Looking for advice, Thinking of buying need advice.....
Looking for advice, Thinking of buying need advice.....
emcvay |
Apr 5 2017, 08:50 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-April 17 From: Washington Member No.: 9,497 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Arctic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Ford F350 Crew cab long box 6.4l 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 2010 F350 PS CC LB SRW with AF990 |
Hi All,
First off, thanks for running and maintaining the site! I know how tough that can be (I have a dart forum myself) and appreciate that you've done this as I was looking for a place where I could get some advice and found your site OK, here's the details: I run a portable sawmill business (side business mostly in the spring, summer and fall) and am tired of driving back and forth to my cabin or to a hotel when on a remote job. I've decided I need to get a slide in camper so I can camp out onsite, enjoy the evenings (instead of driving) and save money on fuel not to mention time. I can drive as much as 70 miles each way on a job over a week....so even getting something like 8MPG with a camper and mill in tow would be better than getting 15mpg and driving 140 miles a day.... So after trading in my F150 for a long box F350 crew cab (2010 in great shape with only 32k miles) I went in search of a lighter 8 or 9 foot camper...... Found this 1995 Angler on CL for $1k....owner said it had some 'condensation damage'..... This is the damaged spot. I can put my hand through it without trying. You can clearly see the damage here. One other spot had some minor (what I'd think of as minor in comparison to this major damage) water damage. Owner said she sealed the roof every year and I looked at the roof and it appeared to be sealed without cracks etc....my guess is a leaking window above the seat. I wonder if it can be repaired by cutting out the bad spot and fixing in new plywood? Is it even worth it? |
emcvay |
Apr 11 2017, 07:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-April 17 From: Washington Member No.: 9,497 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Arctic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Ford F350 Crew cab long box 6.4l 4x4 Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 2010 F350 PS CC LB SRW with AF990 |
Meanwhile I'm trying to figure out if the hot water is even hooked up. Owner said they disconnected and I see an inlet or outlet that is open and what looks like the overpressure valve.....anyone have a good source for this 1995 Angler hotwater heater? I'd like to try to figure it out while also figuring out the heater....
So far my down and dirty sealing seems to have worked. I'm seriously considering pulling the siding up from the damaged section and seeing how tough it would be to replace the studs. I've seen a few vids of others doing and sites etc and it appears some scabbing of 2x2 studs can be done and some additional beefing up. Don't really want to spend much time on it but don't like the way it ties down right now and am thinking with some new studs/framing and some angle iron run to the jacks it might just work like a charm... Also looking at getting some eternabond for the roof edges. Figure I can scrape/wire brush off the flaky crap and bond that stuff over the edges to seal them better. I'd like the camper to survive until next spring and be worth at least a grand at that point...I can then sell it and buy a nicer/newer NON LEAKING camper |
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