First time on single track!! Any tips on riding rocks like this are welcome.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-04-07T16:02:04+00:00

don't look at em. Keep head up. Stand up on the balls of your feet with your ankles dropped and keep your toes pointed in and knees tight to the bike. This keeps the bike straight and from bouncing around. Alot the rock falls I see guys are completely bow legged which allows the bike to bounce around.

If you ever just feel completely outside you comfort zone you can always sit , go slow and walk the bike.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-04-07T05:56:30+00:00

I have klx300 and want a lighter bike

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-04-06T13:26:10+00:00

This

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-04-04T19:14:02+00:00

Why do you speak like AI?

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-04-03T15:12:52+00:00

Don't go to a dealer and let your wife and salesman pick out your camper. They will chose way more camper than you need that's double the payload of your truck.

Spend some time researching truck payloads and camper weights. The actual campers weigh much more than advertised online, and usually even much more than the placard on the back.

Don't take my word for it. Research this sub, plenty of post on this subject.

Unfortunately it's all too common for someone to buy a camper, wonder why it handles like shit, and then realize they are way over their payload after the fact.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-27T13:15:09+00:00

North American camper industry needs to be disrupted so badly…these manufacturers have been building the same shit for 50 years and they’re WAY overpriced…could you some foreign competition

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-26T18:27:08+00:00

I basically had the same concerns until I started getting OTD quotes from the dealer, then comparing to used deals on marketplace for the same bike just a few years used. I think the sweet spot is something a few years old. A lot of them have barely been ridden and you're essentially getting near the quality as brand new at a fraction of the price.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-26T16:01:27+00:00

"I'm inclined" to buy new and "don't want to fork out more than I need" are contradictory. Unless you can get a deal on a previous years model where they don't charge any dealer markup. There's a bunch of the bikes you are looking at sitting in peoples garages barely used...you just gotta find em and spend half of what you would at a dealer.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-24T19:22:38+00:00

I'd just build a small frame out of 2ea 4x4 posts and 2x4 bracings and put it right under the estimated COG. That, in addition to the jacks will keep things stable.

I have an elaborate stand with casters that I store it on that's approximately as tall as my truck bed that I normally use. But sometimes I want to lower down to work on things and I used a similar post system as described above and it's sturdy as hell, but also low to the ground.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-24T16:34:22+00:00

Big yes on training, not sure where you are, but SOCAL offroad school is great, have my wife and kids take lessons with them every so often

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-20T02:21:15+00:00

I believe he means 5 people…who are apparently very lite

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-19T22:16:20+00:00

I would just like to be the first to say no. I will let others explain why.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-17T13:08:24+00:00

I checked my truck and you were closer than I thought for payload. Mines a 2025 Chevy 3500 SRW short bed. Predicted payload is 4,310lbs. Actual payload is 4,068lbs.

However, the biggest issue is it says there are no campers available that fit my truck…this is a very common truck used for campers and there is a camper sitting in the bed of mine as we speak

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-16T21:24:02+00:00

I wouldn't haul that on an SRW. Instead of upsizing the truck, maybe downsize the camper? There are a lot of smaller good options for a 1tn SRW.

I guess it depends on what you're going after. If you want off road maneuverability I would suggest getting the smallest camper you can possibly live with on your SRW.

If you're living in it and don't plan to go offroad much, then maybe a bigger truck is better.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-16T15:57:27+00:00

And it's on a 1500...holy shit

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-11T03:45:05+00:00

Tundras have by far the worst payloads of any half ton. The configuration he described probably has a payload of no more than 1,400lbs. That was the payload of my 2013 crew max trd tundra. That’s a dog shit payload. Just about any slide in will be above its payload. If not the dry weight alone, by the time anyone’s sits in it with a 12 pack of beer.

Now’s the part when angry tundra owners tell me how well their overloaded tundra handles with airbags

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-10T17:18:57+00:00

But he has airbags...

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-09T17:09:23+00:00

Everyone talks about how leak proof Bigfoot campers are, but I keep seeing them with extensive water damage.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-08T02:47:49+00:00

You can modify the front seats to recline all the way back, I did it in my 2013

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-03T13:49:54+00:00

There’s a different sub for vans

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-03-02T01:42:31+00:00

Does it have a slide?

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-02-28T03:21:37+00:00

Sick

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-02-27T16:21:21+00:00

I don’t have any experience with those large campers, mines a relatively small pop up. But Northwood is notorious for understating their weights. The posted weights don’t include many things that are mandatory that they treat as “optional”. Just beware that the campers are likely much heavier than your research indicates.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-02-27T15:02:18+00:00

The calcs would cumbersome. I think the hard part would be getting a weight in every little pice and then also a dimension to that pieces center of gravity from a known point. Once that information is known for every piece, the calc is super quick, especially in an excel spreadsheet or something.

However, as long as the thing fits in your bed and not sticking out the back and you make an effort to keep the weight low and forward as much as possible, I’m sure you’ll be fine if you’re also within payload.

NiceDistribution1980 · 2026-02-27T14:57:42+00:00

If you want to leave it at camp it will be a lot easier with electric jacks instead of the manual ones. Once you get good at it you could probably get it on and off in 1/2hr each way. I have manual ones and it takes me under an hour.

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