Photo Thread - Post a Photo of Your Truck Camper Here
Post photos of your truck camper on this thread. Any photo with a truck camper in it is allowable; any brand, any year. If you have a couple of nice truck camper photos from your vacation, feel free to post them here. But, if you have 10, 20, 30 or 130 vacation photos you would like to post, this is not the thread for them. Just start a new thread and post all of them you like there. If you would like to also post a couple of the better TC photos on this thread, that is fine. This thread is for Truck Camper photos only. But feel free to post comments on posted photos. Because this thread is very long, I will occasionally clean it up by removing the older posts that do not have truck camper photos and other off topic material. Also, please limit photo width to 640 pixels. Please do not post thumbnail size photos, they are just too small to see and will be deleted. Please post photos, not just a clickable link to a photo. Please limit the photo file size to reasonable size. preferably less than 100k, but absolutely less than 200k. Large size files just take too long to download. Register at photobucket.com (free), download your pictures (takes a while), hi-lite and copy the URL, then use the "image" icon to paste the photo URL. See the links below for help with posting photos. PhotoBucket.com - Free Photo Hosting Posting Photos Help Thread Posting Photos Brad's Way Another Good Thread With Photo Posting Info Technology Forum Posting Photos on the Forum - Help Thread More help with photos More help with photos (2) Photo Bucket Photo Hosting Site NetBoy's Thread on Compressing Photos Can't See the Photos? Click Here (The Mad Norsky) BradW :) :)
Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
Without going into too much painful detail, we had a mishap several week-ends ago. While working with sand bag crews on the Mississippi River, the truck and camper fell into the flood waters as a road collapsed. Because of a number of issues dealing with the wrecker truck, we had to release the camper as the truck was reeled up over the bank. The good news is that the truck is as good as new after a thorough rinsing, inspection of brakes, etc. The bad news is that the camper was thoroughly drowned. A lot of people had far worse trouble than we did, so we consider ourselves lucky. The floods are ongoing as I write. Our planned trip to Montana in June is called off. heh. However, I have now convinced my dear Jane that its time to really update the TC. After drying for several days we pulled out the interior. Amazingly the Zolatone paint that I had applied last year is good as new after a cleaning. Without burdening the TC family overmuch, I'd like to ask some advice other than don't park too near a flood :-). My DW was overjoyed that I had a plan for the bathroom: a composting toilet developed by Nature's Head http://www.natureshead.net/. Our holding tank was practically unusable and there was no real grey water tank on the 67 Avion. Our plan is to rip out the bathroom and install one of these and converting the blackwater to a greywater tank. Any experience with this? Finally, the roof. I admit that I have not really done the work I should have. Now, I need to remove the various sealants on the roof and repair it. We are also setting up for a solar installation. Any advice as to this? Here's hoping I have posted the pictures correctly. And many thanks in advance for your advice.
TC travels, 2014 TR, Pg 904, 2015 TR pg 964
Table of Contents Our 2009 travels started here on March 1, 2009 The first pictures appeared at page 15. We couldn't get our data card to work with our new computer. New Orleans and the Bayou country can be seen here. Lake Charles, LA, Austin,Tx, and the LBJ Texas White House can be viewed here. We enjoyed San Angelo TX even though we were sick part of the time... visit it with us here. Our favorite winter hide-out...Phoenix,AZ and White horse Pass. Here. Heading north in AZ, Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert Starts here. Canyon de Chelly has wonderful cliff dwellings and a FREE campground. Mesa Verde and the Lodge are breath taking in every way. Sheepcamp, rv.net member, sheep rancher, and wildfire fighter invited us to visit. Note: If you are scrolling from start to finish you'd see our Hawaii adventure here... I couldn't wait to post. It is really near the end of the thread and near the end of this page where it should be. We traveled through Monument Valley and on to Page, AZ. after we left Sheepcamp and Cortiz, ColoradoTravel with us here. We visited the Glen Canyon Dam and traveled to the North Rim of