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Posted By: Reddog1 on 03/03/13 11:31am

Mello Mike wrote:

I got the new shroud from Northwood Manufacturing. Looks great, eh?

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I do not have a paper shroud in my Bigfoot. I have always used a plastic coffee container. I like the looks of yours better.

Posted By: tellurideoutlaw on 03/03/13 01:16pm

I found some water started to leak through the drivers side clearance light (2nd one in from the edge). I removed all 3 center lights and dried out the damp spot. I then covered the holes on the outside with 3 pieces of eternabond tape and had to leave it for a few weeks. 3 storms and 3+ feet of snow later, I went back to replace the lights with new ones and found none of the snowmelt had leaked in! It feels good to have found and repaired the source of the leak!

Replaced the 5 amber clearance lights on the nose of the camper with Maxxis LED's. two more ambers to do, then I will order 7 red ones for the rear. It takes a bit if elbow grease and naphtha to remove the old sealant! Wrapped them all in a fresh coat of Proflex. They look great!

2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Long Bed, 6 speed, pacbrake airbags, custom torklift style tiedowns, Fastguns!!! Superhitch and custom 42" truss extension.
1998 Lance Legend 880/10'9

Posted By: Mello Mike on 03/06/13 09:11am

Ditched the old plastic shower curtain and replaced it with a nice fabric one the wife made. Much, much better!!

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More pics of the wet bath an be found here: Wet Bath Pics

2016 Northstar Laredo SC/240w Solar/2-6v Lifeline AGMs/Dometic CR110 DC Compressor Fridge
2013 Ram 3500 4x4/6.7L Cummins TD/3.42/Buckstop Bumper with Warn 16.5ti Winch/Big Wig Rear Sway Bar/Talons w/SS Fastguns
My Rig
1998 Jeep Wrangler
US Navy Ret.

Posted By: kerry4951 on 03/06/13 09:21am

Crazy Creek
Great idea.....you performed a simple fix to a complex problem. If I was you Id let Northwood know.

2009 Silverado 3500 dually D/A, Supersprings, Stable Loads, Bilsteins, Hellwig Sway Bar.
2010 Arctic Fox 1140 DB, 220 watts solar, custom 4 in 1 "U" shaped dinette/couch, baseboard and Cat 3 heat, 2nd dinette TV, cabover headboard storage, 67 TC mods

Posted By: finaddict on 03/06/13 10:31pm

My Alpenlite had a large area to the right of the cabover bed that was empty. Most other campers have a cabinet in this space. It always seemed like a waste of space and I could use the cabinet.

These are the listings for the shelves
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Next is the left wall.

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Finally the face, door and then the shelving. The shelves are removable to allow access to the area below the bottom shelf.

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Posted By: iwon415 on 03/06/13 10:44pm

Dam - thats some pretty work there! Nice job! Congratulations!

Posted By: finaddict on 03/06/13 11:00pm

Over the past 6 months I have also done this;

1. Added stereo, and internal external speakers and switches
2. Added shelving to kitchen cabinets

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3. Added a cutting board that locks into sink and added stove top cover

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4. Added a 12volt tv/DVD player/monitor on a swing pedestal
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5. Changed all lights to LED
6. Added additional flourescent light over kitchen and secondary incandescent lights

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7. Upgraded 12v converter to Intellipower 9160 and charge wizard
8. Added clock, indoor and outdoor thermometers

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9. Added a spice rack

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10. Built and installed a magazine rack (See Photo 2 above)
11. Added an expansion pressure tank to water system
12. Insulated all water lines
13. Expanded under kitchen storage space
14. Added LED lighting for under sink storage
15. Added 2 - 12v adapters to panel

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16. Custom built an out door table that fits behind the roof ladder and a rack that it slides into

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17. Insulated the front cabover windor with reflective bubble wrap
18. Added a memory foam topper to mattress
19. Added 1" of relective styro insulation under the bed
20. Added a Wave 3 catalytic heater

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21. Added 4 - 2x6"s to the undercamper floor to raise cab overfloor to clear my Ford cab roof by more than the 2" it use to clear.
22. Added 2nd - 12 volt battery to system
23. Added new cabinet door where one was missing from when I bought the camper

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24. Added a removable shelf for expanded counter space (fits under the cab over bed when not in use

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I'll post a few more photos and add once I have a chance

I am sure there are others I have forgotten, but that is a pretty good summary to date.

Still to do;

a. Solar Panels
b. TV antennae
c. Hell I don't know, but I am sure someone will have some cool project for me to emulate. :-)

* This post was last edited 03/07/13 07:12pm by finaddict *

Posted By: garryk6 on 03/07/13 11:58pm

My torklift superhitch and Supertruss arrived via barge today from Seattle. 211 lbs. I was able to find the whole setup in Walla Walla WA for $300. I had no pictures, but he delivered to Yakima, my sister met him, picked it all up (in her Subaru!) got it back to Ellensburg, where my brother in law took it back to Lake Stevens. He finally got time off to take it to Fife to send on the Barge. $130 to ship to Kodiak, AK.

The really great news was that it has the camper tie down receivers came bolted to the hitch! He didn't mention them, so it was a pleasant surprise!

Garry

Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: Mello Mike on 03/08/13 06:19am

Finaddict, you've been busy. [emoticon]

Great mods.

Posted By: finaddict on 03/08/13 09:36am

Mello Mike wrote:

Finaddict, you've been busy. [emoticon]

Great mods.

Thanks Mike. I don't do well in the winter months watching tv all nighht, so I suffer from "Moditis". Originally I only suffered from this in my truck, but soon it spread to my boat and camper. I caution anyone who intially catches a little "tinkeritus" that they should excercise "tinkeritus" with extreme caution. It often can, and will deteriorate into MODitus which is an incurable disease. Carriers of this dreaded disease will often be seen spreading their infection to others verbally at campsites and around campfires. I was infected by a "friend" who has this disease in its most extreme form, "Custom-itus", where the sufferer is so absorbed by moditius that they feel the need to make their modiifcations appear to be custom work.

As a known carrier of Moditus, I make sure warn others that I am a sufferer of this disease before I enter their Boats, campers and trucks. I also warn them to enter my camper boat and truck at their own risk .

* This post was edited 03/13/13 02:17pm by finaddict *

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