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Re: DIY Gray Water Tank and Ceiling Storage
Sandy neck rangers might not like this...very easy to spill onto the beach.. gotta keep those phosphates out of the bay! If I were you I would do the same thing, but with a better tank. Heck, Id even use a boat gas tank and strap it down with some metal strap. My buddy and I plumbed a plastic fuel cell into his for gray water. That setup is too easy to fail.431Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper fall down. Nothing but pride hurt. And jacks.
Now thats the way to do it. Lower instead of raise! I know its a nono to leave the camper stored with jacks extended, but I re purposed a scaffold and some 4x4's to support the camper on. I dont lowere or raise the whole thing more than 5 inches anymore. Seems ok for now, but in a big storm I may lower it down a bit more.760Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper fall down. Nothing but pride hurt. And jacks.
Thanks for all the feedback on the flat bed. Its cost 2500 and I bought it locally in Ma. Cost less than fixing the original bed that i smashed up (Backed into a tree trying to avoid a head on while pushing snow. Second time I would have had the bed side replaced) I absolutely love it! Apart from using it with the truck camper, I do light hauling and trash removal for extra money and its perfect. It also holds a small flotilla Crossroad Trailer Website Ive been looking for corner jacks, but they are few and far between here. Used, good condition Truck campers are kind of rare in the Northeast and parts sell quick. I was lucky to have access to extra jacks. Im not sure if anyone noticed, but when I re jiggered everything I added a 2x8 along the bottom side plates for more rigidity and it will serve as part of the framing for under cabinets, and I added a fourth Jack. Having only three was why the camper toppled (Aside from my stupidity anyways)760Views0likes0CommentsCamper fall down. Nothing but pride hurt. And jacks.
This all happened on a Wednesday before my first camping trip. Well, I put a flat bed on my pickup. Before the flat bed, the camper just barely went higher then the truck. After, I needed about 3 inches. I had the idea that all I had to do was put some 4x4's under the feet and it'll work out fine (Had done this with a smaller camper I had). Wrong, the back leg kicked and over it went. Luckily I had the truck under the front for support, which kept it from toppling even worse, and even more luckily I had just rebuilt the read portion this spring, adding full 2x6 framing in the rear floor. No damage to the camper framing. Some light aluminum bending, but otherwise just destroyed my jack plates and three jacks. I put the last picture up on facebook, and a buddy stopped by. We used boat jacks and a floor jack to raise the camper. When done with that, he helped me put some galvy pipe into the jacks and extended the jacks high enough to load onto the truck. This is something I should have done first... I had done the same thing for my last camper and I knew better. Thankfully I had some steel angle thick enough to act as a jack plate, and my friend Dion had just given me some old camper jacks he had lying around. By Friday afternoon, I was on the beach! Its been a great summer on the beach, even if I am very leery about loading the damned camper now.10KViews0likes16CommentsRe: Cape Cod
av8rds i had it in the back of my mind that it was you, those flags looked familiar! We only spent Friday night out that far, as my niece has made friends with some kids who camp around trail two. K Mac, the beach is always very busy, I don't think a few like minded forum members will hurt anything. They sell the Off Road Vehicle passes at the gate house. Here is all the info they have about it. http://www.town.barnstable.ma.us/SandyNeckPark/ORVBeach/orvhome.aspx617Views0likes0Comments- 617Views0likes0Comments
Re: Cape Cod
Sandy Neck in Barnstable! If you have 4x4, bring a tow strap, jack, boards and shovel and if you can swing the 60$ for a sticker and 16$ per night, Sandy neck and the beaches on the outer cape are by far the best camping out there. Camp right on the beach! You'll need to air down to get on the beach, and air back up to go exploring though. Its not the easiest camping, but its a wonderful experience.617Views0likes0Comments
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