A 2017 Power Wagon with 300 W solar mounted on the camper roof. Better than the truck's roof for mounting.
https://www.mainlineoverland.com/products/customer-classifieds-2017-ram-power-wagon-hawk-flatbed-four-wheel-camper
Most of my vehicles and trailers I've purchased out of state including from California. Certainly made it much more expensive in rural Colorado to comply with California requirements on the replacement of on my older truck's Federal catalytic converters.
Yes, I see that now. I don't see too many tonneau covers around here, mostly toppers, but then our snowfall just yesterday still in October was from 12 to 16 inches. I have a lot more confidence with a topper under 4' of snow.
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Nice trailer. I picked up this 2023 20BD for camping all year in our Western Slope region. My PW towing gasoline MPG decreased from 8.5 to 6.5 on my recent trip to the East Coast once I dropped below 6,000 feet in elevation. Also switch to 87 Octane from 85 due to the lower altitude...
I'll stick with my Power Wagon's poor gasoline mileage in the winter's negative Fahrenheit temperatures versus a BEV or a diesel. Some of us have no garage and/or outlet within 100 yards from where our trucks are parked.
From the Ford website...
Tips for maximizing your BEV's range in cold...
Just towed a brand new empty (winterized) 25' long x 8' wide x 11 1/2' high at 6,200 pound travel trailer from the Colorado Rockies to the eastern seaboard on calibrated 35's. 6.5 MPG per the computer dash read out and it just stayed at that. Drove 11 hours per day at 654 miles a day for 3...
Next time get some studdable tires and do the job right. We can run them legally all year here. I still have my tire marks burned into a concrete driveway from 1973. They last a lifetime.
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