REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
VEHICLES, CAMPERS, and BOATS => Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related => Topic started by: kampfitt on May 06, 2016, 09:55:00 AM
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Well this will be my first build thread! Slow build of our new to us Sun Lite Pop Up truck camper for our 60 day trip from Michigan to Alaska summer of 17. Wife and I have big plans for this camper Solar, new flooring, paint, Major Cleaning! I'll post more pics as we make progress.
Camper ad
http://www.asrvcenter.com/rv/2001-SUN-LITE-EAGLE-WT-18416
Also will be doing some truck mods for the trip. Here's first time on my truck, I have an RDS 45 gal aux tank in the bed that's why the gap between the cab and camper.
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Made it home set it up on patio so my wife can get started on the cleaning and pulling out the couch and carpet.
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Oohh Alaska. I will happily subsribe to this thread!
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Looking forward to this!
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Yessir. I'm in.
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Umm... how's it handle with that camper hanging waaaay out the back like that?
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The truck doesn't even know it's there! Camper is only 1500 lbs. and one of my many planed mods is to take the bumpers off the front of camper, they're aprox. 3" deep so you don't hit the top of your bed rail. Going in their place will be a tailgate bed mat so their is something between my fuel tank and the front of the camper. That will move it 2 1/2" more forward. The camper only hangs over about 24" from the bed some of the truck campers you can get for our short box trucks are HUGE with as much overhang and tons more weight! My eldest son works at a local fab shop, so we'll take tailgate off and come out of the trailer hitch with a angled support up to the bottom of the camper in 2 places. Also this gives me a spot to mount steps.
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Well my wife got the outside washed today, looks lots better. After work today pulled couch and frame so we can get rid of the nasty carpet!
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Then I started on battery and water tank area. I want to clean all this up so I can add dual batteries and my charge controller for the solar.
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The water tank had about 2" of water left in it! Lots of scum when I dumped it out. I'll fill it with a cup of bleach/water to the top and let it set for a few days to see if I can save the tank. Younger Son coming up tonight to shoot handguns if the weather holds so no work on camper till Monday. Everyone have a good Mothers Day, out with my Mom, Dad and my family tomorrow.
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Well my boys built 3 new targets, AR-200 steel plate and 1" tube lower
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Nice angle splatter goes down right along the angle of the plate
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Works great ! 9mm 223 12ga slug
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Little work camper
Got more carpet removed
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Water tank and battery removed
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I'm excited about this build and seeing this camper being used on the upcoming trip
Good stuff!
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I shall also be watching this with much interest.
I've got a cargo van that's just dying for some camperizing.
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Will enjoy this!!
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Well we have a little more progress. While I was at work my Wife remove the dinette riser so we have a flat floor to lay down the new vinyl.
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Left me the bathroom! Removed toilet, then started on the carpet. What a job, they must be paid by the staple!! 1000 per board!
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Also had to remove door on fridge so I could get the board out right under the front. Wifey took door and all the racks and drawers in for a good cleaning!
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Off to Home Depot tonight to check out new flooring.
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Good progress....this will be great when its done. Nice job! :)
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Nice updates, keep em comin
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General comment from a happy person:
This is the kind of thing I/we really like seeing on this site. A realistic and practical build which is well documented, and could be duplicated by just about everyone. Write-ups like this one empowers and energizes not only the viewership, but the builder as well.
I think God meant for us to work with our hands and to be good stewards of things. A slide in camper being restored just fits with that theme. Husband and wife working together, doing something cool, and working toward a goal.
Yep, I like it!
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I agree, not to mention the uber cool trip that comes at the end of such a task is a huge reward in and of itself.
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Thanks Guys, Wife and I work pretty good together. She has good ideas on interior stuff, I work on outside and systems. We got a little more done this weekend, I removed the jacks and mounting brackets took them to have them sandblasted and powder coated.
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Then got back in time to run up to our towns Railroad Days Parade, to watch my son driving our townships new Tanker 1!
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Proud Dad!!
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Then back home to do a little more.
Got my led bulbs from M4 Products, changed out old yellow bulbs!
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After Much Whiter and Cooler the olds bulbs made the lens hot to touch!
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Waiting on new taillights, Vent fan, and solar kit.
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Going back to Alaska is one of the goals of our truck build we are beginning. So I will be watching your build with interest. I like that campers light weight..I may have to look for one of those myself.
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Well got a little more time on the camper. Pulling the TV ant. looks like it leaked at one time. Also changing the roof vent to a MaxAir fan.I have one of these in the bedroom of my 5th wheel, they work great can be left open in the rain without extra covers. It moves a lot of air and is very quiet.
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After an hour of work finely got the ant. and vent cover off.
