2014 Truck Camper Building From Scratch
Hello truck camper enthusiasts. I am embarking on a new truck camper build from scratch, that some of you may be interested in. This one will be a little different. It will be a pop-up made of fibergl...
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mkirsch wrote:
The last updates from last year imply that the air cylinders alone are holding up the camper. I would not trust them even if you did something like add cutoff valves at each cylinder. There are other places the cylinders can leak, and there's nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night with your camper's roof slowly settling down on top of you!
Admittedly I haven't watched the video so I don't know if you've addressed this particular issue but I highly encourage the use of a MECHANICAL prop to back up the cylinders when the roof is raised. Again, air can, and eventually will, leak.
I didn't trust them either. I do have shut offs but, as you said, a small leak at any seal, will cause the cylinder to drop. So I do have pop up rods that support.
