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Re: Looking for Ceiling/Under cabinet mount speakers for Amerigo
I agree with joerg that the modern bluetooth speakers are superior to most built in speakers these days and provide more flexibility. We take ours everywhere and can use them outside the camper, on day trips and when travelling/camping without our camper. If you get several from the same manufacturer you can link them and create a great experience.166Views0likes0CommentsRe: Questions and Opinions on Rigs
texaspiper I posted the same question recently. If you look for my thread on GVWR, there is a lot of discussion on this. The gist is how I couldn't understand how my payload on a 3500 was so low, or how every single camper out there other than pop ups would exceed it. Basically I realise that every single combination I see on the road has to exceed the sticker payload. I was over on pretty much every camper I looked at, and ended up being over on the camper I bought. Only the campers advertised as for half ton trucks were under the GVWR of my 1t (2900lbs on the sticker).696Views0likes0CommentsRe: What am I missing on GVWR??
Thanks for the comments. Gritdog gave some great advice for homemade overloads, so I am going to try those with timbrens to start and get the Torklift ones if I like the results with the homemade. I think I prefer the system to airbags, although a lot of shops are recommending airbags. They are twice the money to timbrens with install. I have the weights written down at home, can't remember exactly, camper is 3000 or 3100 lbs with two full propane, battery and partially full water (nothing in black or grey). And yes, without trailer. Looks like I might have to give up on the big trailer for sure. So I'd bet we'll be 3500-3600 fully loaded. Rear tires are 3200 each. I am looking at some 18" and 20" that are 3800, then I should have plenty.721Views0likes0CommentsRe: What am I missing on GVWR??
Update: We bought the cirrus 820. It ended up being about the same price as the northstar but was a 3 hour closer drive and had the Alde heat so we gave up on the cassette toilet. Already I am wondering if I should have held out for a lighter camper, but it drove home ok. We weighed before and after pickup and are 100lbs under the max weight for the rear, but I am definitely going to need to make some suspension upgrades. Now to decide whether it's airbags, timbrens sway bar ect. We love the interior and have slept in it two nights so far on the weekend. Back out this weekend so we can try everything out since those two night were literally just crashing, didn't use the shower or stove or fridge even. Thanks again for all of the advice.721Views0likes0CommentsRe: Figuring this power stuff has my head spinning
Harvey51 wrote: We never plug in to shore power even at home except battery charging once or twice in winter. No generator. We camp only in Canada, usually fairly far north where air conditioning is not necessary. Some charging from the engine while driving. I tried a single 100 watt solar panel flat on the roof first to see what it could do. I was very pleasantly surprised that it fulfilled all our electricity needs. Since installing the solar panel about 5 years ago I have never seen the batteries below 80% charge. Now we don’t worry about electricity at all - water is the limiting factor in our boondocking. We were just out for a full week in campsites without electricity with the battery monitor indicating 100% all the time. The freshwater tank and two jugs of drinking water just made the week. We use propane for the fridge and making tea or coffee on the stove. Harvey, do you winter camp as well with your unit? What do you get out of your solar then? I don't want to run a generator, but am having trouble making it work (on paper) with less than 400W of solar in winter. We only need the circulation pump for the heat and a few lights.627Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which to comprimise on? Toilet or Heat?
Thanks everyone! We pick up our camper on saturday. I'll report back once we get settled in. I am really nervous about the weight since it's much heavier than I wanted to go, and in a fantasy land I'd still like to tow my small horse trailer with one horse, but I'll cross that bridge later. The price was just so much less than the lighter campers I was looking at. I'm confident we can still tow our small aluminum flat deck sled trailer that I can move by hand. I am already planning some mods to cut weight like removing the enormously oversized microwave. At least the transfer of stuff from our existing camper is lightweight; a few pillows, a tupperware of plastic dishes and a few lawn chairs, we travel light. For winter flushing of the toilet, you winterize your fresh tank then use the antifreeze/washer fluid to flush by adding it manually? This unit does have heated tanks but I'm very leary to use them since it gets really cold here, I can't imagine how cold the camper could get while driving at highway speeds when the air temp is -20.479Views0likes0Comments
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