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Then put a bead of Dicor sealant around the hole and butyl around new trim ring. This fan comes in 3 pieces the power head, outside mount ring and inner trim
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Put the outside mount on and cover the screws and edges with the Dicor
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Brought the top up you can see the 4 screws to hold it and rubber o-ring to seal it to the mount.
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All done up top, fan in raised position it drops down level on the upper lid when closed.[forgot pic]
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Moved to the inside, there was power already to the vent so that made this part easy!
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Here is the inner trim ring. It will work in cellings up to 6" thick but mine is only about 2" so I had to trim off 4" with my Vib. mutli tool.
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All done this thing really moves the air in this small camper.
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Still have to plug the ant. hole. I'm going to put a plastic box on the roof for the solar wires and on the inside I'll do a wire mold box and trim to get to the battery.
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Finished the top for solar wires. Need 10" square to cover all the holes from the Ant.
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Then I put a few screws back to hold it all down!
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Finished with sealant.
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Well I went to work Sat. and left my drill out and this is the pic wife sent me!!
Windows out!!
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All Clean
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New butyl tape and Dicor.
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^^^Good clean work!
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Being a pop up how well do you think the insulation value is for the vinyl parts? Will it be really cold when you are there?
Sure looks clean and the wife helping is a big plus.
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I was kinda wondering that myself, Alaska from what I know never really gets warm......
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We plan on going in July-August, so temps 70-40 range. We'll have a good comforter and the camper has a furnace to take the chill off in the morning.
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I would love to make the trip too. When I get the Sub done that would be a great "summer" trip for the boys and I.
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Finally got a little time back on camper.
Wifey wanted another plug to rear of camper for tablet or heater when we have power.
Looking at power center found it has Main 30a then 1 20a and 2 15a breakers, 1 15 a for the existing plugs another for fridge and 20a ? So I pulled it all apart and found the 20a breaker prewired to the back but unused! Perfect for the plug I'm putting in.
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Ran my wire down pipe chase to the back.
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Cut a hole to put GFCI Plug in, need to stop and get cover plate on my way home from work today.
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Well got more done on the camper. Interior Lights and plugs done, on to new flooring.
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Wife laying it all out for the right color match!
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Before!
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After! She did a Nice job while I was at work!
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^^^ Wow, what a difference!
This "Freshening up" is going well!
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Sure is nice when the wife lends a hand, enjoys it and does a good job to boot!!
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That looks really great. So much progress!
When you get around to planning your Alaska trip love to see the itinerary. Definitely on my bucket list.
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That looks really great. So much progress!
When you get around to planning your Alaska trip love to see the itinerary. Definitely on my bucket list.
X2......
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Wow that looks great
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Really nice when you get to work as a couple and enjoy it together and enjoy it together too. Looking good!
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Little more time on camper
Couch is in toilet done, Wife working on curtains
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Amazing progress! I love my wife but she can't change a light bulb. My mission is to make sure my girls have skills. I really like the vent fan.
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Vent Fan works great! Got more done on the jacks, Put them together twice! forgot the mounting rings!!
New Powder Coating
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Rings installed!
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Slide inner screw tube in, put roll pin in, Drive gear just sets over roll pin.
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Slide drive shaft with spacer and gear in then put roll pin in to hold it all together. Without getting grease on white paint!!
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Back on camper looking much better even if I had to do it twice!
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And on to next step, took tailgate off and making platform that slides into hitch to support the back of camper.
2" x 6" main rails 2" x 4" tie rails
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Put #1 son to work He's my welder if you need better than farm welding I do!
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Those jacks turned out great!
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Did some more on truck platform despite the heat!
Tailgates off hitch tube is in to mark location of first upright
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On the bench to weld up
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Setting location on platform
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Trying to get the angle and length just right. Wood is cheaper than tubing!!
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Looks extra heavy!
Raising boys into RealMen!!
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^^ for real. Also serves as rear collision protection!
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Got some more time in on the camper Sat. Putting on Camp site lights on all sides. Rear will have a switch near back door, Left side Right side and front will have switches up beside the refrigerator and bed so they are close if you hear a bump in the night!
Made 90' brackets for the sides
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Then bought tube mounts for the front and back
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You can see factory seam in roof, so I used Eternabond tape to waterproof the seam and hold the wires down going back to the junction box on the roof.
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And for all you Safety Guys here's how not to make your own pick!! Roof says no weight except on roof rack 100 lbs max! That leaves me out!
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Still have to put switches in then back to rear carrier and truck wiring. No backup light on trailer plug?
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Love the scaffolding, genius!!! ;)
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Love the scaffolding, genius!!! ;)
I could envision placing a comfy piece of 3/4" on the ladder and catching a short nap!
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I did that when I built my garage. Was higher and longer, but screwed together.
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Great work and progress! Are you going to have switches in the cab for the side lights also? Might be helpful when pulling into a campsite at night.
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Shhhh Wilbur.I think he's sleeping up there.