then Grand Canyon Red Canyon Is a beautiful park on the way into Bryce Canyon. Bryce Canyon is one of the best parks on the country... unique. Zion NP is Grand... in scale and views. to '55" The Reagan Presidental Library. My wife proclaims it to be the best Presidental Library. Booking our vacation to Hawaii while were in Simi Valley. Visiting Sacramento , boondocking, the capital, and more. Golden gate bridge and San Francisco are always special. Revisited 2007 boondocking visit to San Quentin Prison with Reddog1 and his wife. At this point we interupted our truck camper travel and vacationed in Hawaii and a cruise of the islands. Please come with us. .....Atlantis Submarine... we went down to 127ft for more than 1 hour. Wow! .....Ship, island travel Neat stuff .....Movie tour For memories... this is a must. .....La'ua no trip would be complete with out one. Back on the mainland and heading home... from San Francisco to Tennessee... through CA, NV, UT, WY, NE, IA, KS, MO, IL, and KY. We posted pictures all along the way... some favorite spots are listed below. ... Following I-80 we stopped at Donner Pass... where a party heading west resorted to canabalism... they ate human tissue to survive. 40 mile desert Bonneyville Salt Flats Contintal Divide boondocking and sunsets Land between the Lakes We returned home on July 24, 2009 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The 2010 trip started in June. See page 123. Home to Silversands! Table of Contents Page Table of Contents for 2010 Page 123 Heading North East from TN wirh a stop at Hershey Park 124 A visit with Suds54 and Birthplace of the US Navy 125 Vermont 126 US/Canada border crossing, to visit Silversands and Dunes 130 Canada/US border crossing, southern Maine woods, Sarampus 134 Sugar Loaf Ski area 136 Baxter State Park south western area 140 my visit to the now closed Loring Air Force Base 147 Long Lake, Sinclair, Maine 149 Long Lake Lodge, site of the USAF Recreation Center 50 years ago 150 a photo tour of the inside of Long Lake Lodge and the Cabins 154 The fort at Fort Kent, Me 157 Loring Military Heritage Center (Museum) 160 US/Canada border crossing, Limestone, Me to New Brunswick 163 Grand Falls, New Brunswick 167 Saint Quentin, NB 170 Boondocking in the dense woods of northern NB 173 a visit to Campbellton, NB 177 a visit to Bathurst, NB... concert 179 Acadian Peninsula... Grande Anse Light House, Sea cliffs, historic village 187 the bridge at Miramichi, NB... we are just passing through 189 visit to home made camper 191 the bridge to Prince Edward Island 195 a visit with the Jhawk's, touring, sail boat, and Windows on the Water 205 Sally's Beach Provential Park 207 Ship Wreck Point Light House, Naufrage Harbor, Boondocking 217 Cape Egmont Light House, Harbor, boondocking 228 Bridge to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia 237 Arisaig Light House 239 Face in Rock 241 241 Cape George Point Light House 245 Cape Breto Island, canso causeway 251 Louisbourg 254 Louisbourg Light House 262 Marconi Trail 264 beach 269 Boondocking Sydney, NS 274 Broad Cove Camp Ground, Cape Breton Highlands NP 282 Bay St Lawrence 288 Skiline Trail, boondock 291 Chetticamp, NS 294 baddeck, Alexander G Bell museum 298 passing through Antigonish 302 Special boondock We are on the road again after a year sidelined for doctors. They went to a convention or something, we escaped. We left through Level Pebble (Flat Rock, AL) and have made it as far as the BassPro shop in Plattsburg, AL. Hope to get to Mobile or even Biloxi, MS tomorrow. I was stationed in Biloxi at Kessler AFB 51 years ago. We'll be heading west from there... california in a couple of months... home in August We hope to see some of you over the next 5 months. Don't tell anyone where we are:W Started this thread at 707 nights... todays subject edit on July 24, 2009 adding more and more pictures finally. To find your way in this post you might like a table of contents... me too! After you click on a link you can scroll up and down... or go to "prev" or "next" at the top or botton of the page. Follow our 2009 truck camper travels over a total of 141 nights ...out of the 848 nights that we have traveled in the last 6 years ================================================================ Inquirees have made me think a bit... and to share 2012 SPRING LOOP the general plan... miss the tornados.... be home before the first of June We are heading south thru Jimmy Carter country to Tallassee... and he coast... getting away from the middle America E/W interstates and the tornado alleys. We'll be heading west and then down toward Brownsville... then follow the border to NM... North as far as rocky Mtn NP and then head east thru Nashville toward the end of May... we have never been inside the State Capital. I'll be posting some as we go... PS... the camperport did great in the storms, no damage that I can see... best $3500 I spent last year. I highly recommend it. Chet and JanetTruck Camper University-Projects/Repairs/Replacements & Tips
