lunchwagon
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Slept great! Camped at Anthony Lakes, OR on my drive home and got a couple nice mountain bike rides in there too.
Lone Peak Overland
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laxtoy
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A little frustrated at this point. 8/13 confirmed my build with Kecia. Their online schedule to install was for mid September. I reached out 9/17 to ask what would happen next, I wasn’t clear who was initiating the scheduling of the install, and they replied that they were waiting on paperwork and for a few backordered items, and maybe the install would be mid October.
The waiting is the hardest part, and I know it’s not that far delayed yet, but I’m ready to get this tied off.
The waiting is the hardest part, and I know it’s not that far delayed yet, but I’m ready to get this tied off.
Hey folks, considering one of these, but I have a few hangups before I place an order, and was hoping some of you might be able to help.
- I plan to build a slide-out kitchen in the truck bed which necessitates having the tailgate open. With the permanently open passthrough, I'm worried about bugs getting into the sleeping area. What have you guys done about this?
- I also like the idea of having a little storage space at the head of the bed, and like the removable panels that Super Pacific use, or the lift-up panel that All Terra Tech has. Has anybody made something like this? Obviously this might address my bug concerns.
- Has anyone made their own insulated panels for the tent? I want to winter camp, and plan to use a diesel heater, but I'd also like to insulate it well so that I'm not just wasting heat.
- Bed length - I'm 6ft tall, any issues here?
Aside from these things, the Lone Peak option seems to best suit my needs and I'm thinking of placing an order pretty soon. Appreciate the feedback.
Cheers
- I plan to build a slide-out kitchen in the truck bed which necessitates having the tailgate open. With the permanently open passthrough, I'm worried about bugs getting into the sleeping area. What have you guys done about this?
- I also like the idea of having a little storage space at the head of the bed, and like the removable panels that Super Pacific use, or the lift-up panel that All Terra Tech has. Has anybody made something like this? Obviously this might address my bug concerns.
- Has anyone made their own insulated panels for the tent? I want to winter camp, and plan to use a diesel heater, but I'd also like to insulate it well so that I'm not just wasting heat.
- Bed length - I'm 6ft tall, any issues here?
Aside from these things, the Lone Peak option seems to best suit my needs and I'm thinking of placing an order pretty soon. Appreciate the feedback.
Cheers
ulag
Member
I leave the tail gate open all the time on my setup, I just turn on a bug zapper about 20 minutes before I head to bed and I've never had issues with bugs while sleeping. One of the reasons I went with lone peak was not having panels to move out of the way. I've got a bed build out, so I've got easily accessible spaces from bed to set things, as well as some of the storage items I offer, I've never wished I had more space to set things in or out of bed. I looked into insulated panels, but dropped the idea for the most part. I've camped in 20° so far (got the lone peak in April so havnt had it in winter yet) and still only used about 3/4 tank of my 5l diesel heater tank for a full night keeping it warm. Will see how it does when it drops down to 5° or lower this winter. The tent had velcro for an insulation layer, but talking with Kyle, he has no plans on offering it. I looked into making my own, which would be pretty easy, but will see how this winter goes. Another perk of the bed platform on the lone peak is. You have a few inches of air gap between the outside panels and the bed platform, so you don't get thermal transfer from outside to under your mattress. I am 6'4, I moved the bed back about 4" so I could sleep straight instead of at an angle, which you don't have the option to do on almost any other wedge camper. This is mostly due to my giant size 15 feet, my toes would touch the roof panel if sleeping straight. Now that I've moved the bed back a few inches, no longer have any issues. Hope this helps answer some questions.
MR E30
Well-known member
I don't have an LP, but I do have an Alu-Cab that the wife and I have been living in full-time for the past 14 months now. I have some info to share that you may find useful.
- I can't imagine trying to sleep with a wide open space at the end of the truck. Sometimes we have no bugs, but most night (~80%+) we deal with some level of bugs. They are attracted to the inside of the camper for some reason (heat, lights, I don't know) but they will quickly become a nuisance.
- Our Canopy Camper has the built in, pivoting 'table' opposite the pivoting bed platform. This thing is very handy. During the day it is my wife's desk, and at night it holds a lot of stuff for us, though we usually leave it hinged upwards, and slide things in between it and the outer tent fabric. I would definitely recommend coming up with something like this for your setup. Ours is a tight enough fit that it would prevent bugs from coming up from underneath and into the bed space.
- Insulated panels aren't worth the effort IMO. A diesel heater isn't this on/off/on/off type of device (the internet may be to blame for this idea, but I am not sure). They take ~5 minutes to get going, and then ~5 minutes to shut down. They work best at steady state, meaning they work best when left on for long periods of time. There also isn't enough 'stuff' inside of a camper to really heat soak, and then use that heat to keep the interior warm. When we shut ours off, it gets cold inside very quickly, more quickly than the time it takes the heater to spool down and then spool back up again.
