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Another possible leak area, especially when driving: "My Camper had the same issue, leak was failure of the weather seal strip in the front that wraps around to the sides. Hawk is a 2005, and the hollow section of the stripping had collapsed from age. I inserted a piece of 1/8 vacuum line into...

Be sure your controller is rated to handle to additional amps.

Remove the screws one or a few at a time, squeeze some poly sealant into the screw holes and replace the screws. I would also remove any old caulk along the aluminum trim edge and redo. Spend the time and get that resealed, leaking along that area is a common reason for the bed board rotting...

What ski3pin said was what I found when I replaced mine. Made mine as 2 pieces with a 4" overlap dado joint in the middle. This allowed me to install it from inside and not remove the interior paneling. Prefinished it before installing, used 3/4' marine grade ply and sealed with 2 coats of...

To clairify: When I said "using a deepcycle battery to jump the truck wouldn't hurt the battery, just don't make a regular practice of it". I was talking about doing it once or twice over the life of the battery , not once or twice a week/month.. Best to carry a jump pack to avoid situations...

As Vic said, avoid the dual purpose battery for a house battery. Using a deep cycle battery to jump your truck isn't going to hurt the battery unless you make a regular practice of it. Have you thought about doing away with the dual battery setup and going to a single larger capacity battery...

Could you do it in the street if it's going to be a quick operation?

I always rotate front to rear and swap left to right when remounting the rears. Having said that I believe a lot of people rotate more often than needed. I rotate/balance tires every15- 20k miles on my vehicles unless I see abnormal wear. and in that case i'll repair what ever is causing that...

https://austin.craigslist.org/rvs/d/austin-ultimate-lightweight-aluminum/7575605642.html Saw this on Craigslist, Not mine and I know nothing about this rig.. all aluminum pop up camper on 2001 F50 diesel $45,000 Austin, TX

Are they a dedicated deep cycle or a "combo" all purpose? If not dedicated D.C. refuse them. Im very happy with the Renogy 100ah I installed a couple years ago. Renogy runs specials on them once in awhile at very good prices...

The lack of drawers and storage in the galley area is my concern. Is the under bed storage insulated so it won't sweat during hot/cold weather changes? Damp clothing/blankets would not be a good thing. Lack of a mechanical backup for the raising/lowering struts could be a problem. And why not...

Thanks, enjoyed that read. Guessing general specs are not availible as this is in prototype stage.

Saw this article online: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-trucks/broken-ram-3500-dually-shows-a-camper-can-still-overload-a-big-truck/ar-AA15MPD2?cvid=ad723692b0b24f748fee9658fd17a854

No hard rules or designs. What ever works for you and gets the job done. Check out some of the camper tours on YouTube and pictures/videos posted on this website. Lots of great info on electrical/solar and plumbing installs. You will find many of us use marine grade components that you might...

Priced about right, maybe offer a couple K less and see if he will come down, you never know. Do not wet sand the viny and do not use cleaners or coatings with petroleum distilliates in them.

You did quite well in your explanation.

You wont regret the beefer truck, especially in a critical braking situation. If it still has oem shocks, they are probably ready for replacement. My F250s factory shocks were shot with 40k miles on them.

My stock F250/Hawk got the DW summer of 2021 while on vacation with 63k on the odometer, had a shop replace the track bar. I didn't experience any more DW but front end never felt like it was right, still had a lot of feed backk/shimmy in the steering on rough roads. This fall I took it to a...

I had a leak coming in through the front windows when driving in the rain. Found the front weather seal around the front of the camper had collapsed from being compressed over the years and wasn't sealing completely when the top was down. The collapsed section of the weather seal is hollow so i...

Welcome. You might even get a little info overload on some subjects. LOL

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Yes you could run it off a large battery bank. It draws 10 amps, so to run it for a straight 8 hrs and not exceed drawing you batteries down to a critical level of 50%( not recommended to do on a regular basis by most battery manu.)you'll need a minimum of at least 160 amp/hr bank and thats if...

Renogy AGM

I went with add a leaf(super springs) and was pleased with their performance but would go with full HD spring packs if I did it again. If the camper isn't going to be on full time you might want to consider air bags to eliminate the stiff ride when running empty. Having said that, camper is on a...

Looks like some ding repair happening in the back ground while you had the resin out.