The purpose of the TCU thread is to capture some of the informative threads on repairs, replacements, modifications, additions and general projects to our campers & trucks. It’s a great resource for ideas, information and procedures. Though the intent is to keep them from drifting into obscurity, obviously we can’t add them all and there are a lot of good ones. If you feel a thread warrants being added to this thread, send the address of the thread to me in a PM and it will be considered. Just remember, every thread can't be added, so every nominated thread may not make it. But the goal here is to capture links to the really helpful & informative threads before they fade away into cyberspace. This thread, Truck Camper University, was originally started by BradW in July of 2005 per Joe’s (growler67) suggestion. It has grown to include a lot of helpful information over the years. As current volunteer maintaining this thread the plan is to continue growing this resource. Thanks to all who have contributed! Note; though several included links are quite old and may have dead links within or missing pictures, good info still to be had. A few threads relying totally on missing pictures eventually will be culled where information can no longer be gleaned. Also, don't forget the Frequently Asked Truck Camper Questions Thread - See Section 24 NOTE: AS OF 06/2017 PhotoBucket no longer allows free accounts to link pictures. Many of the threads listed, users pictures were hosted on P/B, hence pictures replaced with P/B upgrade/watermarked picture. Many picture host sites have closed or no longer host free pictures: Tinypic.com, snapfish, flicker to name a few. Truck & Camper, papers please: Camper & Vehicle Acronyms Truck Camper Title Truck Camper Insurance Printable RV.net Window Sign (woodworker414) Lance Owners Manuals On-Line 93'current (page moved-again) Safety: Detectors LP (propane), CO (carbon monoxide) detectors & smoke alarms. ALWAYS react to an alarm as though it were real, never ignore, never assume false alarm- hesitation kills.... That said, detectors can be troublesome-do not last forever. Carbon Monoxide Detector (discussion) Smoke Detector & Carbon Monoxide Detector (discussion) Alarms going off when water pump runs, even with shore power (discussion) Basic First Aid Kits (Buzzcut1) Camper at Camp: Getting level, Best way? (Synergy_58) How serious are you leveling fridge? (dave17352) Truck Leveling Ramps (BradW) General mistakes you've made that might help others (d3500ram) Lessons Learned for Newbie Truck Camper Owners (orourkmw) Camper Interior: General: Privacy Curtain Installation (Spott) Shower Curtain/Door Mod (Spott) Homemade Sky Light (Spott) Pass Thru Window (playj9) Storage: Bigfoot Pantry Mod For Canned Food Storage (tightline_101) Pantry mod /wire rack to wood shelf conversion (mrblaine) Pantry mod /wire rack to wood shelf conversion w/drawer (southerlytide2) AF990 Seat Mod for More Interior Storage (FF1063) Carpet and New Drawer for Northern Lite (Spott) Hold-Opens For Camper Storage Doors & Lids (Spott) Wardrobe Rebuild for Better Storage 1 & Part2 (msiminoff) Closet Rod mod (luv2skyski) Maglite Storage (DakotaCamper) Sliding Dinette Table Lock (Spott) Piano in Dinette Table (msiminoff) Seating: Dinette Replacement with Sofa (gsutton) Replace Dinette Cushions with Office Chairs (mpike) LivinLite table/seating mod (delosholly) Camper Plumbing fresh water / lines, fixtures, tanks : 7 Gallon Water Jug With 12 Volt Pump (BradW) Water Jug 12v Transfer Pump Revisited (Geewizard) Add Shower Valve (fast.5) Add Shower Valve (pjay9) Outside Shower Mod (Spott) Shower Hose Extension (75Scoutman) Water Heater Drain Mod and Bathroom Soap Holder Add water tank access port (Netboy) BigFoot pedestal sink 'access' (DnC) Replace faucet add seperate shower valve (AnEv942) Camper Plumbing black & grey / waste lines, tanks: Auxiliary "blue boy" waste tank modification for dumping (billtex) Rinsing the Black Tank (Spott) Dump Valve Replacement (BradW) Camper Plumbing propane /lines, tanks: 20 lb Horizontal Propane Tanks Convert Propane Box to use Vertical verse Horizontal Tanks (cewillis) refer also to related appliance under 'Camper appliances' Camper Maintenance/ caulks, sealants-Roof replacements repairs Lance Sealant / Caulk (Wasatch