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Re: Do You Lower Your Jacks When Parked
Grit dog wrote: Paradox must like feeling like he's in a boat! Or he's rockin a pop up on a F650.... Quick, late stop, toss out the slide and everyone hits the fart sack, jacks stay up. Pull over and make lunch, jacks stay up. Making camp for a while and 4 people bouncing around the camper = drop the rear outriggers. Same here, though I usually drop all four when camping for a while. I don't like extra motion when I am trying to sleep, even though I still think I'm feeling some after being out on the boat all day... ;)1.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel vs gas for truck campers?
Bedlam wrote: Plenty of us would give up some power for better fuel economy. If you are just hauling a 3000-5000 lb TC around, any of the gassers will do fine. Once you hitch up the same or twice that weight behind the truck and TC is when you will appreciate having a diesel. It's not just the load, but also where you drive it. Big mountains eat weak motors for lunch. I have a light popup and pull a boat and the diesel is worth every penny for mountain driving.536Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12V Proscan TV and Sony Blu-ray Modification
Wow, that is a pretty impressive antenna. Not sure I have a place for this in my pop up. I tried one of those flat indoor wall antennas and locked onto dozens of digital channels here in the Denver metro area. I imagine my reception will be much worse in camping areas, but I thought I could try the amplified version in that case.467Views0likes0CommentsRe: TR - Colorado Trip-2016'
Great trip report, looks like lots of fun and thanks for sharing it! I noticed that you are quite adept at HDR :). I've lived in this state since I was 6 years old and there is still much more for me to see. The last week of September, I will be making our annual photography trek to Maroon Bells with my daughter and will camp at that same Silver Queen campground. This will be our fourth year going to Maroon Bells, we may try another area next year. Cheers, Mike338Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12V Proscan TV and Sony Blu-ray Modification
There was a bit of hesitation from me in terms of putting a TV in my camper. As a Manager in a technical field, I like the notion of unplugging from technology completely when I'm camping. However, some buddies and I are going to try using my camper for tailgating at the CU games (Go Buffs!) this year and a battery powered TV to check in on the sports before the game would really come in handy. Thanks for your tips, I ended up making the cables for this 12V 24" Insignia LED TV purchased from Best Buy. Worked like a champ and one unanticipated feature is that I will be able to use the box to store the TV in my camper even when the TV has its stand on. My camper is a popup and so I don't have a lot of fixed mounting options, but I am curious which HDTV antennas have folks found to work best?466Views0likes0CommentsRe: Question re: Pop up Truck Camper
Methinks Joe may know a thing or two about truck loads and weight given the list of equipment in his signature, I have a Northstar 850SC and love it. Cassette toilet that I can dump most anywhere, low profile, a couple minutes to set up. I have an F-350 6.7L, pull a boat and it feels like the camper isn't even there, including while traveling up in the mountains of Colorado.367Views0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie....need advice on TC selection
I agree with others that it would be very tight in a non-slide TC for a family of four with teenagers. I have a Ford F-350 SRW with a bed capacity of ~3400, a Northstar popup and pull my boat as well. Unless you want to buy a new truck, the best option IMO is to put the kids in a tent. I do this with my son and one or two of his friends and I don't even have to help them set it up! They stay up late, get up early and I sleep like a log having the camper all to myself. Most of the time we are outside or in the boat, but we eat and play cards in the camper and it is fine.405Views0likes0CommentsRe: CPAP machine and batteries
I, too, wonder if everybody who does a sleep test gets prescribed a CPAP. The test was very uncomfortable. Strap all sorts of wires to a person, tell them to sleep in a room where there are cameras and microphones pointed at them and see if you have normal sleep! When they guy came in to "wake" me at 2AM, I was not sure I even slept. But then he put the CPAP on for the rest of the night and I slept better than I had in years. I use a ResMed S9 machine with the humidity attachment and 12V cord purchased from cpap.com. I have one 12V battery, an 80 watt solar panel, an LED lights throughout. I have not had a problem with power when boondocking. I think the first night of camping, with the CPAP attached, earplugs on and fresh air all around is when I get some of my best sleep ever. Back when I was tent camping, my snoring bothered everybody within earshot and my kids complained a lot. I used to struggle trying to power the thing in a tent with all sorts of battery and solar charging contraptions. So being in a truck camper, sleeping on a real bed with my CPAP attached is pure heaven. I agree with others and am very grateful to be able to have this level of comfort while camping. So many others have health issues that are more difficult to deal with.252Views0likes0Comments
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