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Re: Truck Camper Trip Reports
Sorry - I know this must have been noticed and questioned before -- At the link posted by c_traveler2 (last update 2017), all the index links point to rv.net, which redirects right back to the goodsam groups page. IOW, the trip reports are non-existent. Is this the permanent state of affairs - i.e., useless?517Views0likes3Comments- 815Views0likes0Comments
Re: Smaller or more minimalist truck camper
https://www.outfittermfg.com/shop-campers/caribou-lite-6-5 Available with cassette toilet. Queen size bed. Can be carried bu a mid-size truck. Less than 1000 lb dry. This would be my choice if I was ever going to camp off-road again like I used to. Smaller, lighter, more agile.391Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Battery doesnt charge while going down the road
theoldwizard1 wrote: Much simpler and probably more effective is a DC-DC charger. Modern vehicles vehicles drop the voltage from the alternator to <13.5V shortly after starting. This has is not adequate to charge a house battery. The DC-DC charger boosts that up to the proper charging voltage. Adequate current transfer is still required in any case -- thus heavy gauge wire. My alternator - and I suspect all functioning alternators - charges at a voltage determined by the load voltage. While the load voltage is below ~14.3 to 14.4v, the alternator charges at ~14.4 volts. When the load voltage comes up, the alternator drops to the maintenance voltage of ~13.5v. Otherwise, the load (batteries - truck + camper) would never reach full charge.458Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Battery doesnt charge while going down the road
srschang wrote: You're not going to get much charging through the factory 7 pin plug. The wire from the alternator to the 7 pin plug is too small. Right -- need a dedicated high capacity wire from an engine charge point to the camper battery(s), protected with fuses, and solenoid (or equiv) activated. My simple circuit .259Views0likes0Comments
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