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Re: Route 66
Buy some of the Route 66 books that are available online. They describe where, when and how to get to the best areas. You can still follow some of the old highway in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & California. A very scenic route is from Kingman Arizona west through the mountains down to the Colorado River. Good Rt 66 books will give locations of long gone sites as well as some still in business. Lots of good recommendations for places to eat also. Hope some of this helps. Being Florida puts you no where near the highway though.119Views0likes0Commentscleaning mattress covers
I have a 1990 slide in camper I bought used. I was wondering how to clean the mattress cover and bench cover. They are zippered and I can pull the foam out, but the bottom of the cushion cover appears to be some sort of vinyl material and the top is upholstery fabric. I would think putting it in a wash machine might cracked the vinyl. Any ideas? Thanks, Bruce1KViews0likes3CommentsRe: New to truck camper
Well, I did some more checking today and found that 3 of the 4 turn buckles had come loose and detached. There is a place in the front and rear of the box to attach to. I have included a picture of the turn buckle but am not sure how to adjust them. How tight is tight? I had to realign the camper with the P/U box to get it straight. It must have jumped around during transport. I looked at the quick adjusters as mentioned but they don't come short enough. I have also included a picture of the electrical panel. One circuit breaker appears to be damaged. I found 2 wires spliced into the main harness coming from the truck that would connect to an aux battery. I am wondering if this was used when no shore power was available. I think you would need to disconnect the vehicle harness though to keep from running down the truck battery. Staring to clean up things. Put in a full propane tank and the stove burners work. Next to try the heater, but looks like it needs power to spark ignite. More later and I find out things. Thanks for all the help. I am not sure if these pictures will work, let me know http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae66/brahlf/P1110680_zps2f6e57b3.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae66/brahlf/P1110682_zps5ccfefa1.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae66/brahlf/P1110683_zps9050345c.jpg493Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to truck camper
The camper tag is etched with 1990. It is a sky hawk. I don't see anywhere where the rear turn buckles would attach to. Do I need to install rear anchors in the bed? There is no battery. There is a 12 volt converter in the storage area with battery cable clamps and an extra battery on the cab floor. Maybe this is how the PO powered the camper without a 110 volt hook up.493Views0likes0CommentsNew to truck camper
Hi, I just purchased a 1989 Jeep Comanche pickup with a Sun Lite slide in camper. The camper is a Sky Hawk and I am trying to figure a few things out. The electrical panel looks like it is only 110 volt input. Does this run everything in the camper? The camper does not appear to be hooked up the vehicle 12 volt system. How do the 12 volt interior lights work without the camper plugged into 110 volts? It appears to have an ice box, not a refrigerator. How does one use that? Just keep it packed with ice? The camper only appears to be connected to the truck using the front hold downs. The rear hold downs are not connected. Does not seem very safe to me" Thanks for any insight.4.3KViews0likes10Comments
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