Recent content by garyhouser

Here is what another camper did http://www.popupexplorer.com/forum/index.php?topic=82052.0 Photos http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563955189keAfYF

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Next time I set it up I will take photos. I have read about an insulating additive for paint that might be of interest. http://www.hytechsales.com/ Never tried it but sounds cool! ;D

This might have been shown here before but bears repeating. This is a great site for tips on improvements to your popup. Has many photos and explanations as how to go about the upgrades he suggests. http://he-ruide.smugmug.com/

Mine was in close to the same shape, bought it that way knowing I could fix it and so got a deal on the trailer. With my added roof supports it works fine now. I was thinking of using allthread but then decided on the 2x4s as I attached a pair of stereo speakers to them and have them hooked to...

Last outing I had to set up on a few badly sloped spots and found that if the water drained down the center seam of the roof it kept running off the edge of the angle onto the canvas. I found a C channel aluminum at Home Depot that I am going to try instead of the angle as it should contain the...

OOF! I don't feel so bad about my roof after looking at yours.I took 2 2x4's and placed one near the rear and 1 just forward of the air conditioner. I raised the top and took a jack and some 2x4's cut to length and placed the jack on the floor the 2x4 scrap under the 2x4 running horz. and jacked...

Nope, I check the bearings anytime I stop. Just put my hand on the hub to see if it is hot and felt the heat from elsewhere only to find out it was the tires. Hubs were just a tad over ambient temp. whereas the tires were quite warm. I have the recommended air pressure in them too. Just dog days...

I do a lot of highway driving, and have the small V8 but when doing around town it doesn't seem to suffer much at all.

I have a 96 model 1206 and love it. I bought it used and it had some roof damage I repaired. As far as quality this thing is 14yrs old the canvas is all in good shape all appliances work and it rolls nice. If you are going to use it off road be cautious of the amount of clearance you have as the...

I picked up the eggcrate foam topper at Walmart for around $20.00 and put it on top of the existing pad and it works fine for anyone under 300lbs. If you want to get fancy you can buy several pads of different density foam and sandwich them to get the support you want and still have a soft...

It is best to use a charge regulator to keep the voltage around 14v or less. Deep cycle are very sturdy batteries as the plates are thicker than the standard car starter battery. When using multiple batteries to run larger loads with you can hit them with 16-18 v to top off and do a balance...

I have bias and was coming back from an outing in Austin Tx. are last week and when I stopped for gas noticed the tires were broiling hot, too hot to hold my hand on. I was traveling at 60-65mph and slowed to 55 the rest of the trip. Do the radials run any cooler. It was only 100deg in the shade...

Another thing you will love is the millage. I Have an 09 F150pu & get 19.8 mpg with no trailer and 19.4 towing my 1206 Jayco, plus you can see what is behind your trailer.

I had the same problem last week. I unsnapped the site "glass" tube from the unit and leaned it down till it started filling with water, then was able to fill the unit and reattached the tube to the snap in. Don't pull it loose of the hose that it is attached to at the bottom of the site tube. I...