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Topic: So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Posted By: deltabravo on 09/25/13 08:15pm

deltabravo wrote:

I'm getting ready to take the camper off for the season.

Let's see if it fits in my pole building.


It fit, barely.. Height was the concern. 12' door, 11'8 or 9" (estimate) camper height.
The building wasn't built be me. The previous homeowner had it built.
New thread coming soon.


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Posted By: Reddog1 on 09/25/13 08:34pm

"It fit, barely.. Height was the concern. 12' door, 11'8 or 9" (estimate) camper height."

All you need is enough. [emoticon]

Wayne


Posted By: Ski Pro 3 on 09/25/13 08:44pm

I replaced the rear window in the door of my 2012 Lance 855S camper with one that is a clear bronze tint. The original window is a textured frost. Why, I can not tell you. I enjoy the new window because now I can see out the back of the camper while inside. I'll post up photos tomorrow.


Posted By: Reddog1 on 09/25/13 08:48pm

skipro3 wrote:

I replaced the rear window in the door of my 2012 Lance 855S camper with one that is a clear bronze tint. The original window is a textured frost. Why, I can not tell you. I enjoy the new window because now I can see out the back of the camper while inside. I'll post up photos tomorrow.
I bet with the light on inside the TC, and dark outside, people can see inside the TC. Do you have a curtain?

I have wanted to change mine for years, but not enough room between the screen and door for a curtain.

Wayne


Posted By: Ski Pro 3 on 09/25/13 09:00pm

Reddog1 wrote:

skipro3 wrote:

I replaced the rear window in the door of my 2012 Lance 855S camper with one that is a clear bronze tint. The original window is a textured frost. Why, I can not tell you. I enjoy the new window because now I can see out the back of the camper while inside. I'll post up photos tomorrow.
I bet with the light on inside the TC, and dark outside, people can see inside the TC. Do you have a curtain?

I have wanted to change mine for years, but not enough room between the screen and door for a curtain.

Wayne


Yes. The camper comes stock with a pull-down shade. I can't figure out why Lance went with the frosted window there. All the other windows are clear bronze tint with shades, they put a shade on this window too. The bronze glass is safety glass and cost me $24 and some of that putty tape stuff for caulking. It's a clamp/clamshell design and was very easy to change out. Maybe took me 15 to 20 minutes to perform. DW loves that she can now look out back and see if someone is coming in and who it is. If it were me, and I had the frame, I would have put in a longer window for even more light and view. There is one thing to consider; this is a single pane window and will condense water on it when it's cold out. It was pretty neat to see the window in the dining slide right next to this door window; one a dual pane, the other a single pane and observe the difference in the condensation. There was none on the dual pane.
I'm sure the frosted glass also had condensation, but since you cant see through it anyways, you couldn't tell. Maybe that is why Lance used a frosted glass; didn't want to pay for a dual pane window and didn't want folks to complain about the condensation blocking the view.


Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 09/25/13 09:49pm

skipro3 wrote:

Reddog1 wrote:

skipro3 wrote:

I replaced the rear window in the door of my 2012 Lance 855S camper with one that is a clear bronze tint. The original window is a textured frost. Why, I can not tell you. I enjoy the new window because now I can see out the back of the camper while inside. I'll post up photos tomorrow.
I bet with the light on inside the TC, and dark outside, people can see inside the TC. Do you have a curtain?

I have wanted to change mine for years, but not enough room between the screen and door for a curtain.

Wayne


Yes. The camper comes stock with a pull-down shade. I can't figure out why Lance went with the frosted window there. All the other windows are clear bronze tint with shades, they put a shade on this window too. The bronze glass is safety glass and cost me $24 and some of that putty tape stuff for caulking. It's a clamp/clamshell design and was very easy to change out. Maybe took me 15 to 20 minutes to perform. DW loves that she can now look out back and see if someone is coming in and who it is. If it were me, and I had the frame, I would have put in a longer window for even more light and view. There is one thing to consider; this is a single pane window and will condense water on it when it's cold out. It was pretty neat to see the window in the dining slide right next to this door window; one a dual pane, the other a single pane and observe the difference in the condensation. There was none on the dual pane.
I'm sure the frosted glass also had condensation, but since you cant see through it anyways, you couldn't tell. Maybe that is why Lance used a frosted glass; didn't want to pay for a dual pane window and didn't want folks to complain about the condensation blocking the view.


Oh nice! I can't wait for the details. I've been wanting to do something like that on my 1055


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Posted By: kenzmad on 09/25/13 10:15pm

Loaded mine up for deer season. Headed out in the morning. 5 days then back home for 2 and back in the woods chasing elk. Will be camped where only people with wall tents and campers can go. No TT going up this road.


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Posted By: Reddog1 on 09/25/13 10:42pm

I think the frosted window was a Monkey see, Monkey do thing. I am not aware of any TCs that do not have frosted glass in the door.


Posted By: vwoval on 09/26/13 06:24am

My 2008 apache has 2 clear windows in the door with curtains


Posted By: joe123 on 09/26/13 06:49am

Started to load camper getting ready for our yearly moose hunting trip leave on October 7 back in three weeks.ya


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