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Posted By: jimh406 on 11/20/16 05:48pm

Winterized my camper using RV Antifreeze. Kind of a shame that it gets so cold that I have to.

'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.

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Posted By: Bob B on 11/20/16 06:04pm

Went out and fired up my small electric heater and put the furnace fan on low.....got down to 25.

Gotta keep it thawed out for a couple days til I head down to Mississippi for a couple of weeks.

2007 Lance 1181, 2013 Chevy 3500 DRW

Posted By: deltabravo on 11/20/16 10:23pm

jimh425 wrote:

Winterized my camper using RV Antifreeze. Kind of a shame that it gets so cold that I have to.

I winterized mine a few weeks ago. It's been a really mild November here in Spokane so far. Last week it was below freezing a few nights in the middle of the week, but it's been 38 and above since then.

2009 Silverado 3500HD Dually, D/A, CCLB 4x4 (bought new 8/30/09)
2018 Arctic Fox 992 with an Onan 2500i "quiet" model generator

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 11/20/16 10:40pm

pulled the shelves out of the fridge so I could fit in the ice chest holding the 20# turkey in its bag of apple cider brine where it will sit until Wednesday night

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: trail-explorer on 11/21/16 07:15am

Not a truck camper, but this could apply to a truck camper too:

I installed some new lights over each bench of the dinette.

There's a light over the dinette, which works great during the day, but at night, it's way too overpowering (bright) when I'm using my laptop.

The brightness, plus the fact that the light is shining (glaring) at my eyes was kind of annoying.

I found some small low profile surface mount lights that looked like a good solution. I tapped in to the wiring behind the stereo, where the wiring for the dinette light is, and added a switch for the new lights.

This is the lights I used, in warm white with a stainless trim ring:
http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/tecniq-e13-silho-x-area.htm

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Bob

Posted By: TxGearhead on 12/04/16 01:57pm

After much deliberation on what to do about what "may" be an issue, I installed a Hellwig BigWig anti-sway bar. You think it was the advertised 1-2 hour installation? Of course not. I spent almost that much time trying to figure out Step 1: relocate the brake line bracket. Naturally its location pic was nowhere near where mine was and the supplied relocation bracket wouldn't work at all. I finally decided to just ignore it and see if it gets in the way. It didn't. I finished installing the parts and snugged things up. Drove around town a bit. Got back out there this morning to torque things down. I'm doubling up doses of ibuprofen. Dang trying to wrap one arm around the frame to hold a backup, hold the torque wrench up with a 12" extension with my chest, and then torque to 50ft.lb. with my free hand was a challenge.
I hope it helps the "may be a problem". lol

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Posted By: billyray50 on 12/29/16 01:57pm

TxGearhead wrote:

Thanks for heads up. I think I will have 4 wheels parts here in North Dallas install The Helwig sway bar for me. Did a great job On my previous Ram CTD installing a Helwig Sway bar.

Posted By: bcbouy on 12/29/16 05:59pm

tomorrow i will be stopping by the yard to check the ceramic heater and top up the dessicant and dump the water.

2012 ram 2500 hemi crew cab sb 4x4 2015 northstar 850 sc 14.5 g3 guide custom fly fishing boat

Posted By: dakonthemountain on 01/05/17 07:39pm

I walked past and patted it fondly... No camping for a while for me during this winter season.. [emoticon]

Dak

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Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 01/05/17 08:25pm

Prepped it as an escape pod if the coming storm is as big as they say. There is kind of a big **** and lake up valley from us although the 100 yr flood maps in case of dam failure show us to be two blocks outside of the innundation zone

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