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Shhhh Wilbur.I think he's sleeping up there.
HAHAHA! ;D
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It does look comfy.
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Great work and progress! Are you going to have switches in the cab for the side lights also? Might be helpful when pulling into a campsite at night.
X2 think that would be a good idea or maybe easier, mount external lights on truck that stay on their permanently
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I believe you can use the center pin for back up on a 7 pin
(http://www.lindamaki.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/trailer-plug-wiring-diagram-7-way-7-way-rv-style-trailer-plug-wiring-aka-pollock-or-bargman-plug-trailer-wiring-diagram-7-way.jpg)
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Correcto-mundo ^^
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Thanks Fonz! :thumb
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Knew you would get it!
Sorry Mr Kamp about Dottin' your thread up. That's what happens when we get bored. :)
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That's the very wire I tapped into for my bumper reverse lights.
Debated a switch, but realized the trouble it would cause me one day.
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The switches for the lights are all inside the camper, but I learned the hard way always get out and check for low hanging limbs! So while out checking campsite out the rear light switch is right at the door , I'll be able to just reach in and turn it on for additional rear flood lighting.
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Got to finish up wiring on camp lights. Put switches for front, left and right sides up beside the bed for any bumps in the night.
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Used Wife's multi tool to cut the hole, I love this thing I use it more than she does!
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Switches and power outlet installed
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Wire on top to junction box covered with the Eterna Bond tape
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Then on to new LED tail and backup lights!
Had to find out they never hooked up backup wire to rec. in the box! that took a while to find and fix then back to light install
These things are great! Super Bright!
Running Lights
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Backup light and Running
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Backup and Brake!
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Now just have to do Pass. side tonight.
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Nice work. I have 3 of those cutters. (2 came in kits, I bought the same HF)
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That looks great. Chasing wires can be such a PITA! >:( Nice job!
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Both side done, very happy with how this turned out!
These are the back up lights I used
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YI29SK4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And Taillights
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V4XBUE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Running Lights
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Brake Lights
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Back Up and Brakes!
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Almost ready to go on first road trip. Going to Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Sept for our anniversary, lots of good hiking and site sighing.
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Nice build!
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Looks great!
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Nice and bright! Great work.
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You two are really doing a nice job on that camper - I hope you truly enjoy the fruits of your labor in Sept.!
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Never to much light, as stated in another thread!
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Well been crazy here since last post. 90 yr old father in law has been in the hospital for the last 3 weeks! Darn near lost him twice. He has hairy cell leukemia that dr's are just letting run it's course at his age nothing you can do, then came down with pneumonia in both lungs! They live 80 miles from us in Cass City so my wife was up with her mother 86 yrs taking her to hospital every day. Then he got too sick for the small town hospital and was moved to Saginaw St. Mary's. That's 40 miles from our house, So Wifey has been staying home and going to the hospital in the morning to catch the Dr's and get any news while the other sisters bring Mom around Noon and take her back around 7pm. My Wife is there till at least 3pm every day. This has been very hard on her! And of course with 8 kids everyone has an opinion on what should be done! So everything she does around the house the boy and I have been doing! Dinners , Shopping, Mowing the grass, its been nuts! He's starting to show some improvement, very slow going. If his lungs don't start working better he won't be able to come home! On Oxygen mask during the day and bi-pap mach. at night to help him breath. It's day by day He's a tough old bird, so I'm hoping he can get strong enough to come home or it be a peaceful end to a good long life. Prayers for my wife Karen its been very hard on her.
But I had Monday off, So I didn't like the corner where po backed onto a tree and covered it with caulk. I couldn't leve it alone!
So I opened up this can of worms!
Rotten wood on inside
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Leak around bolts for lift asm
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Had to take canvas down roof rack off, plan is to replace bad wood and make a 3' by 4' L bracket out of 1/8" to reinforce the corner and put all back together when I get some time!
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Nice you are keeping busy. Good luck and prayers on the FIL.
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Ouch!
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You'll sleep better knowing it's done right. Sorry to hear about FIL
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Bumping this for an update on the camper? Still on track for AK in July/August kampfitt?
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Yea we're still on leaving July 22nd return on Sept 17th!! But we've been side tracked with the oldest son's farm house he bought. Hopefully we'll be done with the remodel so I can get back on the last few things I want to do to the truck and camper before we leave will post some updates as soon as I get back at the camper!
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Well finally got some time back on the camper, D day is coming up fast! Started replacing rotten wood in the corner. Bought one of those kreg jigs to screw the corner together, a little glue and 2 screws and it's solid!
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Then put in this aluminum brace with 32 #10 x 3/4" screws!
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Boss making sure I do it right! and lend a hand when I need it.
