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  1. MI

    Crank up pole to lift your roof

    I had a piece of 1x1 underneath. I thought of making a small point to push against on the kitchen cabinet, but we're now moving to Europe without the camper. It's enough to get about 80% lift, I then pushed the rest by hand. Not a problem at all, ehe hard part is the first 30% lift when you...
  2. MI

    Crank up pole to lift your roof

    Bought this one for our summer holiday. Used it for 2 weeks. Dropbox - File Deleted - Simplify your life Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Stage-SSA20M-Speaker-Mount-Adapter/dp/B00FKY86V6/ref=pd_bxgy_267_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K0FEE3VH6TWXS6H75FHS No longer need it, since I sold the...
  3. MI

    SOLD: 1999 2nd gen Dodge Ram 24V Cummins with loaded 2006 Fourwheel camper

    At Expo, there are some more pictures, I can't upload large ones here to WTW. http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/184327-FS-NorCal-20k-1999-2nd-gen-Dodge-Ram-24V-Cummins-with-loaded-2006-Fourwheel-camper I'll provide more over the weekend.
  4. MI

    SOLD: 1999 2nd gen Dodge Ram 24V Cummins with loaded 2006 Fourwheel camper

    For sale is our beloved truck/camper setup “Priscilla”, as our family is outgrowing it and we will move to another continent in not-too-far future. We hate to sell her as we’ve had a ton of great trips with her, she is the perfect setup to have a base camp and go out to explore, surf, ski, hunt...
  5. MI

    Truck frame instead of seperate (-) wire

    I agree, I'm not saying your setup wouldn't be sufficient. Especially since you said you drive almost every day. A mere solenoid on ignition will easily top up your battery, since there will be quite some current flowing (50A?). You're probably talking about fractions of a volt of more voltage...
  6. MI

    Truck frame instead of seperate (-) wire

    A lot of very true stuff has been said. I had painful issues with incomplete ground connections as well. Do it properly! BUT: You're worried about losing fractions of a volt doing it one way or the other. This is because you want to keep your camper battery fully charged. Your alternator...
  7. MI

    LiFePo4 (Lithium Ion) Battery Project Photos

    Thanks for your report. This looks pretty nice. The 2nd alternator takes away a lot of thinking when it comes to charging from the running engine, and the solar then tops it off with a proper charging method. Do you use your charge controller for tracking battery levels? If so, the alternator...
  8. MI

    Freshwater in camper and drinking water

    I only use the tank water, for everything. One of the first things to do though on the camper: install an under-the-sink water filter. My wife has a fine nose when it comes to water taste, and this is the best we can get around here in CA (we're spoiled, growing up with European Alp tap water)...
  9. MI

    Has anyone thought of going lithium?

    4 in series will give you 100Ah at 12.8V. So still a lot of usable Ah (maybe comparable to a 200Ah lead battery), but you're at 700$ then. So maybe double the price as AGM. A lot of the explosion issues are less of a concern in LiFePo than in LiPo. I have a bluetop Optima with 55Ah in the...
  10. MI

    Used Camper Alert Thread

    2002 Hawk for 6500$ in Sacramento, CA on craigslist. Not affiliated. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/4632316191.html
  11. MI

    Renovating a Kestrel

    Most of the wood is cleaned, sanded a bit, and painted once. We tried to get the paint well on the cut edges to prevent this odour to come back again… let’s see. Right now the camper smells rather neutral, with some note of febreze. I’m surprised how well the wood-spax survived in the...
  12. MI

    Renovating a Kestrel

    Thanks for the answers. I emailed FWC and got some responses. Where can I find the serial number? @billharr: a fantastic vent is worth a consideration. I guess for a start I'll do it with a PC vent that lies around in our vanagon. @Jim: yes, that was the first thing I did this morning -...
  13. MI

    Renovating a Kestrel

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, because yesterday we bought a quite used Kestrel FWC for our Dodge truck. We, that is me and my wife, living in Palo Alto, CA. We camped in our truck for some months with a camper shell (no problem with the drought), but said if a good FWC pops up on craigslist for a...

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