Hi all just purchased a 2008 Outfitter Caribou 6.5. My first foray down the truck camper path and I'm excited to get it out. Right now it's sitting in my driveway. Looking at the mounting options I see Torque Lift (expensive) and Happijac ( more reasonable) and I'm wondering I the TL's are overkill. Any thoughts?
Also, the bottom and sides are basically plywood and from what I can tell unprotected. Since it's not on my truck yet I thought about painting them to protect the wood. Any thoughts on the type of paint?
It's not directly exposed to the weather while in my bed and it seems to have held up just fine over the past 10 years. Just thought I'd give it a little extra protection.
Just curious are the undersides of your guys campers painted? If so what color? The bed of my truck means that about 10 inches will hang off the back. I was planning to remove the tailgate. Thought about painting it similar to the color of my truck so that it wouldn't stand out as much. Otherwise the camper is white fiberglass.
Any recommendations on protecting and bringing back some shine to the fiberglass? It's got stripes and decals which are faded, thought about taking them off but was worried about ghost images left behind. Anyone remove their decals with a good result?
One last question. To my knowledge the roof does not leak according to the previous owner BUT as a preventative I thought about getting some 4 inch Eternabond and taping the perimeter edge over the seam and onto the aluminum perimeter strip.
Can anyone give a thumbs up on the Eternabond? Seems like it will match aesthetically and Amazon has great reviews.
Any other advise please fire away!
Thanks and see you on the trails!
Also, the bottom and sides are basically plywood and from what I can tell unprotected. Since it's not on my truck yet I thought about painting them to protect the wood. Any thoughts on the type of paint?
It's not directly exposed to the weather while in my bed and it seems to have held up just fine over the past 10 years. Just thought I'd give it a little extra protection.
Just curious are the undersides of your guys campers painted? If so what color? The bed of my truck means that about 10 inches will hang off the back. I was planning to remove the tailgate. Thought about painting it similar to the color of my truck so that it wouldn't stand out as much. Otherwise the camper is white fiberglass.
Any recommendations on protecting and bringing back some shine to the fiberglass? It's got stripes and decals which are faded, thought about taking them off but was worried about ghost images left behind. Anyone remove their decals with a good result?
One last question. To my knowledge the roof does not leak according to the previous owner BUT as a preventative I thought about getting some 4 inch Eternabond and taping the perimeter edge over the seam and onto the aluminum perimeter strip.
Can anyone give a thumbs up on the Eternabond? Seems like it will match aesthetically and Amazon has great reviews.
Any other advise please fire away!
Thanks and see you on the trails!