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Also put a Westin HDX Grill Guard on the truck, hopefully if we hit something it will stay out of the rad!! Had to take grill out to get at bumper bolts to install guard mounts and take out tow hooks and trim away some plastic for lower mounts.
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And installed Torklift Stableloads on the truck simple to put on lower overload and all mechanical no air bags or lines. Truck sits level with camper loaded now.
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:likebutton: Looking good!
+1 on the grille guard. Even smaller animals can cause a puncture which can ruin your day.
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Forgot finished pics of repair :facepalm:
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Didn't get any of canvas back on will have to get more of it with top up and anything else we do.
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Getting there!
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Drive report: Took rig to work last 2 days, wife needed the Equinox for errands. Lots of wind here 25mph with gusts to 35, truck handled the camper with ease :grin: The stable loads really work! Truck sit level with camper and no sway. Next up is storage boxes 1 between cab and camper on top of box rails over aux tank, will be 12" x 24" x 72" doors on each end. I'll put grill, lawn chairs, level blocks, and water hose here, on Drivers rear of camper overhang there's a door from inside that should open into the box if you have a long bed truck but with my setup it opens to nothing! Going to have son build a alum. box at work that's 17" x 22" x 27" that we'll use for shoes and dirty clothes. Still have to run large charge line from alt. to box of truck with 100 amp 2 pole plug then put cord on camper to battery, this should give me good quick recharge of camper battery whenever we drive truck.
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Looking good.
More info on the stable loads please.
I keep debating bags, 1 ton springs, etc.
These have me intrigued.
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Yea I like the stableload's all mechanical, I had to take out the round plastic disk on each end of the over load. then the bottom plate bolts on thru that hole, then the top plates are put together with 2 or 3 angled plates to fill the gap so you're on the overload spring before you put any weight in the truck. They turn in or out with a 3/8th ratchet here's it out
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and turned in
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only downside is about same price as air bags I paid $273 off amazon
Here's Torklift's website
http://www.torklift.com/index.php/products/suspension/stableload
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Here's a few pics of camper on truck with stable loads in sits nice and level.
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Maybe you covered it, but why is it so far back in the bed?
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Interesting setup. The camper must not be too heavy to be able to set it so far back in the bed. Folks had a 9ft camper many years ago and that thing controlled the 3/4 truck, I just kind of herded it along. Nice for hauling the boat or a week hunting but really a pain to get to and from the destination. Have a nice trip to Alaska, should be a wonderful experience.
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Maybe you covered it, but why is it so far back in the bed?
He's putting storage in the front, and he has an aux tank.
Next up is storage boxes 1 between cab and camper on top of box rails over aux tank, will be 12" x 24" x 72" doors on each end. I'll put grill, lawn chairs, level blocks, and water hose here, on Drivers rear of camper overhang there's a door from inside that should open into the box if you have a long bed truck but with my setup it opens to nothing! Going to have son build a alum. box at work that's 17" x 22" x 27" that we'll use for shoes and dirty clothes. Still have to run large charge line from alt. to box of truck with 100 amp 2 pole plug then put cord on camper to battery, this should give me good quick recharge of camper battery whenever we drive truck.
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Yea, I have an RDS 45 gal aux tank because the 26 gal won't get you far! The camper weighs less than 1500 lbs. so not very heavy, truck handles the thing fine even in the wind.
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Well a little more progress d-day is coming fast! Wanted to up grade charging back to camper battery. I bought a 200 amp continuous duty relay and 100 amp fuse block, 25 ft #4 awg wire, 200 amp 2 pole plug for inside box to camper. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B005K2429I/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IBXV51KJPV50A&colid=4LZ4VQGEYDW5
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KD26VMQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DNE4EI4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Installed Plug in the box
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Then ran wires up to my solenoid and to fuse then Battery, relay to power up only when truck is running so I don't run truck battery down at night.
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Will be working on camper end tonight.
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Another solution to your battery charging could be:
https://www.waytekwire.com/item/77056/Cole-Hersee-48122-Battery-Isolator-140A-/
It allows your system to charge the camper battery without allowing your camper battery to discharge your truck battery. Solid state solution.
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Yea that would work but a little bigger to fit under the hood somewhere. Getting ready to leave this Fri after work! Lots of stuff and so little time. Large cross box above fuel tank is on and done, left rear side box is on adds lots of storage from the inside!! oil changed ,fuel filter changed, tires rotated, Backseat removed for more storage! built shelves with a slot in drivers side so solar panel can slide in and tools, jack, air comp. can go behind drivers seat. And in all this Wifey had her physical last week and Dr didn't like her EKG!! So off for tests this week, she had stress test on Mon that went good and has echocardiogram on Wed then get results on Thur!! Nothing like last min.!!Then hopefully ok to go. And in all this help son move into the farmhouse finely !! I'll try to get some pics up of rig before we go.
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Good luck on the trip and all the last minute stuff. I tend to pack the same way.
