Patzcuaro and Isla Janitzeo
Visiting Patzcuaro felt a little bit like camping at a farm! The place we chose to stay had a wide variety of farm animals roaming free on the large property. […]
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Teotihuacan- pyramids from our past
Teotihuacan is one of those places that we visited briefly when we passed through in 2001. Coming back this time meant spending more time in the community and at the […]
Media Luna-
Near the town of Rio Verde in the desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico there is a strange phenomenon. As you drive towards it you can feel the desert […]
In the cool mountains of Mexico
After a great time exploring the abandoned mining area and the wonderful pueblo of Mineral de Pozos we were ready for a change. We left the high desert and headed up into the […]
Guanajuato; we said we would be back someday.
Mike and I travelled the length of Mexico in 2001. We drove from Bahia de Kino to the far tip of the Yucatan and even visited Belize. One of our […]
We stumbled upon a music festival!
Somewhere outside of Durango, Mexico we crossed another geographic milestone. This is a first for the new camper rig. Driving into Zacatecas we knew that we were in for […]
A different look at Mazatlan (electrifying)
Mazatlan is probably viewed by most people as a resort town, a tourist destination and a cruise ship stopover. But we managed to experience Mazatlan very differently. We arrived on […]
If you liked the drivers side artwork, check this out….
Stripping the original decals off of the passenger side took a little longer. Those little grey stickers were harder to get off. There were also more windows, openings and issues […]
No more “vanilla” camper! Look at this artwork…..
A long week in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) Mexico culminated in a beautiful new look for the camper and truck! We posted a need for an artist on the local […]
Water systems on the camper
One of the features we added to the camper was a secondary water system. We have the original Northstar water tank which holds 30 gallons of water. The fill location […]
Backseat box OR the backseat goes to the dogs!
One of the custom features we had developed in the truck cab is the back seat storage box. When we sold the bed of the truck, we also sold the […]
Sand ladders and screen door
We added a couple of interesting things to the camper recently. Both of them add something to the appearance, but also have important functional roles. There are many interesting modifications […]
First border crossing in new rig!
The initial test runs went smoothly throughout the Arizona desert. So we were ready to cross the border and head to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico. This is a crossing that […]
Who is AT Overland?
This name has been mentioned in our blog a few times. Some of you have asked who they are, where they are and what they do. A few of our […]
Storage boxes- they’re “YUGE”!
One of the most exciting aspects of our frame mounted camper is the additional storage we gain. By removing the truck bed and adding a lightweight aluminum frame, we have […]
More camper changes- modification ideas for any RV
We have been working on the camper regularly. Each day brings about a new change, a new detail, a new feature. Here are some photos and information about what we have […]
First camping trip- test run!
The Northstar Arrow 8.5 cabover camper is now securely bolted to the aluminum frame and chassis of the GMC 2500HD. Welds are in place. Water and propane tanks are full. […]
A few early changes to the camper and truck!
The camper had some features that we wanted to change, repair and upgrade. Here are a few of those changes.
On the frame!
The aluminum frame has now been fully assembled. It is bolted to the chassis of the truck with some sort of fancy spacers in between each point of contact. The […]
The cat is outta’ the bag!
In October 2015 our travel plans changed drastically. We were stopped in our tracks. When my mother passed away unexpectedly, we inherited a burden that we never anticipated. If you […]
