THE SCARIEST PART OF OWNING A TRUCK CAMPER...

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This is my least favorite part of owning a truck camper, those that have done this know, but I've got a new trick up my sleeve...
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@CraigMullins1 Год назад

Put large pads under the jack stands. Had the ground sink when my sprinklers went on while I was sleeping. Expensive lesson.

@03redrubi 4 месяца назад

Rubber paver tiles work good!

@asscheeks3142 4 месяца назад

sheeeesh

@3happycampers663 Год назад

That first lift when you go from manual to electric jacks is magical! Nice job!

@jerrytalley802 Год назад

Timmy, we had a 1969 truck camper, and probably to save money, it only had 3 jacks which were hand cranked. My Dad was very handy so he made a rig that fit over the part that you cranked, then welded a piece on it so it fit a 1/2” drill chuck. What an improvement over cranking that sucker by hand. My Dad would have loved this rig, but the cost would have stopped him dead cold. His new 1969 ford pickup was $2,250.00 brand new, the 11’ camper was about $1,300. Those jacks look expensive but sweet

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

They Reico Titan electric jacks are incredible, but I literally had to sell my Suzuki Samurai to afford them.

@ronweenk 4 месяца назад

They've gotten even more expensive, I was floored when i priced them out 😮

@paulcreason9963 Год назад

Timmy, My interests are off road camping. I’ve been watching since I saw you with Phil. I wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed your adventures. I especially enjoyed watching you snowmobile and shoot the rapids. You have expanded my understanding of the sports and given me a glimpse of Alaska. I’m impressed with your camper as well. Thank you

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Right on!

@kevinmurphy3464 Год назад

This guy is awesome. Some RU-vid algorithm brought up this channel and I’ve watched 3 really great videos and just subscribed.

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Right on Kevin, welcome!

@pacificnorthwest9416 Год назад

Your Channel has come a long way! Premium job my guy! 👌

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Thanks!

@callsignmohas5190 Год назад

Im so stoked to be starting my truck bed cabin this spring. Your videos are extremely inspirational. Hopefully i can have it somewhat usable by elk season this September

@daveneil3963 Год назад

I love your whole set up! That last scene of your camper was awesome, that expensive coating looked great! Thanks for sharing. Yupl, those electric jacks are the way to go! Keep those videos ah coming.

@lesabre1972 Год назад

The truck house looks all new being shiny, I love it, awesome job man!

@carllubrin8518 Год назад

My ocd is fewming tho when u put the jack near the drain lol 🥹😅

@marianfrances4959 Год назад

LMAO. My inner grammar police is whining!

@carllubrin8518 Год назад

@@marianfrances4959 it’s the internet

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

hehe

@ronniebenoit4081 Год назад

Invest in Detroit axle slotted and drilled rotors with ceramic pads... anything from them is good. All made in America parts

@murphtahoe1 4 месяца назад

Very cool. I like all of your planned upgrades for your truck!

@jonny-on-the-spot 3 месяца назад

sick rig, love it when a plan comes together. thanks for sharing.

@scottmcguire9618 Год назад

Great video. Jacks work great. House is looking fresh. I’ve got 3 of those portable AC units. I find that the amount of heat that comes from the hose is crazy. I wish they’d make a insulated hose. Sometimes I’ll wrap a small blanket around the hose to insulate it. Safe travels. Good luck on fuel prices.

@jonathanandtalley4391 Год назад

Awesome love the set up make it so easy to left and back on the truck.

@mkollander99 11 месяцев назад

Very good setup. Thank you for sharing

@ryanjones6806 Год назад

The quick connects are so much nicer than the turnbuckles! Flat bed looks like the way to do it. I hate getting the camper in between the wheel wells.

@Edhooey Год назад

That first drive after months of having a camper on feels like driving a hot rod!

@garyjones5093 5 месяцев назад

Great job man. I love the channel.

@frankbalazs8816 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely Beautiful Camper build!!!❤

@2Morethings Год назад

That is so cool I really like your set up it's simple and it works grate

@zedorda1337 5 месяцев назад

A single tube A/C unit is the worst design possible if efficiency is of any concern. Upgrading to a 2 tube unit should be a must have.

@throwaway692 Год назад

Damn it ... I gotta be somewhere at 6.

@cheswhite4429 Год назад

Awesome setup 👍 your living the good life great to see and excellent channel to follow ! Look forward to watching your videos , you’ve been on some Wickid adventures and enjoying it to the fullest ! Keep the great content coming all the best take care

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Thanks yo!

