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To find our first camper I literally ran a SearchTempest search every day. To find our second camper I ran one every other day.

Somewhere in this thread I think that I related how ~45 mins with another vehicle at high idle jumered to our CTD wasn't enough to get it to turn over, but the AntiGravity XP-10 started it on the third revolution. that was two DieHard Premiums that couldn't get the job done, but something that...

Wonder what happens if you pull the fuse for the OnStar? Do they cancel your insurance?

I've seen these: Corrosion Proof Safety Boot for SB50 Amp Housings but what I'd want is something that would water-tight a two conductor version of this: Powerwerx PanelPole, Panel Mount Housing for Two Powerpole Connectors with a Weather Resistant Cover in the side of the camper when the jacks...

There is now that I look at it rather than just pulling the URL out of my links, but as you noted it doesn't account for voltage drop or for length. My point was that if you search the whole net for wire size ampacity that what you'll mostly find are NEC charts. Which DO NOT apply to DC current...

Our current camper came with Rieco electric jacks. The remote is a semi-PITA, but they mostly work well enough. I don't know that I'd have spent the coin to get them, but they do make R&Ring the camper much faster. The biggest reason that I don't know that I'd have opted for them is our camper...

For DC voltage I've never seen a static ampacity listed for any wire size. The length of the circuit is always a factor. Can not use AC ampacities, i.e. the National Electrical Code, for DC voltages. I frequently refer to these ref pages when sizing DC conductors...

Book Noren Group Camp for yourself?

I would put the DC-DC converter in the camper near the battery(ies). That way all of the losses have happened before it rather than after it.

Badlands 4x4 driving school has an exercise in side-hill driving that is very illustrative. Coming into the class with ~20 years of off road driving under my belt I still learned a lot. Recommended.

Our Trasharoo was an early vintage mfg. and it spent years out in the sun before I retired it. Given that Dave & Yosh spend considerable time in the field (adventureduo.com) I'd expect them to be sympathetic to an early failure. Give them a call, bet that they make it right.

With our old camper I took it a step further and deliberately mounted the panel at a 0.25"/30" slope (totally arbitrary) and drilled the high end of the frame with a hole saw. All to encourage hot air escape from under the panel. That was probably over-thinking it, but I felt better having done it.

Yeah, if I could only remember to actually do that..... :)

If you had two willing owners of similar campers & trucks except for slid-in vs. flatbed you could find the CG of each for comparison's sake. Simplest way that I've seen it done is to weigh the truck on flat ground. You'll need all four corner weights, not just F/R weights. Then do so again...

I'm not sure that those lithium jump-start packs want to be constantly charging. My XP-10's appear to hold a charge for a very long time. This is something that I've tested. Yeah that's what it is, I'm not that forgetful. I'm not, I'm not, I'm not. Maybe their charge controller is fine with...

One thing to keep in mind is that current PV cells work better when their backside is cooler than their exposed side. With flexible panels whatever they are attached to wants to be a heat sink or at least a good thermal conductor. Not to say that they won't work if attached that is a poor...

When we had a spare on a rear carrier we had a Trasharoo strapped to it. After about 5-7 years in the sun it got to the point where I wasn't too trusting of it. Have a new Trasharoo, but no rear carrier. Have debated hanging it on the rear ladder, but it flexes enough under my weight that I...

I think that the jump-start packs are a good idea. I carry one in all three of our off-pavement capable vehicles. XP-10's in the two serious trucks, some off brand in the DD. With the dual alternator & dual battery options I'd be inclined to set up one as the starting battery and one as the...

If that bottom vent in the propane compartment is above any possible ignition sources in the bed then it is a concern. However, if it is also where ambient air flow will disperse those vapors then it is less of a concern than if the vent is "contained" within a closed tub. As a visual because...

If the camper has a power center it may have a rudimentary charger as part of that unit. I would not trust it to be a good charger. The one in our first camper was boiling the batteries. When I caught that I disabled it. When I re-wired that camper I included an on-board battery maintainer. Our...

The reason that modern homes with the water heater in the garage have the water heater on an elevated pedestal is gasoline vapors. The idea is to keep the water heater's ignition above and away from any gasoline vapors that might be swirling around on the floor.

Come up as a 4Motion Golf?

There's a trail here locally that is locked and the only way to get the combo is to check in at the FS Ranger Station, where the intended vehicle is checked for compliance to the unique rules for that road. More overhead for the local LEO's, but it wouldn't be bad if it kept those who have no...

Must not be Prime or we'd know by now.

My wife found a semi-oval collapsing seat on amazon that uses the WAG bags. Took up way less room than the PETT toilet did. We're sold on the WAG bags, I'm working out how to remove the black water tank in the new to us camper as we use the wag bags in it.