So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

work2much wrote:

Tizi wrote:
Ordered 4 new Happijac jacks for my camper (just the legs). The original ones are starting to bind due to the previous owner did not maintain them well. The new version of Happijac are supposed to be improved with galvanized steal, powder coat paint, etc. They should arrive from Panther RV tomorrow. They were not cheap even with a 10% off sale going on. I will post up pics of the before and after.

Do you mean everything but the motors and brackets? What did they cost?

average cost was $250 per leg: 2 model 4160 and 2 model 4560 (these are the upgrade model numbers). motors are fine, legs not so much. Only 2 were making a lot of noise so I decided to upgrade them all at the same time.

Tizi wrote:
Ordered 4 new Happijac jacks for my camper (just the legs). The original ones are starting to bind due to the previous owner did not maintain them well. The new version of Happijac are supposed to be improved with galvanized steal, powder coat paint, etc. They should arrive from Panther RV tomorrow. They were not cheap even with a 10% off sale going on. I will post up pics of the before and after.

Do you mean everything but the motors and brackets? What did they cost?

Bedlam wrote:
A vent cover that allows it to be always open and shades it from the sun would help you. I'm not sure how much shade it would cast on the solar install.

Yea, those vent covers also allow them to be opened in the rain as well.

Ordered 4 new Happijac jacks for my camper (just the legs). The original ones are starting to bind due to the previous owner did not maintain them well. The new version of Happijac are supposed to be improved with galvanized steal, powder coat paint, etc. They should arrive from Panther RV tomorrow. They were not cheap even with a 10% off sale going on. I will post up pics of the before and after.

Buzzcut1 wrote:
Prepped it as an escape pod if the coming storm is as big as they say. There is kind of a big **** and lake up valley from us although the 100 yr flood maps in case of dam failure show us to be two blocks outside of the innundation zone

good luck and hope it all works out. so glad we have our rig for the same reason, escape-pod.

A vent cover that allows it to be always open and shades it from the sun would help you. I'm not sure how much shade it would cast on the solar install.

Nice job on fan.

In todays edition of "This Old Fox"

A new Fantastic Fan!

Model 2250. The camper came with a powered fan but the years and sun had taken their toll. The fan lid no longer went up and down smoothly. The Dometic 2250 has a thermostat so it will cycle to help keep the camper a constant temp.

Removing the old one went pretty smoothly and I managed to get it loose without damaging the original roof.



Installed on roof. Still need to add eternabond tape after dicor hardens.



Inside stock wiring was plenty long. Easy connection.



And the finished product. The garnish ring was too deep. Designed for a roof that was over 4 Inches thick. The AF1150 is only 3 inches and had to be cut down. I used a skill saw with a new 40 tooth carbide blade. It was a bit dicey not to crack it.

mkasner wrote:
How much more weight did the flooring add? I looked at doing that to our 861 floor and found the planks to be rather heavy

Yes, it's heavy. It took almost exactly 2 boxes. About 70 pounds. The toilet also added about 10 pounds.

How much more weight did the flooring add? I looked at doing that to our 861 floor and found the planks to be rather heavy