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Re: Post up some shots of your [email protected] set-up at the camp site! #3
Zion stare park, watchman campground 6/2021
Re: Post up some shots of your [email protected] set-up at the camp site! #3
In my backyard, Whistler
Tofino
Tofino
Re: Modification you don’t want to do
Kentsb - I'm in Phoenix. I'd be happy to get your belongings and store them at my place if that would help.
Re: Modification you don’t want to do
Tabaz, Thank you again for such a kind offer. We were able to get a U-haul truck and have retrieved our belongings and have arrived home safe and sound.Tabaz said:I have dear friends in Silver City, NM who would gladly put you up and assist in any way they can.
Re: Post up some shots of your [email protected] set-up at the camp site! #3
NorCal [email protected] Rally, May 2021
37 trailers at the Olema Campground.
It's the first time that this group has gotten together since October 2019.
We had to make some changes (no group potluck dinners) but it was so nice to see everyone again.
37 trailers at the Olema Campground.
It's the first time that this group has gotten together since October 2019.
We had to make some changes (no group potluck dinners) but it was so nice to see everyone again.
Re: Post up some shots of your [email protected] set-up at the camp site! #3
Nimisila Reservoir, near Akron, OH. Might be my new favorite campground on the east coast.
AFTER OWNING OUR [email protected] A WHILE...
It's been about nine months since I wrote about our Maiden Voyage in our new 2021 [email protected] 320S Boondock. We were so excited and fascinated initially by the quality that I thought it would be good to see how we feel about our [email protected] after nine months of use. My wife, Sara, and I have now driven about 5000 miles and have spent 40 nights in our 320S Boondock. The learning curve is certainly there but after a while it is a breeze. We have stayed in snow, rain, and hot sunshine.
We have cooked many times on the kitchen gas burners and in the microwave. I have also cooked numerous times on our Napoleon portable grill that I attach to the propane connector on the [email protected] and I use the grill at the site, if provided, too. That's four different ways to cook! We have successfully used the shower and it has been absolutely hot and great, especially after watching a video that suggested using a fold-up plastic bucket to help you shower more efficiently. On the exterior the finish looks perfect. I wash it with a soft RV brush and use a gentle car wash detergent that is very diluted. The air conditioning and heat systems have run flawlessly and the Fantastic fan is so strong. It solves so many air flow/humidity issues that can arise.
On the road the [email protected] tows like a dream. The biggest problem is remembering that it's back there. I have used the anti-sway bar and I have gone without. I don't see a big difference, although when I swayed badly the other day after slipping off the shoulder I wished I had it on. The Nautilus water management system makes it simple to hook-up to city water, sanitize, or fill the fresh water tank. Even a caveman like me can do it. Having that extra pump switch in the compartment along with the automatic light is handy. The solar energy system is very efficient and it's cool to see how it is performing on my phone.
The [email protected] has been a true bright spot in our lives this past year. But it would not have been nearly as much fun if this little trailer wasn't designed and constructed in such a high-quality fashion. There were a few minor things like me breaking a cushion and a nut falling off the front step, but these were super-easy fixes. Another nice thing about Nu-Camp is they are very supportive and want you to be totally satisfied. We have now been to the factory and have met Austin in Service and have corresponded with Abby from the Warranty Department and they were both as kind and as professional as you could ask for. I was also proud to see how ecologically-minded NuCamp is. Their factory is using solar power and various ways of decreasing their energy consumption and being a good neighbor in Sugar Creek. We also saw a patch of land where they were in the process of building a training facility. So, after nine months of ownership, I am proud to say that I am even more excited about owning our NuCamp [email protected] than I was then! It has been excellent in every way.
We have cooked many times on the kitchen gas burners and in the microwave. I have also cooked numerous times on our Napoleon portable grill that I attach to the propane connector on the [email protected] and I use the grill at the site, if provided, too. That's four different ways to cook! We have successfully used the shower and it has been absolutely hot and great, especially after watching a video that suggested using a fold-up plastic bucket to help you shower more efficiently. On the exterior the finish looks perfect. I wash it with a soft RV brush and use a gentle car wash detergent that is very diluted. The air conditioning and heat systems have run flawlessly and the Fantastic fan is so strong. It solves so many air flow/humidity issues that can arise.
