End of February we returned to Colorado River, in the United States side (AZ).
I got there after dark, putting my Baja Designs and rock lights to use. I got there to cook because my friends who got there early didn’t have kitchen; I am the designated kitchen.
Early March:
Got myself a FitCamX integrated dashcam.
Overall, I like it. But here are few things that I want to go over:
They are China. It is a Chinese company and it’s made in China. It seems like they do have a US location and they are on Amazon though. As someone who tries to avoid Chinese company and made in China products at much as possible, I have to say that the fit and finish and quality much exceed my expectations. Well, in terms of dash cams… there’s no made in USA choices anyways.
Installation for my truck was easy, once you figured out how to remove the stock trim piece (4 tabs). I’m not particularly good at trim panel removal and it felt like I was going to break something, but luckily nothing was broken. Once the stock trim panel was removed, it took my 30 seconds to hook it up and complete the install. There’s no wiring needed, because it comes with a splitter for the mirror dimmer. No wire hiding required if only running front camera and you have powered mirror.
I also got rear cam. The included rear cam and wire are designed to be placed inside the cab, but given that GFC blocks the rear view from inside, I need to install it to the rear window. I ordered an extension and will do that when it gets here.
I run covercraft windshield cover, which is made to fit the stock windshield and not universal generic fitment. This integrated camera does not get in the way and leave a big gap between windshield and covercraft like other directly mounted-to-windshield type dashcams do.
FitCamX makes integrated dashcam for other platforms as well, so it’s not a RAM 1500 only thing.
Left home late because I slept in. There’s no way I’d wake up at 7am to drive 4 hours to campsite on my day off. I was just there in January so it was fine for me to miss out on the “exploring” part.
Got there at near sunset.
played on some “obstacle”
The 3rd gen and the GX both made it through with at least 3in of clearance, but because of my longer wheelbase without bigger lift, Boogielander saw some slider action.
*GX was on 3" lift with 35s. But shorter wheelbase.
*3rd Gen was on 39s and Carli Dominator kit, so those helped with his clearance.
*I’m on Fox 2.5 left at 2" lift on 35s, longer wheelbase than GX but has similar height increase. If I had shorter wheelbase I’d be fine. If I say screw droop and cranked the front up 1" more, I probably would be fine too, but I want drooop. If I could get AAA service in the middle of nowhere when I need to swap spare, I’d go 37s and I probably would be fine as well. But I can’t swap spare on the ground with 37s by myself…
that’s the 200w BougeRV Yuma panel. 200w each.
I use these to charge the camper battery in conjunction with alternator charging.
I can also divert one to charge the Ecoflow Delta 2 and delta add-on battery (3000wh) in the cab in basecamp mode so I can run starlink at night without charging via alternator.
edit: i’m assuming you saw my posts in the Pudding thread lol
I haven’t updated my build thread in half a year. I’ll update when i get home.
hey bud!
for your first question, do you mean the size of bolt and nut for the bed rail to go to the bed, or for the bolt and nut to secure things to the bed rail?
for the second question, here’s the list of things I did:
Core Trax from Decked with a lot of extra tie down anchor thing
drawer locks (that I put it when I had my bed rack. I haven’t used them since the camper went on.
Battle Matt (sponsored by Decked when they featured my build)
the bolts are either 3/4" or 1". I don’t really remember lol
my order history has all kinds of lengths for different projects.
be sure to get the washer too.
i use grade 8 zinc yellow-chromate plated for all hardware on the truck for corrosion resistance. it’s up to you if you wanna do that too.
