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Aluminum z-bars, square tubes or channels. Of these, z-bars are the easiest to mount. You can make your own "nuts" to go in Yakima or Thule roof channels by cutting pieces from a stainless steel bar and drilling and threading holes in them. They don't have to be square - They can be longer for...

Some solar collector panels are "shade tolerant". I believe this consists of a diode in each cell that lets current from the other cells pass through, even if that cell is shaded.

The tubing in the Home Depot link would be fine, if it is the right size. It needs to be soft (coiled, not straight pieces), so you can flare the ends. There are a couple of types, based on the thickness of the walls (the link doesn't specify), but either would be OK. The pressure in these gas...

I wouldn't let the size of the existing hole determine the equipment you get! You can easily make an adaptor plate (bezel) out of aluminum or plastic, as BlueSky suggests.

A little 10-ga won't negate the lower resistance of the 8-ga. Just make the 10-ga part as short as possible. It's the total resistance that matters. The more important question is how you will make the splices. Poorly-done splices could add a lot of resistance and cancel out the benefit of...

I vote for over the bed, so it can blow directly on you on a hot night. It can still draw hot air out from the rear cooking area.

I use pieces of 1" thick plastic "boards", 5 1/2" wide. Previously, I used pieces of 5/4x6 pressure treated decking, but they split and could get quite heavy when waterlogged. Plastic decking boards are pretty heavy but these are cut from boards intended for trim and are much lighter. They don't...

Mine sits on a kind of pallet made of 2x6's when it's off the truck. It just supports the bottom of the camper. I have slept in there when it's on the pallet and it didn't tip. I weigh 275.

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So, will you be able to elliminate the coupling and elbow and just connect the hose right to the tee?

You could replace the plastic parts that are visible in your pic, and probably others elsewhere, with brass fittings. The hose ends will screw right onto the NPT pipe threads. Since the seal is made by the rubber washer, the threads don't much matter. While the plastic parts do seem kind of...

You could ask FWC for pictures of the frame. They are very busy now, so may not have time, but they did it for me back in about 2015.

Acetone is my preferred cleaner for such jobs.

Yes, that is what I was refering to. I think I got the Buss version which is probably the same, but cheaper than Bluesea.

It will be better if you include fuses or circuit breakers. A scenario that I have been warned about for parallel-battery systems involves a failure where one of the batteries develops a shorted cell. If this happens, It essentially becomes a 10 Volt battery connected to a 12 volt battery. A...

T-nuts would be fine, but I think flat-head screws would be just as good. Maybe acorn nuts on the outside. All stainless steel, of course. I wouldn't hang anything real heavy this way.

I think probably all Tacomas with FWCs on them are technically overloaded, but there are a lot of them out there! Mine is 2014 Fleet on 2007 Access Cab with air bags and "E" tires. With the tires and air bags appropriately inflated, the truck handles well and driving it seems safe. I go on long...

Poplar matches the OEM fake woodgrain plastic used in my Fleet pretty well.

I think a cheap, low-quality trailer would be fine. You aren't going to take it on the road. It's going to be inside the garage. Even the cheapest would easily carry the weight of the camper. About ten years ago, I got a 4' x 6' at Tractor Supply for around $450 . I don't use it for my camper...

Why did you raise it two inches? You would have plenty of clearance above the bed sides and above the cab without the raise.

I don't use the "pigtail" that FWC supplied. Instead, I put a weatherproof 30-Amp twist-lock connector on the end of a 25-foot 12-gauge (20 Amp) extension cord. It connects right to the camper power inlet. You don't need a 30-Amp cord. I also carry another 25-foot 12-gauge extension cord. I have...

You can buy birch iron-on wood veneer tape at Lowe's or Home depot. It matches the FWC fake wood-grain surfaces pretty well. I've applied a lot of it using a regualr household iron. I protect the face of the iron with aluminum foil. After the veneer cools, trim the excess width with a sharp...

I don't think much of the ordinary type of insulated crimp connectors, whether on lugs or splices. I've seen a lot of them that were not good connections. When I was re-doing the OEM wiring in my FWC, I found some that just pulled right off the wires. The uninsulated type of crimp connector...

Here's a relatively inexpensive 12-Volt adapter for the Resmed Airsense 10: https://www.amazon.com/KFD-Airsense-AirCurve-Machines-Replacement/dp/B07P6H994Q

How much current do they draw?