So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

[Mello_Mike]

I saw these threads in some of the other Open Roads RV Forums, but didn't see one for TCs.

I'll start...

I installed Interior LED puck lights and a 12v power outlet.

[Rubiranch]

Installed a new AC unit. 🙂

[JoeChiOhki]

Started clearing the driveway, finally getting back to work on it :). Taking some vacation over the 4th of July weekend to dedicate to Miss Merry.

[Rubiranch]

Cussed at it. 😞

[sharkman]

Installed a lawn chair holder on the ladder on our lance tonight.

[rtbmrgl]

Awning cover, I used a plastic rain gutter, I sure nothing new. Used a bungy to hold it on, attaches between the roof rack and ladder. , I leave it on all the time and stays on while driving.
990 AF

[rtbmrgl]

Replaced all of the gutter spouts, all 6 were broken.

[Freep]

tattoobob wrote:


Do you have any more info on this hotspot antenna?

Sure. I use Verizon and I have an ellipses jetpack hotspot

https://www.verizonwireless.com/internet-devices/ellipsis-jetpack-mhs800l/

I've mounted a couple of Laird omnidirectional antennas along the driver side gutter on the roof about 6 feet apart.

https://www.lairdtech.com/products/TRA6927M3NW-001

I was using some temporary antennas with a magnetic base and sticking them to the luggage rack as needed but soon found that it's always better to have the antennas set up so I went for a permanent install. I've gone from spotty 3G to strong 4G just by using external antennas. This is very important to me as it means the difference between being able to work and camp and being tied to home base.

[Buzzcut1]

I just spent a few hours cleaning out the grime from so many horse shows. Of course it will all be for naught as it will be in a dusty lot at four different horse show venues for the next four weeks getting a new coating of grime.

[tattoobob]

I couldn't do much today a few days ago it was 44* today 93* at noon time, anyways I washed the awnings and closed them up the pollen this time of year is brutal

[tattoobob]

Freep wrote:
Installed permanent external cellular hotspot antennas, taped driver side seam between roof and gutter.

Do you have any more info on this hotspot antenna?

[maxum1989]

Installed a tinted piece of glass in the door instead of the opaque non see through one it came with. What a change!

[Freep]

Installed permanent external cellular hotspot antennas, taped driver side seam between roof and gutter.

[sbryan]

Just an unhappy update to my enthusiastic Elfa storage installation of some time ago. We are on a trip to Alaska and the Elfa bin frame is not up to the rough roads up here. The pot metal tabs that hold the frames together have up the ghost and sheared off after a particularly bad section of road. So now the baskets are just stacked on top of one another and the frame is in recycling in the Yukon. When we get home we'll fabricate a more sturdy shelving system that isn't freestanding. Good idea, just not rugged enough.

[rtbmrgl]

towpro wrote:

rtbmrgl wrote:

rtbmrgl wrote:
Backup camera, wireless,
2009 Arctic Fox 990,

An update, I had to mount the camera onto a piece of think rubber to insulate the camera from the metal panel, then screw the rubber to the panel.. Not sure why but the camera monitor would have static only when bolted to panel.

maybe ground loop caused by negative wire and negative camper body having different potentials.

thanks for Towpro getting back, even after i insulated the camera with the rubber mount it still gets slight static. if i change the angle or slightly touch the camera the static goes away. The camera has a metal base so I suppose a plastic camera housing wouldn't have a problem. I chose the one I have because of the adjustablity.

thanks, mark

[towpro]

rtbmrgl wrote:

rtbmrgl wrote:
Backup camera, wireless,
2009 Arctic Fox 990,

An update, I had to mount the camera onto a piece of think rubber to insulate the camera from the metal panel, then screw the rubber to the panel.. Not sure why but the camera monitor would have static only when bolted to panel.

maybe ground loop caused by negative wire and negative camper body having different potentials.