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Posted By: brinson on 02/14/17 08:59am

Bedlam, is this leather or ultra leather?

Posted By: jimh406 on 02/14/17 09:00am

Nice looking! No air conditioner?

'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: zb39 on 02/14/17 09:04am

Spare cash, My wife takes care of that. I took the pic of the Honda because I got more than a few questions on whether it would fit there or not. It wouldn't without mods. It fits fine in the huge basement. I took a few panels out or off because I was checking on where I would run wires for the TV's and inverter.

I will be putting 4 6 volt batts in the gen compartment and 2 6 volts in the batt compartment. The 4k inverter will go in the main basement. It has a auto transfer switch built in so the 120 volt will run thru it. It is a pure sine wave and will run the whole coach. I will still carry one of the Hondas for hours of use with the AC or FP.

Thank you for posting the pics, I lack certain skills. I also like the comments you added to the pics. The dealership gave me the TL add ons because my FG would not reach. I bought those a few years ago.

* This post was edited 02/14/17 09:10am by zb39 *

2017 Host mammoth, sold
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Posted By: zb39 on 02/14/17 09:06am

I was also crawling around in the basement and this TC came with a auto transfer switch already. I do not know why. Because the inverter has one I will be removing it.

Posted By: zb39 on 02/14/17 09:07am

brinson wrote:

Bedlam, is this leather or ultra leather?

ultra leather on both. Yes it has AC, just didn't get it in the pics.

Posted By: Bedlam on 02/14/17 09:09am

brinson wrote:

Bedlam, is this leather or ultra leather?

I believe it is the ultra leather like what I had in my Weekend Warrior toy hauler. It wears better than real leather and requires less care or upkeep.

Chevy Sonic 1.8-Honda Passport C70B-Host Mammoth 11.5-Interstate Car Carrier 20-Joyner SandViper 250-Kawasaki Concours ZG1000-Paros 8' flatbed-Pelican Decker DLX 8.75-Ram 5500 HD

Posted By: Bedlam on 02/14/17 09:17am

zb39 wrote:

I will be putting 4 6 volt batts in the gen compartment and 2 6 volts in the batt compartment. The 4k inverter will go in the main basement. It has a auto transfer switch built in so the 120 volt will run thru it. It is a pure sine wave and will run the whole coach. I will still carry one of the Hondas for hours of use with the AC or FP.

I've mentioned it before, but I wish Host would relocate the exterior shower to a non-electrical bay or dedicated cutout. Also, I found having a quick disconnect at the shower is much handier than a fixed hose.

Posted By: zb39 on 02/14/17 09:32am

Bedlam wrote:

zb39 wrote:

I agree, in another compartment would be best. The hose on mine was hand tight so I already un screwed it and took it off. I will carry it if I need it. I will just screw it back on. I took that panel off to look at the incoming 120v line. There is room under there to make the compartment taller, but it would be close as to whether you could get a Honda in there or not,
prob be easier to extend the bottom down a few inches. Have I mentioned how quick the slides are. All 3 slides can be opened or closed in about 9 or 10 seconds. Doing 1 at a time. Way quicker than any MH I ever had.

Posted By: billyray50 on 02/14/17 10:53am

Zb39,

Great looking Host and looks great on your truck. Now I can see what your host looks like on our Ram too! Any truck mods installed? DW and I looked at the host at Truck Camper Warehouse. Like the layout but was not sure of the toilet location and also thought the entry door seemed a little narrow. Congrats.

Posted By: Bedlam on 02/14/17 11:19am

Eagle Cap and Lance both have wider entry doors than the Host. They would need to make the kitchen slide shorter if they were to fit a wider door. To really appreciate how this all comes together, someone needs take photos while inside with all the slides pulled in.

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