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Re: I post In Truck Campers, But My Posts All Show Up In Tow Vehicles?
When I’m looking for information on truck camping, I want everything in one place—whether it's about the truck, the camper, or how they work together. I don’t want to search through separate categories for tow vehicles or hunt for someone talking about their setup for a truck camper. Similarly, when I go to a Class C forum, I expect everything related to Class C motorhomes to be there. I shouldn’t have to check the tow vehicle section just because someone thinks the engine belongs in one category and the body in another. There’s so much information out there on different tow vehicles that it doesn’t make sense to lump them all under one label. Keeping things simple and organized by type would be a lot more useful. Of course that could be one reason why this forum is getting less and less use. But again just my opinion.526Views0likes4CommentsRe: Mold on dinette frame under cushions
In a new unit, used only six times, there has to be a source of moisture/water. The water heater is a sealed unit. There should be zero moisture being introduced to that are to cause the need for ventilation. If there is moisture in there it is better to eliminate the cause then to vent.1.6KViews1like2CommentsRe: Mold on dinette frame under cushions
When I look at your photos, it helps to narrow down the possible issues. Based on what I see, it looks like picture number one reveals what was under the seat cushions, and picture number two shows mold on both sides of your hot water tank enclosure. BUT it also seems like there's mold higher up. If that mold is indeed higher and your hot water tank was sealed in with the plywood AND cushions, I suspect water came from above. Is there any way to use a camera or cell phone to see what's behind that wall board? If the mold was just under the seat, it could suggest a leak in one of the lines to the hot water tank, spraying water around. But if there's no mold on the floor under the seat or signs of water, like disturbed dust with a trail, and the mold is higher up, it likely came from above. This would prompt me to inspect the roof for any damage or missing parts, like a cap for a fridge vent.1.6KViews1like0CommentsRe: Mold on dinette frame under cushions
I believe that having so much mold after only being used six times isn't likely due to camper usage. It seems more probable that water seeped in from outside. Water usually doesn't cause mold unless it stays for a long time or gets repeatedly wet. Even if it was condensation from the heater, which I've never seen, it doesn't add up, especially considering the limited usage by the original owner. I suspect water might have entered through a window, running behind the walls or elsewhere without leaving visible marks. Water needs to come into contact with wood multiple times or soak in to leave a visible mark. Again based on my experience, I find it hard to believe that such mold would result from only six uses of the vehicle. Second thoughts - COULD it be from the original owner leaving something wet in there (folding kayak, skis, etc) OR leaving a window open and water getting in that way, or is a cap missing on the roof for the fridge???391Views1like0CommentsRe: Any Hope for This New GS Truck Camper Group?
Many people who have replied have already nailed it on the head. The bullying that went on here by a few of the members if you disagreed with them got to be ridiculous. Loved it when someone argued with me about camping in -30° weather when they lived in Arizona and had never done it. But that's the same on all forums. Some just like to be pushy!! I sold my truck camper a number of years ago but I still came back to this forum because the class b forum on here is even worse. The moderator deletes any post that gets going because they don't like the way it's going. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POST, just the moderator does not like it. Really not worth wasting time to answer somebody's question only to see it deleted. AND in a good month only one post anyhow! I also think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people don't post on forums anymore. They just Google it, or they go to YouTube and look it up. I teach photography and if I hear one more person say I watch it on YouTube and they do it that way I'm going to lose it. Many people, and yes by that I mean younger people, will believe anything on YouTube or Google, even if it is wrong!! As for the comment earlier about truck campers costing a lot of money today I agree with that 100%. I think many of the people that spend insane amounts of money on a brand new truck and a brand new camper aren't going to come on here and ask any questions, they're just going to go back to the dealer. They are not going to drill a hole in the $78,000 camper - they will let the tech do it. BUT again this is the way a lot of things are going not just with truck campers. MANY people do not do it themselves, JUST PAY SOMEONE! I had a couple senior neighbors pass away in the last 2 years. Both of them had garages jammed with tools. Wood working, Machine shop, misc, etc. After both the families had several garage sales they both ended up bringing in giant garbage bins and tossed all these perfectly good tools. The garage sales only help them clear out one or two items and that was at fire sale prices. Because again people nowadays don't do the work themselves. I learned a lot on this forum but don't see that happening anymore, it is sad!!1.4KViews3likes2CommentsRe: How 4-season are 4 seasons Lances?