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This trip is going to be epic!
Best to you two, and blessings as well.
We here will lift you in prayer for safe travels and a renewed spirit.
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You guys have a great safe trip!
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Be safe and update us along the way with pics
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Looking forward to the updates and pics. Praying for the wife's good test results and your safe trip.
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Here's the storage box above the fuel tank, forgot to take pics while we were working on it!
And the side box my son built for more inside storage.
Also if anyone wast to PM me your cell number I would text a few pics for you to post of the highlights.
We'll be putting the camper on tonight I'll get some pics.
And thanks for the prayers for my wife, so far so good on the test 1 more today and she should be good to go!!
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That's some good craftmanship
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Nice work. Never enough storage!
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Nice work. Never enough storage!
X2!
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Well here it is on the truck!! Loading everything up, The cross box has chairs, grill, table, outdoor patio mat, 2 gal washer fluid, 2 sets level blocks and gray water tote!! The shelves in the back of truck has jack, tool bag, solar panel, back packs, hiking poles, spare parts for truck, 2 totes with extra canned or dry food, 2 cases of water, and tote for dirty clothes!! Momma is in charge of inside I have no idea whats in there!! :undecided: I'm going to try and hit the Cat scale near me when we leave just to see what it weights :tongue:
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That looks really great. Prayers sent for good news on your wife's health and a safe trip. I will be watching this for updates on your journey!
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Well thought out.
You'll be north of 10K on the scales.
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With all that loaded up. 10k for sure.
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It's setting level but I think it'll be right at 10K. Also Good News on Wifey's test all came back normal! Good to Go :grin:
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Now thats good news!
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That's great news!
I'll put you north of 10k.
On any given day I'm at 8700 +/-.
I have a lot of extra stuff at all times, and you'll be packing similar tool and supply wise I suspect.
Then add the camper and its goodies, you'll have a jag for sure.
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That's great news!
I'll put you north of 10k.
On any given day I'm at 8700 +/-.
I have a lot of extra stuff at all times, and you'll be packing similar tool and supply wise I suspect.
Then add the camper and its goodies, you'll have a jag for sure.
Right where I am, 8700 with about 3/4 tank of fuel
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Funny, I am at 7800 with shell and gear in back(lots of it) but no lift.
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Great news! Good for you guys.
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Great news with the wife! Keep us updated on progress of trip when you can.....
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Last day at work!! :grin: Wifey is donig last min. stuff, I have a few things when I get home. Hope to be on the road tonight about 5:30 headed to Ludington to stay the night then take the ferry across Lake Mich. Sat morning, we've never done that before. We'll be heading towards Glacier National park before we turn up into Canada. I'll send a few pics when we have cell service!
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Folks, just watch the number of views explode as this adventuresome couple march along this trip. Personally, I can't wait to see and share in the sights they are about to witness
God Speed, and thanks!
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Trip has been amazing! In Coldfoot Alaska on the ice road to Deadhorse to the Artic Ocean!! Very little internet except in big towns so few pics to send. Truck and camper working great packed too many clothes dishes and pans and we have enough food to survive the winter! No wonder the truck weights over 10 k lbs!! I'll send more pics when I can.
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That's moving out!
Top of the world already!
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Got a few pics it looks great!!
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Sweet! Cant wait to see some pics.
That's pretty heavy for you. My dually goes 9200 with aux tank full and some tools.
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Made it to Deadhorse and the Arctic Ocean Karen went for a dip it was great watching her!! We made it almost to the end of the Dalton Hwy then got a puncture in the right rear tire was able to fix it with a plug only stopped for about 20 minutes to fix it. We're in Denali right now and seeing some amazing things and lots of animals. Now heading towards the Kenai Peninsula.
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The pics are great. Should we share or let you document the trip?
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Go ahead and post anything I send to you. We're in Homer Ak right now camping on the beach!! Watching the sea otters play in front of us!! I'll send more pictures when we have some wifi
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Have fun, sound like a great time!
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Forgot what I posted we also have been in Seward and went on the Glacier and Whale watching tour. It was a 6 hour trip with a Prime Rib and Salmon dinner!! The meal was fantastic and the trip was even better!! We saw Humpback whales and Dall porpoises Stellar sea loins Killer whales sea otters and an eagle!! Then we got to the glacier and it was amazing we got to see it calving off a huge hunk of ice. The captain put the boat right up to the glacier and we could hear it cracking and popping!! Then we saw an ice burg right beside us flipping over. It was a great trip.
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You still alive kampfitt...........
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More photos please.
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yea still alive they don't have internet in Alaska!! And when they do it's Slow!! Just getting back will try to get trip report and pics up asap!
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Glad you made it safe n sound
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well as soon as i figure out how to resize all my pics from my new iphone then i'll start a trip report.
