So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

6.0, it can or will be a nightmare sometimes, I installed a scangauge on mine to watch the parameters.

Off-loaded the camper and watched the truck get loaded onto a flatbed........ Damn 6.0 diesel.... we did manage to cast a few lines in the lake this weekend before the truck konked out...:(

Thanks for all the advise for Alaska trip. We've done the highway a few times but always on a schedule. Now that everyday is a Saturday (how do you say retired?) we'll take our time. Should be a whole different experience.

Waxed the camper and both trucks today. Forgot just how much surface area there is on a even a small SquireLite camper :-( Yes, everything will get dirty on the trip, but at least we'll start with a clean rig!

Also tried a tip we got from another RV newsgroup. The rubber trim around two windows on the camper was still flexible but shrunk some. Pulled the rubber trim out, boiled it in water with a little vegetable oil for 3 minutes. Stretched rubber trim as it cooled. Fit back in perfectly with no gaps. The person on the other newsgroup said this was an old auto body shop trick! We'll see if it stays or quickly shrinks back.

Painted the Happijac with Tremclad, in and out tube, hope it will last. I mixed the paint with Lacquer Thinner and the finish is pretty good. They look nicer now that the rust is all gone anyway.

ggadwa wrote:
Just returned from two weeks camping at Oregon's coastal State Parks. They are so very nice and in April they are not crowded. Came home to find the Baseboard Heater I ordered (Dimplex Linear Proportional Convector Heater) had arrived. Sure wish it had arrived before we departed. Oh well..anxious so got right to installing it. It is a good looking 750 watt 120 volt AC heater with a built in Electronic Thermostat. I wired it into the Air Conditioner Breaker as both will never be used at the same time. Since so many state parks and other locations have Electric Hookups this should be really nice. Even our Honda EU2000 could run it if desired.
Credit goes to "skipro3" for the idea!!!

Very neat looking, where can you get one?

Stanbiker wrote:

freddypinak wrote:
Busy day today...washed camper, both motorcycles, and both trucks (Silverado for camper and Honda Ridgeline for daily drive). Had everything out for washing...so why not!

Want to stay ahead of the power curve since the month will fly by and then it's off to Alaska :-)

Hopefully, it will stop snowing before you get here...

Depending on when you go

17 May, last year, Fort Nelson, a good foot of snow, we stopped and camped on top of Summit Pass, It was realy snowing, could not go any further, next day was OK.

Have a nice trip, don't worry, just wait until it clears up!

Removed my dome type satellite dish, which stopped working as soon as it got wet and installed an automatic satellite dish. Good weather now, so I couldn't test it in rainy conditions yet.

ggadwa wrote:
Just returned from two weeks camping at Oregon's coastal State Parks. They are so very nice and in April they are not crowded. Came home to find the Baseboard Heater I ordered (Dimplex Linear Proportional Convector Heater) had arrived. Sure wish it had arrived before we departed. Oh well..anxious so got right to installing it. It is a good looking 750 watt 120 volt AC heater with a built in Electronic Thermostat. I wired it into the Air Conditioner Breaker as both will never be used at the same time. Since so many state parks and other locations have Electric Hookups this should be really nice. Even our Honda EU2000 could run it if desired.
Credit goes to "skipro3" for the idea!!!

Make sure you check the overhang above the heater. Any area over those outlet vents will get very hot. I fabricated an aluminum shield lined with heat reflective tape to install above mine. The heat is now deflected out and away from the carpeted overhang that I had to contend with. Best way to check is to just run the heater for 15-20 minutes and check the area above by touching it.

repainted by truck camper tie downs, and tow hooks.

Just returned from two weeks camping at Oregon's coastal State Parks. They are so very nice and in April they are not crowded. Came home to find the Baseboard Heater I ordered (Dimplex Linear Proportional Convector Heater) had arrived. Sure wish it had arrived before we departed. Oh well..anxious so got right to installing it. It is a good looking 750 watt 120 volt AC heater with a built in Electronic Thermostat. I wired it into the Air Conditioner Breaker as both will never be used at the same time. Since so many state parks and other locations have Electric Hookups this should be really nice. Even our Honda EU2000 could run it if desired.
Credit goes to "skipro3" for the idea!!!