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Heh these camper names make for a thread title with a pretty funny alternate meaning :D I thought the same thing and was hoping for pictures :D But since that isn't the case - I'll take some pics of the awning.

I think the GeoDen thing is pretty silly. In the article they talk about the 1970's model they are somewhat based on with this quote about the old ones. "In retrospect, there were only about five Packers ever built. They were all eight foot, full-size campers that went on Ford, Chevy, and...

I just spoke with Surepower tech support. I have a Nissan Frontier with a 110 amp alternator. Their recommendation is to go with the 1314-200 as a better match. The 1314 would be adequate but it would be on the edge, so bigger is better. However, it will require heavier wiring, the posts are...

My roof had an accident before I purchased it so the passenger side front is bent 100% of the time :o I'd fix it but it doesn't leak yet.... I see no distortion with the load on top and the roof up. I don't think I would drive around with it up - but I would be fine with it over night. As...

I've always run auxillary coolers on all of my transmissions - for the price it is great insurance. and if you haven't got an automatic too hot yet - you aren't trying hard enough :P Your co-worker seems to know what he is talking about if he dropped "stacked plate" on you. :D They are the...

I'm sure I could squeeze in the time for a few photo uploads. The site is pretty handy to see and find a ton of campsites in a hurry.

I'm beginning to think I will try and find an "anything used less than $1000" unit for the next couple of years and get me one of these. Get some practical experience. And have an extra Mr Heater buddy along. That is what I was looking for when I got mine. I was willing to buy any 8' popup...

I have a tank of a canoe and just had it on my FWC. Plus a small BBQ - plus a pretty stout rack. The only limit to how much the lift system can lift is you :D Since you do the actual lifting and the panels lock it into place. I upgraded my camper with lift struts and with my heavy load on top...

Possible downside is the camper battery will be connected when you start your engine. That means a big load transient, more concern is the current draw temporarily attempted down your camper wire and connector. Not likely a problem for most people, but something to consider. Smaller wire has...

I'm going to just run without the separator for the rest of the summer and straight wire the truck charge line to the camper battery. I'm really not at risk of draining my truck batteries in the summer now that it is finally warm enough to not need the heater. It will charge all the time -...

Yeah we are talking about the same thing. I'll get the solution described in place soon and I think you'll like how it works. I won't be satisfied until you have the little back arrow that says "Go back to previous extent" :lol:

If I understand correctly you are saying that when you go to a campground from the state page, then hit back, that the map itself is reset to the default zoom rather than where you had zoomed in to look for a campground? If that is the case, I can't fix that. However, I do plan on adding a...

The back arrow on my browser takes me all the way back to the Oregon main page when I have drilled down to a campsite detail... what if I only wanted to go back one page and check out the next campsite... Other than that I like it. I will use it.

If you want to see how the battery is charging when the truck is running - you will need a volt meter at minimum and an ammeter at best. With a volt meter check the battery when the truck is off - then check again when it is running - it should have a higher voltage reading when the truck is...

For my upcoming trip I'll be running the fridge for maybe 60 hrs (real time) with an estimated 120ah usage. I'm just gonna let that happen rather than rush the wiring by this Thursday. This past weekend I ran my edgestar for about 50 hours set at 38 degrees (outside temps of 80 degrees during...

I just had my 6 month old Sure Power model 1314 Battery Separator fail, it wouldn't stay closed so all the driving in the world wasn't charging my camper battery. Which lead to a dead battery after 3 days of running my 12v fridge and 2 nights of heat. Anywho - in emailing with the company it was...

I didn't see the snorkel as you were going the opposite way - but I did see the bumper and lights - it had to be you. Probably 2-3pm if memoery serves me correctly... NICE!

I always wonder if I can put an exhaust port on my house furnace to heat a greenhouse. House = single family residence, not FWC :D When I was a kid our house had a 30'x10' attached greenhouse and it was heated by the dryer duct. It would get HOT and HUMID!! :D I'm not sure I'd try the...

I wonder if it's possible to buy the empty cans in relatively small lots...rather than the 150,000 at a time quoted in the OPB story. I worked in an Coca-Cola plant in college for a while - we'd get entire 48' semi loads of cans at a time. The way the truck was packed and unpacked it almost...

WOW!! I might spot another FWC once every 2-3 month. I saw a silver new'ish crew cab Dodge at Paulina Lake on Saturday 7-9-11 with a boat trailer. Then on Sunday 7-10-11, as my wife put it "a tough looking" tan/gold new'ish crew cab Dodge on I-5 just north of Eugene, the truck was pretty setup...

I received the fuel can holder over the weekend and plans are being made to put it into service. Pictures and a review to follow!

I have about 75% of your solution in my setup. I have the Edgestar, no factory battery, no factory 120v/12v converter, no solar, etc... So my solution was to: A) Add a good battery B ) Add a battery seperator with a feed line from my truck to charge while driving. I did not add any type of...

I then got a Hot Juggz portable shower Somehow I don't think that is a safe for work google item.... :lol: But I am interested in it - anythign has to be better than nothing.

I camped in a mosquito swamp last weekend and had ZERO problems in the FWC - it seals up pretty dang tight. I was getting eaten alive outside and we moved inside to stay alive and were happy we had a camper. I've lived in both Minnesota and Alaska and I'd think you'd be fine in mosquito county...

We just had this conversation at my house a few weeks ago. My wife insisted that I build a survival kit as seen on www.ready.gov. I tried to tell her I already 'built' one - it was sitting in the driveway - in the back of the truck. She didn't agree and I now have a tuperware bin in the garage...