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RE: Fastgun Trouble
FWIW, I have 6 year old SS fastguns with no issues. Glad to know that Torq Lift stands by their products once again! ;)
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jimh425
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05/23/12 07:51pm |
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RE: first trip
I'd go checkin to a local rv park for practice. You'll learn a lot about what you don't have and what you don't need. Once you are on the road, it's too late to get rid of stuff and a lot of trouble to add even simple things.
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jimh425
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05/23/12 07:47pm |
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RE: Pop TC Rotten Roof and an amateurs repair.
Sounds like a nice project. Sorry, I have no idea how the mechanism works.
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jimh425
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05/23/12 09:14am |
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RE: lance pulling boat on interstate 81 today saturday
Is it "Real Lite"? Is that a short bed drw?
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jimh425
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05/22/12 07:28pm |
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RE: Time Lapse of TC Removal From Truck
Yes, cool video. Good as a reminder for why I have electric jacks. :)
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jimh425
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05/21/12 03:35pm |
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RE: should I use bumper mounted tie downs?
I'm not sure why you would use front mounted frame mounts and bumper mounted rear mounts. I think you should go one way or the other, so in this case, add the rear frame mounts.
Obviously, both types of mounts work for at least a few people.
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jimh425
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05/20/12 10:44pm |
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Early Chalet Triple Slides ... did they hold up?
I was doing a search on an unrelated topic and found a very long thread that happened when someone mentioned that Chalet came out with a triple slide in a TCM article. That was November of '09.
So, for those of you who got one of those models by Chalet by early '10, how'd it work out for you with the new slide type in a triple slide model?
There were quite a few of us that were skeptical, but I'm hoping we were wrong. In any case, I'm curious.
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jimh425
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05/18/12 01:30pm |
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RE: Bigfoot mounted on new truck
Congratulations, nice looking rig!
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jimh425
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05/17/12 10:34pm |
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RE: 10 years on the Truck Camper Forum
I used to have truck camper site sticker a few years ago, but it wasn't worth keeping after that site went down hill.:R
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jimh425
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05/16/12 03:07pm |
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RE: Replacing the truck due to cell phones
Glad you made it. FWIW, I've been rearended and know others who have been rearended at high speed even before there were cell phones!
I'd take my time and look at a few different ones and do the same for searches. You might be surprised what you find for a good deal.
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jimh425
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05/16/12 01:56pm |
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RE: 10 years on the Truck Camper Forum
Congrats! Not me.
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jimh425
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05/16/12 01:52pm |
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RE: Best truck to haul a triple slide Eagle Cap 1165?
I think a 550 would handle it as well, or one of the giant Chevy's. A 350 DRW with 19.5s probably could work.
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jimh425
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05/15/12 09:54pm |
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RE: Converting Standard RV Toilet to Cassette Style
But, all he has to carry is a bucket to have the same effect as the casette. Oh, and out West as in Washington, we have dumps along most highways, as well as most State Parks and RV parks. I can easily make it a week on my holding tank, but maybe his is much smaller. In that case, use a bucket to have the same effect.
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jimh425
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05/15/12 09:48pm |
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RE: Converting Standard RV Toilet to Cassette Style
I'm not sure how a casette toilet helps if you can't dump. It seems finding one place to dump the black tank would be easier than finding a place to dump a casette on multiple days.
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jimh425
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05/15/12 03:06pm |
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RE: Drool drool.........
Man, that'a a heavy camper. They need to put it on a diet.
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jimh425
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05/14/12 06:59pm |
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RE: France, short trip to test our camper (lots of pics)
Nice pics. Looks like a nice trip.
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jimh425
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05/14/12 12:39pm |
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RE: Puncture precautions - what do you do?
However(!), just to put Steve's concerns in perspective: without giving anything away, he'll be expeditioning through African desert country, where a flat (can easily happen to Micheline XZL military tires, even) could mean a walk as far as the state of Wyoming is wide to get help ;)
Sometimes, you have to think about why you are at a place like that, and that's the "precaution". ;)
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jimh425
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05/14/12 12:18pm |
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RE: Puncture precautions - what do you do?
I go out of my way to prevent tire damage by using 19.5 G rated tires. On my other rigs, I replace tires before they are due to give myself extra room for error. I've never had a flat offroad although I can see if you push the tires hard enough, it is certainly possible.
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jimh425
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05/14/12 09:54am |
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RE: A Tale of 2 Bigfoot Campers
Congrats on your new purchase!
I do find it interesting that you went barely bigger with space and way heavier instead of going to one of the bigger models since you seem to be keeping both. Or, is your plan to get rid of the 1500 and upgrade your truck? I expect you are significantly over now with the 2500. I'd be concerned with the tires more than anything else.
One other minor comment, I don't dispute that your Bigfoot is leak-free, but reading here, I know that some Bigfoot's leak. ;)
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jimh425
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05/13/12 10:55am |
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RE: best batteries for us
I just recently replaced my batteries, too. I went with standard Sears deep cycle RV batteries that are fairly widely available and very good prices. It depends alot on how much you use your camper, but you probably won't have any problems making it with two batteries of the same type you have now.
Not all chargers can deal with AGMs. You should verify if your charger can before you buy AGMs. They cost quite a bit more, and I believe they are at their best if you plan to take the batteries very low on a charge. Otherwise, you are just paying more.
6 volt batteries have some of the same advantages of AGMs but do require refilling. If one of your 6 volts fail, you've lost your 12 volt circuit which isn't a good thing.
I'd verify your charging circuit is good for your driving while you are at it, and verify your solar capacity as well. I don't believe you will gain significant capacity unless you install bigger batteries.
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jimh425
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05/13/12 10:16am |
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