Flying a Glastar aircraft out of Maine. Various videos of landings and takeoffs to help other pilots preview more out of the way airports. Formerly owned a Cessna 172 known as "Old Mustardsides". Now also exploring the truck camper life as I work remotely sometimes out of a Rogue EB-1 to be able to ski/hike in the mountains.
@@stahpit1971 the charge controller and wiring was for a 200 watt setup and I was space constrained so only the 100 watts. For more power I have a 200w solar suitcase that goes to a separate charge controller. Only need it on the winter though- for summer this is more than enough.
@@SeanGilmore92 the heater more than kept up during the day but I found it too loud for sleeping so just doubled up on bedding and slept with it off. It worked fine for me for two years but then went to a cirrus with the hydronic heating and that is way easier.
I camped in my Rogue in Yellowstone in early October fully off grid. Used the 20K BTU on 17° nights & it was awesome. Always kept a window cracked & didn't have much condensation at all. Have enjoyed it for 4 years now.
Thank you for the tour! Solid system, i would use the monitor mount method you suggested. I look forward to working remotely using starlink in order to avoid city life. Im no athlete or wilderness expert but i feel great when i have a lot of space and nature.
Great job and great idea for not drilling, just using double sided sticky tape. I too am wanting to put solar panels on the top of my truck canopy and not drilling into the fiberglass canopy. Thank you for your great idea and using double sided tape. 👍🙂
Great video, thx. I have a 6 cylinder engine, will it show al 6 CHT' ang EGT's or only max 4?. I won't use feul flo and Manifold pressure. Do I HAVE to buy a Rdac in this case? Thank you
Unsure what will display- I can’t remember what the manual says. However- you definitely will need a RDAC but you can get one without the MAP connection for cheaper. RDAC is a great buy regardless- makes it much easier to hook up/add connections. The one I have has enough room for a 6cyl egt/ cht
I think it depends on where he is camping. With wilderness camping that solution would be fine as long as he is using it sparingly and with biodegradable soap.
Extremely slick! I've been eyeballing one for my Challenger II to help reduce the clutter on an already cramped instrument panel. I was between this and the Blaze TC-5. The extra battery, RPM, and hobbs functions seem like insane value by comparison.
Nice! You don't even have to do the RDAC if you didn't want to for those functions- agree, it feels like a no brainer then. If you don't use those CHT/EGT fields it does switch the display around to optimize space.
Thanks for some winter camping discussion. That seems like a lot of moisture accumulation for one person. You need to vent even when it's cold. We leave our rooftop vent popped up a bit sometimes even leaving the fan on low overnight. We put Dendry in our camper when we rebuilt it, then later because we had it I put our Froli system under the bed also. Finding moisture under the mattress is scary. Hope you're getting lots of time out there skiing.
Agree- it definitely felt like a lot. I have started leaving the vent open at night with decent results. The biggest thing though was getting some usb computer fans to blow air under the mattress during the day. I can start with a bunch of frost on the aluminum and then after eight hours it’s totally dry. With the Froli system it really helps by allowing the air to circulate. Right now I wish I had a fan vs. the AC- the AC vent function won’t work on 12v. Maybe that’s a summer project- or I might find I want that AC! Happy camping!
Thanks for sharing the info on the 620 truck camper. I'm actually looking at the model for myself. Appreciate the video. Hope you will share more on the 620.
I too appreciate your thoughts and video on the 620 as I am thinking of getting one myself. I am also needing to get a truck and think the 8 foot bed is a good idea as you could use it for additional storage (bike etc.). 👍🏼♌️
We had a Scout Yoho on a half ton Chevy, but now have a Nucamp 400 and love the heater. Our Scout had the Dickinson and it did a nice job also. We have the 4 battleborn batteries and love it for all the power.
Hey- this camper has side legs (like most other truck campers) that can expand/retract to lift the camper off the bed. I take them off as this stays on the truck most of the time but put them back on if I need to. These legs are electric but my old one had crank legs, either one works by yourself, but the electric is much faster as all four can go at once vs. you running around cranking each one. As for the release mechanism on the camper straps, you simply lift up on the handle and it goes into free mode where it will extend by just pulling on it so you can then use the legs to take the camper off the truck.
