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Post by pathfinder3081 on May 7, 2015 9:56:52 GMT -8
OH BROTHER... IT'S JUST A CAMPER, SUCK IT UP AND HOOK THAT WAGON TO THE BUMPER.. I'TLL BE OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT! ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO SLEEP IN IT WILL PROBABLY BE CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS ANYWAY (LOL) THE BIG FOLK WILL STAY UP IN THE HOUSE.. JUST BE SURE AND GET ALL OF THE PENS, MARKERS AND CRAYONS OUT OF THE CAMPER AND OUT OF THEIR LITTLE PAWS.. OH AND ANOTHER THING, MAKE SURE THERE ARE NOT ANY HALF EMPTY SPRAY PAINTS AROUND.. SOMETIMES WHEN KIDS BORED THEY GET CREATIVE... GOOD LUCK AND POST LOTS OF PICS NEXT WEEK.. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A SPRING WEDDING UP IN LOGGING COUNTRY.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on May 5, 2015 12:02:22 GMT -8
Ah.... California.. La La Land.. You guys are going to be washing your dishes with sand in a few weeks. (smile) I get your idea, keep us posted and take some pics of your endeavor. Iv’e been to Yosemite park, didn't really have alot of do-nots posted at Wenonah campground, it was about 5 years ago.. But we were tent camping and we are always pretty low impact campers. :)California has some wonderful areas. I was in a place called Pickle Meadows when I wore a younger man clothes.. A life time ago now that I think of it. It was a beautiful place as well.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on May 5, 2015 10:52:34 GMT -8
Our trip to the Tybee Rally last week brought up this problem for our trip too. The campground did not want grey water to be drained off on the campgrounds' soil. I scratched around for a solution and this is what worked for me. I'm sorry that the picture is not at the best angle.. I can take some more at home for ya but I had this one on my computer here at work and was able to Zoom in abit.
The only parts I had to purchase was the "threaded coupling" pipe that screwed onto the plumbing threads on the Campers sink drain.(it comes through the skin and I cap it off when traveling). Lowes plumbing thread patterns are bigger, I had to get this piece at the RV store.. $7.95 Ouch! The 90 degree elbow did come from lowes at about 80 cents. I just jamb it on and it fits tight. I shot it with some Almond rustoleuim and put it aside to dry. The old Jerry can came from the Old Toyota Landcruiser I had.. (good days.. I miss that girl).. It was rusty inside now and I had not used it for fuel in 25 years but it was still hanging around.. I purged it with some boiling soapy water a few time and shot it with some paint as well. The radiator hose came from the same corner of the garage.. LOL perfect fit. I just ran a note of the copy machine here at work and stuck it on and covered it with some clear tape. DO NOT DRINK / NOT POTABLE WATER GREY WATER HOLDING TANK ONLY
It worked fine and we barely filled it up one time. There was a dish washing sink at the Bathhouse and it was not a big cooking weekend in GA. I hope this gives you an idea brother.. Good luck!
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And another thing.. If your camper was set up like most normal campers with the drains, plumbing elbows and what not.. I'd not be in such a hurry to do away with all of the original rigg'in. This stuff is not that hard to fix back right or work around correctly..But I don't see what your working with either.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on May 5, 2015 5:06:28 GMT -8
It really looks Good Jody...It was hard, fun work for you all.. I trust you are doing well and hope to see you on the trail..
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Post by pathfinder3081 on May 1, 2015 4:29:11 GMT -8
Welcome to the forum! Nice looking Shasta...There is a lots of info here. You will have a bit of work in your girl, but I found that it was not so bad if you have good general wood working skills and a place to lay it all out. I agree with the "BRUCE" and when you get comfortable, I'd pic a side and start pulling the skin at her skirt. Take a peek and start crunching dimensions and numbers...Start a log as well and take some pictures, Rule is if you learn from other peoples endeavors, you gotta share yours as well.. Good luck and again.. welcome to the forum.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 30, 2015 4:35:02 GMT -8
I had to paint my hinge.. It is steel and polishing it up was not an option. I went with a Rustoleum Almond, the same as my base coat and I have not had a chip or flake in two year. I also had a rusted out foot and screen hinge as well. It was trick but I was able to add a better section of hinge and move on without replacing the whole hinge. It was tricky but do-able..
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Don’t' forget.. when you remove the hinge for painting and repair be sure and separate and isolate a steel hinge from the aluminum frame with some webbing or stripping..
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 29, 2015 12:51:54 GMT -8
I have two years on mine.. no problem.. I rolled the roof on, two coats. I would paint your roof man. You dont want to leave that area as exposed aluminum and then paint the rest of it. You can always leave it bare for a year and see how you like it..