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I just upload them to imgur from my iphone then use BBC code to insert into the thread on Don's site.
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I just upload them to imgur from my iphone then use BBC code to insert into the thread on Don's site.
Even easier, download the Tapatalk app and post from there... super easy
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Ok downloaded tap talk we'll see how this goes. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/578e47b1fd6bf7a4d4896da74b0f97f1.jpg)
Stopped at Theodore Roosevelt national park (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/1a2f6b40fe610bce585bee78ff031f41.jpg)
Going across Montana
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Stream right behind our campsite
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Before I forget you guys were right the truck was kinda heavy so I stopped at the first truck scale!! 11,240 lbs !!! 4600 lbs on the front and 6600 lbs on the rear!!! Good on the front rating but over on the rear by 600 lbs. But it handled it fine sat level with the Satble Loads on it. My wife knows how to pack every inch of the truck!! We had enough food and clothes for 3 months !(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/f8faf478a4d889381c19b2f7818e9e94.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/912c5e7bafb3dc9c23e8ea8d6257ac48.jpg)
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Sweet! Can't wait to see more! Looks great.
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Agreed, more pics!
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More pics on the way have to do this between jobs at work!!
Kootenay National Park in British Columbia
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Banff National Park
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And this is their animal over pass to cut down on the road kill!
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Stopped for lunch right along the river!
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More from Jasper National Park
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Now onto the Alaska Hwy
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Black Bear along the road
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Fox at one of the road side pull outs
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Sign Post City at Watson Lake Yukon
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Looks like one really awesome adventure!
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Very nice, like the Mile 0 setup.
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Lots of floats but one not so good!!
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Saw road work everywhere
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One of the campsites we found and at the right price Free
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The stories those pontoons could tell!
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And a waterfall the wife found in the Milepost guide she got for the trip
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Bridge across the Klondike river
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Of course I had to stop at the place that said they had the best cinnamon rolls!!
And yes I did share it with her
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Ferry we took across the Yukon river at Dawson,Yukon
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On Top of the World Hwy
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Then took the Taylor Hwy. 62 miles of gravel 1-1 1/2 lanes wide to Eagle Ak
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Whoops!! Out of order
Made it to Alaska!!
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What a great trip. Love the pics. A bucket list item for sure. Thanks for sharing them! How was the cinnamon roll? :laugh:
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The roll was good but found better up the road later in the trip!!
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That trip looks amazing, thanks for sharing.
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That trip looks amazing, thanks for sharing.
^^this!!
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^^x2
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Can't agree more guys. Always wanted to do that.
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Really great photos. Beautiful country!
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Very cool trip. Thanks for sharing the pics. How are you liking the pop up camper? Any issues with leaking?
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We love the camper for this type of trip. We bought it just for Alaska, we have a 30' 5th wheel for normal vacations. I wouldn't want a tall camper saw too many of them rockin and rollin on the ruff roads! No leaks and we spent a week in the Kenai Peninsula with nothing but rain!! We're going to sell it now that the trip is over so if someone is looking for a very good camper with some good mods done I can list everything that was done and photos going to be asking $4000 can work out a deal on delivery { Road Trip!!}
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Camped inEagle at the National Forest Campground . 62 miles of 1-1 1/2 lane gravel road! Took a tour of the museum and Fort Egbert. Our guide was a senior in high school with a class of 2!! She said the town still ran off 2 large generators with a small backup! They also had a community well for people that don't have wells and a phone booth in town so they can calls if they don't have a satellite phone!!
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Camped inEagle at the National Forest Campground . 62 miles of 1-1 1/2 lane gravel road! Took a tour of the museum and Fort Egbert. Our guide was a senior in high school with a class of 2!! She said the town still ran off 2 large generators with a small backup! They also had a community well for people that don't have wells and a phone booth in town so they can calls if they don't have a satellite phone!!
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So if there are only 2 in class then one is valedictorian & one is salutatorian, how cool!
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But on the flip side you are either first or last.
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I bet Norm doesn't have one of those!
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I wouldn't bet against him
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But on the flip side you are either first or last.
Yeah but grading on the curve is nice.
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My recruiter was from montana and graduated as the salutatorian of a class of 2........and lets just say he was definately not the brightest bulb on the tree / or the stinkiest turd in the toilet.........
If i remember correctly, i think he was a helicopter crew chief for the catfish........
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Here's an old semi they still use
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End of the Alaska Hwy at Delta Juction
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Heading to the Dalton Hwy
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One of the many hills
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Wood decked bridges!
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Heading to the Dalton Hwy
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Made it to the Arctic Circle!!
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Great mountain views
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Camped on a plateau for the night with great views of the tundra
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Just gorgeous, a trip I always wanted to make!
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Here's more pics
There was road construction everywhere and how they do the roads up there.
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They put down the base that looks like what Don has been digging up then 4" of foam then the road mix on top!
