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10-13-2016, 01:53 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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the New Northern Lite Camper
New 10-2EX Series Campers and their newly designed 9-6 Series Models. They Claim to be North America's ONLY Two Piece Molded Fiberglass Campers.
FG Campers for ALL Trucks Import to Full Size (6'10" to 10'2" Special Editions)
Northern Lite truck camper sales & manufacturing - Canada and USA or 800-887-5342 or info@northern-lite.com
This Magazine says they have a 5 star rating for over 13 years.
Mag-Snowbirds & RV Travellers December Edition.
Stude
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10-13-2016, 01:53 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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By the way did you know the Alaska Hwy turns 75
Stude
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10-13-2016, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: Escape 21 Nov.2016
Florida
Posts: 282
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truck campers
They look Great for a Truck camper .My wife does not want a big Truck or any truck for that matter . We bought the Escape 21 for now but I can see a lot of benefits of a truck camper .Jim
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10-13-2016, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
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Around 2008/2009 they were making the travel trailer. I don't think they made very many. I have seen them come up a couple of times over the last few years for sale. I do wonder why they didn't remain in production. They are really sharp and clean looking.
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10-13-2016, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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The reason I put that thread in here is because they say
Quote:
Originally Posted by jennykatz
They look Great for a Truck camper .My wife does not want a big Truck or any truck for that matter . We bought the Escape 21 for now but I can see a lot of benefits of a truck camper .Jim
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:their Camper is the only true molded Truck Camper in North America.
Stude
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10-14-2016, 07:31 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 905
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stude
:their Camper is the only true molded Truck Camper in North America.
Stude
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Aren't Bigfoot truck campers also molded?
I once saw a Northern Lite at an RV park just from the outside and the workmanship looks very good.
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10-14-2016, 10:22 AM
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Member
Name: milton
Trailer: Northern Lite
British Columbia
Posts: 33
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NorthernLite Trailer
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathy P.
Around 2008/2009 they were making the travel trailer. I don't think they made very many. I have seen them come up a couple of times over the last few years for sale. I do wonder why they didn't remain in production. They are really sharp and clean looking.
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Hi Cathy,Northern Lite stopped making Trailers in 2008 because being a small company they had to stop their camper assembly line for the trailer manufacturing.Campers being their main product line.Two years ago they had a fire that destroyed the molds.We where fortunate to purchase their last trailer.It was used for demo's at shows, so it was equipped nicely, and at a good price.We really enjoy the trailer and I have modified it to suit our needs. Cheers Milt
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10-14-2016, 12:50 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathy P.
Aren't Bigfoot truck campers also molded?
I once saw a Northern Lite at an RV park just from the outside and the workmanship looks very good.
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As Donna rightly points out Bigfoot are molded as well and they were the #1 most popular camper trailer here on the west coast for years with the fishing crowed.
When Bigfoot closed down for a number of years, Northern Lite stepped in and became the camper of choose. As a result Northern Lite has a pretty strong presents here in BC. When you go into a popular fishing area where everyone parks their trailers and campers its pretty common to see Northern Lite's where it was more common to see Bigfoot campers in the past. Although there are still a lot of Bigfoot campers around.
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10-14-2016, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Bill
Trailer: Burro 1983 13'
Wisconsin
Posts: 141
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Not a fan of truck campers but it looks
really well made and well thought out.
Casita could take a lesson from them
about cabinets. (I like Casita but hate
the quality of their cabinets) would like
to see them produce a travel trailer again.
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10-14-2016, 04:21 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 93 Burro 17 ft
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,025
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Put an axle on the truck camper... voila, redneck travel trailer!
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10-14-2016, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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Never owned a truck camper but I find the idea appealing. But when I look close they always seem quite heavy, require a very big pick up, seem top heavy, and in combination cost twice the cost of my Frontier and Trillium for about the same space. Still, most have a bigger bed . Raz
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10-14-2016, 04:40 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 16 ft U-Haul VT
Posts: 2,867
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Some at least allow you to raise them and drive away. That would be better than campers that are all-in-one units. I would not like a camper like that where you use the same vehicle to travel, and have to reconnect every time you return to the campsite.
