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  1. JO

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub Hardwired Surge Protector

    Has anyone installed (DIY) a Hughes Watchdog surge protector in an Imagine 2600rb? I am wondering if it's easily done or if it's better to have it installed. Thanks in advance for the help! ~Alan
  2. GO

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West 1972 CO New Owner - Leveling

    Being new to AC and truck camping in general, I understand there is an undertaking known as "leveling". QUESTION - What is a reasonable height to plan to level too? One inch? One foot? One corner or two? With sticks and stone available, plus a plethora of intelligently design devices, it can...
  3. GL

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Help with DIY Project M Questions

    Hello, I am the proud new owner of a "used" 2021 Project M. I'm still a couple weeks away from picking it up from the current owner but the wheels in my head are turning on how I'm going to customize it. The previous owner went pretty bare-bones with what he ordered from the factory and I'd...
  4. LA

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Replacing torn metal siding on FWC camper

    Today leaving a disperse camping site my jacks got caught up in a mess of trees, not knowing this I stepped on the gas and torn, around where my jack was bolted on roughly. And then busted the seem going up it. Knowing I had to get out of there, I tore the rest off so it wouldn't fall off when...
  5. TO

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West DIY Slide in Pop-Up Truck Camper

    long time creeper on here finally getting around to posting. i decided to do something similar to, albiet quiet different than, the ambition strikes build on YT. exoskeleton built with 3" x 3" 3/16" aluminum. panels built with .040 aluminum glued to 1" blueboard glued to 1/4" birch. its been...
  6. GH

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West DIY Corner Jack Mounting Plates Drawings/ Setup

    Hello Campers. I've got a question for Everyone. A couple of months ago I was looking at a Thread that involved a Camper doing a DIY/Homemade Corner Jack Post Mounts, where he had drawing of the Plates that he made and Welded it to his Jacks to convert them to Corner Jacks. Does anyone know who...
  7. Cedar

    Escape Trailer Owners Community, RV LIFE Forum Hub HELP!Stuck drawer, one of many issues

    Help!! I took my 2018 Escape 17B on a rough road in Utah and it had some damage to it. :nonono: Apparently I did not understand that the dirt-road definition I used was not the same as ETI’s. I went as slow and carefully as I could but still over a dozen things went wrong and/or broke. I do know...
  8. gkchristopher

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub Battery Upgrade Step for 2021 Solitude 344GK Solar Project

    Hi all, I’m doing some planning for a battery upgrade on a 344GK Solitude. I’ve created a schematic of what I think would work given the current wiring and the size of system I’d like to have. Please take a look and let me know what I have wrong or missed. Thanks, Chris
  9. JO

    Escape Trailer Owners Community, RV LIFE Forum Hub 12V drops cost vs. DIY

    Question: I want to have under cabinet Puck lights In our 21NE build. Escape wants to charge me __$ each 12v drop. Would I be 1) money ahead and 2) easy to splice into the wiring for the under cabinet pancakes to DIY/add additional under cabinet lights myself?
  10. MY

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub 310GK Shower woes

    So out on the sunshine coast, set up and doing great. Wife and I had showers the other day, (BTW the upgrade to Oxygenics head is awesome!) And then was working on basement tidy. But a fairly large pool of water in there after showers. Investigated and sure enough, water exited the shower...
  11. BigRanchInSky

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West DIY Side Mount Table

    Backstory: We tend to do most of our down time outside of the camper (it's pretty hot in southern Utah)—we love the awning and we like to camp by big shady trees too and sit outside. And as a special bonus my wife is a vegetarian and I'm a meat-a-sorrus, so I try not to cook hamburgers and...
  12. JC

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West FWC Bronco to "Hawk" Build

    Hey All, I just bought a fwc bronco for $200 that was in pretty rough shape, but I knew that going in. I mostly just wanted it for the skeleton and a template to build onto. I've dug through a ton of the forums and chats on here prior to buying, but wanted to start a topic to see if anyone is...
  13. RA

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Low cost DIY Lithium camper batteries.

    I have been convinced for some time the lithium batteries were the future for marine and RV type applications and that lead acid's days were numbered. Lithium batteries have many major advantages over lead acid, including 4 times the energy density, much flatter voltage curve and less picky...
  14. JO

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub 30# lp tanks on imagine 2800bh?

    we are about to buy a 2800bh. we want to be able to do alot of dry camping. to that end, i've asked for a number of dealer add ons. 6v batteries, 3000w inverter and 30 lb propane tanks... of course, these are more expensive than we can get them online or at costco, but for some stuff (like the...
  15. KA

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub DIY: Added Mirror to Bathroom Door

    We added a full length mirror to the bathroom door of our last trailer, and we did the same here. We always found the inside bathroom door is the best place to put this mod. Yes I put a lot of clips on and I use the new product from Liquid Nails to stick the mirror to the door. The new product...
  16. EK

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West DIY/Homebuilt Camper - Flatbed Tacoma Doublecab

    Hi WTW! My wife, Robin, and I, Zach, have been reading the forum for a while and gotten a lot of great info and inspiration from it. Thanks! Now it’s our turn - we’re building a camper for our 2014 Tacoma Doublecab and will be documenting the build here. This first post is a bit more about us...
  17. RO

    My Grand RV - Grand Design RV Forum, RV LIFE Forum Hub Removing Sleeper Sofa From Solitude 369RL

    Anyone have any hints on removing the Sleeper Sofa out of the back of a GD 369RL? Took a quick look and didn't see any brackets bolting it in, but it certainly acts like it is attached.
  18. NO

    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Home Built Pop-up camper videos and more

    Hi I’m a new member of WTW and writing for me is challenging to say the least. So instead of of writing I make videos and post them on youtube. Below are 3 videos that some members of WTW might like. 1 I built my own pop-up camper and traveled in it for a year. If you want to check it out...
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