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    Name/Label for truck TOPPER vs Slide-in

    I wish there was a simple name for "pickup truck popup camper that is a bed topper, not a slide-in, like GoFastCamper". Everytime I want to write a thread, I have to call it a "popup camper for pickup that sits on bedrails " or such. If I just call it a truck topper, to avoid slide ins, it...
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    Need a good indoor outdoor thermometer for truck camper, WIRED, that doesn't break... too many on Amazon to sort

    Need a good indoor outdoor thermometer for truck camper, WIRED, that doesn't break... too many on Amazon to sort through. Everything has hundreds of 1 star reviews saying it breaks in a week... Need something folks here use that works, thx!
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    Sikaflex 505UV, suuuuper hard to pump out, normal?

    I have a popup truck camper shell being installed this week, a Tune. In preparation, I sealed up holes in my Tacoma truck bed to stop dust and water. Videos and posts I saw recommended Sikaflex 505uv. I used a tube yesterday, ordered from Amazon the day before. I almost couldn't squeeze it...
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    OverlandBound forums offline for 2 days...

    Anyone else notice this?
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    Energy Efficient food prep: sous vide all in one method.

    For overland truck food prep, maximizing the efficiency of our electric energy use for cooking a meal can be important. This is a method I've been experimenting with to efficiently boil water, then use it for hot drinks, heating precooked vacuum sealed meals "sous vide" style in a 1 gallon...
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    Good Solar gen Power Stations for DC and light AC Truck Campers

    This thread is to help consolidate info on what solar generators also called power stations, will work well for small truck popup campers who plan on using some light 120Vac cooking tools (like Tune M1, OVRLND, AT Summit, GoFast, Topo Toppers, Project M, Hiatus, LonePeak, Super Pacific, etc.)...
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    Best Kitchen spot-- side or tailgate? Bad weather and normal.

    What is the best way to set up a kitchen for popup truck camper (NOT A SLIDE-IN!)? I see a zillion pullout kitchen boxes on a pickup tailgate, but I also see a lot of side kitchens when camper has gull-wing doors, like the AluCab. I see YouTube videos of each, but not many folks give good...
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    Best insulation for aluminum sides, and tent, for popup camper shells like GoFast, Topo, OVRLND, etc?

    I've read a ton of threads here on folks modify their truck camper shells with insulation for winter camping. But find that I either forgot, or got confused, as to best actual product to buy. What is the best insulation for doing the thin aluminum walls, and also the canvas or poly popup tent...
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    Electricity Actually Used for cooking, tests.

    I googled and watched 100 vids on this. Very few ACTUALLY TEST CORRECTLY! almost all are based on false labeling of wattage, and youtubers don't access microwave cables for amps, etc., they just trust the label and calculate time. Or they take a snapshot of watts, then assume it stays same for...
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    12v white and red changeable LED strips?

    Do any of you folks know a good one that you recommend, that I can go between red and white? I see all the red blue green psychedelic ones, but I'm not looking for a party... just white for normal, and red for anti insect when tailgate is open? For pickup popup camper shell lighting. Thx!
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    TUNE M1 CAMPERS ONLY : Post your TUNE Camper build here or a link to your build thread to inspire others!

    Just making a thread here similar to those for other truck pop up campers, for folks to post their builds. I have gotten a ton of ideas and enjoyment from build threads for Ovrlnd, Project M, Topo, etc. The Tune M1 is a new in 2022 shell with full popup, characterized by flared vertical sides...
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    Do you actually use or need a pass thru window from camper to pickup?

    How much do folks actually use front pass thru window to get stuff inside cab? I've been pricing out builds for a popup canopy camper. Looking at Tune M1 and OVRLND now, after starting with 15 or so. But everytime I price out a build and add options, I keep adding expensive windows to front...
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