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  1. bajaphile

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Firestone vs Airlift airbags

    Just one more vote for the Firestone bags here. I ran Airlifts on a few trucks in the early 2000s and had issues with bags deteriorating and leaking. I've now run the Firestone bags on my older Tundra, my dad's Tundra and my F350. The quality of material and design is superior over the...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Communication with Four wheel camper

    I gave up on contacting the Woodland factory. The guys in Rancho Cucamonga have been great though! Got to meet them a few months ago dropping mine off for a lift panel replacement as well. Highly recommended.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Adventures Trailers Habitat Camper Superduty

    Technically 81" = 6.75ft which is a short bed. The pic you show looks like a short bed as well, or am I trippin'? The long bed is 96" or 8ft.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Airbags - 1999+ Ford Super Duty

    Hi all, Just pulled these off my 2001 Ford F350 as I got some custom leaf springs made and do not need these. These were installed for only 8 months and have less than 5k miles on them. All parts are included to install. Never leaked on me, still plenty of life left. $150 OBO, no shipping at...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Selling my 99 Eagle **SOLD**

    That was quick!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Dodge Ram custom rear seat lock box and fridge platform

    Would like to see some pictures if possible!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Should Trip Reports be a thing of the past ?

    Seems like Wander the West itself wouldn't blow up any spots on its own, but the idea of not disclosing location info is just a good rule of thumb. The internet in general, at least in my opinion, ruined a lot of areas locally, as well as in Mexico. GPS software is one thing, but when a person...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West FWC financing

    I didn't go through financing for the FWC, but used Lightstream to purchase a vintage truck on a whim from a friend a few years ago. They were really easy to work with and all online. Cash deposited in my account within 24 hours. No penalties for early pay off, etc. Check them out.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Velcro Bags/Organizers that attach to Arctic Pack Velcro?

    Nice! Is the Velcro facing away from the pouch side, or towards it? I can't tell from the photos how they mount. I need something with the Velcro on the backside. Guess I could always just sew on my own Velcro strap.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Velcro Bags/Organizers that attach to Arctic Pack Velcro?

    I tried searching, but does anyone make bags/pouches/organizers with Velcro on the back that would attach to the arctic pack strips inside the camper? Almost like an overhead storage solution when deployed.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Refrigerator

    Not sure how many people end up adding 3-way fridges into the shell models. I would assume you'd want to stick to a 2-way compressor 12v fridge. Very easy to setup. You'll be running the fridge off your house battery when the vehicle is off and/or if there is no solar. The compressor fridges...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Maxx Air Fan

    I just installed a Fantastic Fan last year and the quality seems nice. My main issue with it is that anything above the low setting is pretty noisy. Is the Maxx Air quieter? Any other roof vents with fans that run with less noise? And I don't buy the whole thing that "it is just air moving" as...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West First gen Tundra and FWC questions

    - The earlier V8's are still 4.7L but do not have the VVTI. Some would argue they are more reliable than the VVTI versions. But you do see less HP with the earlier ones. I would check the GVWR on the pre-facelift versions but they should be relatively close. - The V8's for the Sequoia and...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West SOLD - FS - 2018 FWC Hawk Camper

    Please add some more photos.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Airing down question

    What year Tundra? What size tires? What does the door jam sticker state? For me, it depends on terrain. Many roads I travel have sharp volcanic rock, so I tend to remove only 10-15psi from my road pressure, so that the sidewall isn't in harms way of getting sliced open. When on soft sand or...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West AT Overland fuel can holder - fuel can help.

    I'd also recommend not buying the plastic style NATO Scepter cans. I ran those for years after reading good things on them. Even with new gaskets, they leaked. Refueling was a pain and always got gas dribbling down the side of them and onto the ground, onto my truck, etc. A blessing in...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    Update here. I am glad those who responded mentioned the rear wall window. Once I popped it out, it was obvious that the water was coming in from the "seal" between the window and the camper. The seal used was some sort of foam tape like substrate. It was about 0.25" thick, mainly open cell foam...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    Thanks guys. I've got a big roll of butyl tape from when I re-sealed my roof vents. I will remove the rear window and reseal ... and cross my fingers!! : )
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    So the leak happens when the roof is closed, I still haven't camped in the rain, so I am uncertain if it happens then too. When you say side liner, that is the soft siding of the camper, correct? I may need to pop the top, and check the top trim ring just in case... The black trim pieces...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    The fix was pretty easy. I just removed the trim and cut out a piece of 3/4" plywood to fit. Then filled the gaps with Bondo Wood Filler. However, I noticed that the wood rot was worse on the inside than the outside. In fact it was wet on the top still, where I pulled the carpet back. This...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    Hmm interesting, he didn't even remove the outer black molding/screw covers... I wanted to get the old screws out, then put new ones in as they'd hold my new patch in pretty well for the repair process. Anyway, yes, looks like I'll be doing something similar. I still think an epoxy based wood...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    Thanks for your reply again! So it looks like replacing the entire section will be more in depth, and difficult to do while on the truck... Unfortunately I do not have corner brackets and would need to purchase (or borrow) some cable jacks.... So it looks like I'll need to do the band-aid...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Wood rot - Side panel removal help?

    Hi All, Yet another fix I am attempting this week. I've had wood rot in the back passenger side corner of the camper since I bought it. Previous owner tried to hide it with a lock box. Well, I finally dug into it today and does not look like I am able to simply patch it easily. If I drill out...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Resealing Roof Seam - 2005 Hawk

    Thank you! This is interesting... I am curious on why previous owner had taped it up. They also used the tape over the vent screws instead of using a lap sealant. Thanks for the tips!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Resealing Roof Seam - 2005 Hawk

    Thanks! That sounds like a good plan. So basically just re-seal with sealant after I clean up all the tape (which is going to take forever...). So the lengthwise seam on the roof was generally just sealed from factory? No need to add ExternaBond or anything? It is hard to get a photo of what...
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