I camped in some decent wind in Death Valley and was also impressed. The tensioned canvas is a important detail for camping in the wind.
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I camped in some decent wind in Death Valley and was also impressed. The tensioned canvas is a important detail for camping in the wind.
dstefan
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Congrats and welcome to the cult!
We’ve been in really bad winds, like 35-40 gusts and the canvas still resists flapping. Jay builds ‘em tight.
Let us see how you do your build out over time.
Will do. It’s going to be a pretty basic set up. Insulation of some sort and a fabric to cover.
Really like this little table and the bedrug.
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Dave in AZ
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Puck light link pls
I also love a "soft white" light that dims, AND HAS A RED SETTING. The classic Alu-Cab lights. I find the harsh white of Natural White or even blue white, is terrible at night.
It is so hard to find a good size LED that has soft white about 3500k color, dimmable, and a red setting. However, I found these! 12v, I really like them. Made a vid:
Pra4sno
Member
Not for everyone, but we have found these work extremely well in our camper. We move them around as needed, but typically its just twisting the angle of the head. They are dimmable, and rechargeable. I have USB ports in my interior build and I have a few that are just permanently plugged into the house battery for footwell lighting for those middle of the night nature calls.
Link to these lights (which we have found are better than the cheaper ones)
Link to these lights (which we have found are better than the cheaper ones)
Phessor
Member
Puck lightsPuck light link pls
I also love a "soft white" light that dims, AND HAS A RED SETTING. The classic Alu-Cab lights. I find the harsh white of Natural White or even blue white, is terrible at night.
It is so hard to find a good size LED that has soft white about 3500k color, dimmable, and a red setting. However, I found these! 12v, I really like them. Made a vid:
The soft light dims, not as low as I would like, but not bad.
The red does not dim though.
locrwln
Expedition Leader
Thanks for the link. I like the looks of those.
We pick our camper up next month.
Jack
jjgarrett0
New member
We had ours installed on the same day! We've spent three nights in it so far. It even got down to 12 degrees but we were hot with the diesel heater running.Picked up mine on November 18th. Camped in blm area on the way back in heavy wind. Windy.com said constant around 16-18 with gusts even more. Jeep was rocking but there was zero flapping from the canvas. Impressed is an understatement.
dirtnsmores
Active member
Good times in Arizona last week. And the camper did great!
dirtnsmores
Active member
How did you go about feeding in the the diesel heater?
Howdy, I'm thinking about getting a F-150 with the Powerboost engine, Anyone have this rig? We are Snowbirds so do the drive from eastern Washington to Arizona twice yearly. Think it would be beneficial to have a built-in power supply.
Was also thinking about the Lightning but not convinced I want to make the lifestyle change of preplanning our trips around charger availability. We like to do trips up to BC and the Yukon in the summer.
Was also thinking about the Lightning but not convinced I want to make the lifestyle change of preplanning our trips around charger availability. We like to do trips up to BC and the Yukon in the summer.
jjgarrett0
New member
I just ran the ducting and the power thru the small window in our hatch.
Double Down
New member
I’m looking to add an external solar port and shore plug to my camper - when you added those plugs how are you attaching them?
Through bolts w/ nuts on the inside? Screws? Would rivets through the skin work?
I’m assuming some kind of sealant behind the plug as well?