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Posted By: Steelhog on 05/17/16 10:59pm

Thanks to all those that boldly tackled wing rot I was confident and successful in repairing both side over the course of two weekends. It appears that Lance patches small pieces of wood together until they run out of staples.

Posted By: Otterman on 05/18/16 01:25am

Over the weekend, took it on its maiden voyage. Stopped briefly at Gonzaga University so my 7-yr-old daughter could attend her Chinese class:

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Then on to the St Joe River:

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The truck handled it well with the airbags and the BFG AT/KO2 285/65R20s, but that won't be the normal camper setup.

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Posted By: JoeChiOhki on 05/18/16 02:19am

Checked it for moisture after the weekend rains, found a tiny bit, but given where it was at, it might have been some that blew in through the roof vent for the fridge, given how rain that fell and there was barely enough to dampen a finger tip after 48 hours of near constant rain, I'd say its holding up good so far and that's just with the butyl tape in the seam strips, will be even better once it dried out and I can caulk it.

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Posted By: wvabeer on 05/18/16 12:29pm

Ordered banana jacks to mount outside for outdoor speakers.

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Posted By: Downwindtracker2 on 05/18/16 02:41pm

Outside speakers, mmmmff. I don't even have a AM radio. Resealed the escape hatch and installed a Fantastic fan.

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Posted By: wvabeer on 05/19/16 08:05am

Bought a new radio, the factory one (Dual) sounds like ****.

* This post was edited 05/20/16 03:41am by wvabeer *

Posted By: jimh406 on 05/19/16 12:00pm

Had the Dometic AC that no longer worked changed the AC to a Coleman-Mach 8 Cub with heating element. Just added the heat in case I'd ever need it while they were working on it. I thought seriously about doing it, but worried it might be too heavy to take off/on the roof for the price difference of doing it myself.

I guess 9 years on the other wasn't too bad. Hopefully, this one will last that long. I have to say the low profile at just about 8 inches looks great.

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Posted By: wvabeer on 05/20/16 03:45am

Installed a 7 way receptacle in the bed of my truck. Now I can use the 12 volt part of my fridge while traveling.

Posted By: billyray50 on 05/20/16 02:44pm

Nothing... My hunt for another TC will be delayed a little..Dropped off my truck to the body shop to repair major damage from the 2 devastating Hailstorms here in north Texas back in end of march and beginning of April. OEM parts finally arrived. Replacing roof, hood, windshield, rear passenger crew door, passenger power mirror, and dent repair to mostly whole passenger side of truck. Be ready by June 10th UUGH....

* This post was edited 05/20/16 02:59pm by billyray50 *

Posted By: wvabeer on 05/21/16 06:58pm

Installed banana jacks and plugs for outdoor speakers that is connected to the new Bluetooth Pioneer radio. I also install a ball valve and 1" 20 fitting for outdoor cooking. I loaded the beast up aired the tires up, washed truck and camper. My sweetie loaded up my clothes and cleaned the inside up. Motorcycle loaded on the trailer, I'm almost ready to go Campin again. [emoticon]

getting excited. [emoticon]

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