Then this guy had the best ride to work!
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Some of the other rigs on the road
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Getting close to Prudhoe Bay we saw the Musk Ox just outside of town
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Made it to Prudhoe Bay
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Oil Rigs
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Oil lines from the fields
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Tractors to haul things to the fields in the winter
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Cool stuff.
What is fuel going for up there?
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Diesel was $ 2.55 a gal in Fairbanks and $ 4.30 in Prudhoe Bay !!
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Made it to the ocean you have to use a tour company to get the last 8 miles thur oil company property.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170920/66f46c611d2cd8f78a21710d654ae4fe.jpg)
Then 2 guys went swimming and wife said she wished she had brought her suit so one of them we were talking to said he had a extra pair of shorts and a shirt she could use and a large towel then they would head towards the bus and turn their backs while I held the towel like a good husband so she could change!
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Going in!
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Are you cold!,
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How cool! :likebutton:
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What, she swam and you didn't? :facepalm:
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Man that is amaZing! Super jealous
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Here's a nice caribou on our way back from Prudhoe Bay
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Heading back into Atigun Pass
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Here's a couple of trucks we passed. Getting ready to go up the pass, check out how they're hooked together to get up the mountains!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170921/a6a59889438680db5ff81b507c17e76e.jpg)
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Made it back to Fairbanks
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On the tour of Denali National Park
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My wife messing around had to tell her she had her horns backwards!!
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Let sleeping bears lie
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Heading towards the mountain!
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Awesome to say the least!
...recognize the highway from the old ice road truckers show, but it was greener on your trip. lol
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ok back to pics
Here's a little boy for you!
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He was in Denali on the bus tour we took.
These are on the Denali Hwy about 80 miles of dirt road.
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Then we're driving along and Karen yells stop so she can take pictures of some swans in a small lake, and I started looking around and everywhere you look are blueberries!! So I got to work while she did pictures.
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That bowl was full in about 20 minutes!!
Happy Camper we had pancakes for a week!!
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Here's a heavy lifter for Don. This was in Gulkana Ak at a small airport
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Then we went to Seward to do the glacier and whale cruise.
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Sea lions everywhere!
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The views were amazing!
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^^^ S-64 Sky Crane. My flight school buddy, Mikey flies those locust looking prehistoric things
Two Thomas Edison M-1A steam engines on top!
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Great pics, any whales?
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Nice pics and journey.
Man that was a nice caribou.
Hope to see one like that this winter when I'm out hunting.
I generally settle on 'ah heck this one will do', but one of these years I need to get a good one.
We had decent berries this year, found lots where I'd never seen them before.
Farther north my buddy and his wife were swimming in them like never before.
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Yea we saw humpback and killer whales and Dahl porpoises and lots of sea otters!
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The captain got us right up to the glacier! You could feel the cold coming off it and hear it cracking!
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Heading back into Seward
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Then we ran into the Ramblin' Rose from Deadlest Catch!
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Then we went to Exit Glacier Nature Center you can hike right up to the glacier here.
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Nice trails and visitors center here.
Then stopped in a little town called Moose Pass they have water wheel that has been maintained by the same family for 3 generations! It's right by the road and has a working grinding stone hooked up!! Anyone can stop to use it! Only thing I had was my jackknife,it worked great.
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Next while heading towards Homer went thur Nikiski and in front of the fire station was this old fire truck so I had to stop. 1944 Chevy all restored and looks like running because they took the battery out so nobody could steal it!
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Cool fire truck! :likebutton:
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Heading back into Seward
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Then we ran into the Ramblin' Rose from Deadlest Catch!
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Then we went to Exit Glacier Nature Center you can hike right up to the glacier here.
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Nice trails and visitors center here.
Then stopped in a little town called Moose Pass they have water wheel that has been maintained by the same family for 3 generations! It's right by the road and has a working grinding stone hooked up!! Anyone can stop to use it! Only thing I had was my jackknife,it worked great.
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Hope you didn't literally 'run into' it ;)
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I like that fire engine too!
Great restoration! Check out the classic art-deco lines.
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I like that fire engine too!
Great restoration! Check out the classic art-deco lines.
it does need a set of like 38" cut boggers on it though.......
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Heck Don. With all that room on the farm I am surprised you don't have a water/fire truck. Sure you have water on the fuel trailer but lots of water with a pump may not be a bad idea, ask Ken?
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Heck Don. With all that room on the farm I am surprised you don't have a water/fire truck. Sure you have water on the fuel trailer but lots of water with a pump may not be a bad idea, ask Ken?
Well, if I get the whole farm (450 acres) put back together as it was in the beginning, maybe I'll have room for such things
I'd make room for that fire engine!
Dig that two piece windshield!
Bet it's weird looking through, though.
