All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: On Battery, lights ok; slide, awning & jack kill batterySounds to me like the battery is shot. Lights are a small load. By trying the jacks and slide you are putting a bigger amperage draw on the battery and it can't supply what is needed to run those loads. KevinRe: Towing: I may have a problem...What does the truck have on it for a transmission cooler?Re: Drop-ins or liquid?We use the pods. I drop one in and put a few gallons in the tank before leaving home. I then dump usually within an hour of getting back home so things are mixed up really good. KevinRe: Help! On trip with a broke camper.Keep in mind that if your tow vehicle has the battery charge wire hooked up you should be able to hook your 7-way back to the vehicle with it running and charge the battery that way or get temporary emergency power. My wife and I dry camp all the time and I have 6V batteries on board. My in-laws usually won't camp unless they can plug in. This past weekend they were dry camping with us and had their battery go dead in the middle of the night. His charge wire was not hooked up and they had 3 slides, electric awning and electric jacks all out. we had to hook our truck to them in the morning to get everything pulled back in. FYI the GM trucks don't come factory with the charge wire hooked up to the fuse box. It was taped to a wire loom under the front fuse panel. Kevin
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