Carlyle
Explorer
Well I made it back from WA and I'm now back in CO. The camper at this moment is in the stereo shop getting the sound system, sat radio, LCD TV, and alarm system hard wired. It will be back in my hands tomorrow and them time for packing. We're headed to Big Bend for a week :beer: of fun and then back to work 
The weight of the camper dry is 2400 lbs. The flat bed with boxes and propane tank is almost the exact same as the regular bed. At 4.2 lbs per gallon there is about 65 lbs of propane. There is a bunch more storage inside and out so the back seat is being emptied, and the stuff in the boxes, and readied for a Engel down the road. Total weight I'll get after I load up and slip on a non DOT scale.
The camper being attached to the bed with bolts and neoprene washers rides better than the last camper that had Tork Lift springs and frame tie downs. Yes, it slip is a little sloppy when making turns slowly off the beaten path. You have to have driven a truck camper to know that feeling. Though it is leaps and bounds better in handling than a hard side.
The Outback charger inverter system with remote monitor is missing a small part, battery shunt, that is being ordered today. The system is going to take many hours to learn as it will do everything from give you percentage of battery life left to when to clip your toe nails. It came with a manual thicker than some dictionaries...
Camper was ordered in September '07 and complete in March '08, total six months. Total plan time, four years of sitting in the last one deciding what could be made better. All in all, time well spent.
The ICP solar fans are awesome! No wiring, run almost silently and charge themselves. They have been on for days now and run day and night and you have to put your ear up to them to make sure they are running. BTW, they move lots of air too. Every expedition camper should have these.
Last but not least I'm the blond dude in the pic. More pictures from Big Bend next week.
The weight of the camper dry is 2400 lbs. The flat bed with boxes and propane tank is almost the exact same as the regular bed. At 4.2 lbs per gallon there is about 65 lbs of propane. There is a bunch more storage inside and out so the back seat is being emptied, and the stuff in the boxes, and readied for a Engel down the road. Total weight I'll get after I load up and slip on a non DOT scale.
The camper being attached to the bed with bolts and neoprene washers rides better than the last camper that had Tork Lift springs and frame tie downs. Yes, it slip is a little sloppy when making turns slowly off the beaten path. You have to have driven a truck camper to know that feeling. Though it is leaps and bounds better in handling than a hard side.
The Outback charger inverter system with remote monitor is missing a small part, battery shunt, that is being ordered today. The system is going to take many hours to learn as it will do everything from give you percentage of battery life left to when to clip your toe nails. It came with a manual thicker than some dictionaries...
Camper was ordered in September '07 and complete in March '08, total six months. Total plan time, four years of sitting in the last one deciding what could be made better. All in all, time well spent.
The ICP solar fans are awesome! No wiring, run almost silently and charge themselves. They have been on for days now and run day and night and you have to put your ear up to them to make sure they are running. BTW, they move lots of air too. Every expedition camper should have these.
Last but not least I'm the blond dude in the pic. More pictures from Big Bend next week.
