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Hey justsomeguy, if I'm being totally honest with you, I wouldn't call this overly durable. I lent the bike to my nephew one time and he broke the tube in one fall. I easily replaced it and have taken a few spills myself since and the tube is still there but I do see some stress on the plastic tab so I don't expect it to hold up to too many more falls. In the end, if I were preparing for a big trip, I would add the tube and hope for the best. All I have in mine is my tool roll which I can easily lay flat in the bottom of my duffel that I use on big trips. In fact, I originally had a tube mounted in a different location that was too far underneath the fender and the tube was destroyed on day 1 of my Arkansas TAT trip so I had to lay the tool roll flat in my duffel for the rest of the trip. Nevertheless, I like having the tube where it is, despite the aforementioned weakness, so that my tools are conveniently with me whenever I ride even though I know that I will eventually have to replace the tube.

@@wanderbynature2508 Hey, thanks for the quick reply. It is perfect for street riding, but as I was installing I started to think about possible falls. Anyway, its plastic so not a big deal to replace. I have some tire irons and rear tube in the roll along with a hand pump. I think I will simply ensure I have somewhere I can store those things as a backup if the tube breaks along the way. Thanks for your thoughts. BTW, I'll bet that TAT was a nice ride. I'm gonna have to put one of those on my list. Just got the back a year ago and although I have not rode it much really do like the bike. It just about what I needed. Not too powerful, but as a first bike have taken me as far as I want to go faster than I choose to ride. I'm an older guy so I'm not doing 100 mph with my hair on fire. Perfect bike. Anyway, thanks for the feedback.

Be safe and have fun.

That is probably the case with many truck camper setups but if you choose wisely, as I have done, you can have the truck camper and still have tow capacity. I have a 1-ton, SRW with 3900 pounds of payload capacity but only a 2,000 pound camper. All loaded up the camper is probably around 3,000 pounds which still allows me 900 pounds of payload or hitch weight. With a dually, I would have much more payload capacity which would allow for a bigger and heavier camper but still have adequate payload to tow a number of different things such as a boat, trailer with motorcycle or ATV, or a horse trailer.

@wanderbynature2508 I agree 1 ton is the way to go but most trailer hitches only allow 500 pounds of tongue weight

As I understand, the tongue weight is usually around 10% of the total weight of what is being towed. A 500 pound tongue weight would work out to a 5,000 trailer weight which would allow you to pull a pretty wide variety of toys.

A route in Central Texas or in the Hill Country would be awesome. Hopefully you can find one you like. Have fun out there.

Yes, I have to lean the generator over a bit but it will fit in the storage unit just to the right of the door. Yes, it runs the AC.

Good luck with your build. Stay safe and have fun out there.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your ride!

@@wanderbynature2508thanks. I subscribed to your channel. Hope to see more moto videos in the future. For now I’ll catch up on the ones you have

Me and a couple buddies are going make the ride next weekend. Thanks again!

Sweet. Add a comment on how it goes.

Thanks for watching and commenting. You're right, a camper van is a good alternative to a truck camper but within the context of this video, I would say it has some similarities to a motorhome also which has the main disadvantage of once it is all set up you are left without transportation or having to break everything down to run into town for groceries. As for the drivetrain for a truck camper, the camper itself does not have a drivetrain (as don't travel trailers or 5th wheelers) and since many truck camper owners drive a truck already, my point was that they don't have an "extra" driveline to maintain as they would with a motorhome or camper van that doesn't serve as primary transportation. To be honest, the "extra" drivetrain to maintain is a small issue in my opinion but something to consider, especially if you don't live close to a facility that can service a big motorhome.

Thanks for watching and for the kind words. It's always nice to get positive feedback. Have fun out there on the water.

Thanks for watching. This is definitely a great starter trip. I would recommend going when the weather is cooler though. Also, note that November and December are hunting season. For that reason, I usually plan a trip here between the months of January through April.

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

Have fun!

Would love to join but have to work this week and already have plans this weekend. Anyway, enjoy and stay safe!

Glad you enjoyed the video. I would suggest that you plan a trip for January through March or April. Too hot and too many bugs and snakes in the summer and hunting season starts in the fall (I prefer not to be backpacking through the woods during hunting season).

Glad you enjoyed it. Have fun on your trip!

Not a bad idea. Especially on tighter trails.

@@wanderbynature2508 We started riding at SHNF in the early 1970's. Great place!

Have fun!

Camera is a GoPro Hero 8 Black and the drone is a DJI Mavic Air 2.

Enjoy when you get out there.

I would say roughly 10 miles to the dam and around 15 miles to the Spillway Channel Rec Area.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you

Yep, now is the time to do this. Enjoy.

Thank you

I do get some bounce but not much and not enough to damage the fender. However, it does block most of the light from my headlight when I use the high beam. I was riding down a dark, poorly maintained road one night and took the tool bag off of the fender to I could use my high beam. I plan to add some driving lights to get around this in the future.

Have fun!

This would be a good time of year for a ride. If you make it down, have fun. I'll look for you if I get out there.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Perhaps it will give you another reason to visit home soon.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, we do have it pretty good here in the US for fishing. What country are you from?

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Check the video I made on what I am calling ETBAR (East Texas Backroad Adventure Route). I have a GPS trac, Google Map, and a link to a spreadsheet with turn by turn directions including GPS coordinates and mileage. Enjoy!

Sounds good. Be safe and have fun.

While I was discovering the area and mapping out the ride I call ETBAR (East Texas Backroad Adventure Ride), I camped one night at Bouton Lake. Cool place. I had it all to myself. I also made a video and provided maps and a GPS trac for the ETBAR if you want to check it out.

There is cell service but it is spotty.

You can absolutely do all of this in a full-size rig except for one obstacle which is on FS 333E. To bypass this, in the spreadsheet I provided, on row 87, instead of turning right on 352A/FS 333, turn left and go to 306 and turn right on 306 which will take you to 54 which basically puts you on row 90 of the spreadsheet. This only cuts out about 6-7 miles. I hope that helps. Enjoy yourself out there.

@@wanderbynature2508 Thank you sir, we will try it soon.

Glad you like the video. I went in January. January and February have lots of days in this part of Texas with low's in the 40's and high's in the 60's which is perfect for backpacking. Have fun on your trip.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Be safe out there.

I included a link to a GPS track (which is a GPX file) in the description.

Thanks. Seems like there are endless uses for buckets.

Finding firewood wasn't an issue. There was plenty of deadwood on the sandbars. Have fun on your trip!

Thanks for the response!@@wanderbynature2508

Good!

Glad it was helpful! Be safe and have fun when you get out there.

Have fun!

Thanks!