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 27, 2015 12:53:19 GMT -8
We were in the "B" loop.. I think that you were in B25,26 or 7.. That was the corner that started to sweep up against the woods. It was a hike to the bathhouse but I liked that area too. There is nothing different about either place I guess. We just got back last night for Tybee Island. MAN!! I have never seen so many old trailers together. It was fun.. Nice people, nice trailers.... We were swimming in the ocean yesterday at 1:00 and had to stop and change clothes on the way home.. LOL.. 88 degrees to 50 degrees in a matter of 3 hours.. It was a haul down there from Greensboro 5 -1/2 hours.. UGH! I wanna go down and hang out with all of you.... I just gotta work it out. I am ready for a Dutch oven cook off and some Guitar playing!!
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 21, 2015 4:22:16 GMT -8
Man.. I would not go flush mount..Sealing three holes from the mounts penetration is better done than an entire surface area in my books anyway. I picked up some "spacer" product at our local Ace hardware. At first I was cutting stiff hose and taping up the existing stuff I had and then one day while buying some screws I found a bunch of different things in the screw and bolt section.. And if you keep it under 80 mph I don’t think your wings will come off either. Mine haven’t.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 8, 2015 4:28:09 GMT -8
I used JB for some screw holes / bolt holes and it worked well..Hit it soft with a ginder wheel, sand and paint. You can hardly tell..They holes were about 3/8" and less.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Apr 2, 2015 14:26:29 GMT -8
Finishing up the Toaster! I'm getting everything up and ready for the new camping year here in th NC.. I wanted to complete this chapter in my story by installing the other 20 amp outlet and riggin' out my exterior plug. First of all I wanted to use a CFI circut here and have everthing as if it was a kitchen or bath outlet.. safe safe? Perhaps but I installed two different plugs and I could not get them to work.. strange.. so I ditch that idea and went with a traditional run. I got the hole cut and went with a piece of 2X4 backing and anchor it out solid to the floor with some wood screws. Next I finish off the face and worked to the rear. After running the No. 12 from the breaker box to the new outlet I then wanted to keep going to the rear exterior plug. (I need a new start and seperate wire to actuate a CFI circut in line... I was set up for that but ditched it) Anyhow, I was short some wire and had to splice it. "ALWAYS CONNECT IN A BOX".. never just wired them together and wrap them up in tape.. Boxes are cheap and as I had one on hand I spliced the wire in leau of buying more Romex wire $$$. I went through the floor with my new connection. The box, the plug and its cover are the traditional exterior set ups. I drilled a couple of holes in the caseing and anchored it to a piece of treated 5/4. This helps me space it down a bit where it's at a good level to reach it and open its covers. I bolted it thru the floor with three 1/4 inch bolts. I am going to run a strip of duct tape over the 12ga wire to help me not to snag it. I don't load her trunk up with much anyway. And that's a wrap! I have everything that i wanted on her now. SHort of a trunk light on the 12 volt circut I am done.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Feb 16, 2015 6:00:18 GMT -8
Bummer!! I know that everyone loves the "Shellac". It's the original finish and the way to do things. It looks beautiful and my every respect for those who use it. But it sure does come with a lot of "what if's, do this and you gotta watch out for this" thingies. Oh and if that happens, you can always strip it all off and start again. I hate it for you Jody. I remember the beautiful finish that you had on that ply. I would have thought by now that it was cured, bonded or whatever it seems it hadn’t done by now. Yuck
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Feb 13, 2015 8:25:32 GMT -8
We are going to miss this one and it's a bummer too. I so looked forward to seeing this group again. We will be there in spirit of the "71 Toaster" though.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Feb 6, 2015 11:18:01 GMT -8
I'm in agreement with Johns' closing word on this one and have often wondered why a person would want to have a total 12volt system. I have seen it time and time again, with a lot of post on here. I still don't get it. I guess I am missing something. I have a few "LED" light that draw next to nothing and I have them fused and draw straight from my battery cables. They are really easy to run out and install as well. I ran two of them for 24 hours and they barely bumped my voltage meter. I have an "Inverter" (12v to 110v). When I am boon docking I plug my "shore power chord" into my inverter and turn it on. I turn it off when it’s not in use and keep a pretty good eye on my consumption. It has a read out and if the battery gets to low/being 12 amps the “Inverter" stops working to insure that I do not hurt the battery. Now, over a three or four day weekend this has not happened as of yet. However, if it does, I still have the use of my led lights if I find myself in a pinch I don’t have to worry, I have lights and can have them for hours and hours If I need them. I am then by passing my "inverter" taking the battery below 50 percent though. Not wise at all but in a pinch.. Our interior lights being the biggest advantage for us while camping. I remember all of the 12 volt boat stuff and it was priced through the roof. Its performance was often lacking at best. Why would one want to do a rewire on there trailer and go that route? Now “inverters” are said to draw a little extra juice but is the cost comparison really that big of an advantage? The power has to go into a battery and come out of the battery.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Feb 3, 2015 13:48:33 GMT -8
WoW RJ, I've just got a gander at your thread here.. Clean work.. Very squared away.. Carry on.
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