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    CPT (Composite Panel Technologies) Slide In Camper Shell Build, AKA "Yes, Dear, I think this will definitely be my last one...."

    Sorry for the delay in answering. I have not had the CPT camper in any really serious winter conditions yet but in conditions well into the freezing range, all has been fine. I think I mentioned that my camper was basically a prototype and I believe the new ones are much improved. Mine had...
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    Ice, Ice, Baby 2025

    Looking Great! We have been watching the temps so looking pretty good. Nice to see some sun and blue sky! Dean, On a semi-relative note to "Ice,Baby,Ice" and not to highjack your thread :) but we got some great news tonight. Our friends just did the 140 km return sled trip across to the...
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    Ice, Ice, Baby 2025

    Good news DM sent and a bunch of contact info on it's way.....
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    Ice, Ice, Baby 2025

    I'm on it!! I'll either post something here or phone you later today. -16 there this morning, time to crack out the tshirts!!
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    Ice, Ice, Baby 2025

    So you guys were down by the Airport. The lake is looking considerable less "liquid" than when were there in August! Our friend has the small airline compound right behind the airport terminal parking and we have left our vehicle there a couple of times. Sure fun to walk around all those old...
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    Radiator-type heater from propane hot water heater?

    Here is a slant on the problem from a different perspective. As much as I like propane, maybe you could cut down the amount of moving parts, number of single purpose componets of perhaps dubious pedigree, water lines/containers (potentially with anti-freeze), propane tanks, etc. by going a...
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    Not so Cool Coolers

    Well, this is just in... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/igloo-recalls-over-1-million-coolers-amputations-1.7458456 Damaged and amputated fingers from a cooler is (are?) not a laughing matter and should be taken seriously. However, the availablity of ice from said coolers immediate to the...
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    Talk me out of an air pressurized water system...

    Boy, I'm no pump expert but I think the simple immersion types of fairly low pressure pumps that sit in water or gasoline have no check valve but instead, rely on the fact they are immersed in liquid to prevents back flow from the line. Of course, the pressure to move the liquid up is created...
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    Talk me out of an air pressurized water system...

    The immersion pumps are basically a lift pump. You would have no issue lifting water from an underfloor tank to your sink(or container) in the living compartment. The beauty is that the low pressure water line (Nalgene brand in my case) stays charged after initial use but once you lift the...
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    Random Scenic Shots

    Eric What a day in BC's West Kootenays, looking east over Kootenay Lake and the peak is Mt. Loki.
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    Talk me out of an air pressurized water system...

    In my last camper build, I wanted to keep the water system very simple, lightweight and completely plug and play so as to do away with both the usual winterizing and as well, all of the fixed water lines. I used a marine Whale Brand High pressure immersion pump and two identical 5 USgal plastic...
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    Random Scenic Shots

    Couple of hours ago...
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    Engine recommendations for cold climate

    The portable generator is a great suggestion. For 30 lbs and 1000 watts of AC you can run your; block heater or a battery blanket or your battery charger or a 750 watt ceramic AC heater or if you are a hipster hunter :) , your coffee grinder..... Also, IMO, reliable cold weather...
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    Random Scenic Shots

    Couple of shots from our paddling trip last summer around GSLake in the NWT. The pre-cambrian granite is just stunning!
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    Resources for Truck Campers ?

    For me, it is almost always the 2.5 inch hitch receiver that drags and of course it is more acute if the ball mount is still attached. These factory receivers are pretty skoocum and I never get the sense that I am bending or breaking anything but I do make some pretty impressive furrows when...
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    CPT (Composite Panel Technologies) Slide In Camper Shell Build, AKA "Yes, Dear, I think this will definitely be my last one...."

    My camper has been very good so far with LPG consumption. I think the wall/roof envelopes are usually well engineered and built with most of the composite shells available out there, giving good thermal performance. Of course, once a number of holes are cut into the the walls and roof, that...
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    Best road signs

    Here are a couple of pics I took a week or so ago of the sign leading into the lovely small "north Island" village of Woss, also known as British Columbia's most carefully pronounced Logging town... If you happen to be there and meeting some of the huge locals in Woss who are packing a powersaw...
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    Best road signs

    I know that many of us here on Expo who live in the sticks are totally used to seeing logging trucks plying the highways with loads on the way to a local mill. For me, it is almost a daily occurrence but one forgets just how big these off road monsters are in real life. On this recent trip, we...
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    Best road signs

    North Vancouver Island a few days ago Subtle.... Not so subtle....
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    CPT (Composite Panel Technologies) Slide In Camper Shell Build, AKA "Yes, Dear, I think this will definitely be my last one...."

    Wilbo I picked CPT because they are only five hours down the road from me, they have a proven industrial manufacturing background and they manufacture their panels and completed shells all in house. When I ordered my shell, they were just starting into the camper end of production so with CAD...
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