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Why do my truck batteries die?
My truck seems to have developed a bad habit of the batteries going dead if I leave the cord for the tail lights etc plugged into the camper for 2-3 days. This happens with the TC just sitting there unused, no lights, no battery draw of any kind. OK that might not be entirely true, some of those times the NovaCool fridge was on but this still makes no sense to me. The TC batteries and solar panel should be more than enough to run the fridge with power to spare for that length of time. And as far as I know the truck system is isolated from the TC system and does not charge the TC batteries. Obviously something is drawing power from the truck batteries but what? If I disconnect the power cord for the lights it is just fine. I'm dealing with a 2001 Dodge 3500 diesel and a 9.5 Outfitter Apex. The truck batteries are several years old but given that it is just fine when not plugged to the TC that wouldn't seem to be an issue. Any ideas to throw out there?3.4KViews0likes23CommentsRe: Whazoos Magical Mystery Tour/ The Road Less Graveled
OK time to fess up and tell us where exactly you were. Obviously the Owyhees, but despite having spent many a day wandering around there I have been unable to put my finger on it. Oh and welcome to Idaho, we're just down the road from you. It's nice to know there's another Outfitter in the neighborhood.642Views0likes0CommentsRe: Any Outfitter Apex campers in CA
I don't know if Idaho constitutes a nearby state but I have an Apex 9.5 and am always happy to share my opinion. One suggestion, before you make a trip to Colorado, contact Outfitter and make sure they have something in stock to show you. Outfitter is a "build them when they order them" sort of deal so they don't always have units sitting around to look at. When we went to look at them on the spur of the moments, the only Apex they had onsite was one that had been wrecked and was in for repairs. Oddly enough, it came from a town 40 miles from my home. So all we had to look at was a partially dismantled, wrecked unit. I would definite check the Outfitter site and look at the section with owners willing to show their units. I can't imagine that there isn't someone close to you on there. We have shown our camper to 3 separate people over the past 2 years. Edit: OK I had to look to see if I was right and yes... the owner's shows 3 people in California willing to show their campers... in San Jose, San Francisco, and 29 Palms.525Views0likes0CommentsRe: TR: part 2 Yellowstone/Tetons and beyond
It is called Hunt GPS I believe. It only works with Garmin GPS's and is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It shows whether the land is State, Forest Service, BLM or private and if it is private it shows who owns it. The downside to it is that you have to buy an SD card for each state at $99 a pop. But well worth it I think. Give me a honk if you see me and the Outfitter or if you see 3 Jeeps with military trailers cuz that wouold probably be us too.389Views0likes0CommentsRe: TR: part 2 Yellowstone/Tetons and beyond
Nope not the same person. I had the good fortune to run into another gentleman that lives not too far from the North Fork campground that is also a multi-generation rancher in that area. We talked for a long time and he explained how he likes it when people come out and visit that area and wishes more people would. He thinks it is in his ranches best interest for people to understand the area. A really great guy that we have visited several times since when we are tent camping out there with our Jeeps. And he gave me the best advice for being welcome on ranchers property: THE KEY TO EVERY GATE IN OWYHEE COUNTY IS A BOTTLE. Hard to argue with that advice. I do know the Dougal ranch though. I have one of those SD cards in my GPS that shows land ownership and there is quite a bit of the land in Owyhee County that belongs to the Dougal's.389Views0likes0Comments
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