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Jim, Thanks for your responses... it is "good start"... so the Zamp can only display "incoming and/or gross average levels" but not current "current detailed % charge of the battery" (Trimetic). Our Zamp however does have "an LCD bar" that lights up 100-75-50-25% voltage meter; it also shows 4...

On our recent 3-night, lakeside, camping trip @ a sunny 80 to 85 high/65 lows , our spot was primarily “in the shade”(only 1 available) as is the case in many mountain campgrounds. First time our 160W Zamp roof panel was reacting to “shady” camping spot… by the 3rd day, our Zamp Controller was...

Wallowa...thanks for putting our "camper perks" into context--love your comments...but given we have this resource, how--at my limited level of knowledge--can I best use the solar systems we have? Jim--I envy your engineering expertise...wish I had your level of comfort with all this stuff... I...

Wow, these look much lighter than our 160w panel factory installed on our 2016 Fleet... how does this look installed? love to see a photo and weight comparison...our panel is about 3" think off our roof and I believe is affected by the wind and occasionally causes "roof popping" ... anyway, it...

Could you say more? how does better suspension/tires change the GVWR--better or worse... just trying to educate myself better to this whole weight issue? Thanks..

Before you travel, I would make phone contact, request several photos--both inside and outside of the camper... seek out some candid comments/photos about areas of wear and repair needs... get a detailed description of use and storage(was it outside/inside?) ... review other used campers to...

Second Craig's suggestions... the 3M 4100 & 5100 works great...have used it for decades on my boats...great seal... I would probably lean toward the 4100 as it remains pliable for easy removal at a later date...

Mike, Here is my "2 cents" on water maintenance (only cold water in our 2016 Fleet)...(1) I fill up at home unless I know of a good water source near my camping destination...prefer to run "empty" to that water source(hey @ 7.5 lbs/gal x 20 gals or 150 lbs I try not to travel with); (2) I have...

Nice job on the survey...hope you can share # of responses, what our found out... good luck on your efforts and decision... we took over a year to glean what we needed on our camper...our p/u bed pretty much dictated the model--a Fleet...plus we had no desire to do the work on a shell...so...

Just talked to Jeff Martin, local manager of American RV in Tigard... he said their company had a "parts division" that was not doing well... confirmed that the company will probably be filing for bankruptcy and not reorganizing...but he felt that 4-Wheel will probably find another distributor...

Prof, thanks for your reply... curious on your water system slow down at mid-morning... but with temps in the hi teens, can understand especially if you closed up the storage doors to the water pump area... I know there are some "winter 4-W campers" out there... wonder how they deal with their...

Scappoose Brad here again... Regarding knowing how much propane is left in your tank, I have "solved" this problem by: 1) buy a digital luggage scale found on Amazon--Grawor Digital Hanging Luggage Scale ($12)... (get a digital scale--uses 2 AAA batteries, more accurate than the manual scales...

Great post...always interested to hear about "shakedown cruises"... we also have a new Fleet but have only had shorter "shakedown trips" -- 2 to 3 days in milder climates in Oregon this summer/fall ... A few questions and suggestions: 1) Solar power/propane/outdoor temp monitoring--have started...

thanks Brenda...just placed an order with Seattle Fabrics...nice to find this vendor as we had a great one with outdoor fabric, camping hardware, etc., but it closed in January... we will probably be using this website often...they have great prices, good product photos, hey it in the PNW...

thanks folks... we have a good list to start with and guidelines.... on our Fleet, probably will just use the driver side areas for its ease of access...the pass side doors are both under the bench seat...as mentioned, harder to get to

Have searched many previous discussions about the use of inverters while under solar power only, but found no info about my question. First of all, I struggle with many electrical discussions...that said, am looking for a few easy to understand, layman's responses to my question... we were...

Just to clarify...what I believe was causing an "apparent" oil canning sound I believe were the turnbuckles "clanking" as the camper was compressed on the bed at hiway speeds... as newbies, it was hard to isolate the actual location of the sounds on our first two 20 mile runs... hope this helps...

To Sagebrush et al who assisted with your comments...plus a general info on our initial experience... Quick summary: our first 40 miles to/from the Tigard dealer to our house, we heard 2 or 3 pops each way or oil canning noises while driving at hiway speeds... when we returned to Tigard and...

Wow... we finally received out Fleet..."camping" for a few days at my wife's son's place using our time to slowly stow necessary "stuff" in all the various drawers, cabinets, etc... All storage areas pretty full, but wondering about all the space outside each "turnbuckle door" that reveal a...

Sage... Got it..left message..

I did find a few "flip locking" turnbuckle models online--but way too expensive and mainly for outside connections with larger campers... Bill, I think your idea is best...in fact, if you saw my other post where our new camper, due to roof popping issues, is returning to the factory for repair...

Paul, David thanks for your suggestions...we have a bed pad that appeared to have locked in positioning on the bed quite nicely...plus we were vigilant to check/tighten the turnbuckles at first and then when we arrived at home on our first trip (yes up/down Corny Pass)... but I believe...

We just took delivery on a new Fleet ... mounted on our 93 Nissan SE-V6 King Cab...the design/location of the truck's wheel wells leaves very little room for my "fat hands" to reach through the mount door, past the very close wheel wells to the eye hook mounted on truck bed, and tighten the...

Just took delivery on our new Fleet with mounted solar panel on the roof, but in our travels to/from the distributor in Tigard (40 mile r/t), we experienced a loud popping noise several times at highway speeds especially when decelerating...sounded like it was coming from the roof apparently...

Adam, In lieu of that "long drive" you are considering to see first hand, I would ask on this website about members who may live in you local area and willing(probably all) to have you come by and "take a tour" in person... there seem to be 4wh folks all over the west... good luck in your...