Recent content by EdK

I agree with Bear on this one. I do not have the water system. I've tent-camped for many years, and so I'm used to bringing the water I need, and to bringing it in volumes/containers suited to the kind of camping I plan to do. When I stop in a campground for a few days, I fill a 5gal. container...

I live at 4500' in Salt Lake City, and the terrain is all 'up' from here. So I often camp above 5000'. I've used the furnace up to about 6700', and at temperatures down to about 10F -- so not especially cold yet. (See Bear's posts for insights on the furnace and propane at truly cold...

The fishing was actually pretty good! The wind (very high for three days and nights) made fly fishing a bit of a challenge -- and the trailer was even shaking pretty well at night. But the trailer sure beats a tent for this sort of trip!

Until recently, I had a Tekonsha Primus on my 2006 Forester. It's now on my 2014 Outback. Seems to work fine. Ed

Morning along the Madison River in SW Montana. Taken last week on a fishing trip. Delayed breakfast until I found a sunbeam to thaw the galley hatch. Glad I have the furnace...

If there are already pre-drilled holes in the frame, it does sound like legs of some sort could be fashioned to prop the panel up at a suitable angle. Thank you. Ed

Dan_and_Vanessa, Are you planning to make some sort of stand to prop up the solar panel in use? I'm wondering what sort of possibilities you see now that you have the panel in hand? Thanks, Ed

Sarah, I spend time in Yellowstone throughout each camping season. Remember that in addition to the black bears you'd find in Yosemite and many other places, Yellowstone also has Grizzlies. Grizzlies are serious bears, and their population has been increasing. So the Yellowstone park rangers...