seraphim wrote:
Made some purchases, getting ready for the Alaska excursion: ride-rite airbags, in cab controller, front hitch, tire rack for the fron hitch, and a pair of aluminum 'ramps' to use as the base for a small rear porch with ramp access. I'll have a month between retirement and the trip to install and test, at the same time I do the 7K maintenance.
Made some purchases, getting ready for the Alaska excursion: ride-rite airbags, in cab controller, front hitch, tire rack for the fron hitch, and a pair of aluminum 'ramps' to use as the base for a small rear porch with ramp access. I'll have a month between retirement and the trip to install and test, at the same time I do the 7K maintenance.
Have a good trip, I wish I go back soon, maybe in 2014.
Monaco Cayman 34 2003, Cummins 300HP
Bigfoot 2008, 10.4, F350, 2006, Diesel 6.0, Black, 4x4, long box, Air lift, Rancho 9000, Rear sway bar.
WVbassmistress wrote:
Finally getting the 7-pin receiver installed in the truck bed and evidently having the TC re-caulked.
Also, found this cool idea http://www.doityourselfrv.com/rv-storage-ideas-tic-tac-rv-spice-rack/. I have started collecting the boxes from co-workers and my task this weekend is label making and mounting with magnets.
Finally getting the 7-pin receiver installed in the truck bed and evidently having the TC re-caulked.
Also, found this cool idea http://www.doityourselfrv.com/rv-storage-ideas-tic-tac-rv-spice-rack/. I have started collecting the boxes from co-workers and my task this weekend is label making and mounting with magnets.
This works great, we have been doing that for decades, when we started camping with the Volks Westfalia.
COOL. I've been running their lights for several years now.
Worth noting, he's a fellow truck camper owner - Arctic Fox 811.
I hear he will be attending the Montana Glacier Park TC Rally.
Bob
Those are some pricey LED lights in that link. I did all my camper LED's for $40 from eBay last year, a total of 17 bulbs converted including the stove hood, pantry, reading lights, bathroom, 14" florescent fixture and the three outdoor flood lights. They are all "warm" temperature range and, except for seeing the LED's behind the lens, you can't tell the difference between these and incandescent bulbs they replaced. They seem to put out a little more light than the original bulbs, but that might be due to the fact they don't dim as the battery voltage decreases during a camp trip.
I recommend searching eBay for LED's in bulk. Many sellers list bulbs in auctions of 10 or more. Find a seller who sells several different styles of LED bubs and send them a message of the type and quantity of LED's you want. Ask them to put together a specific "buy-it-now" auction that is specific to your shopping list of LED's with you as the only person who can buy. (A good eBay seller will know how to put together this sort of package and specific buyer listing with little problem.) I found my seller from China. The LED's took an extra week to clear through customs, but it looks like I saved plenty to go this route.
2012 GMC 3500HD Crew Cab LB 4x4 DRW with Duramax 6.6 diesel 2013 Palomino Maverick 2902. [
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skipro3 wrote:
WoW!
Those are some pricey LED lights in that link. I did all my camper LED's for $40 from eBay last year, a total of 17 bulbs converted including the stove hood, pantry, reading lights, bathroom, 14" florescent fixture and the three outdoor flood lights. They are all "warm" temperature range and, except for seeing the LED's behind the lens, you can't tell the difference between these and incandescent bulbs they replaced. They seem to put out a little more light than the original bulbs, but that might be due to the fact they don't dim as the battery voltage decreases during a camp trip.
I recommend searching eBay for LED's in bulk. Many sellers list bulbs in auctions of 10 or more. Find a seller who sells several different styles of LED bubs and send them a message of the type and quantity of LED's you want. Ask them to put together a specific "buy-it-now" auction that is specific to your shopping list of LED's with you as the only person who can buy. (A good eBay seller will know how to put together this sort of package and specific buyer listing with little problem.) I found my seller from China. The LED's took an extra week to clear through customs, but it looks like I saved plenty to go this route.
WoW!
Those are some pricey LED lights in that link. I did all my camper LED's for $40 from eBay last year, a total of 17 bulbs converted including the stove hood, pantry, reading lights, bathroom, 14" florescent fixture and the three outdoor flood lights. They are all "warm" temperature range and, except for seeing the LED's behind the lens, you can't tell the difference between these and incandescent bulbs they replaced. They seem to put out a little more light than the original bulbs, but that might be due to the fact they don't dim as the battery voltage decreases during a camp trip.
I recommend searching eBay for LED's in bulk. Many sellers list bulbs in auctions of 10 or more. Find a seller who sells several different styles of LED bubs and send them a message of the type and quantity of LED's you want. Ask them to put together a specific "buy-it-now" auction that is specific to your shopping list of LED's with you as the only person who can buy. (A good eBay seller will know how to put together this sort of package and specific buyer listing with little problem.) I found my seller from China. The LED's took an extra week to clear through customs, but it looks like I saved plenty to go this route.
LEDs have been discussed quite extensively on this forum. It seems what I could get out of the discussions is that with LEDs you get what you pay for. Many have complained about the short life span of the cheaper ebay LEDs.
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
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used my new air pump (runs on 12v with a 16' cord that plugs into the dash or a 120v cord that pugs into the Honda 2000)
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Filled the fresh water tank and stocked the fridge for a horse show tomorrow
2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags
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Breakfast at work...yumm
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2014 Chevrolet 1500, crew cab, srw, 2wd, 4.6 gas, Stock class V, 1995 Mallard by Fleetwood model 19n