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I thought I explained it pretty clearly in my previous posts Mickey. My tank is over 20 years old and I need a new one. A new one will cost me $200 plus purge and filling as opposed to a $15 exchange at Walmart. Plus the convenience of exchange over refill. You can always find a Walmart or...

Thanks for the input everyone!! By the way I am 6'3" so the counter tops are a little low for me :P I think I am going to snag 2 of those 11lb vert tanks for $109. I can always put the old tank back in if I ever decide to sell her down the road. PS> My 3rd option was making a slide out...

Finally got the solar unit done and it works like a charm. Hope this helps anybody trying to add one. Took less than an hour, of course it is my second one. Really a no brainer. You just want to use a volt meter to check which is your positive and negative(don't go by the signs on the...

How old was your tank? Mine is from early 90's and didn't think you could get them recertified after 10 years out of date. How much life do you get out of it, I will basically just be warming the camper up before I go to bed and when I wake up(low 40's to 50's degree). Very little cooking and...

HMM, I was about to bite the bullet and order a Horizontal 20lb tank for $175(Manchester), but I saw a deal on 11lb squatty tanks(Manchester) for $50ish through true value or ace hardware( Ace coupon code= RMN2017SUM = $18 off) I will still be faced with having to refill rather than swap. If I...

The Rhino in the pic is our spare for the grill. I was just using it as a "template". Yes, my tank is about 23ish years old, and I am guessing the regulator is also. I will be replacing both shortly. It just defies logic why they would use a Horizontal tank. It really doesn't save any room...

2 main reasons for a Vert tank; cost and ease of swapping out on trips. I have hit every state but Alaska and most of them in some type of RV or camper. My Rialta had a fixed tank and it was a pain trying to find someone to fill it. It always seemed out of my way or took and hour or two. I...

I can get this to work, but I will have to measure and drill a new hole in the bracket and through my cross frames. I figure I will do it towards the rear as there will be less stress than in the middle of the camper roof. Hate putting holes in my roof, but nothing a little DIcor lap sealant...

Thanks for the Info Vic and others. I put the project on hold for the mean time. It is doable, but will more work than I have time for as I have a solar panel to install and Fall camping season is here. In order for me to do it properly, I would have to put a sealable back door inside the...

Similar kit, but you don't have the mounting brackets/hardware and it is missing the 2 battery cable leads to the control unit. Read my revised warning. The Mono-crystal doesn't fit properly on my bare roof, but the Poly-crystal fit perfectly( I sized it up before I put it on my Hawk I was...

UPDATE: The Mono-crystal(better) panel doesn't properly fit the bare roof of my early 90's Granby. The Poly-panel does, you have to take in account for the brackets and I can only get 1 out of the 2 screws on each of the 4 brackets to line up with my roof frame cross bars. I am going to order...

Thanks for the replies. I took the night off to research and snowball ideas. I am going to the local hardware store to look at sheet metal and see how much a PITA it would be. I thought about using The thin Luan board I have left over from my front lift replacement, but taking it in and out...

Yep, super-springs on my F150 2013 have worked great and would buy them again in a heart beat. It actually rides better empty with them than before. Found my brand new ones on Craigslist for $100 and hour away. I also upgraded to Bilstein HD shocks in the rear, 5 minute install, real easy ;)...