I'm curious can you tell like a small jeep behind the rocks monster. Seems like that would be nice for running in the town Things might be a little tight

Looking forward to see what kind of changes you made and how they work out

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing your Rig on the desert trails!

Would the truck fit in a 8ft wide x 7ft tall garage with camper installed?

Nice truck.. i really like the new gas hd trucks..

Great Advice, "Living Space First then worry about the Rig"... in a couple years going to be moving into this similar situation where I work remotely and I plan to sell my house and all my things and go with this overland journey. I need to sleep, storage and a workspace to work during the day ... also trying to determine best toilet/shower situation for the long term solution. What would you recommend.

What's your location like country?

Why not just buy the F550. Its about the same price as what you paid.

Thx for the summary! How did you connect the Ecoflow solar panels to your Flagship? I don’t recall the Flagship having a connector for external panels. Thx!

How did you manage to make a 17 minute video relentlessly saying it is noisy. Maybe its because you are deaf now, but we heard you the first time you said it, no need to repeat the same point 653 times.

Thank you for the awesome review. Your are not the first to point out their fit and finish and customer support. I wish the best for them hopefully they can improve as a company. But they won’t be receiving my money. You saved me from a disappointment.

Is this the 12v version? Is the 24v less noisy?

Looking forward to your new build. Very understandable why you are going another route.

Two thumbs up on your new truck. I’m a a Toyota guy but I do like your new purchase. No way you could do what you have in mind to build with a Tundra. Good luck.

Good to see you actually use your truck. Brilliant episode thanks. You have inspired me to plan a future trip.

Excellent video looking forward watching the next episode. We had a four legged friend also named Shelby. Take care.

did you pay msrp?

I would be interested in learning more about the sales process. It would help me on both sides of the transaction.

Very nice rig. I have a Four Wheel Camper on my 22 Tremor. Would love the Bowen Custom flatbed for extra storage. Traveling with a family of 4 right now it’s not always fun juggling the bags and stuff inside from camper to truck. It’s just for 2 weeks so managable. Maybe when I hit the lottery I can get into the flatbed portion. 😊. Amazing build. Love the truck.

Nice rig beautiful setup

Eco mode will hold your temperature.

I noticed in one of your videos (might not have been this one) a paper towel holder over the sink. Was that attached via magnet or adhesive? I'd like to do the same on my soon-to-be delivered Flagship. If you still have the link for the holder, would you mind sharing? Thanks. I've enjoyed all your content and learned much. Your new rig looks to be a winner!

Thanks for sharing your thought process on this, very useful! I would like to hear your thoughts on the aspects of working while adventuring. Managing power requirements, actually exploring while also working fullish hours, etc. Great videos!

I know you and I have talked about this in private. Being a full-time overlander myself a flat bed is something that is absolutely not needed. They are way overpriced, I should say extremely overpriced. I have more than enough room to store things as I drive international. I look at these flatbeds for weekend worrior to show their trucks. Overlanding has absolutely nothing to do with how your vehicle looks but all about the adventure. 3 companies wanted 22k-28k for a flatbed and side cabinets for my truck. That's alot of gas money for adventure around the world. Here's the math, let's say they use 500 pounds of aluminum. 3.00 a pound 1500 in aluminum. Hardware, let's say 1000. So roughly 2500-3000 USD in material. Now they need a skilled welder. Let's say 2000k for that at most 5k to build and for the material, and they sell it for 25,000 USD or more. Absolutely a joke. If they cut the price in half, I would consider it. At the end of the day, the cost versus me gong on adventure full-time , 'll take the adventure and let the weekend warriors drive their flatbed around town.

