TC observations and questions, and Labor Day

[sleepy]

Looking at our truck camper future: and wonder how long it will be before it can no longer be used.

Labor Day is the traditional end of summer.... how many of you are going to have your campers out this weekend... how many during the fall?

How long has it been since you used your camper at all, on the truck, and traveling or camping?

As we travel around the country we see truck campers up on saw horses or jacks that have been there for years. Are they too damaged to use? or has the owner just given up the RV lifestyle?

Some of the people use them in place to store extra hotdog wieners and beer but haven't had them on their trucks for years.

Campers deteriorate just as fast parked in front of the garage as they do when being used camping....

Our camper has been wonderful but it is taking a lot of tape to keep going. Sooner than later I have to come up with a fix. I am 75 years old I don't want to buy a new one.... The inside of the camper we have is in great shape.... everything works perfectly... it's that dadgone FILON skin that is failing.... it is 13 years old...

... worse still I don't see a need for "saving" a truck camper under the weather safety of our carport just to say we have it.

What will we do with all of the wonderful insides when the skin falls off?

We managed to get out 64 nights this year and are still planning the "next" trip. We have enjoyed 1245 nights totol in our Lance 1161.... we are just not ready to quit yet. But at least we feel like we are close to getting our moneys worth.

Maybe a Linex over spray would hold it together! All suggestions appreciated.... there just might be a spark in even the weirdest suggestion. Like... I'd go for one of Lances new nose cones if I could fit it on the front of our camper.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Labor's Day weekend in your camper doing fun things with family and friends.

Sleepy

[hedge]

I'm heading out this weekend. I expect we'll see some snow but that's fine with me. Camper hasn't been off the truck since early May and it won't come off until mid October. Haven't counted the days but we haven't missed many weekends and did a few week long trips as well.

[slickrock_steve]

Our Camper is on, and will be at Pismo Beach!
We have used ours for many years, as it is a 1974!!!

Yeah, it has lots of dinks,(but a new paint job last year), and lots of strange groans now, but who doesn't. I'm 70, and my Wifeypoo is 65, so the bouncing along trails, and climbing steep bluffs is out, but not the fun of just going, and then resting along the seashore, or fishing the Kern river, or even boondocking out in Anza Borrego, or Red Rock Cyn State Park, and the old mining areas out in the Mohave. We have plenty of solar panel for the batts, and carry along two extra 5 gallon containers of water with the 25 gallon built in tank, we are good for at least two weeks if we don't get too cleaned up.

[jimh406]

Have a nice weekend, too!

I'm generally not a holiday weekend camper, and I'm not going to be out this weekend. We do enjoy the city when everyone else is gone. 🙂 My camper is off at the moment since we are having minor maintenance done at our mechanic and are moving some stuff for a friend. We'll probably wrap up some yard work and a few things that have waited to go to be done while the TC was on.

As far as reskinning your TC goes. I think you have to take everything off and redo to have it complete. Linex is heavy when you go for that much surface area. I don't know what's under your skin, but it would be interesting to add wiring or insulation while the skin is off.

Better is probably to just fix the panels that are failing if that is an option. I don't think there will be much of an advantage to do it all at once instead of in sections. That would also give you the chance to check out the repairers skills before moving on.