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I've been lurking, not posting much. Busy getting the funds together for the summer. I do have 2 large dogs.........so I hope they are welcome. Will keep my eyes on this thread for plans! Thanks.

Sounds perfect. I was planning on leaving Florida around Easter and heading that way. Not sure exctly where to go, so I am open. Keep me posted, would love to thabnk some of you in person for all the advice!! Randy

Thanks for the pics randygirl. What brand are those lights? How much did FWC charge for them? They look great. Did you have incandescent lights before or fluorescent? One more question....are they as bright or brighter than the lights you had before? Had the flourescent lights...

here are a few pictures. One is from the light over the sink. I centered that one. The other is over the couch, close to the bed. I did not center that!! http://picasaweb.google.com/crookbull/2011_01_24?feat=directlink Hope that works.... Pods8: I do have a porch lite. I might not mess...

I will get pics of mine today. Had to work the last few days... I got the whole fixture. I took the lights that came with camper down, cut the wires, and connected the wires from the LED's and screwed them in the same place. They are a bit smaller than the fixtures that were there, but it...

SWEET!!! Now go get that thing broke in.... Enjoy her

Hi Leadsled, I switched to the LEDS. Got them from FWC cause I did not have time nor patience to look around for replacements elsewhere. A little spendy, but easy!! I think the light is fine for my needs. When I have one on, it does not even register that it is pulling any juice from the...

I have a 04 Tundra with a Hawk and I will agree with everyone that on and off is not that bad. I think the hardest part is backing up under the camper. With a Tundra there is not any wiggle room in the bed. You have maybe 1/8 inch on either side, so you have to be precise. Jacks off...

And I always thought batteries were a simple thing, guess not I'm coming to the conclusion nothing is simple anymore!!!!

Thanks for the tips. Been to Crater Lake and such. Have family in the Yakima Valley, so that is a must stop in Washington. I'll keep you posted on the plans and might just take you up on a pit stop if needed!!

Sounds like I will be seeing some of you this summer. Plan to leave Florida around Easter, head to the desert(Arizona), then North to oregon and Washington State, up thru BC and the Yukon and haven't decided which route to take. I want to definitely be in Alaska for the reds and silvers...

Randygirl, When you installed, did you leave two inches air space around the sides and in back? Spoke with Engel and that's what they recommend, although I thought I read somewhere that someone insulated the sides, which might make it more quiet. Rob, I have the 2 inches everywhere but in...

leadsled, Love the Engel so far. It is a bit noisier than I was expecting, but it does not bother me. It ran only about 2 hours total overnite last nite. I went to my firend's property and spent the nite. Battery held up fine. It was overcas all day and it still got plenty of charge from...

I have the front open SR-70. It fit in the ice box hole without much modification. With 2 large dogs (and hopefuly another human if things work out), the MT45 was not gonna work. DSRTRAT: Do you think that would work for the front open model??

One thing I don't have is a temperature sensor for in the fridge. Is there one you guys like?? or will any ol one do??

Ok, here we go... At the 24 hour mark the Engel had used 19.80 amp hours. By 9am the battery was fully charged already. I have a 120 watt panel, sunsaver MPPT charge controller, and the sunsaver remote meter. The fridge was not cold ahead of time and there was nothing it... Tonite I will...

I have an Optima Blue top that came with the camper in 2002. It is only a 55amp hour battery. I know I will need to upgrade in the future, but right now, I think it will work. All day, the solar ran the fridge. The battery stayed fully charged. The big question will be what will happen...

So I got everything mounted and wired and finally was able to put the camper on the truck today. At 12:45 pm I turned the Engle fridge to setting 4.(out of 5) The camper was in direct sun in my drive way. 70* most of the day. The solar was in full sun. I reset the remote meter so I would know...

All the pictures look great!! Can't wait to run into some of you on the road this Spring. Thank you for all the wonderful info. Happy and Safe travels in the New Year!! Randygirl

Ya'll have been a wealth of info for me, soI thought I would throw something out to ya for help again. Have a 2004 AC 4x4 Tundra with a 2002 Hawk. The truck has the TRD off road package (not sure exactly what that entails) I have air bags and "E" range tires. I live in Florida and have only...

Leadsled, My stuff (IOTA and fuses) look totally different and are in a different place, so that leads me to believe my wiring might be a bit different. I am going to try it the way I'm thinking, (which I think is right, but I can't explain it well), and see how it goes. I took a few pics...

If everything isn't run thru the controller, what good is my remote battery meter? I guess that is why I was running all loads thru the controller so the meter would tell exactly what is going on.

There is a good chance I am making this way more complicated than it needs to be!

Rob iin MT and Leadsled, Since I bought the camper used, I'm wondering if my wiring is different. Maybe the person I bought it from did some rewiring. I wish I knew how to draw a diagram to show you my wiring. From my IOTA I have 2 wires coming out that go to the battery. Between the...

Randy, The link to the $222 120 watt solar panel is no longer functional. I guess they sold the last two. That was a GREAT price for a 120 watt panel. I especially like the fact that it only weighs 20 lbs. All of the remaining panels in the 120 watt range are $400+. Leadsled Yes, I saw...