@DTAdventure Many great points in this video. Since we know you personally, most of this will not be news to you, but I'll share for your readers. Our preference, for pop-up camper layouts, are the various flatbed campers, however we chose a slide-in camper in the end. We'd had two brands of slide-in campers previously. We were looking to go with a flatbed camper for the next camper simply because we liked the inside layouts and room better than slide-ins and camper side door access which made it less complicated to get in and out when towing fishing boat, trailers and MTB/eMTB/dirtbike receiver hitch racks. We do own a swing-away hitch which helps with bike rack, but still like the idea of a camper side entry door like most flatbeds have. But, in the end, the camper we decided on was a slide-in camper largely because of the complications and expense of flatbed trays. I first priced basic flatbed trays with side storage and they were expensive, but doable. But then I needed a solution for the 5 months a year when the camper was off the pickup and I wanted a secure and weather resistant pickup bed sized storage for all of our winter gear and activities. Adding side boxes, a bed cover and tailgate solution to the basic flatbed tray added significantly to the flatbed bids plus the sideboxes/bedcover/tailgate would have to be removed and installed seasonally and stored somewhere when off. Sticking with a pickup bed and slide-in camper ended up being significantly more economical and easier transition between seasons. A trifold cover on the pickup bed comes off in less than a minute and I can do it by myself and takes up next to no room stored off the truck when the camper is on. Plus, we are not full timers so only need enough gear for weekend-length trips up to about 10 day trips. There are only two of us with no pets, so between the rear seat of our extended cab with platform and the camper storage, it works for our needs. You have great advice in that buyers need to evaluate their space and storage needs first, then pick a camper, then choose a pickup. There are too many overloaded Fullsize pickups (formerly called 1/2 tons) driving around loaded with way over max payload. Yes you can put in airbags or re-spring, but that does increase your max payload rating. And one must still consider things like axles, brakes, frame, etc are far more robust on an Heavy Duty/Super Duty pickup over a Fullsize. Even with light weight popup pickup campers (in the 1,250 - 1,350lb range), by the time you add up the weight of the camper, water, propane, batteries, food, camping gear, tools, recovery gear, people, etc. it is very easy for a 1,200lb dry camper to turn into 2,400lb of payload which is over nearly all Fullsize pickups except for a few specific version. Then add any tongue weight from trailer or receive hitch racks on top of that. We drove an 2013 Tundra DC 4x4, with airbags and LT tires, for 7+ years with various brand slide-in pop-up pickup campers and it was adequate but never confidence inspiring because it was so overloaded. Changed to a Super Duty F250 4x4 (with 3,200lb max payload rating) and it is so much more confidence inspiring and relaxing to drive with the same payload (being as we are now way under max payload rather than way over). A recommendation for those with a camper on for all or most of the year; buy a small flatbed trailer to use anytime you need to haul things. They are so much easier than loading and unloading the camper. And, trailers are so much easier to load with low deck height vs loading up into a tall pickup bed. True that one must then store a trailer when not in use, but for those with room, they will become your go to, even when the camper is unloaded.

what kind of flat bed/utility bed is that?

Would you mind sharing what tote / bag that you have mounted on the back molle panel?

Our longest outings are approximately 3 months. The decision to stay with the OEM bed was based on weight. We would rather carry 30 gallons more water than the added weight difference of a flatbed we were considering. 2022 F 250 long bed camper special option with 7.3 mountain motor 4.30 gears.

Great choice! I love my Four Wheel Camper Hawk but man it's small.

I just bought a ‘24 F-250 and pick up my Bison camper in a few weeks. I live in Longmont and know the guys at Rossmonster, super quality stuff and people. Great choice! I’m curious, what will you do for insurance out of the US? Comprehensive insurance is quite expensive, will you just deal with it and pay for it?

Great insight into your thought process and progress. And got a kick out the video thumbnail choice as well. Ha.

any idea how much the rossmonster will weigh on it's own?

Congrats ! Looking forward to this !!

It's disgusting somebody tagged that rock up there

Any reason you bought in Iowa

Mpgs out the window 6 and 4 mpg better get a 100 gallon tank

I love watching your builds. What camper are you getting? 😊👍

I will love to see what you have for the future

Hey Chris. What did you use for the ceiling paper towel holder. Suction cups?

Thanks for your thorough walk-through. I recently became aware of the Supertramp campers. Looking for more info I found your channel. I love your set-up with the flatbed and your upgrades. It must have taken you some time to do all of the mods. I wish that all of your mods were standard features on the Supertramp. In your latest video, you told everyone that you sold the rig and explained that it did not work for you because of the lack of space to work. I can see that. If I were ready to buy, I would have jumped at the opportunity to buy your rig. But then, maybe, I would have also concluded that it is a small space to live. I am excited to see what you choose next.

I LIKE THE TRUCK BUT I LIKE IT WITH A DIFFERENCE COLOR

After reading your book I am very surprised. Wishing all the best for your new plans.

Nice truck.. Great payload..Great engine...Need to get the wheel well liners

it Helps since I have a super duty as well. Your video gave me confidence to move forward with equipment purchase. Thank you.

Thanks for the details; always nice to learn about the choices and processes to fit it out to your liking. Good for you on reaching your goal. The adventure continues. ✨️

I bought pretty much the same truck except mine is a dually ,none ultimate got it in march. I love it . Had a 79 lariat 350 k miles, a 83 6.9 Lariat 475 k miles,99 V10 lariat 485 k miles, 01 7.3 Lariat 565 k miles all bought new. Hope to get 500k on this one.🍻

yeah i definitly think you shouldve gotten a bigger truck (😉) enjoy 😂

Going to be nice

Well that’s a bummer it’s not fitting well and no instructions. What kind of company makes you spend thousands without so,e simple instructions. Also not impressed with the latches. Thanks for your review. Going to get something different.

Great truck, and I look forward to what you do with it. I love the interior color. It's much nicer than black or tan.