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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Things you've learned the hard way

    Sometimes it is a Blow up not a pop up I was camping in the desert and the wind was blowing a good clip towards the rear. I unlached all four sides and opened up the back door and there she went! The wind inflated the camper, the top was up in a second. I was a little scared how fast it...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West preventative door window mod..

    I too had the special factory sliding option that I didn't know was a custom and silicon did the trick too. I guess great minds think alike, I have added a pirate fish to help keep the window up and the fish on.
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Any Wanderers in Ventura county,CA??

    Carpinteria's weather rusts my outside small screws and this June gloom is getting to me but the desert is a little hot for me this time of year. I think I will head to Montana and do some fishing and climbing with my brother.
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Larger photos of step

    Cheap fix for a rear step Here is my cheap fix for a rear step. Harborfreight 2" drop hitch under 20 bucks, invert the hitch and weld a 8x14 inch piece of 3/8" steel and hit is with red primer and black paint out of a rattle can plus some 3M tape to keep from slipping off plus a little red...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West External Fly rod case

    Great rod carrier! But the important question Erod is, well, where do you fish? I try to get to Lewiston/Trinity River in the Fall... Manzanita Lake is calling to me now... Art '86 Blazer I fish on the Upper Madison, Gallatin, Boulder and other small streams with my brother in and around...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West External Fly rod case

    I would be honored, go for it. I looked at using a PVC or ABS tube like I see on a lot of work trucks but was told not to because of UV breakdown over time. The vinyl posts will not brake down with UV exposure and they are square = more space. They now carry the posts at Lowes. I looked at...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West External Fly rod case

    Have to keep those fly rods for fast easy access and out of the way plus I always keep an umbrella or two up there just in case. I just got a simple vinyl fence post and made two wood plugs for the ends and it works fantastic, small locks keep the plugs from flying off more than anything. I...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Water heaters on the trail

    I have used a Zodi product for five years and can't be happier. I have used the http://www.zodi.com/web-content/Consumer/zodiextremeshower.html I just set it on the top of my Coleman two burner, I don't like propane for camping so really don't need that option. I used it almost everyother day...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Panther Cab height Question

    I know I have seen somewhere on this site that some customers ordered a Panther with a lower cab height for the Gen 1 Tundras. How much lower is it than the standard Panther or the 4WheelCamper Hawk? How high above the roof line of the Tundra does the bed come and is there any problem with the...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Camper power without sun with a Battery Isolator / Combiners

    With 12 volt light bulbs drawing only .15 amps per hour per 10 watts (OPTIMA spec) with the automotive bulbs we use for inside lights I don't know how many hours you could leave the cabin lights on but the advantage of a isolated deep cycle is if you dump it to zero charge you can recharge it...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Camper power without sun with a Battery Isolator / Combiners

    I did a lot of research before selecting the power for my 4WC. I have a large solar panel for my Apache Pop up but we were headed to Alaska for 4 months and I had to have power and I didn't know if it was going to rain the whole time, we would be camping under trees and didn't want to always...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West External screws?

    I have quite a few of the external screws that I believe use the ¼ inch socket to attach the external material edges that have started to show rust through the white paint? Does anyone know if there is a stainless steel solution to this or will it cause a problem with the aluminum setting up a...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Personal interior

    We started with the Hawk shell with the extended bed. I think we camped with it for 6 months with just Costco folding top crates before I got exactlly how we wanted to do the interior. Doing a lot of camping during the warmer months I don't like the idea of always having to cook inside so we...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Personal interior

    One of the greatest things I did was to get the shell with the extended over cab bed and the thin sleeping pads. The pads felt the same, just the thicker pad was thicker. I can always keep both my bags up in the bed plus two thick thermarests. Then I added an extension on the inside pull out...
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    RV LIFE Multisite Forum, Wander The West Air Bags vs. Helper Springs

    Firestone Air bags Have had them on for 60K including a run up to Alaska for 4 months. I checked them but only once had to add air. With the Tundra I ran each bag fill tube up inside the wheel well with the fill on the front side of the wheel well. There are already holes there so I just put...
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