Hello Lincoln. Hope you are good !! 🕺🎈🍾🥳 Thus far, speeding through your previous YT Vids - and, all I see is the back of your head (mostly) landing and taking off from fairly remote locations 🛣in north eastern USA states !! I also see you are now into the: “campervan truck life” which is probably the reason why that; Algo Rhythm chap decided to push me down your rabbit 🐇 hole to your howf 🛖when I was looking at various YT Vids on this type of life from different Countries !! This is also my passion in life, although I am in different continent from you over here in Scotland 🏴 Our weather means my campervan is somewhat different from yours with regard the insulation 🥶☃️!! My question is: What do you do for a living - in order to stay afloat ?? It must be fairly expensive to keep your single engine ✈️ in the air with regard the cost of JET 1 alone, notwithstanding your other passion of wild camping ⛺️ in your camper 🚐. Do you take private clients for a days flying jolly around various POI at various locations ?? Thus far - it looks like not a bad life you have carved out for yourself - however, something tells me you also need a stream of steady income to maintain it !! Spill the beans 🫘 fella - I might learn something from you that enables me to have a similar experience in my existence on this planet 🌎 we all share !! Thanks 🙏 Take care and stay safe 😷 James 🏴
To help with the condensation you need a fan that pulls the air out. I have a SS 550 backpack palomino which we use in the winter and we have no condensation issues because we run the fan 24\7 when we’re camping.
I mean these are great lil campers they have there problems but they all do.. hey how does the heater heat up in winter? Pretty curious 🤨.. I’ll probably grab the palomino 500 I need head room.. also wondering how that shower works outside
Hey Mike- heater works phenomenally well. Biggest thing is that it is very loud. I’ve been at zero degrees and heated right up for work. Because of the noise, I just sleep in a negative twenty sleeping bag that keeps me happy- for really cold nights I put even more blankets/sleeping bags over it. As for the shower, I’ve used it once- with eight gallons on board you use it up quick. At a campground though I could see it being useful. The hot water heater also works quite well.
Very pleased with my 20K BTU heater in my Rogue. I set it at 65° when I go to bed so I hear it kick on & off thru the nite. Of course I always keep the back air vent cracked.
After watching your vids on the Palomino Rogue I know not to get one! Thank you for showing us how bad it is! I don’t know how you manage to sound so tolerant with it. To me it just looks like it’s junk.
Fair: I guess it's a bit of I'm grateful for what I have and have made it work. The two main issues I have are likely due to the climate I use it in; jacks and skylight. I use it as a four season camper, for which it is not intended. I think I've finally gotten around that with the recent mods but to your point, if you're going to buy a new one then you likely don't want to avoid these issues. Then again, for the price, I don't think you can find a cheaper new one. With many running north of 30k, the Rogue, even at 15k does well. Also: the dealer has supported me for a skylight replacement and jack replacement, even just sending me the jacks to avoid the trip to the dealer. I haven't paid out of pocket for the manufacturing deficiencies, just for my own mods to make it work better for my use case.
This is exactly what I'm going for in my topper\camper build. I couldn't have designed it any closer if I had actually seen this model before. Sorry to hear you've had some manufacturing issues. That's one reason I'm building my own. Haven't got to the tilting roof yet, but I'm close. Trying to figure out my interior layout. Any thoughts on yours and what might be better? I'm thinking about even having a shower\bathroom. Is your truck a 1/2 ton? I'll check out all your other vids on the camper too, and maybe some of the flying. I've always wanted to fly and one day I'm going to try an ultralight. Cheers!
Hey- good luck with the build. I really like the interior layout of this camper; works really well for me and I'm glad I picked it over the EB-2. You can find the layouts and dimensions on the website. I'm fine without a shower and bathroom- it's either the woods or good timing. For me the biggest thing has been the lack of insulation for winter use but I think that's a rarity. All the other issues have been around the roof lift jacks for the roof or the skylight. Otherwise it's been great. I'd do without the skylight and then for the jacks I'd prefer a beefier setup or a manual gas assist option. Truck is a 1/2 ton with helper springs- had to get a newer one that is also a half ton but put in sumo springs.
