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Me too on the mattress. I used it as is for quite awhile but did add an old school basic foam thermarest under the mattress where I sleep and it's a little more comfy.

I don't pay much attention to where I have the truck loaded side to side. I suspect it is fairly even. I do have the 46 gal tank and haven't noticed a difference when it full or empty. I'm no expert when it comes to springs and suspension. Not do I want to be. But seriously, I just stuff the...

Yes, I have the 46 gal transfer flow tank. I have two or 3 extra leaves and one of them is nearly full length. The main top leaf is factory.

I bought one from camera source for my 2011 Tundra. It plugs into the factory harness. It's easy to swap out the tailgate cam and camera source cam. I stuck adhesive Velcro patch to the right of my door and a piece on the camera and just Velcro it up. It works better up higher. If mounted by...

You have to fix this. It is very dangerous. I have the same truck and camper as you and have zero sway issues. It's the rear springs. In my opinion you have to get new rear springs. You can get rid of the air bags if you do. Off road suspensions are generally going to be ill-suited to carrying...

If I already have the Zamp controller that came with the factory solar system wouldn't it in combo with a unidirectional meter give me all I need. The zamp gives me Ah and (rough) SOC, and Amps coming in from the panels and volts. I'm mostly interested in how much power my fridge is consuming...

Thanks Rando, Paul T, billharr. Good advice.

I know this has been covered a million times but how do you measure power consumption? What is the simplest device to add to do it. I'm a moron when it comes to electronics. I only need something that is permanently mounted that I can look at and get a live reading of consumption so I can...

I had the ARB top load in my Hawk shell and now have a front load in my Hawk front dinette. I off-road a lot. Pretty much every time I use the camper. My nights in the dirt vs on pavement ratio is probably 100:1. Hands down the front load is more convenient than the top load. Trying to open and...

Rando-My new 85L isotherm must be a dud. FWC has agreed to replace it. It runs most of the time even in mild temps and kills my 2 75ah batteries. The 180w factory solar barely keeps up. FWC has agreed to replace it. Hopefully the new fridge will perform more like what you experience even though...

Thanks for explaining the loose wires. Surprised that FWC couldn't explain them a couple of months after they manufactured the camper. I found the two blue in the vent space but could only find a blue and a black in the battery box. They were bundled a cable tied with a bunch of other wires. I...

To answer a few questions. The seal is good. I have even rigged up a bungie to make sure fridge door doesn't rattle open and closed while driving. The thermostat seems good as when it is below 90 ambient fridge reaches a consistent set temp. The fridge simply can't maintain below 40 deg when...

After much testing my conclusion is that the isotherm fridge will not keep food safe (below 40F) in ambient temperatures above about 95-97 deg. Even when optimizing usage-(pre-cooled food), parking truck with outside vents out of direct sunlight, never opening fridge door. I monitored and...

After many days monitoring fridge temps I have concluded the isotherm fridge will not maintain below 40f in 95-100 temps. I did find that two one gallon blocks of ice will last for several days and I can put things like lunch meat and mayo near the ice. I also discovered that the performance...

It will go away pretty soon. Opening some windows or vents and letting it breath really seems to help.

I haven't had issues getting the batteries charged (2 ea 75ah AGMs) with the 160 W solar. But so far I think I have driven my truck every day. I'll keep an eye on it when it is solar only for a couple of days...

Thanks for the good info! My freezer does stay freezing. My ice cream bars stayed frozen pretty hard.

I have new (Feb 2017) Hawk front dinette with a Isotherm 65L 2-way compressor refrigerator. Before this I had a Hawk shell model and used an ARB 50qt/47L fridge. The ARB seemed to be much more power efficient and seemed to cool better. I understand that by their very design front loaders are...

How tall is the froli?

If the latch is the same as on the dometic on camper that was loaned to me take some thin cardboard (about or a little thicker than a file folder. Like a cracker box..) and roll it a few times, and leave a tag end to insert and remove. Then shove it in to hold the latch tab down onto the catch...

Great tip. I'm buying one!

I have a 2010 Tundra and a 2016 Tacoma. I can't believe how loud the road noise is in the Tacoma for a brand new generation truck. It's horrible. Complete fail by Toyota. It has regular factory all terrain tires. The Tundra isn't especially quiet but it is much quieter then the Tacoma. The...