Nice, that's awesome! It's been a great rig. I have definitely pushed it hard with the camper setup, but we're still rolling down the road! Cheers!

Thank you! It was an incredible adventure, cheers!

Thank you!

A bungee cord. I tied it around the canvas and added some carabiners that I can tighten or loosen when I'm ready to raise or lower the top. Works pretty well!

Yes! Bhutan is seriously something special!

Yea! I'm currently trying to talk him into hiking again, cheers!

Thanks for the message, cheers!

Cheers, thank you!

Thank you! Up, we stuck to the Central Route from Porto to Santiago. Next time we might incorporate a bit of the Coastal Route, maybe for the first few days, but it was great! Buen Camino!

@@ChrisTarzanClemens thanks. All the best.

Cheers!

I felt safe throughout the whole trip. I was fairly careful and aware while traveling and often I was camping with friends and stuck to somewhat busy areas. I know things can happen, but for my experience so far I felt very safe and secure in the places I visited in Baja.

Actually it was my idea, only because I'd hiked a Camino previously a few years ago. But, as soon as I pitched it to him he was totally on board!!!

@@ChrisTarzanClemens You are a good son.

Thank you! There's for sure more videos in the future, cheers!

Haha yup, Baja really is something special! Cheers!!

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I used Starlink, was perfect. I borrowed the Starlink last year but this year I'm planning to mount a dish on my roof and use it full-time. Pretty much everyone down there had Starlink last year. Cheers!

I drove the baja last winter. I ran into a lot of people using Starlink. They said it worked really well except when there were overhead trees blocking the signal. Starlink is also half the price once you cross into Mexico

Thanks, yup, it was pretty incredible! Went pretty much the whole way down and back, covered about 2,600 miles in 3 months and really spent most of my time down in Baja Sur around La Paz, Cerritos and the East Cape. Cheers!

Yes, that's awesome! We actually met a few other father/son pilgrims on the Portuguese Route last year. I've been trying to talk my dad into going back next year and walking the French Way, good luck in '26 and Buen Camino!

Thank you! Cheers!

I'm really not sure, I think most flats I was able to find a small piece of debris poking through the tire into the tube. The tires, and bike, were pretty inexpensive, if I was doing a longer tour I definitely would have bought some better tires that probably would have fixed my problem! Cheers!

Thank you! Cheers!!!

Thank you! Yup, Alaska really is an incredible place!

Thank you! Buen Camino!!

Thanks! I'll have to think about that. It's been many years since I lived in the Honda, I do remember what I liked and didn't like but I've also seen some newer really interesting build ideas in other Elements on KZbin and other websites and blogs. If I were looking into design ideas today I'd probably check into some of the current owners and see what they think, cheers!

Thank you! Yeah, the Portuguese Way was definitely a great experience, I'll check it out! Buen Camino!

It was the FEIRAS NOVAS festival in September and it was in Ponte de Lima, Portugal. We were told it's the largest folk festival in Portugal, and that rooms were going to be hard to book last minute as we were walking through the area. They were, it was busy, but it was fun to experience the festival for one night! It looks like the 2024 festival is September 4-9.

Nice! Yeah, it was quite a project, but I'm super happy with it now and have definitely enjoyed exploring from Alaska down to Baja. There are always small projects that keep me busy, but I love the freedom of a home on wheels! Cheers!

Thanks! I used my Sony camera to film the video during Tyler's race, then I used Adobe Premiere Pro to put the clips together for the video. Good luck, it's a beautiful and brutal course out there!

Awesome, thank you! Ha, yeah, it was definitely a lot of riding, for sure not for everyone, but I enjoyed it! Cheers!

It was actually in Montrose, Colorado. A pretty fun day for sure!

Yeah!!! The Camino was a fantastic experience. Cheers on the pop-up camper! I've definitely enjoyed using my all over North America!

Thank you! I had a good mix of small side roads and highway, it kinda depended on the day, the distance I was feeling I could do, and the options of accommodations that I could find on Google Maps. Honestly riding along the highway wasn't too bad and helped cover distance, but the side roads were definitely more interesting! Cheers!

It's from AT Overland Equipment. They are great and I see lots of people with the same setup. Cheers!

@@ChrisTarzanClemens Thanks Chris. I appreciate your time.

Thank you! Cheers!!

Thank you! I searched for quite a long time to find an older slide in that was built for a mid-sized pickup like the Tacoma vs. a full size truck. Whenever I saw one for sale I asked the seller to measure the bottom section of the camper to make sure it fit between a pickup's wheel wells. This one fits perfect. Cheers!

That sounds awesome! Would totally love to have a bathroom, maybe on the next rig. Cheerss!

Hahaha, it'll always be Countdown to me! Cheers!

Hmmmm, I never really got too much into my furnace, mine wasn't restarting on the cycle so I ended up taking it to an RV shop and had them service it. Fixed it for awhile but now it's back to the same. I did try to look up some KZbin videos about people fixing them but didn't find much. Maybe try the Pop Up Truck Campers group on facebook (facebook.com/groups/148799105503630). Good luck!

Yeah! It was a bit of work but once everything came together it's been super nice. Good luck, cheers!

That's awesome! Bhutan really is such an incredible place, hope to get back again soon. Cheers!

Haha, thank you! Cheers!

Yup, 2002 Xtracab. Thank you, cheers!

Thank you! I started with a Bilstein lift on it, around 2.5", but that was before I put the camper on the truck. Once I added all that weight I switched to Load Range E tires for more support. I the put a set of Firestone Ride-Rite airbags on the rear, but the camper was so heavy I bent the brackets. I took the truck to a custom suspension shop in Phoenix, AZ and they arched and fitted custom leaf packs on the truck to balance it and make it stiff. That was about $1,000 and was weeeeelllll worth it! I have more specific notes on my blog post here: www.christarzanclemens.com/2020/04/living-full-time-in-a-slide-in-pop-up-truck-camper/

Cheers! Thank you!!!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you! Yup, it was a good one! Cheers!

It's a 1980's SunLite Skyhawk. It's good on the Tacoma, but I did get a custom rear suspension put on. Cheers!

Thanks! Is it about 1,000 lbs?

@@bruceberg3574 sounds about right for the factory weight, but I added a bunch of stuff like solar panels, accessories inside, cabinets and such. It's pretty heavy once on the truck with everything I own, plus 22 gal of water and propane. Heavier than I wanted, but made it to the top of Alaska and back, so the truck can do it!

Thank you for your reply, I do appreciate it. I rode a Suzuki V-Strom from Seattle to Watson Lake in 2017 but now I’m almost 70 so those trips are for a 4 wheel vehicle now. Cheers from Montana.

Thank you!!!

Thank you! That's awesome, I started out living in a DIY Honda Element camper, I loved having the small simple space! Over the years I've lived in various vans and truck setups, I like what I have now but any vehicle that allows simple living is perfect! Cheers!