Carlyle
Explorer
I'll post some pictures this week.
Alaskan Camper Build Up
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I'll post some pictures this week.
ersatzknarf
lost, but making time
Hi Carl,
Would it be possible to see some photos of the finished interior, please ?
Would it be possible to see some photos of the finished interior, please ?
Carlyle
Explorer
I'll post some interior pictures very shortly. I purchased a set of Firestone Ride-Rite Airbags to put on the rear tomorrow. The back end has a bit of sag that I want to fix sooner than later to avoid leave springs wearing out prematurely. Wednesday the truck goes in for an alarm system install. The truck alarm will be hard wired to the windows and doors in the rear of the camper just like I had in my previous build. In addition my Yaesu 7900r will be discreetly mounted under a seat with the face plate up in a usable area. Radio, external speaker, and antenna will be grounded separately and then I need to program it... Finally, I'll get the Pioneer dvd deck in the camper wired so that it thinks the nonexistent parking brake is engaged and play movies through the flat screen.
Wow! 300k hits!
Wow! 300k hits!
Carlyle
Explorer
Firestone airbags in place:
Yakima tracks in place on roof of truck:
Flatscreen tucked behind couch in down position:
Gray water tank:
View from door with top up:
Top down:
Inverter and batteries under driver's side settee:
Table behind driver's side setter:
Pioneer stereo before bypass kit in place:
Yakima tracks in place on roof of truck:
Flatscreen tucked behind couch in down position:
Gray water tank:
View from door with top up:
Top down:
Inverter and batteries under driver's side settee:
Table behind driver's side setter:
Pioneer stereo before bypass kit in place:
Carlyle
Explorer
Mattress is 72" x 56", and yes we sleep with our heads on the driver's side. Must be a habit by now...
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Carlyle
Explorer
Hi David,
The tires are like any tire are a compromise of one versus the other. They are noisy on the highway, but most tires I've run on my trucks have been noisy. They are big, heavy and probably reducing my fuel mileage, but I don't have a comparison of what it would be with the factory 225's, but I'm sure it's now lower now. I've had them once in snow and they have an incredible grip. I'll have them on some poorly maintained backroads next week to see how they are on dirt and probably mud as well. I'm not sure how well they are going to wear, but time will tell. My speedometer was off by 8 mph when I put them on, as the State Patrol pointed out to me on the way back from WA with the camper... I fixed that at the dealer and now am running at a more reasonable speed. The handle fine at speed, but probably heating up and wearing faster over the recommended 68 mph max.
Overall I like the tires and time will tell how long they last with lower speeds and 3000 mile rotations.
I'm planning on flying up to the great white north this summer for a quick visit, but only local trips this summer in the camper.
What is NVH?
Carl
The tires are like any tire are a compromise of one versus the other. They are noisy on the highway, but most tires I've run on my trucks have been noisy. They are big, heavy and probably reducing my fuel mileage, but I don't have a comparison of what it would be with the factory 225's, but I'm sure it's now lower now. I've had them once in snow and they have an incredible grip. I'll have them on some poorly maintained backroads next week to see how they are on dirt and probably mud as well. I'm not sure how well they are going to wear, but time will tell. My speedometer was off by 8 mph when I put them on, as the State Patrol pointed out to me on the way back from WA with the camper... I fixed that at the dealer and now am running at a more reasonable speed. The handle fine at speed, but probably heating up and wearing faster over the recommended 68 mph max.
Overall I like the tires and time will tell how long they last with lower speeds and 3000 mile rotations.
I'm planning on flying up to the great white north this summer for a quick visit, but only local trips this summer in the camper.
What is NVH?
Carl
arktrekker
Adventurer
Wow, I was following this thread back in the beginning and took some time off. Pop onto it today and 3 hours of reading later I am caught up. I really liked the attention to detail on the original build, but I think you and the wife did the same thing on this one that you did on the last one. You sat down and used all of your experiences in a camper to design out whatever faults you had found along the way and incorporate all of the good things you had found in the past.
Maybe you should just call this one the phoenix as it is definitely born from the ashes
Maybe you should just call this one the phoenix as it is definitely born from the ashes
southpier
Expedition Leader
how can you see around it?
Carlyle
Explorer
Thanks for reading my rambling ark teller, that is an excellent analogy. I hope this is our last "learning experience" on this scale.
Carl
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