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Good points made so far. My real world experience is that the issues only start if the auxiliary battery is drawn down below 11.75 volts or 40% charge. Recharging the auxiliary battery using the tow vehicle and standard 10 gauge wire and getting it back up to 12.4 volts or an 80% charge is...

It's situations such as this that make the agreement so important. You obviously thought you were offering money to secure the purchase of a trailer. We on the other hand thought you were talking about buying a trailer. 75% of potential customer talk about buying a trailer, 25% move forward to...

The standard is for a 10 gauge wire back from the vehicle to the trailer. The wiring on the trailer is also standard at 10 gauge. It's typical to run the wire of the primary battery with a fuse or breaker close to the battery all the way back to the 7 pin and from there into the trailer. It...

Corey, it's a very straight forward swap. The wiring is identical, two wires into the controller from the panel and two wires out of the controller to the battery. The unit you have is fine, the issues begin when something goes wrong and you are trying to trouble shoot. From a peace of mind...

Sorry to hear you are having problems.These small solid state controllers are nice, compact and less expensive, but they are no help when it comes to trouble shooting. Scenarios like this are why we prefer to go with controllers with LED readouts. The units we use give battery voltage and...

This policy isn't about "screwing the customer", it's about getting both parties to commit to a project. All of our trailers are built to order and involve high degrees of customization. The agreement lays down the conditions of the sale and is entered into by both parties. It's all spelled out...

Morgan cars used to have Ash wood frames. There was a project car made from wood fibers, complete vehicle with the exception of the glass and the drive train. Nothing wrong with wood so long as it's the right wood and well protected.

Elegant solution.

Today I informed Cascadia that they are in copyright violation of an article I wrote on tent fabric and tent care. They pasted complete blocks of my article into their FAQ page. Seems they didn't learn about plagiarism in school.

The earliest we can get to it is next week, we are booked solid with projects.

Well stated. Everything you mention is correct, and everything is why people should consider using a heat exchange system where heater air and combusted air do not mix. The issues you mention primarily come about when heaters use combusted air as the source for the heated air. The "Hot Box"...

Sorry about your experience with the prototype Teardrop, I have no personal recollection of the incident, and this is the first I have heard about your experience. From what I recall about this Teardrop there may have been some circumstances that would have effected the date the trailer could...

Well put Mike. Autohome produces some of the best tent fabrics on the market. Your reference to the care and cleaning is very good. I haven't used the 303 products but have had great luck with Nikwax Cotton Proof for the Eezi Awn tents. It's very dependent on the make up of the fabric and the...

Edward, this was a complex sale, and not all the information has been laid out so that people can make sense of it. We don't typically discuss individual transactions, but suffice it to say I believe the matter will be closed to everyone's satisfaction.

I think it's safe to say that any of the less costly roof top tents have all of the treatments sprayed onto the external side of the fabric. Some of the treatments are absorbed by the cotton, and others are layered or coated onto the outside of the fabric. Waterproof vs Water Resistant is very...

Showering the poly-cotton allows the cotton fibers to expand, fill any holes around the stitching and tighten the weave of the fabric. There is no need to waterproof the fabric after doing this. A note on this. If the poly-cotton has been coated with a waterproofing layer on the outside of the...

AT's policy is to give a full refund on the deposit within 72 hours of the order being placed. After that time we give a 50% refund on the deposit. The reasoning behind this is that once the order has been placed the money deposited is used to purchase the parts for the build and is committed...

Sean, if the trailer didn't have a tent on it initially it may be a matter of just moving the struts from the hole on the left side of the lid to the hole on the right side. This produces more mechanical advantage and lifts the lid with more ease. We have some used struts at the shop, if you're...

Again my advise would be pick up the phone or drive north to visit with Gabe. If knowledge is your goal then he'll have the answers for you. Gabe runs a great operation in Upland, the quality of his work is incredible, and every time I've been to his shop I see happy customers. He also calls...

Gabe's a great guy, he's very smart and very straight forward. If Gabe offered me the opportunity to learn something from him, one on one, over the phone, or in person, I'd jump on it. There are no easy answers to any of this, and people are biased in their opinions. Gabe builds trailers with...