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.

[billyray50]

Caulked all exterior led lights, Dicored half of roof vents, radio, tv antenna and cabover seam. dicor remaining roof vents monday or tuesday.

[kerry4951]

Installed a second slide out switch near the cabover. Will come in handy when stealth camping. Also when I enter the TC to turn on the battery disconnect (which is under the sink), I can open the slide out while standing near the cabover, without walking back to the entrance door. This is another one of those features that should be standard from the factory.

[Buzzcut1]

I heard some clunking from the drivers side front of the truck on bumps. Lower bolt on the Rancho was a hair loose and let the shock eye hit the frame mount. I tightened that up right quick. Changed the oil and topped off the power steering fluid. I'm going to dump and flush the fresh water tank in a few minutes, have to remember to go get the propane tanks filled. We leave in 10 days for the USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Staying at the Facility in the TC for a week.

[Crazy_Creek]

Installed 19" TV and full motion mount. Loaded it up for a shakedown trip to the Space Coast.

[noxinnhoj]

Loaded up the lance with some freshwater,firewood and odds and ends for a weekend trip to point roberts washington(lighthouse marine park,whatcom county campsite)no hookups,great spot.September has broken all records for great weather this year here,wont be my last trip of the season,I hope...

[Buzzcut1]

it just became my home kitchen for 3 weeks while we remodel the one in the house
left for work and the house looked like this



came home to this



so I will be using this



its my lance as the lifeboat lol

[DianneOK]

Made sure the furnace is on....we have had hard freezes for the past 2 weeks 😮

[CaveRun]

portscanner wrote:

CaveRun wrote:
I put new 6" oval LED tail lights on my TC yesterday. 🙂

I made my own brackets out of aluminum.

I'll take pictures later today if anyone is interested in seeing them!

I'm interested!

I'm sorry, I've been busy with work building Backhoe Thumbs and getting orders out!

I'll take a picture for you today! 🙂

[Bigfoot85]

Just got back from 3 weeks on the road ... just washed off all the bugs!

[nwjetboat]

Installed a piezoelectric igniter and got rid of the old turn to light noise maker. Bought the unit from Walmart for $13, add one $2.99 switch from radio shack and about 3hrs labor. Now I have quiet push button ignition for my stovetop burners and my oven. Before we had to get on our hands and knees, holding the oven knob in while applying flame to the pilot light.
Got the idea from here: Stove Igniter MOD

[mark_be]

Did some things since last time:

* installed Blue Sky 2512ix with ipn proremote and 500amp shunt (no solar yet)
* rewired main battery lines with somewhere between 1 and 0 AWG (actually European 50mm²) together with the shunt of the 2512ix
* replaced bad battery (now have 2 Trojan 27TMX batteries instead of one with an other brand marine battery, which came with the RV when I bought it)
* camco cyclone vent on grey water tank (result unknown at this time)

The maxxair vent covers with opened vents, ofcourse, pull air out of the interior and if the under-pressure gets too big, it sucks air through the P-traps, through the grey water tank and through the tank vent where fresh air is sucked inside. By doing that the interior fills itself with grey water smell. By installing a cyclone vent, I assume that the tank and interior will get about the same under-pressure, so it won't try to suck air through the tank vent and P-traps anymore. Before installing that I tried just about anything, like opening a window a little, half, all the way, window in the front, window in the back, one roof vent open, another vent open, both vents open,... I also searched here and that's how I found the cyclone vent solution. Hope it works.

[philclouse]

Putting on the paint today!

[mountainkowboy]

The door window trim/frame finally gave up and was cracking everywhere after 23 years. So I purchased a new window frame.....in the process of replacing it. Pulled it apart, cleaned and repainted the door, next is clean the window up and reinstall with the new frame assembly.

[billyray50]

very nice job!!

[clinthia]

billyray50 wrote:
very nice job. What did you use for trim and siding?

Thank you. The bottom is 2x2 angle iron and the top came from what was originally along the bottom. 3/4x one inch.