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RE: internal vs external tiedowns
We went with the HJ, as stated because of price, and had previous experience with them that was good. The ears don't bother us nor the bumper buttons, but we do have an older truck with heavy duty bumper and factory dual struts. As for bolting to the bed only, hmmmm, maybe I missed something but the one we installed bolts down thru the bed to the frame and the upper part bolts to that heavy duty ell and does go thru the front of the bed. So far no problems but different strokes for different folks. I didn't relish having to flush dirt and debris from the TL bar under the truck to prevent rust, etc. or the need for more clutter under the back of the truck. But then again, we've never actually used them or even seen them on a truck so those who have are more qualified to give input on those. Just personal situation and experiences.
We've hauled a 4,000 lb truck camper for 18 years using Happijac tiedowns. They have performed perfectly. Both Happijac and Torklift tiedowns work great; pick the one you like best.
Brad
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BradW
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02/17/15 08:54am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Flat Tire Repair
I use a bottle jack, rated for and exceeding the weight of my axle/camper combined. Plus the appropriate Jack board (Sandy locations) wrenches and cheater bar. As well as pug kit, extra valve cores.
Ditto. We also take a 12v air compressor with us. Occasionally I have plugged the tire still on the truck/trailer, aired up and continued on.
One other thing. If you happen to tow a dual axle trailer, you can take a small leveling ramp and pull the good tire up on it high enough to pull the flat tire without using a jack.
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BradW
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02/07/15 03:58am |
Truck Campers
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RE: King of Hammers 2015
I hope the streaming coverage is better today than yesterday.
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BradW
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02/06/15 09:00am |
Truck Campers
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RE: King of Hammers 2015
Looks like my buddy finish 2nd in their class. I believe that Currie car beat them.
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BradW
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02/06/15 05:27am |
Truck Campers
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RE: King of Hammers 2015
Backdoor Live Coverage - NOW!
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BradW
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02/02/15 07:37pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: King of Hammers 2015
Dang. My buddy has already destroyed his transfer case.
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BradW
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01/30/15 05:48pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: King of Hammers 2015
I have some buddies there now in car #4580.
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BradW
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01/29/15 02:49pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Colorado Truck Camping/Jeeping Trip This Summer?
If you come out to BV area get in touch we are west of Poncha Springs on the way up Monarch Pass, and should be there July-August.
We will be operating out of Chalk Creek RV Park in Northrop and that is the time frame we are currently looking at. We only have 3 rigs going this trip, so a couple more would be a good thing. That second week is the All-4-Fun in Buena Vista, so we plan on leaving out early each morning to get out in front of them. We also want to get over to Taylor Park and do Pearl and Taylor Passes; that will be a very long Red Bull day.
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BradW
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01/27/15 08:31pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Colorado Truck Camping/Jeeping Trip This Summer?
Except, as it stands now I cant have both my Jeep and my TT!
The perfect reason to buy a truck camper. We found ourselves in the exact same position; sleeping in a tent in 19 degree weather while our travel trailer set parked in the back yard so we could tow our jeep.
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BradW
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01/27/15 08:21pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Colorado Truck Camping/Jeeping Trip This Summer?
My wife almost got run over by a UPS van in St Elmo. Leave it to my wife to nearly get run over in a ghost town. :) :) :)
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BradW
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01/27/15 08:17pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Colorado Truck Camping/Jeeping Trip This Summer?
See if this falls into your vacation window:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28167751.cfm
It might; we haven't set the dates yet, but we will be about 100 miles west of the Springs.
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BradW
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01/27/15 01:51pm |
Truck Campers
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Colorado Truck Camping/Jeeping Trip This Summer?
Anyone planning a truck camping / Jeeping trip to Colorado this summer? Looks like we may be headed to the Chalk Creek Canyon/Beuna Vista area.
Last trip to that area.
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BradW
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01/27/15 09:36am |
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RE: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to our TC tribe!
http://www.fototime.com/1BE8BB1FC9D59AF/standard.jpg
Merry Christmas all from the little cabin in the woods.
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BradW
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12/24/14 07:16pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Life expectancy of pickup campers...
We bought our 1996 Lance 18 years ago. Only major repair that comes to mind is replacing the converter/charger 10 years ago. I am surprised the frig is still working. We've looked at new TC's, but haven't found anything we like better.
Brad
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BradW
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11/21/14 06:40pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Hot Amazon buy on solar combo!
Back to $400 now.
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BradW
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11/14/14 05:24am |
Truck Campers
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RE: DRW regrets?
For those of you which have gone from a SRW truck to DRW, do you wish you had just gone with a lighter TC and stayed with a SRW?
No regrets going from srw to drw. But our drw is not our daily driver vehicle either. If our truck was still our primary vehicle, we would likely still have an srw.
Brad
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BradW
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10/29/14 05:10am |
Truck Campers
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Stolen Jeep & 3-Axle Trailer in Ky
Please keep an eye out.
http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=36584.0
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BradW
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10/24/14 05:46pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: This is Service!
Good to hear they treated you so well. Those folks have been in business building truck campers for a very long time; there is a reason for that.
Brad
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BradW
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10/22/14 07:09pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need New Shocks
And I thought it was just me and the fact that's its 530 am and I haven't had my coffee yet. :) :) :)
Having struggled to get through two post grad level vibration classes many years ago, this whole line of discussion brings back a lot of painful memories. :) :) :)
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BradW
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10/22/14 04:51am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need New Shocks
From reading on here, it seems that the shock manufacturers have a marketing problem. Rancho's RS9000 is a popular shock for many applications and its dial isn't a solution for properly sized and valved shocks for the application.
The problem is, there is no magical "properly sized and valved shocks for the application". That is because there is not one application, there are two very different applications because the weight on the rear axle changes 4,000 to 5,000 lbs depending on whether the camper is loaded on the truck or not. That's why there is a knob to adjust the shock valving based on the weight it is dampening.
Brad
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BradW
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10/21/14 08:39pm |
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