I don't have a Lance camper but I do have a lot of experience winter camping down to the -40's C. So let me address a few of your comments on your winter camping. The first thing is, and probably the hardest thing, is finding a place to fill up your water and a place to dump your tanks. Hopefully your heated shop already has this. Then you can fill before you leave and dump when you get home. Having a heated shop will mean that you don't have to winterize the camper after every trip which will save you a lot of time and issues. Myself I wouldn't go through the hassle of adding a diesel heater. When I had my truck camper and my motorhome I just used the propane heater and they both worked fine. Now that I have a van I do have an Espar gas heater which is similar to the diesel that I use in the winter. I love this heater but running two heaters in your camper would be a little redundant - Space, ducting, carrying extra fuel. One of the biggest issues with the diesel would be that you would need to have it so that it vents into the underbelly to keep your tanks warm and your pipes warm as well. So you may as well just utilize the propane heater that you would have and just carry an extra propane tank if needed. If you plan on going to locations that have plugins you could take a electric heater as well to help / cut down on propane use but again remember that having your furnace running will not only keep the inside of the truck camper warm but it also keeps your pipes and water warm as well. You may want to keep the circulating fan on if you are using another heat source. As far as using the toilet in the winter I do not see an issue with that as long as you have a four season camper. The thing that I would question would be having a shower in the winter time. I doubt that any place that you would go would have running water and using the water on board in a truck camper to have showers you'll go through your fresh water really fast and you will fill up your gray tanks in no time. Myself I would suggest in the winter time that you use the facilities at the ski hill (If they have them) to have a shower. It just saves so many potential issues. As far as having something underneath the bed to allow air circulation that's done as much to prevent mold as it is to keep it warm. Maybe even more so in the preventing of the mold. My system used to be in the morning after breakfast I would open up the roof vents and the back door and suck in a pile of fresh cold dry air to exchange the warm humid air. I never did have an issue with mold and I still don't have in my current van. The biggest benefit of a van for me in the winter is that you're always exchanging the air as you're driving. Thew dash air circulates around keeping the van a lot drier than the truck camper ever was. My Class C was the same as the van is in the air from the dash would move around the back and help to dry it out when we were on the road. If it was not crazy cold I would open a rear vent in the Class C while driving to move more air. Finally remember when winter camping the space/volume of air in the camper is small and you are VERY CLOSE to the walls. I've had a number of people tell me that they can never get warm in a small camper. A couple reasons for this is that when you open the door a lot of the warm air gets pulled out and a lot of cold air comes in so it cools off quickly. Likewise you will notice your furnace will run a lot more then at home as you do not have a lot of air to hold heat. Finally you're close to the walls when you're in the camper. You're not 4, 5, 6 ft away from the cold walls like you are in the house. A lot of people can feel the cold from the walls and it makes them feel chilled when they're camping. Not that you cannot do it but just a few things to consider.449Views0likes0CommentsRe: DRW vs SRW safety, tire blowout
If I bought a truck for a camper I would go with a DRW just to be safe. Problem that I have is that a DRW would not go down many of the trails / roads that I like to drive on. That was the reason I got rid of my little class C. Was just to wide.597Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Equity Group Owns Northern Lite Campers
Clickable Link It sounds to me like this was a takeover or buyout of another investment group that already had shares. Many companies don't want to operate independently anymore as their buying power is so poor and they have all their money tied up in inventory. When they are under an umbrella group they can buy as a group and can get better rates on the products they need. Also having an equity investment group involved gives them a lot of capital to work with for stock so they can produce extra product before they have sales orders allowing them better turn around time on orders. I really hope this isn't the beginning of the end for the quality that Northern lite has been producing over the years but it does not look like it.407Views0likes0Comments
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