Search results

5 Speed, Any chance you can divulge the location or name of that dry lake bed? Or is it classified? I have a small wind powered ( 4 meter sail) 3 wheeled cart I'd like to run on that bed. Great Photo Thanks, Hayduke

Hey all, As far as this awning goes, I really like the simplicity and relative price. I'm not familiar with the mechanics of "real" awnings (Catalina, etc.) but it's pretty easy to deploy and store. As far as wind goes, again, I would stash the thing if a 1/2 way serious wind came up. Something...

I have dealt with this turnbuckle thing one way since 1994 and it's never failed me. I "inherited" some very large nails. Don't know the size, but these suckers are at least 9" long. Once I get the turnbuckles tightened, I throw one of these nails through the opening between the threads in the...

Hey all. So, with a 7 year old daughter and a wife, both needing a restroom at the most inoportune times while on the road, I'm asking for advise on the doody thing. Can anyone offer advise on compact portapotties? I've never had one and not sure how much trouble they are to use, empty, clean...

Brian, Thanks. Actually, I have been reading posts regularly all this time. Just haven't posted or put my two cents in. My camper has been off my truck since last Oct. She's going back on in April and I will be taking Trips after that. Hope things are good. Hayduke

I put an optima yellow top in my 99 tacoma w/ a few mods to make it fit at the right level. I run flourecent lights, an atwood 1.8 amp draw heater (model 8012) that I installed, and charge camera/laptop batteries. I've stayed put for three days high in the sierras (cold nights) w/ wife and...

Good job following up on this post everyone. I haven't been posting for a while. Life gets busy and wives complain about too much time on the web. I've been taking the path of least resistance, but will jump back in after our upcoming planned trip to the East side of the Sierras in August. I've...

Mike, Thanks for coming by. Good to meet you. When I get around to it, I may have some questions about that rear awning. May be a while, as the wife and daughter seem to take up a lot of time. Happy Trails. Stay safe. Steve

Mike, Thanks for response. I got your PM and replied. Take care Steve

Mike, have to excuse my ignorance, but if you send a pm, does it go to my email address? If so, i didn't receive it. Let me know. Thanks, Steve

Mike, I'm a firefighter in Aptos. Are you close? I'd like to check out that rear awning set up you have. I also have a ShadyBoy awning. Pretty happy with it. There was quite a bit of talk about awnings a while back. Some threads about rear awnings too. Brian has a pretty nice design. I'm still...

That's a good idea. I should get another head for mine. It hasn't broke yet, but I tried to melt it while it was too near the stove. Has a few less holes in the shower head, but still works. The Zodi's work great, allthough I had to replace the tubing with thicker gauge, as the stuff it came...

I have the stovetop pro unit. Easy to store, works great and keeps the wife happy and smellin like a rose. I think I paid about 65.00 for it at a discount outfit. http://www.zodi.com/web-content/Consumer/zodihotstovetopshower.html

My experience with GVWR on Toyotas is that the rear end sags once you get some weight on there, even if it doesn't come to the max GVWR limit. I have a 1999 tacoma w/ a shell model. This thing weighs about 550lb. When I added my equipment (another approx 500 lbs), I noticed substantial sag in...

Kilroy, I have used my panel, but it's only 15 watts w/ a 1 amp hour discharge. Basically, I use it to top off my optima yellow top which is the only battery in my rig. It functions as starter for truck and runs the heater,lights and charging for laptop/camera batteries, etc. There are threads...

Rick has a good point. I'm a firefighter and we do mount lots of crap on vertical surfaces. The hardware isn't usually light, but most of it is bomb proof. A google search for fire equipment mounting brackets might turn something up. Hayduke

Rust is a devious bastard. You would be wise to remove rust, if you can, before any over treatments. Sandpaper, wire brushes work. Then use a rust neutralizer product sold in hardware stores. Naval Jelly brand makes one that neutralizes the rust and then through chemical process becomes a...

Ed, what's the steel grid on the back of your camper? Is that a fold up hitch mounted cargo carrier? Just wondering. Hayduke

Ben, I had another idea. I'll buy that Tacoma, and you can plop campers on it. I'll drive around with a for sale sign on the camper, give them test runs over on the East Side and out in the desert, and we'll sell those things faster than you can make them. Reasearch/Development, marketing and...

Sounds good Ben. I'd love to see the new place. I just turned 50 and could retire from the fire service. It might happen next summer. I'll be by before that to meet you and see the campers/shop. If I call ahead and arrange a time, would it be possible to make an appointment to have that screen...

Chnlisle, sorry, forgot to tell you about the heater. recently bought an Atwood 8012 11. The 2 1's are the roman numeral thing for 2. It is a 12,000 BTU furnace that has an amp draw of 1.8 amps. That's the lowest amp draw I could find in a fan forced heater. Installed a 20 dollar atwood...

First, Thanks so much for the responses. I haven't been online for a week or so and was surprised to see this post resurrected. I've changed this camper about 4 times since I have owned it new It's a 1996 FWC shell. Now for specifics... erod...Hmmm, shell vrs. fully equiped model, I say weigh...

joanie4c, These awnings are nice and cheaper than the ones on the FWC. I believe it cost me about $320 for the awning and 2 day express shipping. You have to kinda set it up. Open the case and install poles to make it spread out. It's very light (15lbs). The awnings that come on the campers are...

Davinsky, the only thing you may have misunderstood is that I used 2 pieces of 1/2" shim material sandwiched together to make a total thickness of 1". That's only because I had the material. I would guess that you need at least that much spacing (between the outside mounting surface on camper...

davinski, by now you probably have the mounting thing figured out. The rear pole does flex out some. Mine does, but the door still hits the material. You may have to play with it before mounting to make sure things are right. I, unfortunately, did not take this into consideration when I mounted...