So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Found out that I need to put a cover over the AC during heavy snow storms or water gets inside. I will have to replace the seal this year and get a cover. I tarped it today since there is another storm today.....presently windy as all getup and raining hard. Temp 38* and dropping, sposed to get 7-12 more inches of snow tonight.

Here is a place that may held price wise for new springs.
http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7593

Chief 2 wrote:
You may not have to buy all new leaf springs. You can just have a leaf added to your curret set up. Talk with a spring shop. You may be surprised how inexpensive it may be.

That's exactly what I was planning to do at this point, don't need to go to a spring shop to disassemble and add a leaf to a spring pack, I've already done it before when I was working on my old half-ton suspension several years ago. :)

I originally considered simply replacing the whole pack with a thicker pack that's ready made since the current springs are now 20 years old, but gas prices shot up and I can no longer afford to drop close to $700 for said springs and plan to go the less expensive add-a-leaf to the main pack alternative route and replace the damaged bellows (Which I ordered and should be here this coming week).

changed out an empty propane tank and added a brand new first aid kit that is lay person friendly and let mother nature wash the rig

Finally a sunny day here in vancouver,took the camping world cover off,that was a good investment,cant understand why some t.c. owners dont cover in the rainy pacific northwest.Flushed out the pink stuff,fired up the hot water heater,furnace,stove and fridge,oh the fridge,my beers got cold quick!I am so happy everything is working top notch,and best of all,no leaks...almost ready for our first trip on the easter weekend :)

You may not have to buy all new leaf springs. You can just have a leaf added to your curret set up. Talk with a spring shop. You may be surprised how inexpensive it may be.

sirdrakejr wrote:
Look at the Helwig add on spring for the existing springs. They may work as well for you.
Frank

I'll take a look, the BDS is an actual curved leaf that goes in at the bottom of the spring pack that's roughly 3/4" thick, just above the flat overload spring (You actually pull and replace the pin) and adds a substantial amount of weight capacity to the pack (The figure off my last ones said between 700-1000lbs per pack depending on the age of the original springs).

I used this kit before on my half-ton truck and it added quite a bit of capacity to the rear springs, to the point where it took over a 1000lbs to level the rear end out with the front (it sat high after that).

Look at the Helwig add on spring for the existing springs. They may work as well for you.
Frank

Started shopping around for a BDS add-a-leaf kit for my truck's leaf spring packs, can't afford to buy a whole new set of leaf springs with current gas prices and still potentially go east in September, so going the less expensive route to get a similar result.

iwon415 wrote:
Yes the Qwik fill kit for 2 batteries. Got a great price from Tweetys, no sales tax. Cheaper than Camping World by far.

How do you like yours? Just getting the hang of it. Is it easy to tell when they are full from the bulb being hard to squeeze?

So long as the float valves are working, when the battery reaches full you will not be able to squeeze the bulb.

I am going to have to likely replace the current twin battery system on my onboard batteries (5 years old), Qwik-Fill changed the fitting for the quick disconnect and the gas valving at the top keeps the water in the batteries fine but when it closes, burps the good water coming from the jug out instead of firming up the bulb.