You will be wasting heat IMO. When we run ours we leave our two side windows partially unzippered, near the top. We fully closed the windows on the camper once, when it was 15 degrees out and dumping snow, and the heater got the interior temperature up to 110 degrees(!) before we cracked open the side windows. This is a 5kw version. On low, 1 gallon of diesel lasts us ~20 hours, fyi.
Dave in AZ
Well-known member
Good info. Where did you put your fuel pump again, to reduce noise? I bought a 15L skinny tank to put in similar spot you did, but it juuuust doesn't fit by a wee bit
Now I'm looking at a 3gal spun aluminum diesel tank to rear mount like a propane bottle.I posted on Tune site today about your propane leaks experience, someone was gonna mount his 10lb propane with quick disconnects, inside and under a cabinet.
P.s. no Lone Peak here either, but I do like some of the innovations.
Regarding diesel heater cycling, it may vary depending on the manufacturer's controller and controller settings.
MR E30
Well-known member
Dave,Good info. Where did you put your fuel pump again, to reduce noise? I bought a 15L skinny tank to put in similar spot you did, but it juuuust doesn't fit by a wee bit
I posted on Tune site today about your propane leaks experience, someone was gonna mount his 10lb propane with quick disconnects, inside and under a cabinet.
P.s. no Lone Peak here either, but I do like some of the innovations.
I have it underneath the truck, attached with the rubber isolator thing, to the cross brace structure that supports the spare tire hoist mechanism. I haven't tried wrapping the pump yet, as the clicking noise doesn't impact our sleep at all.
Ah yeah, it's that one swivel connection the keeps leaking, but the market doesn't seem to have a better option. Very happy to be removing the propane entirely.
Oh nice, we have a projector, where do you place yours in the camper?
laxtoy
Adventurer
The long wait is over! Unfortunately with the weather getting cold and the interior not yet built out how I want it, it might be a bit before I get to break it in. Overall impressions, I really enjoyed the interaction with Gabi (does a lot of the office management) and the installers were awesome, really helpful with walkthrough, and my kind of people being gear heads.
The camper itself is pure badassery!! Everything is tight, feels very secure, very clean, great build quality and attention to detail.
I’ll have to rework my dual Jerry can swing out, the rear door is wide enough it makes contact, so some cutting and refabbing. I’m glad I removed both swing outs, and the installers appreciated it as well.
I’ll also have to think of how to mount my Hi-lift jack, thinking maybe above the driver door/in front of the driver side camper door using t-slot nuts and make some custom brackets.
Gonna be fun just getting everything dialed in the way I like it!
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Finally! LOL. Looks great and very nice looking rig overall.
The long wait is over! Unfortunately with the weather getting cold and the interior not yet built out how I want it, it might be a bit before I get to break it in. Overall impressions, I really enjoyed the interaction with Gabi (does a lot of the office management) and the installers were awesome, really helpful with walkthrough, and my kind of people being gear heads.
The camper itself is pure badassery!! Everything is tight, feels very secure, very clean, great build quality and attention to detail.
I’ll have to rework my dual Jerry can swing out, the rear door is wide enough it makes contact, so some cutting and refabbing. I’m glad I removed both swing outs, and the installers appreciated it as well.
I’ll also have to think of how to mount my Hi-lift jack, thinking maybe above the driver door/in front of the driver side camper door using t-slot nuts and make some custom brackets.
Gonna be fun just getting everything dialed in the way I like it!
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ulag
Member
Had the same issue with my cbi bumper. Ended up welding and drilling a new hole for the swing lock pin so it opens just a bit further and clears great now.
The long wait is over! Unfortunately with the weather getting cold and the interior not yet built out how I want it, it might be a bit before I get to break it in. Overall impressions, I really enjoyed the interaction with Gabi (does a lot of the office management) and the installers were awesome, really helpful with walkthrough, and my kind of people being gear heads.
The camper itself is pure badassery!! Everything is tight, feels very secure, very clean, great build quality and attention to detail.
I’ll have to rework my dual Jerry can swing out, the rear door is wide enough it makes contact, so some cutting and refabbing. I’m glad I removed both swing outs, and the installers appreciated it as well.
I’ll also have to think of how to mount my Hi-lift jack, thinking maybe above the driver door/in front of the driver side camper door using t-slot nuts and make some custom brackets.
Gonna be fun just getting everything dialed in the way I like it!
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laxtoy
Adventurer
Yes, very wide rear hatch. There’s no more adjustment for mine, so I’ll have to cut off the swing lock pin so I can get it to clear the bumper corners, one of the drawbacks of fabbing the bumper before the camper went on
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