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No doubt the fabric is different. ARB uses PU coated poly/cotton 300GSM and the NAPA awning uses polyester ripstop 220GSM. Different, but not sure about 1 being better than the other.

You are welcome. I bought one last week, well worth the price. I've read in another area of Expo that they are better constructed than the ARB version. I can't compare because I've never owned the ARB version. Planning to install it on one of my trucks tonight.

NAPA sells them for $99. My local store has them in stock. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_MTSA2525

Install gauges with numbers if you really want to know the temperature.

yes

question everything

NAPA still does locally to me, ordered one today for pickup this afternoon.

Looks like they really took a lot of time slapping that interior together :-\ Its basically an old Chinook shell dropped on a pickup chassis.

fresh import! 1996 - wow! Just at the 25 year mark.

what a joke, hacked up Chinook on an average truck. People will pay for anything (guess its not sold yet though).

yeah, that is bad. Frame shop can probably pull it for $500 to $800, but probably not worth it with all the sheet metal damage. Start over!

depends on latitude as well. I would never get by with a 70 watt panel at 43 degrees north and a flat roof mounted panel. I have a 100 watt and its not really enough here.

Interesting article. Can't keep up due to supply chain issues. If you have an order for 1 unit and can't get a critical part (ie: semiconductor issues with new vehicles from the OE) you can't build that 1 unit.

If you possibly can, hold off buying a used van until mid '22. New car chip shortage should be resolved and #vanlife should be back to the office and looking to unload. Prices will drop.

Isn't the TJM unit built in China as well?

Expect prices to drop as #vanlife heads back to the office.

wouldn't touch it. Salvage title to start with, double or more what its worth clean title secondly. Salvage titles can cause obtaining registration and insurance issues in a lot of states.

They are awesome, I've had a few of these (Onite) for around 5 years. Never skip a beat. I have both the ones with the on/off switch and with the dimmer control. I like the dimmers better.

apparently his Norcold

25 year import law is affectionately know as the Merc law.