Recent content by ryancousins

I used the screws that came with the bracket kit. I can?t remember if they were wood screws or a self-tapping sheet metal style screw.

It?s a 2007 Forest River Surveyor 160t. It has the Rubber type roof. I ended up covering all the brackets with Dicor lap sealant and have taken it out a few times for the weekend and I?m pretty confident the panels aren?t going anywhere, despite the screws not biting much into anything. I...

I can angle mine down. I?m going to give that a try.

The tow capacity of the equinox is 3500lbs. I just weighed at a CAT scale and were at 3080 with all cargo loaded. We?re pretty close to the limit on tongue weight. We?re also under the GCWR by a couple hundred pounds. I?d like to have a bigger margin for sure but nothing is over at least. As...

I need to do the wheel well measurements for sure. Ya, that is the 7-pin connector wiring. We had it done at a reputable hitch place. I guess it?s common for it to be done that way aftermarket on suvs. I have a breakaway cable, it just want hooked up in the photo. I replaced the old broken...

I recently bought a 18' 2007 Forest River Surveyor 160t, and hope to pull it with a 2017 Chevy Equinox with a V6. I know I'll be close to the tow limit but I should be able to be a little under. I've watched every video on YouTube showing how to set up weight distribution bars, but I'm not...

If any of the wire will be running on the undercarriage of the camper you?ll definitely want to use UF.

Typically, service cord (S/SJ/SJOOW, etc.) is not listed for permanent install, hence why it?s called cord and not wire. It?s technically not supposed to be hard-wired into a panel, except in cases like concerts, festivals, or conventions where it?s tied into a disconnect on a temporary basis...

What length sheet Mets screw did you use?

Oh, thermometer. Didn?t read carefully. Got it!

Excellent, thanks!

I have two different thermometers in the fridge in different places and they both tend to agree with one a other but I could try moving them around. I don?t have the thermistor in water; I?ll do that. I used the fridge recently and everything inside froze solid after one day, regardless of its...

I used the self-tapping screws that came w the brackets and they don?t really grab hold of much. They?re not super loose either but I?m wondering if going down the highway could cause air to whip in between the inch or so gap between the roof and bottom of the panel and eventually rip the panels...

I checked the thermistor. My fridge was around 5 degrees F but may have gone up to around 12-15 degrees since I had the door open. At that point my meter read about 8.5 K Ohms. I then pinched the thermistor w my fingers for 30 seconds or so and then it read around 5 K Ohms. I?m not sure if these...

I have the original converter in my camper but am adding some solar to top off the battery when dry camping. The solar controller has an output for the load, which makes sense in case it?s the sole converter in your setup, but since my original converter already has all the 12v items connected...