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My brother has PIAA HIDs on his Tacoma...they are astonishingly bright, but they are not good for roads w any oncoming traffic on them, plus it takes a few seconds to energize the lights from being turned off. If you are going LED, make sure your light array says it has a combination of flood and spot emitters/lenses, other wise you'll not have the down the road beam throw that helps pick out the big critters at night. Almost any name brand is okay, though be suspicious of bargain brands and prices... I am hankering for one, I have my eye on - Mtnlitebar.com. The output; leading to vastly improved night road vision (and the price!) is breathtaking.

That is one sweet little rig you have there. I looked at the one pic of the no guardrail drive by the lake...4wd or no 4wd, that looks dodgy for sure.

My lights are set up that when I turn the high beam off the IPF are turning off as well....No HID.... One spot one flood....

As for the rd. the truck is 4x4, but I drive mostly in 2WD unless I really need the 4x4, I can switch from 2WD to 4WD on the fly when needed!
 
Finally home after a few days of driving north in all kind of conditions, way different then when I went down. Rain to start with lots of rain.... Then snow, lots and lots of snow and hight wind, low visibility and lots of vehicles in the ditch all over the place. Some -23c temp and lots of wild life.... Today was the highlight when a wolf crossed the highway some distance in front of me and stayed right there on the edge of the forest for a good 5 minutes!!

It was a good trip, but I'm glad I'm back home... Nothing like the Yukon, I tell ya....
 

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Those are some pictures you don't see everyday, did you sleep in your new camper? I would be looking for a Super 8. Those bison, fox and the wolf are great shots, Thanks for the update.
 
Those are some pictures you don't see everyday, did you sleep in your new camper? I would be looking for a Super 8. Those bison, fox and the wolf are great shots, Thanks for the update.

I slept in the camper both night on the rd... The first night was good, I raised it and had the furnace going before bed and int he morning, made coffee on the stove and all was great!! The second night was quite cold, so I didn't want to stress the hydraulics so I just slept on the floor... that wasn't that great!! We bought that thing for the shoulder seasons and summer on the rd... In the winter, let say below -10C, we will favour the wall tent and stove for sure!!
 
I've used my popup camper down to about -5F with no problems, although I just use water jugs at those temperatures since the water lines will freeze without proper care. I don't leave the heater running--just turn it on in the morning and wait a few minutes. I have friends that would use their popup for ice climbing trips to Alberta. He developed a good system and was able to use his internal water.
 
I've used my popup camper down to about -5F with no problems, although I just use water jugs at those temperatures since the water lines will freeze without proper care. I don't leave the heater running--just turn it on in the morning and wait a few minutes. I have friends that would use their popup for ice climbing trips to Alberta. He developed a good system and was able to use his internal water.

What brand of pop up. The Alaskan goes up with hydraulic jacks using an electric pump... So I didn't want to pop a fuse until I can change the hydraulique fluids to synthetic.
 
What brand of pop up. The Alaskan goes up with hydraulic jacks using an electric pump... So I didn't want to pop a fuse until I can change the hydraulique fluids to synthetic.

Mine is a Phoenix--manual pop up with inside springs. I later added some external assist a la Four Wheel Campers, which allows me to open it with two canoes on top.
 

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Mine is a Phoenix--manual pop up with inside springs. I later added some external assist a la Four Wheel Campers, which allows me to open it with two canoes on top.

So Soft sided, Cool looking rig... I got told that the Alaskan can lift up with up to 250lbs on top, so a few canoes will work!!
 
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