Comanche Camper

O hell yeah! Looking forward to seeing both the stills and the video you have captured. I've always been curious as to what the Pacific NW have to offer for a surfari. Though I have been to 11 countries and sailed and surfed the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, North and South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean, I never have gone north up the west coast above San Francisco. I always thought the water is too freaking cold up there! The North Pacific Current actually brings reasonably warm water up the coast. It's partly why the west coast is so much more temperate than the rest of the continent. It still would be unpleasant to be in the water for prolonged periods in the winter months, but even as far north as Juneau AK, daytime highs are frequently above freezing during the winter. Ya its great up there. Ive been going up every fall to surf for the last several years... The water is cold but with a good suit, booties and gloves its fine.. Just have to be prepared. Surfed in Alaska a couple springs ago, that was cold. Here is a photo of the rig up on Haida Gwaii. Thanks again for the input everyone. Shopping around.

Thanks everyone for the input! Nice talking to people with experience! As for the camper I don't really have any great photos of the inside, but I can take some with my phone soon. I'm actually making a two part video about the camper and a surf trip I took it on up to Haida Gwaii island in northern BC, that I will share here on the CC forum. It will be out next month and will show most of the building process.

I have 4x4 91' with a camper I built on the bed. I don't have an exact weight but I'm guessing around 500 lbs... I have 30" tires. I added a helper spring to level out the rig which works well. I don't do any serious off roading, mainly poorly maintained fire roads and BLM land stuff, but I have noticed some rubbing on the front wheel wells when on something steep and slanted. My questions is, what is the best approach to adding some lift? I don't want a ton of lift as I want to keep as little weight up high as possible. I have been looking into the rocky road 1" lift + new, stiffer shocks. http://www.rocky-road.com/xj-budget-lift.html (comanche 1" at the bottom) Ideas? Thanks!! popped...

Thanks a lot, this is exactly why I looked to forums for advice. What you have described is definitely more what I need. I agree, with the camper the COG will need to stay as low as possible and there is no need to "lift" it at all... just something to counteract the weight of the camper... as long as she doesn't bottom out off road or look bed heavy. thanks for the responses. Trevor

Hi all, I am looking into getting a 3" lift kit for my 91' comanche. I am putting a small homemade camper on the back and want that extra clearance to make up for the weight of the camper which should be roughly 400 lbs bare. Anyone know of a good affordable option for these needs? I am starting this homemade camper sept 1 and will post photos along the way. thanks! trevor