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Posted By: mountainkowboy on 05/24/13 06:06pm

Plugged her in and turned on the fridge, leaving tomorrow for Johnson Valley for High Desert Roundup.

Chuck & Ruth with 4-legged Molly
2007 Tiffin Allegro 30DA
2011 Ford Ranger
1987 HD FLHTP

Posted By: mark_be on 05/26/13 03:41am

Installed a 140Wp solar panel to finally make the TC match my signature. [emoticon]

Placed aluminum L-beams onto the roof first and placed stainless hinges onto them, so I can tilt the panel sideways if needed.

2001 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel (DRW Crew cab Long bed)
Sonnax TQ and Sonnax 4R100 rebuild - 6.0 transmission cooler and OTW cooler.

2011 Arctic Fox 992 - 2.5kW propane generator - 315AH Trojan batteries - 2kW pure sine wave inverter - 140Wp solar

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 05/26/13 07:13am

day three dry camping at a horse show. everything is going great.

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

Posted By: James' on 05/26/13 09:19pm

Added convenience bars to the rest of the TC.

This was already installed...

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I added the following...

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Also added tie down straps for the new TV arm.

2006 Chevrolet 3500 HD 4X4 dually, crew cab.
6.6 diesel, Allison trans. Air bags.
2011 Lance 992 duel pop-out, 2200 gen, 135 watt solar panal, Yakima skybox.

Posted By: mountainkowboy on 05/26/13 09:31pm

Just spent 3 hours cleaning it out...........the winds in the desert were heavy and the dust was thick. WE HAD A BLAST!! Our off-road group hosted the wet-lap game at one of our off-road rallies.

wet-lap

Posted By: OregonTC527 on 05/26/13 10:17pm

Solar panel & house battery install, fridge diagnosis, lighting, and other pre-season preparations for our new 1966 camper.

This weekend's activities are chronicled in my
Latest Blog Post...

As my 8 year old says, "I'm too excited!"

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1968 Westernaire on 2001 Stock Ford F-150
(Eastern Oregon)

Posted By: Mello Mike on 05/27/13 08:47am

Returned to homebase after a nine-day trip to the Overland Expo, Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, Goosenecks State Park, Capitol Reef National Park, The Burr Trail, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Bryce Canyon, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Getting ready to clean all the dust, dirt, and bugs off the camper.

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: dakonthemountain on 05/27/13 06:56pm

Put fresh food in the fridge and freezer, checked the tires, did the final walk around....! Ready to go!!!! Yahooooo!!! We're outahere tomorrow! [emoticon]

2018 GMC Denali "Extreme" and 23' EVO 2050T Travel Trailer
Escapee member #224325-Since 1992

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 05/27/13 07:46pm

washed it, cleaned out the inside. I will know if I take the truck to the shop for airbag repair this week or wait until next. it depends on if they can fix it before I need it for a two day job this weekend or not.

Posted By: mark_be on 05/28/13 05:12am

Removed my blue sky 2512ix controller, which I'll have to send back. It overcharges the batteries - got 15.2V in boost mode while it was set up for 14.5V maximum battery voltage.

I sure hope they fix and ship back fast, because I would like to get it back before we're leaving on our summer trip. Otherwise I'll have to buy a cheap controller and sell it again afterwards.

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