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Re: Design ideas for a platform to lower camper onto...
JRscooby wrote: Never did it under a camper, but do you remember the 2 plywood X we put under waterbeds? Sheet below, another on top to spread the load. And if you wanted you could flatten it on floor of bed, load camper on top if you think might want to unload away from home. Agree. Got this from this forum years ago: For 8 foot bed truck: 1 sheet 4x8 plywood cut into 4 sections with each center section notched so they can be "x" ed provides adequate support. Add load distributing flat surface boards on top if you wish and lower the near full weight of the camper to reduce jack load. I've been using this for 15 years. Cheap and effective.2.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: It looks like my truck camper days are over.
Sir, You, sir are a fixture on this forum and have helped and entertained many over the years. I wish you the very best from this point in your life journey. I think all of us would be very interested, if you care to share, your progress forward. Even though we may have never met personally we all consider you our friend and a "TC colleague", sincerely wishing you all the best.702Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone Cancelling Truck Camper Trips Due to Fuel Prices?
Well that settles it for me! I was wondering. From these responses, everyone is still traveling and the crowds are going to be terrible again in spite of massive increases in fuel costs with potential shortages. I thought the cost of fuel would suppress travel and record RV travel might be a bit lower.. From these responses it seems that is not the case. If the reports of possible fuel shortages and $10/gal are true, will that change the narrative? We have recently taken extended exploration summer trips (6-8 weeks) where we stay no longer than 3 avg days per location, thus lots of fuel.. Alabama-->Montana range trips. So, about a 500 mile radius from home limit this year . Brad, thanks for the thread.491Views0likes0CommentsRe: HOST Yukon Dump Valve Location
jimh406 wrote: I think that's the thing about designs. There are always tradeoffs. I don't personally like a bathroom next to the bedroom, but others do. It's not necessarily wrong because you don't like the tradeoffs. 100% true ! I had the same concern about this dump valve location when I was considering the purchase of my Host Cascade, but I have no regrets about the purchase. It is just something that takes getting used to. PLEASE NOTE: " user mistakes/errors" are vividly remembered so training is rapid ! ;)664Views0likes0CommentsRe: HOST Yukon Dump Valve Location
Yep! You Nailed it ! gbsteph wrote: I have a Host Cascade, and with the camper on the truck, the dump valve is at eye level. It's a S***y place for it, but since the tank is mounted in the slide under the dinette, there aren't any options. If the Yukon is like my Cascade, it has a very wide flat tank and doesn't drain very fast or very thoroughly. Takes a good 15 minutes flushing the tank to get somewhat clear water.449Views0likes0CommentsRe: Eagle Cap quality control continues to disappoint
.. an apology ? I suspect there will be more issues found over time as the issues reveal themselves..Hope you shake it down to find the more serious potential ones while it's still in warranty. There are plenty of things that can go wrong with complexity. All of us have stories of quality issues revealing themselves. In my HOST Cascade, after the warranty was up, we discovered a metallic flex water line that was routed through the slide and then under the floor. It rubbed on an aluminum framing edge within the slide with each slide cycle. This SLOWLY abraded the line and eventually caused a significant water leak. It was extremely difficult to get into for replacement... When replacing we found a roller bearing/ flange assembly that was supposed to be bolted (2 bolts according to HOST) into the floor to help keep the slide level ( no up and down movement) and take the vertical load into the floor as it moved in and out. It was actually attached with two about 1 inch long drywall like screws.. no bolts! The screws had simply pulled out and the roller assembly was laying on the floor flat under the slide, probably like that for a very long time. I called Host for some guidance. They didn't apologize or give any guidance, they simply did not acknowledge .. said that it was bolted (obviously).. a solution that now, out of warranty, would require the entire slide to be removed in order to fix to "factory installation" standards. Never would have seen this one without the other one.. but we found a creative solution to fix this problem too.736Views0likes0CommentsRe: Who's hitting the road this summer?
jimh425 wrote: kenzmad wrote: Headed out this coming weekend. 8 days in Montana. First night is planned, Yaak river road. No other plans. May stay one night, maybe a week? Just gotta be home the following weekend. It’s really dry over here. Do keep track of where the fires are. Love Yaak River.. Heading that way...428Views0likes0CommentsRe: Has Truck Camper Magazine Ceased to Exist ?
Thanks Everyone! Guess my browser is out of date.. Thats OK. Now I know. I figure if everything else works I can always view their competitor site Truck Camper Adventure.. It works fine. Not sufficient justification for changing anything .. Faststreak wrote: Mr. Phelps, have you been on the road lately. Many are hunkered down because of the virus. We are supposed to come to Florida the end of April. Have to see what the virus is going to do. By the way I just had flex armor put on my roof of the Cascade. Hope y’all are well Hey Eddie! If you come to Florida.. you know where we are... let me know and drop by.. Probably will be here.. Virus or not .. the beach is nice ! We make a mean "virus free" Gumbo ! We are enjoying the Johnny Carson channel on Sat Radio (from our camper) here now on back patio .. We are considering a Western US Trip around mid April, but not firm.. Got some other things in the hopper waiting to develop . Cheers all !574Views0likes0Comments
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