How have you 'improved' your camper
Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
Fitted a more efficient TV as suggested by Martin.
(Re-fitted & remade) spice rack thing as it wasn't up to Keith's level of expectation
and all together I think the colour pulls the whole scheme together /S
(Re-fitted & remade) spice rack thing as it wasn't up to Keith's level of expectation
and all together I think the colour pulls the whole scheme together /S
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Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
2003 Ford Ranger 2.5 TD 109 Supercab, sold to Simon
Tandy Pony, sold
Northstar 750, sold
K33F-built Penthouse Pee Pod, sold to Simon with the Ranger
Built the lozenge for my wee sister, its now finished and in regular use
Now converting a blue Tranny.
Tandy Pony, sold
Northstar 750, sold
K33F-built Penthouse Pee Pod, sold to Simon with the Ranger
Built the lozenge for my wee sister, its now finished and in regular use
Now converting a blue Tranny.
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Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
I did some write-ups of some of the modifications I made on my camper on the US RV.net site. Here are some links...
The roof went all soft and nasty, so I replaced that:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 422355.cfm
Then added solar power to the new roof:
http://tinyurl.com/ShadowCruiserSolar
Then replaced the fairly useless 12v converter and cheapo battery charger that came with the camper with a home-made electrical panel and decent battery charger:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 467159.cfm
A few smaller projects:
The Ranger has plenty of torque and is therefore high-geared for economy. But that is not great for hill starts on 1:4 inclines, or just manoeuvring slowly. I therefore modified the 4x4 system to allow me to use low ratio in rear wheel drive to save the clutch in these scenarios:
http://tinyurl.com/lowratio4x2
I added airbags before travelling to Morocco. However, the truck didn't really need them and they have made the ride less comfortable
http://tinyurl.com/rangerairbags
I initially tied the camper down using ratchet straps, but this wasn't very successful, so I evolved a chassis-mounted tie-down system over a period of time - follow the 4 pages below to see the stages:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 101547.cfm
The original absorption (3-way) fridge died, so I replaced it with a compressor fridge - though this wasn't without incident:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 023145.cfm
Various other bits and pieces - mainly junk I re-used because I am too tight to buy new stuff:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 061437.cfm
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 818427.cfm
New curtains:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 719759.cfm
Runners to make the camper fit more tightly in the load bed - to avoid it moving around:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 634138.cfm
Steve.
The roof went all soft and nasty, so I replaced that:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 422355.cfm
Then added solar power to the new roof:
http://tinyurl.com/ShadowCruiserSolar
Then replaced the fairly useless 12v converter and cheapo battery charger that came with the camper with a home-made electrical panel and decent battery charger:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 467159.cfm
A few smaller projects:
The Ranger has plenty of torque and is therefore high-geared for economy. But that is not great for hill starts on 1:4 inclines, or just manoeuvring slowly. I therefore modified the 4x4 system to allow me to use low ratio in rear wheel drive to save the clutch in these scenarios:
http://tinyurl.com/lowratio4x2
I added airbags before travelling to Morocco. However, the truck didn't really need them and they have made the ride less comfortable
http://tinyurl.com/rangerairbags
I initially tied the camper down using ratchet straps, but this wasn't very successful, so I evolved a chassis-mounted tie-down system over a period of time - follow the 4 pages below to see the stages:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 101547.cfm
The original absorption (3-way) fridge died, so I replaced it with a compressor fridge - though this wasn't without incident:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 023145.cfm
Various other bits and pieces - mainly junk I re-used because I am too tight to buy new stuff:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 061437.cfm
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 818427.cfm
New curtains:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 719759.cfm
Runners to make the camper fit more tightly in the load bed - to avoid it moving around:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fusea ... 634138.cfm
Steve.
Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
The roof and the tie downs (my fave) I've read of course,
given the amount of work carried out in this 'my father's axe' of a camper would you say you are representative of a camper owner of this construction,
as in what is the typical life cycle of a camper
given the amount of work carried out in this 'my father's axe' of a camper would you say you are representative of a camper owner of this construction,
as in what is the typical life cycle of a camper
Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
The runners look great I had been thinking of something simular but I was thinking of fixing them to the truck not the camper.
Now I have seen your pictures it looks the obvious solution. Don't know why I didn't think about that solution
Now I have seen your pictures it looks the obvious solution. Don't know why I didn't think about that solution
Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
I saw these over there originally and thought I'd copy them, they are easily made up after all, but I couldn't decide how to fix them to mine without drilling holes in camper, I thought about a shallow tray with these as sides the camper would essentially sit in, then in the truck
Re: How have you 'improved' your camper
Tiger seal I think for me.
No drilling and won't come off
No drilling and won't come off
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hows that used, I'm guessing a really grippy mastic product
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If you knew where the studs were down on that bottom edge you could just fix into them I imagine, and properly sealed up that would be OK surely
Rob