Recent content by saltamontes

interface between truck and camper important w/ a TC, the interface between truck and camper is very important (as many here have explained). for example, be careful of the front bumper of the camper as the typical small stock rubber bumpers spread load over a very small area and can dent the...

And this is me being VERY LUCKY. lol... stupid Marines. classic

photomike said: "..change out the old screws with new stainless and at the same time fill the holes with a filler to make the screws grab." yes, when i installed my custom roof rack i was surprised how little holding power was afforded by wood screws into the non-backed fiberglass shell (as NL...

6" lift is too much to be safe for a hardside IMO. "should be fine" or "good enough" isn't gonna cut it when doing 70 mph w/ a 3K lb 12' shell overhead i max the jacks just getting my nLite on/off my leveled f350 try rv.net/forums also for helpful TC advice.

awesome trip report. Really stellar. we did a similar loop last month in reverse on our way to/from Ketchum. it was our first time through the ranges north of Tonopah.. really beautiful country there. again, great trip report. Thanks for the writeup

shot from the hip: P0299 (low boost) code. turbo needs cleaning. code readers avail at most parts stores for 100-200 dollars re making 6.0 reliable: ford's oil cooler/egr are plumbed in series are susceptible to clogging from debris in coolant. look at bulletproof diesel's oil cooler and egr...

my 07 F350: started w/ stock RS5000 (FX4), then RS9000, now i changed to the icon shocks when i went w/ their leveling kit. icon coils are supposed to be "10% softer than stock", but considering there are 8 diff coil options from factory, i never got an answer to which they compared to. (NA to...

re roof storage and bike rack: the ladder is not well secured enough to load up w/ anything more than a couple of chairs IMO (esp on washboard roads). Better idea is to get a full width roof rack w/ radius feet (to match the edge curve of the TC roof) thru mounted and placed near the rear edge...

===== Flounder, this is great, pertinent insight from an industry professional. Exactly the kind of information that makes online forums useful. Thanks much. :costumed-smiley-007

*if* you store a propane tank horizontally that is designed to be stored vertically, make sure its relief valve it at the top of the cylinder (so relief valve opening expels gas not liquid lp). http://www.hackneys.com/travel has a great pdf about propane tanks/valves/fittings/filling/etc

the icon 2.5 instructions call for seating the alignment cams after the coils/shocks are in. since the cams are a tight fit and typ. need to be seated completely w/ a mallet, do this while you still have easy access w/ the mallet (before the coils go in). otherwise the install in very simple...

here are a few earlier threads re cell booster: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2116&highlight=booster http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5374 i always was of the opinion that the prob w/ booster is its one way, the tower now thinking you are closer (stronger...

i hope thats not pine wood you are using. cooking w/ conifers can make you sick.

looking to upgrade the cheeseball twin, plug-in/out dinette table pedestals that came w/ my Northern Lite camper. looking to upgrade to something like this: any idea who makes this pedestal? -thx

saw this over on rv.net: On Oct. 8, Longmont-based Outfitter Manufacturing Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, noting liabilities between $1 million to $10 million. The manufacturer of pop-up tops for recreational vehicles has up to $50,000 in estimated assets, according to the filing...