it! Great place.
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That does sound good Joel.
We may have to check that one out one day.
Last time we were down that way we took the kids to Kennedy Space Center and hung out at Cocoa Beach. Great area, the kids loved it.
Gotta try and make the best of it for the kids for sure!
They had fun so we are all happy
We may have to check that one out one day.
Last time we were down that way we took the kids to Kennedy Space Center and hung out at Cocoa Beach. Great area, the kids loved it.
Gotta try and make the best of it for the kids for sure!
They had fun so we are all happy
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Good Morning Fellas! 
Darren....was just wondering this morning if you were going to make it back....sounds like you just barely did
Remember, pics or it didn't happen....the pic above looks pretty mosquito free to me
Maybe a pic of the grille on the truck?
Darren....was just wondering this morning if you were going to make it back....sounds like you just barely did
Remember, pics or it didn't happen....the pic above looks pretty mosquito free to me
Maybe a pic of the grille on the truck?