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I had one in my old camper and used it a couple times. In my opinion they don't earn their space and weight. Dutch ovens are a fun alternative and we've also started doing pizzas in a cast iron skillet.

Dang! That thing is fiddly. Hope it falls in line after this.

I'm pretty confused about what you are trying to do. I don't believe there is an easy way to separate out your starting batteries from your factory wiring harness. If I understand your question, the solution would be to disconnect your accessories from the fuse/relay box and route them over to a...

From the listed items needing juice, it doesn't sound like you need much if anything at all. Have you replaced your bulbs with LED's?

Cool! Sounds like your wife is into science. You'll have to report back once you collect your data.

Good point. I've found that I can run LED's, heater furnace fan, water pump for 2-3days on one group 27 battery. Add a 12volt fridge like ARB and a second battery would be good. You could also charge a laptop using a small inverter. If you plan to run any major sized inverter and other 110 volt...

Porta potties are good for emergency's and so is a cheap bucket. I like a flusher with black tank for regular use. Figure out where the dump stations are and make a deposit at the end of the weekend or week depending on tank size. Pretty easy. Composting toilets are great but I've only used them...

Use a blue sea isolator between house batteries and starting batteries. All batteries will be wired in parallel. Connect any accessories that you don't want to drain the starting batteries to the house batteries. You can drain the house batteries down without draining the starting batteries...

Regarding the age issue. Gaskets drying out was mentioned. Another thing that is a funny one is gravity. Gravity doesn't seem like much because were all used to it but it is a significant force constantly pulling on all the parts and pieces and takes it's toll over time. :coffeedrink:

One advantage to the trailer is you can leave it set up at camp and then go on a drive with the van. Would the tent on the trailer also be lower down so you wouldn't have to climb such a high ladder?

Does the trailer have a roof top tent on it? What are the advantages to a rooftop tent in our area other than off the ground if it's really rainy? And if rainy, it wouldn't be that nice to pack up.

Normal for East coast/Midwest. My NW native 2006 doesn't have any surface rust on the frame rails.

With the cost of sprinter conversions I've been wondering why no one is importing this stuff and going into the conversion business? I'll pass the info on the sprinter folks I know. I bet you wont have much trouble selling on CL in the NW.

If you don't think you need 4WD, I'd look at chevy / gmc vans. In my opinion, the motors are more reliable with better gas mileage and the seats are more comfortable.

If you are going to go light than a half ton is nice. If your going to go heavy than you need a 1 ton. If you're not sure, it's better to have the extra capacity and the worst case is if you end up buying a one ton and go light, it will ride a little rougher and burn a little more fuel.

Please step back and take a breath. At this point your not contributing anything and arguing with OP in his thread after he asked you to leave him alone is a bit much and doesn't fit in with the culture of this forum.

He He, not so much any more. It's already a mess and looks like it's going just be that way, you'll have to start a new thread and compile all the meaningful info when you're done. Blah Blah woof woof interwebs :coffeedrink:

Funny you should mention the seat. On the 09's and 010's like mine it is a big swivel lounge chair with seat belt. On the 011's like the stock photo I posted it's a seat box with small storage compartment to the outside.

These RV's were manufactured specifically to a Cruise America spec and were never sold new to the general public. I've had two slide in truck campers. A northern lite and bigfoot. The advantage of those is that you can put them on a diesel truck with 4wheel drive. The advantage of the 19'...

We bought it and left 2 days later for a 3 week SoCal trip. Over 3300 miles we averaged 11 mpg.