Like looking through a HUD in an aircraft. It distorts things. You see a truck going down the road for example while in a Snake. That's what reality is, but from the gunners seat you see a german troop train heading to reinforce the landing at Normandy... That little screen just wants to make you want to dive on and shoot things...
Some sort of military prismatic effect...I'm sure science has a name for it...
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Well I'll post more pics
Here's our campsite on the Homer Spit!
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Here's the Spit you can see the airport and seaplane lake also
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Here's the tide coming in it was pretty cool to watch. It would come up about 6" with each wave!
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And while we were standing there this sea otter comes out of the water to play on the beach!
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Also if you ever watch Alaska the Last Frontier the Kilcher's only live about 20 miles from town!! Not quite as far as they make it look on tv.
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Also if you ever watch Alaska the Last Frontier the Kilcher's only live about 20 miles from town!! Not quite as far as they make it look on tv.
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I noticed they get mail service, everything though bought arrived in flat rate usps boxes well that & they eat fresh roadkill I witnessed in one episode so you had to think the road had some traffic....
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Yeah they have their own private road going into the property.
For all you fishermen we stopped at Anchor Point,beautiful scenery and where the locals go fishing. This is how they launch a boat Alaska style!! Check it out because of the tides,you drop your boat in the parking lot and they take it from there!
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Check out the boat. Twin 250's,radar,lots of fishing poles,25-28 ft lots of room!
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This is the first time I have ever seen a log skidder used to launch and retrieve boats! Didn't see a price for the service but they're open 6 am 7 pm every day.
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing them! Love that use for a skidder....makes perfect sense given the launching location, the tides etc. Perfect for the job.
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It would have to have fluid filled tires to keep from betting buoyant, but very clever!
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Great but the salt water must play heck with it.
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Dunno if fluid filled tires would be needed....theyre heavy suckers. The Deere models (most of them Timberjack versions after Deere bought them) range from 36,000 lbs to 49,000 lbs. But you may be right? Just seems like air or fluid wouldn't have a huge impact?
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Dunno if fluid filled tires would be needed....theyre heavy suckers. The Deere models (most of them Timberjack versions after Deere bought them) range from 36,000 lbs to 49,000 lbs. But you may be right? Just seems like air or fluid wouldn't have a huge impact?
Think about how little air it takes to float sunken things. Soviet main battle tanks get slightly buoyant driving on the bottom of rivers to the point where the current can sometimes move them. THose units, T-55/62/72 are in the 40 ton range.
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Wait a second, there has to be a story here you ain't telling. I saw that diversionary tactic of talking about soviet tanks. However, you were a tank commander so what gives? :popcorn:
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Wait a second, there has to be a story here you ain't telling. I saw that diversionary tactic of talking about soviet tanks. However, you were a tank commander so what gives? :popcorn:
Not diversionary
I just remembered how poorly they crawled on river bottoms and they were all steel. So I was comparing that to the Deere thing with its big tires getting light in the surf.
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What a great trip! I’m glad to see all those pictures. Maybe when the kids are older and busy with their own lives momma and I will go get some wild blueberries and Elk stew!!
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Well I'm going to try to get back to pictures,been a crazy week. Still working 12hr days and working on sons farmhouse trying to get done before winter!
After Anchor Point we went to Portage and stayed in Williwaw USFS campground.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171023/41de470afd23c3d959e44950a9cb6adc.jpg)
Then we went on a hike to Byron Glacier (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171023/98c60b1424ae6ce3385ce4978ea23a5b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171023/59ef13f3e9eebde9a263192255fcf182.jpg)
Wife climbing snow pack up towards the glacier
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Then we moved on towards Valdez lots of Waterfalls and Eagles.
We stopped by this cool tunnel,it was started and never finished after a gun fight between different crews!!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171023/d7087f77ad9444f0cd9a925a8b0ce309.jpg)
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Waterfall along the road.
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And how bout this Eagle grabbed a fish right in front of us!
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Idyllic.
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:likebutton:
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This is one of the wood decked bridges in Wrangell St Elias National Park (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171031/95f1b554b8235c3b1880c6b23ab6dd7c.jpg)
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Also they have some nice toys up here!
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nice
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Just what Don needs on the farm.
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I think they might make a track kit for the girly Jeep
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It would be way to slow for Don with those tracks on. Tracks suck a ton of HP.
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It would be way to slow for Don with those tracks on. Tracks suck a ton of HP.
I like tracks
Not sure why
Maybe its a childhood thing or maybe because of my fun years in a M-60 A1 (JJ003W) which is probably making coral in the gulf of Mexico or serving in the Pakistani Armee now.
But, hey, I like Chief and Sarge and crushin' things. Yet to drive over a Hyundai, Kia or prius, but that day is coming!
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Mattracks, I think they call them.
Make them big enough for the diesels at least.
http://www.mattracks.co