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Re: Small port on roof
We have a 2019 400 and do not have a metal plug. I will be interested to know what others say.
Re: Fabric wall/headliner becoming loose
Thanks for sharing the tip! This totally worked for me! At least, it appears to be working. I guess we'll see how it does long term.From Nucamp:
"Thank you for being a part of the nuCamp family! In our experience, it isn't the screws themselves that strip out, but the holes getting hogged out. Since the wall board is a thin composite and there's only foam insulation behind it, a typical wall anchor isn't going to cut it as far as a repair. Instead, what we would advise-- and in fact what we do in our service center when dealing with this issue-- is to grab yourself a piece of steel wool and a toothpick or skewer, and pack the holes with fibers from that steel wool. Now, when you re-sink the screws-- with a drill or screw gun, mind you, a screwdriver won't work here-- the fibers will knot up around the threads and create their own "anchor."
I had success by kind of rolling the steel wool between my fingers to create a pointy tip (careful with splinters!). That made it possible to feed the steel wool into the little hole. I used a bamboo skewer, which was nearly the same diameter as the screw, to push it in. It doesn't take much steel wool.
For those wondering, the cloth "button" just pops off to reveal a Phillips head screw.
Re: Newbies on the Front Range of Colorado
Welcome- we are in Denver got a 360 in October- been to several state parks- at one one actually- they are wonderful- enjoy
Re: Alde 3030 Plus does not have an Alde Flow tank, so there is only 1 Yellow Flapper Valve.
Update: I went back to nuCamp through our dealer about this issue, highlighting our discussion here. I’ve recently heard from the dealer that nuCamp has sent them extra pex piping, with instructions for the dealer’s tech to repair the Alde (under warranty). So, I’ll be scheduling a visit within the next month or so. I’ve been told that the repair shouldn’t take longer than a day. After the repair, I’ll send a pic or two of the result.
Thanks, again, for the above comments and suggestions, and especially to pthomas for their original post. That—that there are other early production 2025 400s with the same incorrect install—got me off by butt to pursue the matter with a little more vigor!
Thanks, again, for the above comments and suggestions, and especially to pthomas for their original post. That—that there are other early production 2025 400s with the same incorrect install—got me off by butt to pursue the matter with a little more vigor!
Re: Power Station Build
We've followed some similar methods for powering a 12V chest fridge. Our old Wrangler doesn't have an inverter or a DC-DC charger, but while driving I'd plug into a cigarette port in the tow vehicle. Like you, we now have plenty of solar and battery capacity in the T@B. For a while, I was running a wire from a port on the trailer's tongue box into our Jeep. Once setup, we'd keep the freezer outside the trailer so that we could take day trips. The part I didn't like was having to move the chest around. That included putting it inside the door of our 320 when away from the campsite or back into the Jeep at night time because of critter worries.rfuss928 said:I guess my trailer became my power station - at least for our compressor cooler...
With this new setup, the plan is to leave the cooler in the Jeep all the time. Since it's used as a freezer, we don't need to access it too often. An additional benefit is having ice for drinks when away from the campsite on day trips. If I hadn't already had most of what I needed for the project, I probably would have stuck with what you're doing, but have high hopes that it will serve us well.
Re: Power Station Build
We.ve been carrying a compressor cooler for many years and used a small lunch box size "solar generator" to keep it going in the TV when overnighting. I would recharge it generally from the inverter outlet in the TV while traveling. Usually while traveling we didn't worry about powering the cooler during stops.
When I installed the 200 AH lithium batteries in the trailer I found it more convenient and reliable to plug the cooler into the 12 volt SAE connection in the trailers tongue box when overnighting. After a bit of thought, I decided to just leave the cooler plugged into the trailer all the time. Now it's powered 100% of the time no longer dependent on the TV running and it remains connected to and left with the trailer once settled at a campsite. The trailer batteries are kept charged by 267 watts of roof solar along with a TV powered DC to DC charger while traveling and the trailers converter once on shore power.
I guess my trailer became my power station - at least for our compressor cooler...
When I installed the 200 AH lithium batteries in the trailer I found it more convenient and reliable to plug the cooler into the 12 volt SAE connection in the trailers tongue box when overnighting. After a bit of thought, I decided to just leave the cooler plugged into the trailer all the time. Now it's powered 100% of the time no longer dependent on the TV running and it remains connected to and left with the trailer once settled at a campsite. The trailer batteries are kept charged by 267 watts of roof solar along with a TV powered DC to DC charger while traveling and the trailers converter once on shore power.
I guess my trailer became my power station - at least for our compressor cooler...
Re: Post up some shots of your T@B set-up at the camp site! #3
Our first multi-night trip was last weekend to Nebraska to see the Sandhill crane migration and visit a Greater Prairie Chicken lek. We camped at Ft. Kearney State Recreation Area. Drop, my wife’s name for the camper, did great and the birds put on quite a show. We had a blast and look forward to many more fun trips.
Re: Post up some shots of your T@B set-up at the camp site! #3
Flying Flags-Avila Beach, California
Re: Power Station Build
I did a similar but much lazier version of this. I upgraded our 100ah Battleborn to a 230ah LiTime. I purchased a trolling motor battery box for the Battleborn that has a 12v plug and USB A and C inputs. I only use this battery to run the 12v fridge so no inverter needed. I haven't bothered with a portable solar panel as of yet. Our truck has a 400 watt inverter, so I use a 5 amp lithium charger while driving to charge the battery.
Re: Newbies on the Front Range of Colorado
Hi @Bugeub,
Truma might be at the June 24-28 Taborado Rally in Palisade. You might see if Truma will be doing on-site glycol maintenance at Taborado if you can't or don't want to DIY. Truma offers that service at the annual nuCamp Rally in Sugarcreek, maybe $600? Their tech sessions are pretty informative.
https://www.nucamprallies.com/taborado
Truma might be at the June 24-28 Taborado Rally in Palisade. You might see if Truma will be doing on-site glycol maintenance at Taborado if you can't or don't want to DIY. Truma offers that service at the annual nuCamp Rally in Sugarcreek, maybe $600? Their tech sessions are pretty informative.
https://www.nucamprallies.com/taborado