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After years of 3-way in a tent trailer, and a season of 3-way in an older FWC, I *always* run the fridge off propane when camping. My sense is that it would take less than 24 hours to take a typical batt down to 20% of capacity (danger zone!) on 12v in typical PNW weather. No solar in my rig...

David, no - this leak occurs when it rains with the camper folded and dry. But, you're right, it's all about the wicking through the velcro! PNW seems to be drying out again, which may take us through our last *planned* trip of the year. Then reef out the old caulk per Old Crow, let everything...

Thanks Bseek. I guess that's fair to say, we are struggling a little to find kitchen storage solutions that work for us. Previously we'd owned a medium-sized (10' box) tent trailer. We were sitting in the Eagle last night working with the collapsible kitchen cabinet, and remembering that it...

I tried out the smaller Cabela's Collapsible Kitchen Cabinet today. See the thread linked in the previous post for my writeup. Didn't work so good. I think the next try is two 8g Actionpackers. If no joy there, I may next be into building a custom chuck box - the chuck box of my dreams! Sent...

I visited the somewhat nearby Cabela's this afternoon, interested in the smaller collapsible kitchen cabinet. It wasn't set up on display, but since they have a one-year-return with receipt I picked one up. Current instore price was $42. Maybe they're closing them out? Still $60 online. Wow...

Thanks Old Crow! Yes, I'm both experimental and impatient by nature... Was it Voltaire who said "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."? A favorite quote of a guy I used to work with. I bought some of the Loctite Marine Sealant / Adhesive linked above at my local Home Depot, and will...

I like the looks of this stuff: http://www.loctiteproducts.com/tds/PL_MRN_tds.pdf Loctite Marine Adhesive Sealant, dries to white rubber-like consistency, above or below waterline, UV safe. ??? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

See this thread for some info on more traditional chuck boxes, the kind with interior shelves & such: http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/index.php?/topic/12894-Add-cabinets-chuck-boxes I read through takeiteasy's post and blog; basing their system on the Actionpacker's looks like a great...

We finally have seen some rain in the PNW, and I have a leak in the 97 Eagle - but only when the top is down! This camper is new to us this season. As near as I can determine, there is seepage on the driver's side between the tent windows, coming down the outside of the tent, meaning, the tent...

Cool gadgets from Cabela's - thanks Scud! Looking at the smaller of the two (second link), it might allow me to keep my existing in-camper storage as-is, the Cabela cabinet collapsed and stored, then, when settling in at a campsite, load up the cabinet and take it out for action. Which could...

I *really* wanted to keep my plastic bedliner. The local dealer talked to FWC and wouldn't install tie-downs with the bl in place. I still *really* wanted it, as the PNW can be a little damp from time to time, and I haul various gear and musical instruments when the camper is off and the tonneau...

No photos, but there are three 2x6" planks of about 3.5' in length under my camper right now. Crosswise. They give me about 5/8" clearance above the truck rails. I'd be hesitant about this directly on a metal truck bed, but I have a heavy rubber liner on my bed - the planks don't move around...

Thanks for posting about both these solutions. I'm hopeful of building something inspired by them. Wife and I had our first truck camper experiences a couple weeks ago; we found that we wanted to continue cooking outside, which meant endless trips back to the camper for one more thing. Spatula...

17.75mpg freeway at 65+ mph in a 6 cyl auto frontier hauling an FWC Eagle. 4x4, oversize (heavy!) tires. It seems about 3mpg lower than the unloaded truck for city or highway. Of course we were southbound, that's all downhill, right? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

Congrats on the new camper! From the photos, your rig looks pretty level. Is your Frontier stock, any suspension or tire upgrades? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

Hmmm... A dollar-fifty later and 3/4" pipe insulation may be off the table. It seems to distort the screen door of my 97 eagle quite a bit, and makes a gap big enough for a bug parade. Will have to order the edge trim. Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

I finally found this on Amazon: Trim-Lok 100B3X1/16-100 PVC/Aluminum Edge Trim, 1/16" Fits Edge by Trim-lok Link: https://amzn.com/B00NL3YN7O But the first stop will be at the local hardware store for pipe insulation. Smallest I can find, I guess. Thanks all! Sent from my iPad using Wander...

Well, I don't have as much cushioning on the top of my head as I used to, and I've run into the top of the door frame of my old Eagle hard enough to draw blood a couple times. It's just raw aluminum molding on edge... Anybody have a solution for this? I imagine some kind of crimp-on trim to...

From the minor projects I've done, it looks like you would have to remove some skin to get access to fish in the frame. On my older (97) camper there are holes drilled through the square frame tubing for wires. Newer campers the same? No wire pulls with old wires or fish tape, I think. Sent...

Fender washer on the top, fender washer on the bottom, nylock nut. At least that would get you home. For my install kit I was given all the above (in 3/8"), with nicely forged shoulder eyebolts, along with an aluminum pad about 3.5 x 6", maybe 3/32" thick, to serve as an additional huge...

My 1997 Eagle has the pre-rollover couch. Pull up the seat, extend the legs, move it into the aisle. Release two hooks for the back and drop it next to the seat. Check that the cleats under the seat are properly situated to engage the cabinet underneath. Easy, quicker to do than to write. Very...

Seems like larger eyebolts may require larger hooks on the turnbuckles? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

Mitch and BB, thanks for those posts! While corner post jacks may be the ultimate solution, a couple sawhorses that I already have may get me past the wobbly feeling. It's an old camper... In all honesty, $650 for shiny new jacks is a bit outside my approach with this project. Maybe if I...

Cerve137, those are a nice set of awnings. We used to have a similar bag awning on a Coleman tent trailer; I think it was stock with the trailer. Who made your awnings? Sent from my iPad using Wander The West

Finally got the 97 Eagle onto the truck, all is good now. My wife was quite concerned about the camper waving around in the wind, high up on two Brophy cable jacks. Nervous as I backed and filed to line things up. It ended well, but, I'm thinking marital bliss is a good thing in general, and...