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Emailed the seller and he's hanging onto his Alaskan ;)

When you say "ice box", do you mean some kind of passive stationary ice cooler? I'm thinking of going with an old Coke cooler in mine, but that ice box looks nicer. Mine came with a house bar 110v fridge in it (the 3-way was thrown out by the previous owner), which is now at the cottage, so...

Hi all, Got my new (2001) 3/4 ton Dodge diesel and am going through the process of installing my 8' NCO. My old 1/2 ton Dodge only had a 6.5' bed which meant that I had to leave the tail gate on to support the aft end of the camper. However, with the tailgate on and in the down position, I...

In my early 70's 10ft NCO, the table comes down and rests on a lip running each side of the seat bases. Seat cushions flatten out onto it and create the bed.

I figured it was time to build myself a set of heavy duty i-beam sawhorses for my Alaskan. I inspired myself from this plan: My link but substituted 2x6's for added strength (except the bottom piece of the ibeam, which is 2x4). My materials only cost around $78 cdn at Home Depot: eight 2x6x8ft...

Hey Mike! That's the kind of inside mods I was hoping people would share in my post to that effect. That and re-configuring the interior woodwork to accomodate particular needs. Maybe some will be inspired by your post to share some of THEIR big and small mods, too. Cheers.

Nice modification!! Hi IRIL, Thanks. I had heard about the pipe wrench solution, and believe I had tried it also. But I figured that moving the rod would make it easier to lower-raise the spare. But as you say, a pipe wrench would do in a pinch, if you want to leave your truck stock. Sounds...

I'm curious as to what kind of modifications, slight or serious, some of you may have done to the inside of your Alaskan camper, to suit it to your particular needs or configure it for different purposes. Most of the photos I see online and in the gallery seem to show pretty stock interiors in...

Just wondering if some of you, like me, occasionally use your Alaskan camper to haul stuff. In my case, the camper is semi-permanently on the truck (for now anyway) and I recently moved a futon sofa-bed with it (disassembled of course), as well as long boards inside (mine is a 10 footer NCO)...

I also use a ratchet strap in front of my NCO while driving, after having read in another forum about someone a few years ago losing the entire top while driving at highway speeds (from what I recall, they had not noticed it had come off until they stopped at some point, and the top was entirely...

THAT....is a sweet solution...what a find ;) nice one Robert..... Thanks Rusty. The home renovation store where I bought this some years ago no longer sell it, so I used whatever I had (about 5 feet on each side - 2 longer sections at the front and rear, and a shorter one in the middle)...

That looks good. I used the black foam pipe insulation on mine. You may find that over time it may squeeze or work its way out due to the slight movement of the camper and bed. I ran a bead of RTV along the bottom side of the camper and it has held the foam in place. ~DR Thanks DR. Indeed...

What do you think of THIS solution? I had in my garage a couple of lengths of docking foam (to attach to sides of docks to prevent damaging boats). Nice sturdy foam which compresses a bit under load, but re-establishes its shape. It fits quite snugly between the camper overhang bottom and top...

I run 80 all around with the Alaskan on. I think truck is pretty fully loaded with camper on. Not down on overload springs, but sagging pretty good without bags. I also put on the longer bump stops and find them helpful. Price isn't bad for what you get with them. Made the mistake of putting...

2003 F-250 Ford 7.3 powerstroke diesel 80 in the rears when the Alaskan is loaded, plus 80 in the bags when empty...65-70 in the tires and 40 in the bags...makes the ride a little softer 65 in the fronts always I ran 65 in the rears with the Alaskan loaded for a while but when I installed...

I got new tires installed this week (Toyo M-55, range E obviously) and the tire tech pumped them up to 65 PSI front and 80 PSI rear, as per the specs on the label in the door jamb, for a fully-laden truck. Since my truck (3/4 ton with basically a 1 ton suspension) is not fully-loaded with the...

Robert, Those cracks will show themselves as hairlines from the corners of the cutout for the door. They're common and nothing to worry about...part of owning an older Alaskan. It was their way of making an attempt to minimize the flexing of the unit with the door removing so much of the...

Robert..... On most modern campers there is little need for those shims...but with older alaskans the framework is simple plywood joints, nailed and without backing or corner blocking in many cases. The flexing, on older Alaskans...will in fact weaken the seating joints..especially at the...

Thanks Paul! Glad to know I don't need to support the overhangs, or fill that gap with anything. One less thing to worry about. I may try to put something there to prevent some water from getting into the truck bed. Best regards, --Robert

Another question re: my 10ft NCO installation on my pickup. I built a wood and insulation platform in the bed of the truck prior to installation, which has raised the camper. So there is a gap between the top of the truck bed sides and the bottom of the side overhangs of the camper. I thought...

Yes, two bolts will do the job nicely. Mike Done! (see other post). And thanks again to all. --Robert

No, like a dummy, I didn't have it attached in any way to the truck! Thought it would be fine because of its weight. Mike Egads! Well, I suppose we all try something once... Life is all about learning from our mistakes I suppose. Thanks for sharing your experience! Reminds me about some...

Just bolted the Alaskan to my truck bed in the rear. One 1/2" bolt on each side, with generous washers, and a backing metal plate top and bottom. I don't think my Alaskan is going to be falling off the truck anytime soon! :) Cheers. --Robert

I bolted my nco directly to truck bed...nothing between the camper and truck bed. Its been six months plus and some nasty roads (enuf to break other trucks axles!) And no problems yet. Mine is a 1973nco on a 78 ford highboy. Thanks for that! Sounds like you've been out there in 'no man's...

Quick followup: Corresponded with a few other guys on RV.NET who said they had no issues using their Alaskan camper bolted to the bed of their full-sized pickup. So I decided I'll keep using the tie-downs and spring-loaded turnbuckles in the front, and drill one hole on each side in the back...