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.

[WNYBob]

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:
Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

Now that's enough to spoil your afternoon...

The problem was my bad, didn't drain the tank of clean fresh water and a very cold winter.

I found the leak when I tried to fill the tank, which I thought was empty. So, yes there was a leak but I was there when it happened. Things were wet, but cleaned up quickly. I removed the old water heater and opened up the wet area and used an electric heater to dry it out.

If it stops raining I will install the new one today, along with a new "city water connection", the old one was missing the check in the check valve!

[Reddog1]

Rbertalotto wrote:
Well.....I'm upset.....I spent a ton of time working on my Palomino Bronco to get it ready for the season. Today I decided to take the cushions outside to air them out and here is what I found under the dinette side...





Soggy chip board!!!! Dan Nabit! The front section is right where the front jack is located. It's a mess....



I cleaned out any old caulking I could find and resealed EVERYTHING! I used masking tape so I'd have a nice clean line where the new caulk meets the aluminum siding.



But there was no clear place that I could see that water was getting inside.

Once it all dries out I need to figure out a way to rebuild this area. Fun.....:M

I suggest you pull the window, and re-caulk. Look closely at the old caulk, and you may see where it was leaking. I have had several TC windows leak over the years from shoddy caulking from the manufacture.

This photo was when my 1988 Bigfoot was about 18 years old.

[cdbinns]

Changed out the all the CH 751 locks.

We went from this:


To this:




We ordered everything from Industrial Lock and Hardware - CH751.com. We had a size that did not fit anything on their sizing page and they were great in helping us figure out what we needed. Their packaging was nicely organized and the locks arrived pretty quickly via USPS.

Here's a look at the packaging. Note that the covers and the white backing plates were additional cost, but everything else was included with the base lock.


A shout out to Mello Mike - we got the idea and the source information from his blog.

[Rbertalotto]

Well.....I'm upset.....I spent a ton of time working on my Palomino Bronco to get it ready for the season. Today I decided to take the cushions outside to air them out and here is what I found under the dinette side...





Soggy chip board!!!! Dan Nabit! The front section is right where the front jack is located. It's a mess....



I cleaned out any old caulking I could find and resealed EVERYTHING! I used masking tape so I'd have a nice clean line where the new caulk meets the aluminum siding.



But there was no clear place that I could see that water was getting inside.

Once it all dries out I need to figure out a way to rebuild this area. Fun.....:M

[Clarryhill]

WNYBob wrote:
Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

Now that's enough to spoil your afternoon...

[Clarryhill]

Bedlam wrote:

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:
I de-winterized the TC today. Things went well until I tried to fill the hot water tank. Water all over! See the picture of what happens when you don't winterize properly. I didn't pull the plug in the tank. It had over 5 gal. in it over the coldest February in Buffalo history.

http://1drv.ms/1a2IaVY

Don't know what you use for photos, but not something I want to get involved with...

Those are photos shared through Microsoft's One Drive. The permissions are not set correctly and the reason why login is required.

Gotcha, thanks Bedlam.

[Raften]

For me it is what I am afraid of what I might do to my TC. Going to load it this week for the first time since I have had months of knee problems. Holding in a stiff clutch could be a problem. Makes me wish I had installed a 4Low kit. If all else fails I will just disable the vac line to the front axle, red neck 4Low.

[joeshmoe]

WNYBob wrote:

I bet that made a mess in the camper. Bad T&P valve, I presume?

[shake-n-bake]

I just got mine out of storage for the first trip of the year. Going up to Lake Shasta for several days of fishing.
Sitting in the drive way all opened up to air out.

[WNYBob]

Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

[WNYBob]

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:
I de-winterized the TC today. Things went well until I tried to fill the hot water tank. Water all over! See the picture of what happens when you don't winterize properly. I didn't pull the plug in the tank. It had over 5 gal. in it over the coldest February in Buffalo history.

http://1drv.ms/1II9JD7

Don't know what you use for photos, but not something I want to get involved with...

I used Microsoft OneDrive.

Please try the revised Post.

[deltabravo]

I test fit some new LED interior lighting.

[JoeChiOhki]

philclouse wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:

philclouse wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:
Finishing the yard so I can free up funds to build the new body for my camper.

hey Joe, are you rebuilding the kit? Would love to see some pics and a blog of the progress when you start.

Yeah, doing a ground up rebuild/remodel, the old girl's frame has been damaged too many times and repairs are near wall-off projects, so I got a set of blue prints to make the mark 2 bigger and better, while keeping the classic look as much as possible (gonna likely mix the original aluminum with some filon).

The original KIT will supply alot of materials for the new KIT (keeping the badging and as much of the KIT look as possible, down to recycling the interior wall board, though on a far beefier frame.

The new camper will likely be at closer in weight to some of her successors than the original 2200lb camper she started out as due to things like going to a 2x lumber frame, instead of the 1x that she originallly was built with (and why she suffered frame failures in several spots).

I have a thread that was my starting spot for plotting out some other changes I am planning on trying to make, including building my own version of a snap n nap from the Amerigos/Kamp Kings for the rear, since she'll be reborn as a side entry unit.

where is the thread located? Sounds like,a great plan.

http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28123094.cfm

[philclouse]

JoeChiOhki wrote:

philclouse wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:
Finishing the yard so I can free up funds to build the new body for my camper.

hey Joe, are you rebuilding the kit? Would love to see some pics and a blog of the progress when you start.

Yeah, doing a ground up rebuild/remodel, the old girl's frame has been damaged too many times and repairs are near wall-off projects, so I got a set of blue prints to make the mark 2 bigger and better, while keeping the classic look as much as possible (gonna likely mix the original aluminum with some filon).

The original KIT will supply alot of materials for the new KIT (keeping the badging and as much of the KIT look as possible, down to recycling the interior wall board, though on a far beefier frame.

The new camper will likely be at closer in weight to some of her successors than the original 2200lb camper she started out as due to things like going to a 2x lumber frame, instead of the 1x that she originallly was built with (and why she suffered frame failures in several spots).

I have a thread that was my starting spot for plotting out some other changes I am planning on trying to make, including building my own version of a snap n nap from the Amerigos/Kamp Kings for the rear, since she'll be reborn as a side entry unit.

where is the thread located? Sounds like,a great plan.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

I started to make a new dinette table. The previous owner knelt on the table and cracked it; but told me she had "fixed it". Um yeah, duct-taping a splint to the underside isn't exactly a fix. I am centering the post mount on the underside - the old one was offset so a 3rd person could eat at the table, but then it blocked access to the kitchen. It will just be the 2 of us; my design will give me more room to work.