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On
May 31, 2014, Patti and I purchased a new slide in camper so we
can be more comfortable at the beach. It's a 2013, 8.5' truck camper with a single slide-out
built by one of those northwestern US companies. It has a motorized
rear awning as well as a topper awning for the slide-out! It has a 30,000
BTU propane furnace, a propane 3 burner stove and oven,
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microwave, a 7 cubic
foot, double door refrigerator/freezer, two propane tanks, two
batteries, an
air conditioner, a 6 gallon propane hot water
heater, a 2500 watt Cummins Onan
generator, a 19" flat screen TV and all LED lighting, inside and out. The best part is the
tanks - this baby has a 49
gallon fresh water tank, a 26 gallon gray water tank and a 22 gallon black water tank - makes a
four night stay much easier. |
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Power Rear Awning with Nitrogen Gas Spring wind
safety. |
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Power for the AC and
Microwave! |
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Six foot basement "Long Stuff" storage
drawer... |
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New Happi-Jack motorized stabilizer
jacks... |
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Bright and spacious,
for a short bed camper! |
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19 inch TV,
microwave and propane oven are new to us. |
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Patti will have to
do some packing as the new appliances have used former cabinet space! |
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If nothing else, DVD
Movies on rainy days... |
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Beautiful, clear Heki skylight with screen and blind |
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Cabinets, hamper and nice big windows... |
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Seven cubic foot, double door Dometic refrigerator/freezer... |
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From one drawer in the Lance to four here... the
panel below the drawers houses my 2000 watt inverter. |
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Dinette table and benches are very nice! Nice
wide entry door too... |
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Floor space... YES! |
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Large storage drawers under dinette benches... |
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Roomier than our old Lance unit... |
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??? - Bath is roomier but sink leaves a bit to be
desired! |
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Huge skylight and a vent with a fan... nice touch! |
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On Friday, June 13th, Patti and I picked her up after
having the solar panel installed and wired! Here's some pics
from that part of the journey |
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Fantastic Fan and Bathroom Skylight and Vent |
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Just about to start the Solar Panel installation at
Truck Camper Warehouse |
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Inside where it's nice and dry! |
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Jess moves the 140 watt/7.6 amp Panel into place,
then... |
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...screws it down and seals it from the elements. |
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140 watt, 7.6 amp US Solar panel...
that should keep the pair of Trojan
Deep Cycle batteries charged! |
Patti thinking "Boy that's all
he needs is someplace higher to fall
from!" |
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Loaded, tied down and ready to move her outside! |
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Backed up to the Lance for a mattress swap... |
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At a Hotel in Gardner after Sean checked it out and
headed home. |
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adapted the old flag pole mount... |
...from the Lance's right side! |
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had clearance problems on the
right... |
...with the Generator Door. |
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All set up in the Sand, where she belongs! |
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Flags blowin', sunshine... |
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That new slideout... what a difference it makes! |
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Sunset on the longest day of the year... |
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Michael's Buddy Jim took this from above... |
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Patti and I sitting with Cathy Cabbage at Sunset! |
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Awww Man! Sean and I wanted to build one of these!!! |
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More to Come! |
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