So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Moved the last of my stuff out, my fulltiming days in the camper are now officially over. Next up after all the settling in in the Bighorn are done and she gets in her new winter storage home, she'll get a heavy cleaning and then repairs and improvements can begin so she can fully return to a her original life as my traveling rig :).

So as I got deeper into the dump valve compartment I discovered gaping holes and seams. no wonder the pipes froze and the TC isn't as warm as it should be. Sealed the holes with 3M Metal Foil tape then insulated over the refletix with R13 fiberglass. I bought used so I don't know if this was factory or previous owner.















and this pops in place and covers the outside shower and all the dump valves ( I had enough left over to cut a insulated cover for all the outside storage hatches).

took two rolls of 16"x48'x2" fiberglass insulation and used it to block the air passage from the dump valves and outside shower to the basement space under the shower pan and bathroom to keep the pipes from freezing, next up is wrapping the remaining exposed waterlines with insulating foam and filling the rest of the space with fiberglass batting





also replaced the outside shower head (forgot to drain it and it froze and cracked, only $10 for another cheapie).

Unloaded more stuff from it and have performed a 60% disassemble of the old Redneck Base camp as I move out of my old site.

Bought a cover for this winter. 3yr warranty under $200

had a blast







trip report to follow

finished put on my slide out awning topper started putting food in it and added rs9000xl shocks to the rear of my truck, waiting for the fronts to arrive in the mail. surprisingly easy to install.

I installed a 4 inch floodlight/work light under the flatbed on the left and right side pointing down so I can see better at night when we pull into a spot. it is controlled by a rocker switch on the dash of the truck. that will be nice, especially since we are in the season of it getting dark early.

Emptied more stuff out of it to lighten her up in prep for her retirement as my residence and her return to the traveling RV :). With shipping the new fenders are going to run me $615. $495 for the fenders and $120 for the shipping.

Painted the 2 inch foam board I mounted under the camper for truck light clearance, and started to install the slide topper awning. Need more hands for the awning, I guess beer for the neighbors is in order.