Finally getting an Eagle Cap triple slide 1165!

[Hemi_Joel]

I'm pretty enthused about this, I've been wanting one for a long time. So I suppose this post is as much a celebration as seeking advice. But I always appreciate everybody's input and suggestions. I found a used, 2018 1165 that is in like new condition and is optioned almost exactly how I would have done it if I ordered new. So I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it last weekend.
I spend about six to eight weeks per year in my AF 1150 truck camper, and I love it. But the biggest drawback is not having a comfortable place to sit for reading or working on the computer. The dinette is okay for a while, but it gets old sitting there when I have to do it for a couple hours or more. The Eagle Cap 1165 has theater seating recliners with the folding tables built into the arms of the theater seats.
I'm planning some upgrades, such as adding solar to the roof, and a generator. I'm contemplating whether I should remove the generator from the arctic fox, and swap it into the Eagle Cap, or just buy a new generator. New ones are very expensive, and maybe whoever would buy the arctic fox 1150 is the kind of person who likes to have a remote generator on the end of a cord?
I'll be making a trip from Minnesota to New England to pick it up in October. I can't wait!

[3_tons]

I recently (this week) toured the Adventurer Eagle Cap factory in Yakama and watched as campers were being built on the line...Including the former Eagle Cap (formerly in La Grande), Bigfoot (former, pre-restart), Okanagan (RIP), and Citation (RIP), this was our fifth manufacturer plant tour...At this time they were building a batch-run of Adventurer’s of a particular model number (of which I can’t recall).

Noting that all campers have their pluses and minuses, one thing from my perspective that stands out on the ‘new generation’ Adventurer and Eagle Cap is their use on the exterior of high gloss Lamilux 4000 panels in lieu of whats normally a near paper-thin layer of Filon vacuum laminated atop 1/8” luan... I’d roughly estimate that this Lamilux measured about the same thickness as is 16 gauge sheet metal, and is the same high gloss (e.g. wet look) siding material thats used on the high-end class A’s...Having done some aluminum welding myself, the butt welds on the superstructure (via industrial spool guns) were of a robust thickness and applied with skill, and the aluminum box tubing was tightly fitted with square wood dowels inside... Those were my two big take aways...

BTW, We did get to check out their 50th anniversary limited edition (of 50) model (non-slide) Adventurer, and found the interior appointments to be quite over-the-top, with a uber European kind of ambience and flair...Our guide Jim said that eventually a decision will be made as to which of these features might end up migrating over to their other models - this camper was recently reported on, on Truck Camper Magazine...Link,

https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/news/tcm-exclusive-2019-adventurer-901sb-50th-anniversary/

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[Hemi_Joel]

Thanks, I'll be sure and post plenty of pics!

[mike_kellie]

Congratulations Joel, you've solved the problem to "dinette fatigue" a syndrome I relate to my wife constantly beating me at board and card games. I'm sure you'll enjoy the new camper. Yes to many pictures!

[Clarryhill]

Hey Joel, I'm thinkin you are going to love that beast. The older I get, the more I want a place to relax now and again, and you can't do that all that well in a dinette. Long as you got the wheels to carry it, you're going to have some relax room :):) Had an EC before the Lance, and it was a well put together unit.

[jimh406]

Congrats to the OP, and post pics when you pick it up! 😄

[billyray50]

Congrats on new Eagle cap. Very nice model.

[jaycocreek]

Congrats..Eagle Cap makes a good TC..My go too, retired RV tech could have bought any TC he wanted to and chose the Eagle Cap for his personal use..That says a lot to me.

[Lwiddis]

“I'm also planning on putting in an inverter for short bursts of microwave use, computer charging, heating pad, etc.“

What is your expected AH use for these items?

[Hemi_Joel]

I'm also planning on putting in an inverter for short bursts of microwave use, computer charging, heating pad, etc. THe idea is to use the generator only for running the ac when needed, and use the batteries/solar/inverter for everything else. I mostly boondock.

With 3 extra leafs in the springs of my truck, and 20# in the airbags, it carries the AF 1150 just fine. THe 1150 weighs about 1000# more, so I'll start with more air in the bags, and then decide if more leafs are needed.