Lance) Lance Caulk (wsdepa) Camper Sealants (sleepy) Recaulking Your Camper and Removing Old Caulk (traxtermax) Replace Rubber Roof with Aluminum (sabconsulting) Camper Structural: Repairs Low Pressure Camper Leak Test (joec) 2002 Lance 811 Rebuild (Burbman) Lance 1161 complete rebuild (pjay9) Open up bottom Lance for upgrades/repairs (Dave1131) Basement Mods 1 & Basement Mods 2 (btggraphix) Lance Cabover Nose Rebuild - Part 1 . . . Lance Rebuild- Part 2- (88lover) . . . Lance Rebuild- Part 3-(88lover) . . . Lance Rebuild conclusion, (88lover) Camper Structural Wall Repair (2nakiller) 01 Lance 1121 Rear jack mount structure repair (NRALIFR) 2001 Lance 1121 (skirt) Rot Repair (NRALIFR) Camper Skirt Repair (AnEv942) Lance Camper Wing Dry Rot (Eric) Rotted Camper Wing Repair (Lance Noob) Another good Wing Rebuild (pbrooks101) Rear Wall/Jack Corner rebuild (starcraft69) Front Wall/Jack corner rebuild (KMLsquared) Camper Exterior: Camper nose Airfoil Project (sleepy) TC Entry Door Window Update (KKELLER14K) Clear Door Window Glass Retrofit (Spott) Entrance Window Repair (c.traveler2) Cabover Window Replacement (AnEv942) Cabover Window, Alternatives to Glass (portscanner) Storage Compartment Mod (Spott) Compartment Drain (ogrer) Compartment Door Vent Cover project (Spott) Home made screens for refer, water heater vents (Kerry4951) NL - Battery Box Leak Repair, door upgrade & sliding trays (Spott) Insulating Exterior Camper Compartment Doors (Spott) Insulation Project 1 & Insulation Project 2 (playj9) Winter Mods (hoondoog) Ladder Repair (Spott) Side Awning Project (Stretch67) Replacement Rubber Camper Bumpers (luv2skyski) Camper Struts (saileyboy) Camper Slides Outs: Lance 1161 Slide-Out/Structure Sag Repair (paperclip) Lance 1161 Slide Sag Fix $17 (sleepy) Slide wall support (AnEv942) H/J Slide Out Transmission Gears (sleepy) H/J Side Out Clutch Mechanism-FIXED (Boundertom) H/J Slide Doesn't Move- (Sue Bee) H/J Slide Fuse & Board '01 (AnEv942) AF996 Slide Out Verses Sink Drain Hose (CAJW) Camper Electrical / TV, Radios, Lights, other goodies: 12V Air Compressors (discussion) LED Lights (sleepy) Interior Led Upgrade (trail-explorer) Another Meter Panel Project (Spott) Add 12v Outlet (& USB charging ports) Installation (Mello Mike) Back-Up Camera Install (BlueBehemoth) CB Antenna Mounted on Camper (infamousterry2) Another CB Antenna Thread (Spott) LCD TV Installation (Spott) See level tank monitor install (AnEv942) Camper Electrical / Generator, Shore: A/C Units and Generator Combinations That Work Honda EU2000i Carb Job (AISURFFISH) Honda EU2000i Starting Problems (discussion) Honda Generator Hour Meter (Spott) Northern Lite Shore Power Cord Upgrade (Spott) Generac hard starting (regulator discussion) Also Thread and thread Camper Electrical Solar: Solar Panel Install on Camper Luggage Rack (sleepy) Solar Panel Install (Dave1131) Solar install on F/G (bigfootford) Solar Panel Install (sabconsulting) Topic linking solar threads across all forums (renoman69) Camper Electrical, inverter/converters/components/: 12V Converter Replacement (JoeChiOhki) Inverter PSW system installation (sleepy) Magnetek 12V Converter Replacement with PD9140 and Charge Wizard 1 (discussion) Magnetek Converter Bolt-In Replacement from Progressive Dynamics 2 (discussion) Magnetek 6345 upgrade to Progressive Dynamics 4645 (starcraft69) Camper Electrical, 12v batteries/charging/wiring/bed plug: Camper Batteries (discussion) Dual Battery Mod (SoCalDesertRider) Homebuilt Sliding Dual Battery Tray (INSAYN) No Battery/where to add?(scubieman) Move batteries to basement, Part 1 Part2 Part 3 (msiminoff) Basement battery tray (HMS Beagle) F350 Camper battery Isolator? (Artum Snowbird) Heavy Gauge Charging System (Mathew_B) Truck& Camper 4 AWG wire upgrade (Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli) Lance Camper/Truck Bed Plug Wiring (discussion) Bed Plug Wiring (BradW) Square 8 pin plug (MikieD) Palamino 4 pin plug wiring (Deb and Ed M) Camper Appliances: Replace Absorption with Compressor Refrigerator (sabconsulting) Replace Absorption with Compressor Refrigerator (c.traveler2) Refrigerator Repair and Fan Upgrade (bbnate804) Refrigerator Interior & Exterior Fans, w/links to others (nycsteve) Interior Stove Vent Closure & Bath Pump Switch (Wjjj) Range Hood Vent Mod (Inside Open/Close) (KKELLER14K) Water Heater, White Particles in Water/Flushing (MERC225) Water Heater Relief Valve Leak (discussion) Water Heater, convert fixed temp. T-stat to adjustable (Boatycall) Camper Heating: Fans to Circulate Heat to Basement (Spott) Basement Circulation Fan Mod (sky_free) Change manual thermostat to electronic (deltabravo) Bathroom