bcbouy
100 mile house
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i had an old caveman camper i shared with my bil.hated it.dark,smelly,heavy.pop ups are the way to go for us.we camp and fish in the back country only,and we are only limited in our bravery to go waay off the grid,and our favourite fishing areas are a 4 hour dash over the coastal mountain range,so low profile really helps.we average just around 100 days of camping a year.the northstar p/u was tailor made for our type of camping.
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Jack Hart
Florida's Nature Coast
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cewillis wrote:Jack Hart wrote:both Hallmark and Outfitter have basements which should be a consideration for extreme cold weather camping.
Are you sure of that? Hallmark certainly did NOT have a basement when I was looking (but that was 10 years ago). From a quick look at their website, the Cuchara and Ute models don't seem to have a basement.
I agree that both are high quality -- but I wanted the Outfitter basement, with bigger tanks.
You may be right. I read somewhere that Hallmark was introducing a basement model in 2007, but I haven't been able to find any evidence that it actually happened. My outfitter has batteries, tanks, heating ducts, plumbing and wiring in the basement. One advantage to a basement is that it makes the entry door a little taller.
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realter
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bcbouy wrote:we almost went with the 1250.i really like that electric roof and wish my northstar had it.the east west bed was a deal breaker though.plus the northstar was able to be ordered exactly how we wanted it.
I believe Northstar now has an electric roof as standard equipment.
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bcbouy
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i'll stick to the proven heco system.the reico titan is proving to be very sketchy,and needs to be almost level to work properly.i'm never level.so maybe it's not as good as i'd thought.
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SidecarFlip
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bcbouy wrote:i'll stick to the proven heco system. the reico titan is proving to be very sketchy,and needs to be almost level to work properlythe reico titan is proving to be very sketchy,and needs to be almost level to work properly.i'm never level.so maybe it's not as good as i'd thought.
In the past year (last summer and fall) using the RT electric lift system, I never found that to be true and I was, many times, not square or level, in fact a couple times I had to reposition the unit to get the fridge to operate properly. I carry a 12" torpedo level with me and set my camper within 1/2 bubble at all times for the fridge to operate properly. That always entails dropping the jack legs and squaring the camper accordingly.
I have to disagree with your statement... "the reico titan is proving to be very sketchy,and needs to be almost level to work properly"... from personal experience. That is not true.
I have read of a few instances where the limit switches were not set properly causing a corrked up or crooked down condition but if the limits are set correctly, the roof raises and lowers perfectly, every time.
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SidecarFlip
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realter wrote:bcbouy wrote:we almost went with the 1250.i really like that electric roof and wish my northstar had it.the east west bed was a deal breaker though.plus the northstar was able to be ordered exactly how we wanted it.
I believe Northstar now has an electric roof as standard equipment.
I believe you are right. The RT system is gaining popularity.
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