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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West I need to hear a good new joke

    Quote: "Hey all members remember to change your calendar ahead tonight at 2400 hours." Are you sure the reason for the long February isn´t Global Warming?
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    Congratulation to your Outfitter! They are well built campers. Friends of us owned a Apex 8 here in Germany. We wish you the very best and tons of great family trips and camping weekends!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West I need to hear a good new joke

    „DOC, i am sure I am a cookie!“ „You think such a round one?“ „Yes Doc!“ „With a ribbed edge?“ „Yes Doc!“ „ with some salt and pepper on you?“ „Yes Doc! Exactly like that!“ „OK, you are not a cookie, you are a cracker!“
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West I need to hear a good new joke

    Found this one on the internet: A man receives a message from a neighbour.... "Sorry sir I am using your wife...day and night... When you are not present at home...In fact , much more than you do . I confess this now because I am feeling very guilty . Hope you will accept my sincere...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    Cory, we are starting at around 880 lb with basic equipment but it can also be delivered as empty shell. This particular one was built for a midsize ExtCab truck like my Isuzu ( A 2015 Colorado has the same frame. I added timbrens of the Colorado in my company truck ) It was built for the...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    I am glad you all can enjoy your campers. My Jayco 8ft is still waiting for me to find the time to install it´s new roof. ( BundutecUSA-style ) I got a 2018 F150 and installed our Demo Fiberglasscamper "Made-in-Russia" on it. Two pics of my actual "Equipment"
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    I am glad you like your Jayco. Tarps and other stuff is a good choice for campers. If you leave them alone and a storm occurs it does not damage the camper like a fixed awning can do. And they mostly save weight. LED-Bulbs are a big game changer. If you would change to a compressor fridge you...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Hey Cory, the Awning is an older Fiamma Awning that came with the camper. As you can see it is mounted to the roof. Problem 1: You have to open it before you open the roof Problem 2: The original plastic support brackets have been mounted to the lower edge of the camper as well as my airline...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Jayco Sportster 8ft - Renovation

    Hi Cory, this is great that you have the manual. Hi Alan, What Jayco sent me was some drawings of the structure and the roof. Unfortunately i lost the files due to a harddisk crash 3 years ago. But be sure it was no secret in them. If you pull the aluminium outside off you can see everything...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Hi guys, once again: @alan : sometimes the springs are bent or there is so much rust in the steel tubes that they can not run smoothly. Other failures are broken wires and broken pulleys in the corners. https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/8779-jayco-sportster-8ft-renovation/ Good luck...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Better than any so called "Camouflage-design". Looking great!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    I upload my pics to a free service named „picr“ there I can get a code / link that I copy to my post at WTW. This works. I think there are other services available.
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Jayco Sportster 8ft - Renovation

    Hi Guy, you are welcome with all question you are going to ask me or Cory. I covered the roof with tintable Raptor Liner and a little white colour in it. This is the best solution in my opinion. The old roof was rebuilt but i never brought it to it´s old shape and i always had two leaking...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Jayco Sportster 8

    Welcome to the Jayco-Sportster family! After tearing it apart and the rebuild without setting it on fire you will love it like we do!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West I need to hear a good new joke

    By the time my wife was divorced from her first husband she was called to school one day. The teacher was embarassed about the conversation.... She said that other parents have called her because, when she asked the pupils what their parents worked, my stepson ( age of 7 ) said: "My mummy makes...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    @kmehr It is really hard....but my "best of all wifes" told me that i will be back on the market if i sell the Jayco. :rolleyes: I am actually looking for a longbed 3/4 or F150 Supercab with HD payload package under 10k$ after selling our F250. I have seen a lot of camper production lines...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    I ordered a "sandwich"-panel: PU-foam between two layers of fiberglass, reinforcements for the hanging cabinet in the kitchen + tubes for light and roof vent wiring. Since i import BundutecUSA-Campers now i was glad to get enough material of their Aluminium roof framing profiles with my last...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    Tie the camper down to the rear bumper or hitch too. If not , on a hard stop the cabover may say "Hello" on your trucks roof. Overall a great build...i think think i´ve seen this aluminium corners somewhere before ;-) Glad to see you having fun with your Jayco. My next project is waiting : a...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Hi Shawn, thank you very much for your help. I will order them with my next load of campers. @Cory: Thank you very much for the offer. I think the insert Shawn shared with us will work. I have another Jayco 8ft Owner here in Bavaria also looking for these parts. I receive two BundutecUSA...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Hi Cory, for a long time i was not active at WTW and now, during the "bad times" all over the world i first want to ask you and all the followers here how you are and wish you and your family have not been affected by Corona. Actually i am planing a complete roof rebuild because we never had it...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West I need to hear a good new joke

    Oh guys, sounds like i have to learn a lot. That´s like German and Bavarians from deepest Bavarian Forest :wub: Get me one more beer!
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    Great to see you having fun with your camper. In our 8ft Jayco we use the dinette cushions for additional insulation round the cabover bed. They fit perfect. As long as there is noone sleeping in the dinette area
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Jayco Sportster 8

    Hi, i wish you all the best with the roof repair. I can´t make it as good as we hoped and we are still looking for a solution how and mostly for the time to build a new roof. Hoping for a good progress on your rebuild. Manfred
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1983 Jayco Sportster 7 rebuild

    Hi Guys, looking like you are doing a great job on your Jayco. @Cory and Sagebrush, thanks for sharing my report. Finally it comes out that y´all do a much better job than we did!. But you live in the Country of TruckCampers and DIYers. We need to find a way to meet one day..... Manfred
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 92 Jayco Sportster 8' rebuild in the States with support from Deutschland

    Great! That´s all i can say!
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