Heat (playj9) HVAC Duct Issues (btggraphix) Cabover Air Circulating Fans (Spott) Disscusion on Plumbing Catalytic Heaters Wave3 Install (bigfootford) Discussion on Electric Heaters Camper Air Conditioning: How to Remove a Camper A/C Unit (Spott) Camper A/C 1 (discussion) Camper A/C 2 (Windwalker55) Camper A/C 3 (Windwalker55) A/C Units and Generator Combinations That Work (discussion) Polar Cub and EU2000i Honda Generator (msiminoff) Polar Cub and Honda EU2000i (discussion) A/C and Honda EU2000i Generator (xp8103) Camper Steps, Porches, Racks and Bumpers: Built stairs on Bigfoot (HMS Beagle) GlowSteps on Bigfoot, How to Install? (adamis) Anyone carry a ladder? (work2much) Dog Ramp / Steps (armpics) Pet Ramps for Your TC (misskate) Camper Entrance Ramp (Ibeme) Northernlite Bumper Mod (Spott) Bumper Steps (AKSledhead) Adding Scissor Steps/options (disscusion) Truck Camper Porch/Deck/Steps (BigFootFord) Truck Camper / Trailer Steps (discussion) Combination Porch, Steps and Generator (Steve Curet) Back Porches & Steps 1 (racingfarmer) Back Porches & Steps 3 (discussion) Back Porches & Steps 4 (discussion lots of pics) Expanded Rear Bumper and Steps 5 (Surfrat) More Porches and Steps 6 (discussion lots of pics) Hitch-Haul / Extension and Custom Steps 7 (Stretch67) Free Standing TC Porch (BradW) Generator Reciever Hitch Mount (SoCalDesertRider) Motorcycle Carrier (SoCalDesertRider) Under Rear Bumper Storage Rack (CAJW) Camper Loading, Hauling, Tiedowns: Truck Camper Center of Gravity (CG) Approximating Truck/TC Vertical CG (dhackney) Tork Lift Tie Down Install on 2007 Dodge (CumminsDriver) Happijac Tie-Down Install on 2006 F-350 (BradW) Adjusting Happijac Tiedowns (Hoko) Self Built Tie Downs (SoCalDesertRider) Self Built Tie Downs (Spott) Self Built Tie Downs (MN Ben) Fifth Wheel Hitch Rails & Truck Camper (NRALIFR) Truck bed w/ 5er rails for TC use (Western Sky Ranch) Camper Loading String Alignment Guide (Heavy_Hauler) Camper Centering Guides 1 (Spott) Camper Centering Guides 2 (ogrer) Camper Centering Guides 3 (radarcody) Camper Centering Guides 4 (Crumm) Tips on Loading a Truck Camper (discussion) Camper Loading on a Slope 1 (discussion) Camper Loading on a Slope 2 (discussion) SuperDuty Cab Lights Clearance (Not4Hwy) Camper Jacks: OEM Camper Jacks list Dually swingout front jack stabilizers (Terrick down Under) Duex Wobble (jack) stoppers (ab257) Happijac Lubrication (KKELLER14K) Happijac Parts list/Repair Instruction (WestCoast1969) Atwood jack disassembly, pics (kohldad) Happijac Drill Adapter (discussion) Camper Jack Spacers - SRW (discussion) Convert StableLift SRW kit to fit DRW Truck (4xMike) Removing/Storing Jacks in Truck (Bubtoofat) Atwood leg extensions (not dually swingout bracket).. Happi Jack leg extensions (not dually swingout bracket).. Storing Camper / stands, dollies, carports: Supporting Your Camper While Off the Truck (discussion) Camper stands 2 Off-Truck Camper Storage Trailer (Prominion) Camper Dolly 1 (Eric&Lisa) Camper Dolly 2 (discussion) Camper Carports (kerry4951) 30 Amp docking station and TC carport installation (sleepy) Truck Camper Considerations: Camper w/slideout pros&cons discussion (deltabravo) Benefits of owning a truck camper (Mello Mike) Aluminum or Wood Camper Frames (discussion) Hard Side TC vs SoftSide TC - Pros and Cons (discussion) Accepting the Advice of a TC Salesman? (northernbnd) Real World Truck/Camper Weights (Left_Coast*9) Low Overhead Clearance Obstructions to Look Out For (discussion) Dodge Trucks and Truck Campers (discussion) RV Service Reviews (dalej) On the Road: Who you gonna call: Check that Spare! (KKELLER14K) Changing a Flat (famousperson) Puncture precautions, away from Roadside assistance-(sabconsulting) Accessing the Spare. Can you? (Rawhyde) Jacking with Camper on/Changing a Flat (Big Whitney) Tools/Solutions for Accessing Spare Tire (Windwalker55) Tools/Solutions for Accessing Spare Tire II (Discussion) Towing Your Broke Truck and Camper (BradW) Getting Towed-Discussion Member's Project Pages: Off site: Camper Project Page (Netboy)host closed can be seen on the interent archive WaybackMachine internet archive site Netboys camper projects AnEv942's Camper Projects JoeChiOhki's Truck Camper Projects '74 KIT 1106 Kamper:2006-2014, '75 Amerigo 11'6" Snap-N-Nap:2015-current Forum links: Mathew_B's Truck Camper Projects 1 Mathew_B's Truck Camper Projects 2 Rexford's Projects (rexford) Camper Mods (mjgcamper) Misc camper mods (Spott) Camper restoration threads: Avion camper restorations-many contributors (67avion) '75 Red Dale camper restoration (philclouse) '65 Red Dale camper restoration (novaop) S&S camper restoration (mountainkowboy) Amerigo Camper Rebuild (2cknights) '77 Sunline Truck Camper FULL BUILD (Kxracer704) Travel Queen Camper Rebuild (DavePete) 2006 Hallmark popup structure rebuild (UpNorthMN) Towing / Extended Hitches: Hitch Extension Effect on Axle Load (kereams) Extended Hitch Calculation Program (bjbear) Truck Camper Hitch Survey (woodrow) Towing a Vehicle Behind a Truck Camper (jgorm) Reese 2-1/2" Tow Beast Hitch Install 2006 Ford Dually (BradW) Hitch Extension - Added Rear Axle Load (discussion) Hitch Extensions loads 2 (discussion) Towing Another Vehicle (discussion) Hitch Extension Photos Super Hitch Extension Mod (Spott) F-350 Front Hitch Install (Spott) Truck Suspension: Weight Calculator Spreadsheet (kohldad) Truck/Truck Camper Suspension Terms (dalej) Super Springs Brand Overload Springs Dodge Overload Springs (discussion) Helwig Big Wig install on 06 Dodge 3500 SRW (76Scoutman) Roadmaster Sway Bar Install on a Ford (Moomba2002) Roadmaster Sway Bar Install on a Dodge (pjay9) GM Stable Lift Install (woodrow) TorkLift Stable Loads (C TRAM) Ford Factory Overload Spring Bumper Extension (Crumm) Timbrens Overload Springs/Bumpers (2)(discussion) Timbren Install on a 2006 F-350 DRW 4X4 (3)(BradW) Stable loads or DIY overload bumpers? (discussion) Rancho 9000 Shock Settings 1 (leighc) Rancho 9000 Shocks 2 (Surferkim) Rancho 9000 Install on a 2006 F-350 DRW 4X4 (3) (BradW) Rancho 9000 Adjuster Knob Problems (littlebigbar) Rancho 9000 Adjuster Disassembly/Knob Photos Airbag Install (Sabconsulting) Air Bag Pressure (discussion) Airbag Pressure (tri5ron) Ride-Rite Airbags (2Gordons) Air Bag Valve Location 1 (discussion) Air Bag Valve Location 2(discussion) Airlift Airbag Failure (brain) Fixing Leaking Firestone Airbag Fittings (jgorm) Broken Air Bag Frame Bracket Bolts (EdFil) Airbag Issues (Kober) Tires & Wheels: Wide Rims vs Narrow Rims (discussion) F-350 - 33" E-Rated Tire Upgrade (SoCalDesertRider) Tire Pressure (HaulinFun) Toyo Tires (ScottCO) 285/75R16E & 70R17E Tires - 3,750 lb (SlideInDad) Airing Up Dually Tires 1(discussion) Airing Up Dually Tires 2(discussion) Goodyear Tire Inflation Chart "OFF SITE link pdf file" 19.5" Wheels - Pros & Cons 1(discussion) 19.5" Wheels & Tires 2(discussion) 19.5" Wheels & Tires 3 (luv2skyski) 19.5" Wheels & Tires 4 (tahoe2006) Truck - SRW or DRW: SRW or DRW? 1 (woodhog) SRW or DRW? 2 (DmaxCamper) SRW or DRW? 3 (BradW) SRW or DRW? 4 (ktmrdr85) SRW or DRW 5 (TCJohn) F-250 vs F-350 SRW Trucks (Seedog)(discussion) Truck -Mods & Other: The Cost of Outfitting a TC Hauling Truck (discussion) GPS Bracket (Spott) TC Hauling Trucks - 2WD or 4WD (discussion) Truck Mud Flaps (Spott) Torklift Based Mud Flaps (Adub) Ford Heated Seat Switch Location (Spott) Lifted Trucks and TC's (discussion) Real World Ford V10 w/TC Mileage (jgaylor) Dodge Headlight Adjustment (discussion) Ordering a New Truck (discussion) Sprayed In Bed Liners (discussion) Truck Cab Storage Mods W/Dog Ramp (BradW) Truck Rear Seat Storage box ideas & links to vendors (MacHof) General members Truck addtions and modifications thread (AKSuperDually) General:(unsorted) Truck Campers on Flatbed Trucks 1 (downrivers) Truck Campers on Flatbed Trucks 2 (usmcshepherd) Truck Campers on Goose Neck Trailers 1 (BradW) Truck Campers on Goose Neck Trailers 2 (Stouttrout) Truck Campers on Goose Neck Trailers - Tie Downs (discussion) Truck Campers on Half-Ton Trucks (gbutala) Shell Camper Top One-Man Lift (Not4Hwy) Truck Camper Forum Old Timers (Dually) End TCU Reference thread If you feel a thread warrants being added to this thread, send the address of the thread in a PM and it will be considered. Just remember, every thread can't be added, so every suggested thread may not make it.The new and improved Truck Camper Enthusiasts Map
Here is the new Truck Camper Enthusiasts Map SEND ME A PM IF YOU WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE MAP. This is the best way to ensure that you are added in a timely manner. I took everyone’s information from the original map and transferred it over. I assume since everyone signed up for the old map they wouldn’t mind being on the new map. I ended up using googlemaps and EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN MARKER! Send me a PM if: 1. Your marker is way off from your location. Please remember this is only to give others a general idea of where you live, as in the town, not the exact position. 2. If you would like to add additional information to your marker, such as a description of your rig or a picture (I’ll need the location of the picture). 3. You’re not on the map and would like to be. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Later, Dave.
