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From: Manhattan Kansas
I used the camper all weekend, it went well, except for all of the rain, but it didn't rain in the camper, so win, win.
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From: Manhattan Kansas
I like the idea of solar panels, but they have what seems to be a short life expectancy. After a undetermined amount of time, the power output seems to diminish. No "free power" device is perfect yet, but some are getting closer.
Cargo Master
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Abilene, KS
Pulled the pop-up a few thousands miles and it has been towing just great, even in the 120 degree heat of the desert. AC seems to be running strong all day but can't put a real dent in the heat until after the sun stops beating down on the canvas. We improvise by just staying busy around town and on trails until sunset.
Invested in an ice maker right before we left, and boy has it been worth it! It pops out 8 cubes every 6 minutes and is enough for us to fill our drink cups, hydration bags, and top off the cooler with the extra. It's far from "replacing" the bag we buy every day to chill down the coolers but it makes it really convenient to have ice available at our site.
Invested in an ice maker right before we left, and boy has it been worth it! It pops out 8 cubes every 6 minutes and is enough for us to fill our drink cups, hydration bags, and top off the cooler with the extra. It's far from "replacing" the bag we buy every day to chill down the coolers but it makes it really convenient to have ice available at our site.
Cargo Master
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Abilene, KS
That's the unit in the link above we ended up getting, but there are several other brands and types. Walmart had a Frigidaire available in-store, but it didn't rate as well. Runs off a 110 outlet so it does take a bit of power to make ice.
Ended up losing a big chunk of tread off the camper tires in the middle of Phoenix a couple days ago. I had heard a "clicking" sound bouncing off divider walls and other vehicles when they passed, but I was hoping that it was a rock in a tire. Eventually I started feeling a vibration through the steering wheel and the clicking got a lot louder. I pulled off in a gas station expecting a worn u-joint but then saw that we were missing 1/4 of the tread off the trailer tire, luckily it was still inflated and hadn't popped. Put on the spare, hunted down another wheel\tire unit at the local Wal-Mart, and we were back on the road.
Looks like the other side is getting wore quite a bit too in the middle, so maybe I can only expect 10k miles out of these little guys?