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RE: Another new one (Hallmark)
I ... would truly like to understand the engineering advantages or likely disadvantages built in to the N/S overhead bunk for a pop up versus a hard sided camper.
The presence of the non supportive soft wall in a pop up must present the manufacturer with engineering and construction challenges to prevent failure at the cantilever. That of course was not the failure in my case, and might not be a pop up vs hard side issue at all.
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Freedom 49
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03/30/13 05:22am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Another new one (Hallmark)
Maybe you could post the pictures you took of this damage. ...Might help somebody else in the future.
Repair Pictures
Here's a link to the repairs. I think there is tremendous force applied to that part of the camper when you consider the mechanical advantage of the cantilever and adding weight past the fulcrum. I do believe there have been other camper manufacturers with the same problem, if I remember the conversations on the forum well enough.
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Freedom 49
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03/29/13 08:52pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Another new one (Hallmark)
Freedom 49,
What NS camper collapsed?
2006 Outfitter Apex 8; the front of the tub collapsed and the passenger side wing ended up on the truck box.
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Freedom 49
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03/29/13 04:11pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Another new one (Hallmark)
Having had a N/S camper and having had the cabover collapse, I would be hard pressed to buy another. But I sure wish our current camper had one - it's a great feature.
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Freedom 49
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03/29/13 08:54am |
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RE: Always know the height of your rig
That is SUPERB. Thanks for posting the link!!!
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Freedom 49
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11/02/12 09:15pm |
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RE: Too much stuff?
I hear you Mathew. We don't need it all - I was thinking about the very same thing this weekend. We were camping in a site that had electricity, the first time we did that this year, and the STUFF that people had brought with them was astounding. We were one little truck camper parked amongst the redwoods of the RV world. Funny thing though, it started to spit a little snow and everybody else was watching TV and we were sitting in front of a warm fire. There is a beauty in simplicity.
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Freedom 49
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10/08/12 10:02pm |
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RE: Outfitter exterior damage
This sounds like an expensive solution.
Steve
It is the one I chose when I said farewell to my Outfitter. What a grand day.
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Freedom 49
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09/26/12 08:34pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Outfitter exterior damage
In my mind, an absolutely immaculate clean room with temperature & humidity regulation, with positive air pressure system needs to be employed for vacuum bonding a composite structure (whether a jet fighter composite structure, or an RV). Even the employees entering the room should be clothed in appropriate attire.
Silver-
That does not describe the interior of a single RV manufacturer on this planet.
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Freedom 49
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09/26/12 08:32pm |
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RE: FINALLY got a camper - 02 Hallmark Ute - options?
If your Dodge has the factory overload springs mounted above the spring pack you might want to consider adding Stable Loads to your overload spring perches before you get air bags. They are a lot cheaper than air bags and seem to help with side sway also.
I used to have to run 60 to 70 lbs in my air bags, after Stable Loads 20 to 30 lbs and I could run them empty but I like to have the rear slightly higher. I use the air bags to level the truck side to side now more than to carry the weight of the camper.
FOR SURE try Stable Loads before air bags. They work like a charm and have rendered my air bags useless.
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Freedom 49
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05/27/12 08:02pm |
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