@anthonykaye9166 Год назад

Couldn't you use old school levels and watch the bubbles (if you didn't want to use a digital level to monitor with your cell phone), to make sure everything is level as your lifting it off your truck?

@PhantomPhixer1 Год назад

Tim,enjoyed the video...well done!

@kskogman125 Год назад

That was pretty cool!

@lindajeanfrancis2958 Месяц назад

Fantastic job great viewing

@Will-Parr Год назад

Great job. Congrats. I was wondering about all of that.

@derekpaterson603 Год назад

I was waiting for this episode !! I commented a while back on your video about the new Jack's you bought and about knowing the struggles of removing camper on lifted truck. Those things are bad ass !!! And that's exactly what I need. So worth it eh ! Thanks for showing them in action.....oh !, and your camper is bad ass as well. Real quick, so you have a visual of my set up....I have an old Palomino pop up Originally from Alaska. It is painted to match my 2019 lifted Ram 1500 with Granite colour. The Camper has also done Route 66 twice. That's all the background of it I have. I've owned it for 3 years now and it's an amazing camper, and I basically live in it for 6 months out of the year here on Vancouver Island. Keep en coming buddy ! Love your content !

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Do it man, they work so awesome. I've removed it several times since I've put them on and it's so safe/easy/no sketchy anymore.

@martna1 Год назад

Looks good Timmy!

@donaldfrazier5244 Год назад

Great idea for the ac exhaust I’m stealing that idea for my build!

@lindabarker7142 Год назад

It was cool watching the truck drive out from under the truck house.

@lesabre1972 Год назад

It looks alright let's just hope it performs good for you.

@glennpurchase807 3 месяца назад

Those jacks are awesome. It makes life a lot easier. Perfect.

@paulonorato8765 Год назад

Very impressive. Truck looks great

@Akstergrind 19 дней назад

If that were me, I'd DEFINITELY leave something small connected up and the whole thing would topple over! Super scary first lift-off, Timmy! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

@TruckHouseLife 18 дней назад

yup the electric jacks make it way better but still sketchy haha

@darrellnichter9894 Год назад

Glad the camper still solid. Not gonna lie that thumbnail had me nervous!

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

hehe

@jerrytalley802 Год назад

Hey Timmy, guess how we went from manual to (POWERED JACKS)? My Dad took the hand cranks, welded a post in the center of the square female socket part of the jack. Then, out comes the 1/2” heavy duty drill. We had to do a little to each one to not get too tipsy. Sounds antiquated in 2022, but 1969-1970 it beat the heck out of hand cranking in summertime.

@OutOfOfficeCamping Год назад

We miss our Lance truck camper. But I don't miss the feeling that it's going to fall over every time I'd take it off the truck. Always a stressful moment. Great to hear you will be doing the road trip come fall. With gas prices coming back down we hope your plans stay on track. We took a break from our F350 and picked up a 2019 Ford Ranger and picked up a Roof Top Tent. Fun but different. 🙂 We enjoyed the last road trip. Mark (& Teresa)

@markthemisphits3586 Год назад

You need some leveling bubbles on the side and back to lift level. Those inch markings on your cool jack lifts need a level indicator. Nice rig

@oyajiblues Год назад

I just pulled up next to a guy here in San Francisco in his Samari. I thought of you. I think you made the right move man. Those jacks are bad-ass!

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Thanks man, yup I'm stoked on it!

@bluethunder1951 9 месяцев назад

When I lift my camper off the truck I set the sawhorses under the back then the front as I drive out, never having the camper only supported by the jacks alone. You never know when anything electrical or wireless could go wrong.

@TruckHouseLife 9 месяцев назад

yup I usually do that

@Enjoytheinbetween Год назад

Sweet!!!! Hopefully you have room to carry them with you.

@Nomadman777 Год назад

The unhappy jack was a beat down....

@scottfeatherstone7156 Год назад

Looks great

@donnanhuggler8451 Год назад

Sweet T-Shirt !!!!!!

@mikeb1596 5 месяцев назад

Mount some bubble levels on each side dont have to eyeball it

@Riverrat93 Месяц назад

I had a jack fail on me one time. I got to say I love the versatility of truck campers but I hate taking it on and off. My next camper and I'm hoping to have electric jacks.

@OrudoVansan Год назад

Murphy's Law, whenever you go to demonstrate the problem, the item works perfectly.

@cindythecatwoman1601 Год назад

That works like magic 🎩 Timmy. The truck 🚚 🛻 home 🏡 looks great. It was sad to see the Samua go but, you don't want to have more than you can manage.

