What do you consider the most valuable upgrade in your TC?

CAJW wrote:

bcbigfoot wrote:
MORSNOW wrote: That is awesome, tell us more, like who makes them. I have Amp power steps on my truck, these would round out the package.

I don't remember witch model # they are off hand. Some info here on them
http://www.powergearus.com/products/steps

Pretty cool setup! Any installation tips? Issues? I'd like to see more detailed pics if you have the inclination as the Mrs. agrees this would be a very worthy upgrade.
Thx

Thanks for compliments. CAJW I thought the Arctic Fox steps were great they fold up don't they?

My wife and I really like the steps as we don't really camp much, we mostly use the TC to travel and rarely stay in the same place two nights in a row. I found the scissor steps to be dangerous, uneven and a pain to store/fold up as we would need the steps 15 times a day. I bought the steps and platform at the Bigfoot Bankruptcy auction. The electric steps were used and a little bent, a friend said he thought they where off a prototype motorhome Bigfoot had built. They were the right price and easy to straighten, they came with a controller so they could go up and down when the door was opened but I didn't go that route and kept it simple and just used a 3 position reversing toggle switch, spring centered, like what is used on a snow plow. Mounted the switch in a small weather proof mounting box. I pulled the 12 volt power from a light in the basement of the camper that was close by.

To make sure I wouldn't forget the steps down and drive off I mounted a small normally closed switch to the steps frame in a position that when the steps were up the steps linkage would hit the switch and open the switch contacts. I ran ignition switched power wire back from the truck to the normally closed switch then ran the wire back to a warning light in the truck dash, then grounded the wire. So if the steps are down the warning light comes, steps up light off.

With the steps up I can still run a 21 extension and pull a trailer.

The two draw backs with the electric steps is price and weight. The price for new I think is in the 700$ range. The weight is around 90 pounds.

Shows 3 position reversing switch


I don't have a good picture of the normally closed switch, its in the shadow.