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#51 corybrown50

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Posted 07 October 2019 - 02:10 AM

Swwweeeettt!!!!! She looks fantastic!!!
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#52 kmehr

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Posted 07 October 2019 - 02:48 AM

Swwweeeettt!!!!! She looks fantastic!!!

Thanks! I'm so very happy with it!  Like I said, few odds and ends to finish up, but she's campable for sure!  I really want to get her all wired up this week so we can use the furnace- supposed to be low 30s high 20s at night where were going camping.

 

Here's a question for everyone- and a dumb one, where do I ground my camper battery?


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Posted 09 October 2019 - 07:35 PM

Ground it to the main ground of the pig tail in the 7 way/4 way if you need to. I never found any metal framing anywhere in mine. I take my battery out though and keep them on my battery tender.
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#54 kmehr

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Posted 09 October 2019 - 10:06 PM

if it's all 12 v though, I really don't need a "ground" for the battery itself according to what i'm reading.  I do plan on pulling the battery and storing in my garage when not in use and putting it on a tender as well.  I'd like to use to solar panel for that purpose, bu I also want to store it under a tarp.


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Posted 16 October 2019 - 01:29 PM

Then you are correct. From the factory mine had a positive termination point in the ceiling above the bed. I didn't understand it either. 12v closed system you should be fine unless you "want one".
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#56 kmehr

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Posted 16 October 2019 - 04:54 PM

I got everything wired up and tested this weekend, and it works great without a chassis ground.  Closed loop seems the way to go.

 

I did have to order some feet for my jacks though as somehow now the only way I can get it in my truck is to let air out of the tires, and that sucks.  The jack tripods are also so wide that I have to run over them with my truck to get underneath it and I'm too afraid I'm going to knock it over!

 

The other thing I need to change is the propane line,  I want to mount it on the outside of the camper and run it right under the furnace.. After testing things out this weekend and finding a leak, I don't want it leaking in the battery compartment and there being some sort of spark blowing the whole thing up!


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Posted 16 October 2019 - 07:21 PM

Yep, that's what I ended up doing as well. Before answering, I double checked with my RV buddy that does repairs at a major store locally to be sure. 

 

I have the tripods on mine....no problem running them over, and if they are pointed out it won't be much. I'd love to have electric, but $$$ I do not have. 

 

I feel you on the propane. Mine is run on the outside mostly, at least from the driver side back. I also have had the blessing that I haven't camped yet in the cold, so I have been able to cook and turn the propane off without having to worry about it. That is on my list for this weekend actually as I have some time that I cannot hunt this weekend and hopefully the weather will be nice. 


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Posted 21 October 2019 - 12:40 AM

So so so close to 100%. Plan was to go camping in her this weekend, but I couldn’t get it high enough to get in my truck. So I finally made some feet for it and got her loaded up! Only two things left are a sink drain and re running the gas line outside the camper. So stoked!

I took it to the scale this evening, weighs right at 1,150 lbs. pretty impressed with how light it is. IMG_0084.JPG IMG_0054.JPG
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Posted 21 October 2019 - 12:40 AM

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Posted 24 October 2019 - 12:30 AM

Got my new line for the propane run, but I can't really figure out how to light the furnace.  The manual I found online is pretty useless.  Duo Therm 66000 series.  Do they have an auto ignite pilot light? i don't see any buttons or anything that look like pilot light ignitors, nor do I see where you can light it with a match/lighter.  Any help appreciated!


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