Alaskan Camper Build Up

[FishAll50]

Carlyle, great build - very nice. It appears you sleep east to west........how does that work for you? Do you know the width? (I assume wider than a typical topper on truck bed).

[User113]

I love the high tech blob of silicone RTV locking the output voltage adjustment knob on the step-up regulator. An excellent idea.

[Carlyle]

Carlyle, great build - very nice. It appears you sleep east to west........how does that work for you? Do you know the width? (I assume wider than a typical topper on truck bed).

Mattress is 72" x 56", and yes we sleep with our heads on the driver's side. Must be a habit by now...

[klahanie]

Hi Carlyle,
So how do you like those tires? Just curious on you thoughts …
Highway performance?
Personal comfort with the speed rating?
Overall satisfaction with NVH?

Thanks,

ps: are you planning any trips to the (c)old country with that beast?

[Carlyle]

Hi David,

The tires are like any tire are a compromise of one versus the other. They are noisy on the highway, but most tires I've run on my trucks have been noisy. They are big, heavy and probably reducing my fuel mileage, but I don't have a comparison of what it would be with the factory 225's, but I'm sure it's now lower now. I've had them once in snow and they have an incredible grip. I'll have them on some poorly maintained backroads next week to see how they are on dirt and probably mud as well. I'm not sure how well they are going to wear, but time will tell. My speedometer was off by 8 mph when I put them on, as the State Patrol pointed out to me on the way back from WA with the camper... I fixed that at the dealer and now am running at a more reasonable speed. The handle fine at speed, but probably heating up and wearing faster over the recommended 68 mph max.

Overall I like the tires and time will tell how long they last with lower speeds and 3000 mile rotations.

I'm planning on flying up to the great white north this summer for a quick visit, but only local trips this summer in the camper.

What is NVH?

Carl

[arktrekker]

Wow, I was following this thread back in the beginning and took some time off. Pop onto it today and 3 hours of reading later I am caught up. I really liked the attention to detail on the original build, but I think you and the wife did the same thing on this one that you did on the last one. You sat down and used all of your experiences in a camper to design out whatever faults you had found along the way and incorporate all of the good things you had found in the past.

Maybe you should just call this one the phoenix as it is definitely born from the ashes

[Carlyle]

Just a warning, I lucked out.

[southpier]

i think it's hurting my fuel mileage, in addition it throws off my outside temp reading especially when the engine fan turns on.

how can you see around it?

[Carlyle]

Wow, I was following this thread back in the beginning and took some time off. Pop onto it today and 3 hours of reading later I am caught up. I really liked the attention to detail on the original build, but I think you and the wife did the same thing on this one that you did on the last one. You sat down and used all of your experiences in a camper to design out whatever faults you had found along the way and incorporate all of the good things you had found in the past.

Maybe you should just call this one the phoenix as it is definitely born from the ashes

Thanks for reading my rambling ark teller, that is an excellent analogy. I hope this is our last "learning experience" on this scale.

Carl


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[Carlyle]

how can you see around it?

Yes, and you do get used to it quickly.


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