Truck Camper Trip Reports – V2.0
Introduction This sticky thread is designed to capture a selection of trip reports members have created over the years. There is a lot of great stuff out there and it would be a real pity for it to be lost because people could no longer find it. Really I am standing on the shoulders of giants by taking over the running of this sticky, specifically Silversand, and must thank him for his great work over the years compiling this reference. Of course I must not forget to whole heartedly thank those who have spent time compiling these reports which I merely reference here. If you would like your trip report added then please send me a private message. I also want to start tagging the reports in this reference with details of states visited, etc. so readers can use the search facility in their browser to quickly find related reports; so if you can include that information in the message that would help me a lot. Please bear with me if your report doesn’t appear immediately. You may have noticed this also happened under Silversand’s watch. This is to cope with technical restrictions that mean there are only a finite number of edits possible before a post stops working; grouping edits into batches and spreading the reference over a number of posts both help avoid reaching this limit. Enjoy. Steve (Sabconsulting). Index South West North West Central North East South East Alaska Canada Cross-country and Full-time Mexico, Central & South America Europe & Asia Africa, Australia and the rest of the world Meet-ups, Rallys & RV shows Other great stuff Notes Amongst the location tags XTC = extreme truck camping – i.e. offroad / wilderness. You can use your browser’s search function to find this and other tagsMore Truck Camper Info!!!!
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I have often wondered how some of the members came up with their screen name, some are obvious :C and others are totally :?. I know that since sooo many names are already taken we have to be creative to find one that is available. I'll start with the story of Spott, OK, not really a story but as they say a picture is worth lots-O-words. I would have use a single "t" but that was already taken (and never used). This is our dog Spot, he is now 11 years old, he likes to camp and he loves the water. edited to add photos he's 12 now (2007) but doesn't always act like it. Spot Scott 4/26/95 - 3/27/09 Here's a list of the names posted as of 6/6/12 352 2112 "Little Joe" 10sbum 1181guy 1GypsyRose 1stgenfarmboy 1stgenfarmboy 2BLAZERS 2IVSWO 2nakiller 2snobrdz 4J1KGORVN 54suds 95 Smoke Pole Acemaker acudr agteacher AidenJ AISURFFISH AKSledhead Aktravler al cranb al cranb Alaska Dave Alaska Dave Allen Schultz alpenliter alpineduner AnEv942 Arabian Horses armpics Atchafalaya_man avionguy B2BBQ Bajachief Bama5150 Beach Bum BEAIII beakybec BeanMan Bear461 Bears Den belairbrian bhoat Big_Rig Bigfoot85 bigfootford BigFrosty bighonkinf350 Bigkart BirdSongPlace bka0721 bka0721 Blind Bob Blueboat BlueStilly bodacious Bonnies Buddy boogeyman bookmaker Bparrot BradW brain BrandonR brianelroy brown_eyed_girl burningman Buzzcut1 calawahsteelie campalaska camp-a-lot camper addict Campfire Time campingwithlobo campn4walleye Campsalott Canadian Camper CapeCodCamper capterik captkirk9195 Castaic Lion catadjuster Catch This Catfishman cd4eac cdl2 Chino 240Z chubbie Ciaoyall ckwjl Clattertruck cleary CoachmenKen coyote14fan Crazy Ray Crazy Ray crofter crosscheck crzybowhntr Cuttership d3500ram dakonthemountain DakotaCamper Dakzuki dalton4 DandE Darkforrest Darkforrest DavesWife devildog1971 Dewclaw DianneOK dieseltruckdriver Dixonmatco djc486 doc.herb DoneItAll downrivers DrJoeB DrMaserati duckdzoo Dustydew DWeikert eastern shore girl eddd eisen and SWMBO EMADJPEREZ emmmw ErinsDad Eugarps Eugarps famousperson FarcticOx Farmerjon FF1063 fiddlekate Fire Chief 8101 Fire Instructor firemedic08 Fishnmagician FiveOJoe Florida Bob T. flyguidemike flysar formertaterhead fuelhauler fuimus Gakayaker Gamagoat gbutala Geewizard GeoBoy gerrym51 GhostZero Glen&Kelly globemaster9 GMCPU53 GoinThisAway goldwinghauler gordfromborder Greg MGM grizzly arts Groucho gwalter gy67 handye9 handyman21221 happyeaglesfan Harald Harleybullet hatu HAULZZZ hcpgrammy HDman headinsouth henlo91 hilandfrog hit&miss hitchup HotelOne hotvet67 iawia iceaxeman Idahoan ifishsekiu IGFan ilbigredtruck ILLTravler IndianaJones INSAYN Itchey Feet J&L Rivera JacintoKid jamminalong JDTech jimbow2 jimh425 jjackflash jjohnson1179 joe c joe_jeep JoeChiOhki JohnnyWagon jr3316 jtrent6415 Junket junmy3 K3MP KC0BID kcabpilot kencasino kenzmad KKELLER14K km4gs KMLsquared LastOfTheBohicans lastt5kids lawnboy1 Little Kopit Loco4x4 Lone Ranger 1 LongshotRv