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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
04-17-2022, 07:28 AM
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Colorado. Utah, Arizona
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William Deak
Tour
Folks have piled on so many other destinations that 2 1/2 weeks won't be nearly enough time to do justice to them. However, you need to eat. When near Hurricane, Utah, check out River Rock Roasting...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
04-07-2021, 04:33 PM
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Traveling to Alaska
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William Deak
Alaska
Ditto to what others have said. Casual travel through Canada is not permitted. To date there have been no Covid deaths in either the NW territories nor Yukon and they do not want any. Even if...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
09-28-2020, 07:42 AM
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Tool of Choice
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1,190
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William Deak
Tool of choice, shower filter cap
You will also probably need someone inside to hold/stabilize the drain or it will turn with the cap when trying to remove it. Main reason for gloves are - at least on our Scamp - sharp screws...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
08-22-2020, 03:16 PM
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New Scamp 13 options regarding weight
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William Deak
Scamp weight
About cooking. We have the built in 2 burner propane. However, unless raining or very cold, we do the vast majority of our cooking outside using three sources:
1. Inexpensive portable butane...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
08-22-2020, 11:20 AM
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New Scamp 13 options regarding weight
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William Deak
Scamp weight
There are a lot of other low weight campers out there. Given your desire for ultra light weight and minimalist appointments, check out Earth Traveler and Happier Camper. The latter is totally...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-15-2020, 04:08 PM
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installing a Sirocco II fan
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William Deak
installing a Sirocco II fan
I have read great things about these so wonder if others have had experience with them. My issue is can one install these using the USB/cigarette light portal rather than hardwiring? I have a Scamp...
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Hi, I am....
08-15-2020, 01:21 PM
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New and in the market
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William Deak
Scamp weight
Jessica, We have a Scamp 13 with toilet/shower. Pretty sure it's curb weight is about 1800# no matter what Scamp says. When you add stuff, 2000# is a pretty good estimate to work from when pulling on...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-01-2020, 12:35 PM
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Scamp Weight
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William Deak
2019 13' scamp with toilet/shower is what we haul...
2019 13' scamp with toilet/shower is what we haul with the outback turbo.
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-01-2020, 11:12 AM
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Scamp Weight
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William Deak
Scamp weight
After towing various teardrops and such with Foresters and Outbacks of various iterations, we finally settled on a turbo Outback rated at 3500#. This gives you all the margin of error you might need...
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Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
06-17-2020, 10:41 AM
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cleaning fiberglass
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William Deak
cleaning fiberglass
What experience have y'all had with safe cleaning products for fiberglass. Bugs in particular. Is plain old soap and water best?
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
06-10-2020, 11:05 AM
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Tire blow out
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William Deak
Tire blow out
Blew a tire on our 13' Scamp a couple of weeks ago going about 70 mph and wound on the rim. This was on a stretch of road that became suddenly quite "bouncy" due to unevenness in the road bed. The...
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General Chat
06-10-2020, 10:29 AM
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full size bed foam topper recommendations
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3,255
Posted By
William Deak
Topper
We have done well with a 1 1/2" topper from Walmart trimmed to size. Rolls up easily to store in bathroom or closet of our Scamp 13'. Don't pay more. We have tried a lot of iterations. BTW, we have...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-06-2020, 12:21 PM
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Solar charging of 12V
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William Deak
Solar charging of 12V
Looking for a solar charger to use as back up for battery in my Scamp 13. Harbor Freight has these in 25 W and 100 W, about $65 and $185 respectively. What would be the minimum needed for this...
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