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  1. Joe917

    Hot showers. How to get the water hot...

    They are heated from the engine coolant loop. We have never heated the water electrically. Generally half an hour of driving is all it takes, or half an hour heated by the Webasto coolant heater.
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    Morningstar SureSine - real life feedback request

    7 years of use, no issues, it is our main inverter. MorningStar make nice stuff.
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    Hot showers. How to get the water hot...

    For your last option you want to look at something like this : https://www.indelwebastomarine.com/us/products/isotemp-water-heaters/spa/ Our Expo truck has been on the road for 27 years and is on its second Webasto hot water tank. It is a great option if you can carry the extra weight. Weight is...
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    Deflating tires to level overland camper?

    It is far quicker to throw a block on the ground and drive one or two wheels on to lift them than deflate then re-inflate. You know our truck, it does not wiggle tires inflated or not. With a couple of level bubbles in the cab you can very quickly estimate how many blocks and under which wheels.
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    Inverter, generator or both... or niether?

    The solar price is very high, I would suggest you have a wire conduit installed from the roof solar panel location to the charge controller/battery location. Add the solar yourself, it is not complicated and you will learn a lot.
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    Don't Everyone Jump On This At Once

    This is a thread about a Craig's List add. Had it been a for sale by member, even a member who joined the day of the add to sell their truck, there would be no comments about the price. Good luck with the sale.
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    Don't Everyone Jump On This At Once

    2001 F350 4X4 is $35k Brand new Granby Camper base price is under $21k ??
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    Don't Everyone Jump On This At Once

    Wow, another legendary 7.3. Knock a zero off.
  9. Joe917

    05-20 Frontier?

    The V6 Frontier is thirsty, over powered as far as I am concerned.
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    Auto leveling jack - opinions?

    I drive onto the block to level the truck.
  11. Joe917

    Auto leveling jack - opinions?

    I had hydraulic leveling jacks under my Benz, one of the first things I removed. In my case they reduced ground clearance and could be replaced with a few blocks of wood.
  12. Joe917

    05-20 Frontier?

    I have owned 3 Frontiers, I lie, a Hardbody and 2 Frontiers. All automatics. All used, low mileage and high mileage. All 3 gave great service, rust was the death of all 3 but I am in eastern Ontario where road salt kills all. The big fault on these trucks is fuel economy, really poor for a small...
  13. Joe917

    Tow Bar vehicle recovery is dangerous!

    I will pull from the pintle if I am able to go forwards, but it is a full pintle not a ball pintle. I tell whoever I am pulling to be happy with their attachment point because whatever they attach to is coming out!
  14. Joe917

    Inverter, generator or both... or niether?

    Yes with a battery charger, or inverter charger such a Magnum https://www.magnum-dimensions.com/mobile-power-products/inverter-chargers
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    Questions on Aftermarket Diesel Truck Fuel Filter System Options

    On our Mercedes OM366 in addition to the factory filtration we added a Parker Racor 10 micron with water separator. After a day on the "Trampolin del Diablo" in Colombia which seriously shook up our fuel tank we blocked 3 filters in 3 days. Unable to source any more new Racor filters that size...
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    Inverter, generator or both... or niether?

    $900 for 100 Watts? You should be paying $1 per Watt. Look at domestic panels. Quick google, I know nothing about this website/company, but this is the sort of thing you should look at: https://www.gogreensolar.com/collections/solar-panels Rigid domestic panels are very robust and will stand up...
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    I just bought a firetruck for a custom overland build!

    Be careful. A new habitat and complete rebuild may change the "manufacturing date" to the present making it ineligible for import. Get legal advise.
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