looney bin loveshack1 LunaSea luv2skyski MADWAA magic43 manchu49 Mark W Meathead66 Mexray Michigan Rod mike9121 mokai Moomba2002 Mousefart mowermech Mr Gone mr2trout MrPhelps mtnchild My Blue Heaven MyPops Myrtle nancyinj Needs Sleep needsomefun Nemo667 Neverhappy nikisue NJLowkey nodonutz notarockyet NRALIFR NYYYCEandEEEEZY oakmandan ogrer Ohiojude OkSixpack OkSixpack oldgreybull oldharleydude OldSoldiers Oregon Ms Outdoorzi ozman pando2 Paperman PapPappy pbitschura Photomike pjb2rlb playxcamper polarbare21 Policecom Ponderosa PUCampin punomatic QualitySnowman rabidcow racedrvr racingfarmer Raider_75 ramlinwillie Ranger_Bob realter Redhauler Redneck bling RenoAl RevLeonidas rhosh RichandLiz RICKIM ridesabout ripalip RipSaw1999 River&Sand riverdog Riverdogrj rmw1990 Roadlover roadranger robseg rootessa routeforty RR hounds rrjjb RubingIsRacing RVN'S 4 US rwj146 sailorsmate Sango scubasue SD350Sam seldomseensmith seraphim SheepCamp Shiawassee Shiawassee Shipper shrxwin sierras silversand Sir Buffalo sirdrakejr Sitting Bull skipbee Skydivedrunk sleepy SLO jim Slo Pok smh1040us smoothetop S'mores snowolf snowtuft southerlytide2 spacedoutbob speycaster SpoiledRotten Sportsman Matt Spott squaredancer Steelheadbuck Steve_in_29 stgrlee Sulphur sundowners SunFarmer sunxtra SuperiorBound Surferkim Surfrat Sweet Tater TallTeam Testudo The Pop-UpMercman The Three M's Threebigfords ThreeToGo tightline_101 Tileguy86 TincanSailor Tizi tn_walker Too_Tall_Ford trapperdick travelinglane travelnutz tri5ron TumbleweedKen TurnRightGoLeft Twins4us07 Two Pedals TwoDogsRacing twomadcampers TwoMaineiacs txtowman USMC2010 vetteopel WA1RI WanderlustII WantToBe WayneAndPaulette wayward1 WCH727 weedrancher WESTWINDSYRAH Wheelholder Wheelholder Wheretonext wildcamper WitchDoctor WoodsWanderer work2much Wrasle Castle WX2G wyiauta XA4AV8R XLAX
Happijac lubrication
Thanks to the new Chrome extension, the pics are back! You must view in Chrome with the extention. Here is the link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embedded-imag/ogipgokcopooepeipngiikdkpmcpkaon?hl=en .. It has been a misconception even on my part, that adding machine oil to the crank socket lubricates the jack itself. This is UNTRUE! I now have a complete tear down with pics to show everyone what goes on inside and how to disassemble and lube the working parts if need be. This is a little lengthy but most will find the education worth the read. This is a model 4150. First you have to make a little tool like this. An old hanger works good. This will serve two purposes, explanations following. Remove the two screws that hold on the motor. Pull the motor off the jack. Pull out the spring loaded socket. Remove the lever and pin...a pair of flush wire cutters works well. Wedge them underneath and they pop right out. Remove the internal plastic manual mechanism...note how this is installed. one side has a round hole and the other an oval shape where the lever goes. There is a "C" clip here, you need to remove it with the little tool you made. Just put it in from the side and pull back. It will pop right out. Once you get the clip off then pull out the manual socket. This is the hole in the socket that is to be oiled, but as you can see in the next few pics, the only thing that is being lubed is the socket itself. Once you pull out the socket, remove the manual gear. Now as you can see the oil really goes nowhere. There is actually a lot of grease here. What your going to do next is pull this gear off that shaft straight towards you. Use that tool again to hook the gear from behind and pull it. You may have to do it a few times, the shaft gets a little burr on it but if it gets stuck ,just push it down and keep yanking, it will come off! Once the gear comes off, this is what the back looks like. It has two slots. The slot that has the closed ends is what holds the pin in place. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU PUT THIS BACK TOGETHER THE WAY IT COMES APART! Rotate the shaft so the pin is facing towards the corner and pull it out. Now pull the leg assembly out of the jack housing. Get ready to inspect and re lube. Pull this cinch spring off and inspect this bearing. Use an air ratchet or drill to turn the worm screw all the way out, inspect and re lube. Re-assembly is just the opposite of the tear down. I found that even though this jack was sticking on me, it was still pretty well lubed, but maybe not enough.....Hope this dispels any unknown facts as to how these things work. One other note is that if the worm drive of the leg was to wear out...seems like you should be able to replace it rather than the whole jack. MMMMMM...haven't got to that yet but I wonder if they sell it seperatly? Does any one know?