@frankbalazs8816 5 месяцев назад

Ive done just about Everything in life! Raced Bmx all over the Country from 1978 @ 11 yrs old to 2016!! Spent 25 + years being an Actor! Been in Eminem music videos/ Michael Bay/ Spielberg The Island movie as a LAPD Cop! Superbowl Commercial! Ect.Own my own Auto detailing Business! Got a Corvette! A beautiful Camper! But never got to enjoy life the way your doing it Tim!!! God bless you brother!! Enjoy and Stay Safe!!❤

@Retired-nohurry Год назад

I’m always a bit anxious when I load and unload mine.

@johnpeddicord4932 Год назад

GOOD JOB😊

@robertburgess6100 Год назад

Very nice! Way better then before.

@oldguy1528 5 месяцев назад

At what point did you change from the truck box to the flat bed ??? I love the way the interior gives the feeling of more space than I know there is. Nice job !!!

@c.julien8266 Год назад

Impressive! Very cool.

@30smsuperstrat Год назад

Every time you said Captains Varnish, I heard swab the deck matety.😁

@keithherring5462 Год назад

I know that's a serious investment but gosh darn that's slick ✌️ total game changer to be able to set the camper and adventure in just the truck 👍

@ianmangham4570 5 месяцев назад

Awesome stands 👏 ,beautiful backdoor on that Awesome camper.

@lesabre1972 Год назад

I love the truck house it's so cool and handy.

@riaayo5321 Год назад

Glad to see these worked out for you man. Before you mentioned the front jacks having extensions but not the back I was eyeballing those back ones and going oh man how the hell is he going to drive out from under these... haha. Looks nerve-wracking.

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

lol

@careychapin5053 Год назад

⁰

@gringo3009 Год назад

Smooth brother!

@wh8085 Год назад

A Samurai or that Truck . . . . . NO Contest ! Love your set up ! New viewer , subbed .

@warren6899 Год назад

From South Africa my experience with turnbuckle (3.8m semi rigid rubber duck on trailer, 1 on the bow and 2 on the stern) is that they turn loose. My roadside fix was to lace chord through the middle, and tied off. My permanent fix was butterfly /wing nuts on the R threaded side as a locknut used a pliers to tighten. Ever checked the tension on yours ? Might be a nasty surprise waiting for you

@garyaanderson214 4 месяца назад

Captains is a very good product.I have wooden kayaks.epoxied fiberglass with captains to protect against damage and uv.

@stevedenoyer5956 Год назад

Those jacks work sweet!

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

sure do!

@CaliforniaBushman Год назад

Sick, top notch heavy duty stilts, bro. With independant motors. And, the heavy duty yacht varnish to boot. Plus you could lower the house to ground level on Federal Public Land, infefinitely.

@lifelong5425 Год назад

Had these Jack on out pop up......OMG...10 minutes it's over, then sold it...Now we have A Northern lite with Hijackers.....brutal...It works fine, but what a pain in the ass..and they need serviced. your Jack set up is superb, never mind the flat bed unobstructed access...on......off...all good...happy trails brother.

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Yup they're awesome as you know!

@markthompson2440 Год назад

You have built your own Earth Roamer..

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

yup!

@dalesmithers 4 месяца назад

Thanks!

@TruckHouseLife 3 месяца назад

Thanks dude!

@derekvandyke5132 4 месяца назад

Those are also great as stabilizer Jack's so you don't rock as much walking and sleeping in wind

@chupacabra1765 Год назад

I really want to hear the long story about the broken tile under the wood stove. May I suggest a two hour live stream focusing on that story and you can take questions from the audience. It would be thrilling. BTW you should wash off all the road grime, soot and fine dust off the wood work before recoating it.

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

lol, I washed it down the best I could, but I also like capturing layers of dust over the years;)

@dc76384 5 месяцев назад

Very innovative

@stevanrose7439 5 месяцев назад

For stability on the jack legs you could use a ratchet straps to put a x brace on the legs. And then it would be very stable. Quick easy and cheap.

@bernard0g0uveia Год назад

That corolla in the back..... damn!

@poopywelder Год назад

Nice truck brotha

@theoracle5265 Год назад

Pretty cool !

@blunthex 4 месяца назад

You could also get a auto leveling controller box that would probably work wel with those and then you never have to worry about leveling it taking it off lol

@AK_Grizz Год назад

Great video! Camper looks awesome! Do you travel to Fairbanks?

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Bandmates live in Fairbanks:)

@bobsneed2971 Год назад

Sweet Timmy makes things a lot more handy. I’m sure you will throw in a little cribbing for soft ground. