So, I've been a member here for years, and have always had a Lance LC980 sitting in storage, just waiting for me to pull from storage and clean up. Well, my 3 year old daughter expressed interest in going camping with daddy, and mom wants to go too, but she doesn't rough it in tents quite as well as I do. So, the decision was made to pull the camper out of storage and begin cleaning it up and testing everything out. I have a trip planned at the end of june, and another at the end of August. Here are some pictures of it after pulling from storage:
I spent most of Sunday and a lot of Monday cleaning it up. I still have a little cleaning to do. I plugged the camper into the house power and all electrical appliances seemed to work fine, including AC, fridge, lights and all. I need to fill the propane tanks to test the genset, and I need to pull the awning out to check the condition. I also need to take the truck to someone so they can wire it for the camper. in order to legally move the camper, I purchased a set of magnetic tow light, and fixed them to the rear bumper on the camper and plugged them into the 4 pin wiring on my truck so I'd have brake lights and turn signals.
I also realize that when fully loaded, I will be over the trucks GVWR, but not over the tire and axles ratings. After the truck is wired, I'll also be adding air bags to the rear to help with the squat a bit, but I'm excited to have it out of storage. Before anyone says anything, the ratchet strap up front was just to get it out of storage.. I am already planning on picking up some chain to use with the turnbuckles for permanent mounting. I'm doing a lot of research, and learning a lot from here. I look forward to being able to participate more!
Scott
I spent most of Sunday and a lot of Monday cleaning it up. I still have a little cleaning to do. I plugged the camper into the house power and all electrical appliances seemed to work fine, including AC, fridge, lights and all. I need to fill the propane tanks to test the genset, and I need to pull the awning out to check the condition. I also need to take the truck to someone so they can wire it for the camper. in order to legally move the camper, I purchased a set of magnetic tow light, and fixed them to the rear bumper on the camper and plugged them into the 4 pin wiring on my truck so I'd have brake lights and turn signals.
I also realize that when fully loaded, I will be over the trucks GVWR, but not over the tire and axles ratings. After the truck is wired, I'll also be adding air bags to the rear to help with the squat a bit, but I'm excited to have it out of storage. Before anyone says anything, the ratchet strap up front was just to get it out of storage.. I am already planning on picking up some chain to use with the turnbuckles for permanent mounting. I'm doing a lot of research, and learning a lot from here. I look forward to being able to participate more!
Scott
