Survey on new technology for truck campers

user113 wrote:
That is a problem that is easily remedied:

USB charging for iPhones

USB Charging for Samsung

Not very simple if you have to design your own.

covered wagon wrote:
With synthetic honeycomb cores how do you connect the corners of the walls making them strong?

You use "aluminum foam" corners to slip the panels into.

jimh425 wrote:
I can't say that it's worth installing receptacles for charging USB. You still need either hookups or an inverter. Most devices also charge better with their own adapters. Some won't charge at the fastest rate unless they use their adapters or at least one with the same circuitry.

That is a problem that is easily remedied:

USB charging for iPhones

USB Charging for Samsung

I'm all for conveniences. I don't usually camp, I travel. The truck camper is a way for me to have my second home when traveling. Just because I'm traveling, doesn't mean I want to rough it. Just keep it simple. Nobs and toggle switches are far easier to understand and more reliable than touch screens and buttons. The microwave in my AF has an lcd display with a clock. The oven won't operate unless the clock is set. Whenever there is no ac power, the clock looses its setting. So every single time I start the generator to make a bag of popcorn, or heat up some leftovers, I need to go thru a button pressing process to set the clock before it will let me start the oven. Seriously, what rocket surgeon thought this was a good idea? That is typical of technology in a truck camper. Just give me 2 manual knobs like the old microwaves: 1 for power level, the other a timer.
Another thing is electric heating pads. They used to have a mechanical switch with H,M,L, off. Reliable as gravity. On my last trip in February, I bought a new electric heating pad for my injured back with an electronic control digital readout. I plugged it into my inverter, and it didn't work. So I went back to the store and exchanged it. Still didn't work. So I returned it and bought a different brand. Still didn't work. Now I read on this forum that the electronic controls are not compatible with many inverters. This electronic nightmare stuff has no place in a camper. It's a waste of time and money and it's aggravating.

stevenal wrote:
Yes, I'm complaining. Searching the site for "bigger on the inside" only turned up illusions, effects, and computer simulations. Still waiting for the real deal.

You at least did better than me.

Search wrote:
> Your search for 'Dimensionally transcendental' found 0 matches.

> Your search for 'Dimensional transcendentalism' found 0 matches.

sigh...

Yes, I'm complaining. Searching the site for "bigger on the inside" only turned up illusions, effects, and computer simulations. Still waiting for the real deal.

It's already here if you are willing build it: http://tardisbuilders.com/

You probably will complain about the accuracy and reliability of the one they integrate into TC's.

Still waiting for TARDIS technology to come to TCs.

There are plenty of options using corner channel aluminum. Look at this link for many different shapes: https://www.google.com/search?q=corner+channel+aluminum&source=lnms&tbm=isch

With synthetic honeycomb cores how do you connect the corners of the walls making them strong?