Lem Lamb
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Good idea Imdoo'n, I like the idea of fur coat, but fear who's wearing it, Ha.
Cozy warm in Cabin on wheels under moon lit night with millions of stars, camping at its best.
My brain storming took me back in time, it was Dec 7th 1992 when I made my first pick-up truck sleeping system. Kinda of a crude set-up as I recall, small regular cab, winter cover-alls, hard-hat for pillow, and could see my breath in the morning with ice on the in-side windows,,, LOL.
I was working for a oil patch rig moving company, long long hours on the service side,,, wasn't worth going home too sleep for 2 too 4 hours, so pick-up life style was under-way.
I ran bed truck, no sleeper unit on them as the cab would be full of winter gear in a cab mounted on a 340" bed truck,,, that was a big bed truck on the oil patch services side.
Instead of being crunched up for a snooze I found it easier to stretch out in a pick-up truck,,, the next following year was big thick foam time, a real place to sleep,,, I'd part pick-up in shop at night if there was room, other times out side... Seemed like it was always winter time, Ha cold with ice on the window.
One day a co-worker came to the shop with a small red suit case in hand, I meet him at the work bench as he one handed the suit case in front of me,,, "WOW",,, a 1000 Watt gen-set. Light and nimble, frugal on gas, can add power where ever you are. "this was 2005 if I recall."
I bought one the next day and it's still running too day.
The next year I camped in the mountains of BC for 197 days, the next year I did 205 threw out most of BC sledding the mountains,,, that gen-set give me 14 awesome years of snowmobiling, "2010/11 looking back.
16 years of running time 1/3 too 1/2 the year,,, that's alot of hours for a 1000 Watt genny, but she keeps on running.
It's soon for replacing in the next 10 or 15 years, still powers up heater for 7 hours on 1.7 L of fuel.
Lots of oil changes in its life time,,, these are the best investments for human kind.
Good pick-up truck, quality sleeping bag and 8"s of foam, 1000 Watt gen-set, a place to go, lots of water, gas, food, coffee,,, and a toy in the box too support the dream.
Light frugal rig that can cover ground fast.
Oh yha, doesn't get any better than this.
Darn near the 25 year mark of awesome pick-up truck camping, hope the next 25 is more fun yet.
Lem Lamb somewhere in the Americas
Cozy warm in Cabin on wheels under moon lit night with millions of stars, camping at its best.
My brain storming took me back in time, it was Dec 7th 1992 when I made my first pick-up truck sleeping system. Kinda of a crude set-up as I recall, small regular cab, winter cover-alls, hard-hat for pillow, and could see my breath in the morning with ice on the in-side windows,,, LOL.
I was working for a oil patch rig moving company, long long hours on the service side,,, wasn't worth going home too sleep for 2 too 4 hours, so pick-up life style was under-way.
I ran bed truck, no sleeper unit on them as the cab would be full of winter gear in a cab mounted on a 340" bed truck,,, that was a big bed truck on the oil patch services side.
Instead of being crunched up for a snooze I found it easier to stretch out in a pick-up truck,,, the next following year was big thick foam time, a real place to sleep,,, I'd part pick-up in shop at night if there was room, other times out side... Seemed like it was always winter time, Ha cold with ice on the window.
One day a co-worker came to the shop with a small red suit case in hand, I meet him at the work bench as he one handed the suit case in front of me,,, "WOW",,, a 1000 Watt gen-set. Light and nimble, frugal on gas, can add power where ever you are. "this was 2005 if I recall."
I bought one the next day and it's still running too day.
The next year I camped in the mountains of BC for 197 days, the next year I did 205 threw out most of BC sledding the mountains,,, that gen-set give me 14 awesome years of snowmobiling, "2010/11 looking back.
16 years of running time 1/3 too 1/2 the year,,, that's alot of hours for a 1000 Watt genny, but she keeps on running.
It's soon for replacing in the next 10 or 15 years, still powers up heater for 7 hours on 1.7 L of fuel.
Lots of oil changes in its life time,,, these are the best investments for human kind.
Good pick-up truck, quality sleeping bag and 8"s of foam, 1000 Watt gen-set, a place to go, lots of water, gas, food, coffee,,, and a toy in the box too support the dream.
Light frugal rig that can cover ground fast.
Oh yha, doesn't get any better than this.
Darn near the 25 year mark of awesome pick-up truck camping, hope the next 25 is more fun yet.
Lem Lamb somewhere in the Americas
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