I've had one for a few weeks now. At this point I'm not permanently mounting it to the camper. I'm using a tripod adapter that works with the included pole mount, then a couple RAM ball mounts and a short arm to attach it to either the camper cross bars, my JT's roof rack, or a tripod if I'm...
Not been my experience at all with the water tank. I did install it myself, plumbed in an RV pump and installed an acquor hydrant at the rear on the filler plate. I appreciate how sturdy the mounting system is, and its placement (in front of the rear axle) given the weight involved. I thought...
Did you see Dan Grec’s video covering tapping his diesel tank for a heater? I wish that had been available when I was making heating choices. It would have been even nicer if Jeep provided an auxiliary tap, but Dan’s approach was doable and so clean.
I used 1/8" x 5/16" large flange rivets. 1/8" x 3/8" would be fine also. A set like this gives you 30. Couldn't find the smaller ones, in black, with a large flange sold separately. I'm not sure the large flange is critical, but I think it's nice insurance.
FWIW I used 3M’s VHB universal primer and it didn’t make a difference. I was warned I would need to rivet them so it was more of an experiment. It did give me a little time to procure some black rivets, so they disappear into the background.
Did you have to do anything to attach the loop side of the velcro to the camper, beyond the adhesive? Asking because the Alucab adhesive is hot garbage and needs to be riveted in place in order to stay up.
Also, my backing plate was powder coated black. Have to assume there was a hole drilled in the plate for the bumper… which is fixed in place and not moveable.
I installed the table myself and did not need to mount the table portion to the backing plate… it came out of the box already riveted. Doesn’t seem right to me.
I get a little bit of moisture in mine also. I believe it is coming in through the back where the cube and cover attach to the mounting bracket. The moisture is limited to the rear of the cover when I unzip it. This doesn't happen at all with the awning. It hasn't been bad and I live in a...
I'll be interested in following the sun flare install and inside wiring. I've got lazy aspirations of adding a roof mounted panel of some sort (use a ground array now). As such I haven't even done the work to find the solar specific wiring inside the chase.
Looks great, very organized and functional. Want to emphasize containing the bottle jack in something. I've had one leak and it was a huge mess. Not sure what the cause... I was suspecting elevation changes.
I did an assortment of safejack accessories with my own bottle jack and ammo can. You can easily cut foam to line the can to keep things quiet. I built my own because I wanted the jack to be a part of a more complete tire repair kit, so wanted room for tire plugs, replacement valves, glue tread...
Nice rig! Curious about your thoughts on the awning room. Wondering about ease of setup/teardown, how stable is it when deployed and where do you store it when not in use? It looks like a cool option, but I’ve heard it’s a big thing to haul around.