CindyL
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1988 Bigfoot Silver Cloud, "The Egg Carton"
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10-14-2016, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Pat
Trailer: Escape 2013 19 ft
California
Posts: 193
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jennykatz
They look Great for a Truck camper .My wife does not want a big Truck or any truck for that matter . We bought the Escape 21 for now but I can see a lot of benefits of a truck camper .Jim
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Hi Jim have had 2 truck campers . The last one was for 12 years . It was a 9 1/2 with wet bath . Now that we have a 19 ft Escape , many times miss that camper for storage . There was every nook and cranny used for storage in the camper . No space wasted . If I go back to a camper the Northern lite is the one I will go for . Was lucky to see a brand new here . The costs to own are also cheaper , insurance etc. one license . It is insured as one unit . Can remove and use your TV when not camping . Just put clothes and food in and go . I may go back to camper again . Many positives . Pat
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10-14-2016, 11:59 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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Hey Donna D still waiting for your car wash story.
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Originally Posted by Donna D.
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:funny that that Magazine mentions them being the only molded manufacturer in North America and have plants within say 50 miles of each other??? Maybe they do not know that Bigfoot is back in Business.
Stude
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02-22-2017, 04:59 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Roger
Trailer: Northern Lite Trailer
Massachusetts
Posts: 18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by milt
Hi Cathy,Northern Lite stopped making Trailers in 2008 because being a small company they had to stop their camper assembly line for the trailer manufacturing.Campers being their main product line.Two years ago they had a fire that destroyed the molds.We where fortunate to purchase their last trailer.It was used for demo's at shows, so it was equipped nicely, and at a good price.We really enjoy the trailer and I have modified it to suit our needs. Cheers Milt
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Milt - I also have a 2008 Northern Lite trailer. Bought it in Eugene Oregon - I took it to Massachusetts. I'm now on a trip to Fort Myers Florida with it.
I'm have having trouble with the heating system. It does not ignite. Any thoughts?
-Roger
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02-22-2017, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Z
Trailer: Sasquatch
Montana
Posts: 2,556
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I don't have advice on your problem, except to say that all trailers use one of just 1-3 different brands of camper appliances. They're all the same. The make and model of the actual furnace will be more helpful. Brand of camper doesn't even matter when it comes to 90% of the systems in the trailer.
If you post in the Problem Solving area of the forum and just list the problem, the brand of furnace, and more specifically when it does and doesn't work, people will definitely have advice for you. It's going to be, I'm guessing, either an atwood/hydroflame or suburban. Something all fiberglass trailers with heater have.
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02-22-2017, 06:27 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Roger
Trailer: Northern Lite Trailer
Massachusetts
Posts: 18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZachO
I don't have advice on your problem, except to say that all trailers use one of just 1-3 different brands of camper appliances. They're all the same. The make and model of the actual furnace will be more helpful. Brand of camper doesn't even matter when it comes to 90% of the systems in the trailer.
If you post in the Problem Solving area of the forum and just list the problem, the brand of furnace, and more specifically when it does and doesn't work, people will definitely have advice for you. It's going to be, I'm guessing, either an atwood/hydroflame or suburban. Something all fiberglass trailers with heater have.
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Thank you. It has an Atwood furnace and Thermostate. Yes, Problem Solving is the place for my question. [emoji106]
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02-22-2017, 07:54 PM
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Member
Name: milton
Trailer: Northern Lite
British Columbia
Posts: 33
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heater
Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Maroni
Milt - I also have a 2008 Northern Lite trailer. Bought it in Eugene Oregon - I took it to Massachusetts. I'm now on a trip to Fort Myers Florida with it.
I'm have having trouble with the heating system. It does not ignite. Any thoughts?
-Roger
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Hi Roger,Just returned from the desert.My heater was difficult also.Check the burner tube for insects.Also clean the thermo couple.cheers milt
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