On the road the [email protected] tows like a dream. The biggest problem is remembering that it's back there. I have used the anti-sway bar and I have gone without. I don't see a big difference, although when I swayed badly the other day after slipping off the shoulder I wished I had it on. The Nautilus water management system makes it simple to hook-up to city water, sanitize, or fill the fresh water tank. Even a caveman like me can do it. Having that extra pump switch in the compartment along with the automatic light is handy. The solar energy system is very efficient and it's cool to see how it is performing on my phone.
The [email protected] has been a true bright spot in our lives this past year. But it would not have been nearly as much fun if this little trailer wasn't designed and constructed in such a high-quality fashion. There were a few minor things like me breaking a cushion and a nut falling off the front step, but these were super-easy fixes. Another nice thing about Nu-Camp is they are very supportive and want you to be totally satisfied. We have now been to the factory and have met Austin in Service and have corresponded with Abby from the Warranty Department and they were both as kind and as professional as you could ask for. I was also proud to see how ecologically-minded NuCamp is. Their factory is using solar power and various ways of decreasing their energy consumption and being a good neighbor in Sugar Creek. We also saw a patch of land where they were in the process of building a training facility. So, after nine months of ownership, I am proud to say that I am even more excited about owning our NuCamp [email protected] than I was then! It has been excellent in every way.
Re: Lug-nut size
ericnliz said:I changed ALL mine to 3/4". Changing a tire on the trailer will NEVER happen in a convenient place.I'd much rather have to go buy two lugs nuts and change them to make them all the same size than find out I needed a socket, or wrench that I didn't have with me!
The tire will go flat in the cold, pouring rain,
When you're on the ground, you'll be in lots of pain.
Tis not the gravel that causes that, you see,
The roadside will be filled with items and smell like pee.
The ground will slope and the ditch will be filled,
Your shirt will be wet from the coffee you spilled.
Despite the cold, you'll break into a sweat,
And the lug wrench you have was the wrong one to get.
When you're finally done and back on the road,
You'll never truly forget that big flattened toad.
But don't stay tense and don't drive in fear,
The campsite is calling, as well as your favorite beer.
Re: Mods/Upgrades while waiting out social distancing . Please share yours.
Currently finishing up a fridge drawer modeled after the one @GeoMars did a couple years ago.
- Top left (pic 1) is after the dealership yanked out the Norcold 3-way that went kaput, they capped the propane line and sealed the front and side vents. I've got an ancient Dometic in there from my last few trips, but it wasn't that efficient (not Danfoss compressor). And (gasp) I had to bend over to get stuff out of the fridge. Unacceptable!
- Here (pic 2) I've framed the old fridge area for drawer slides, opened back up the right vent, put in a blocking plate and a better fan, run the power into a thermostatic relay. 12V DC has been run to two switches on far right of pic tucked out of the way behind screen door... one to turn off the power to fan and thermostat board, and the other for the new fridge.
- The top shelf of the new setup is a slide out cutting board and prep area. I couldn't find a real 3/4" butcher block that wide (24") and that deep (16") so just used a 3/4" slab of baltic birch
- Next drawer down on Blum undermounts is the ICECO 20. Air intake is right rear and right front of drawer. Exhaust is sealed and goes out side of drawer to the area in pic 2 and then out through the exhaust fan when needed. The ICECO has a separate freezer and fridge and can be controlled (turned on/off, setpoints for both sides) or monitored from the car via Bluetooth.
- Below the fridge is another 6" drawer for more storage. Likely will be for food and espresso prep stuff.
- And the bottom flip out is stock except the face was re-routered to match the drawers above. I used an amber shellac and lots of sanding, but there's a faint charcoal / peach / whitewash color tone to the other cabinets that I haven't quite been able to match yet. The amber shellac color adds more of a pure honey yellow tone to the birch. I may end up refinishing the other cabinets with a diluted amber to get them all to match.
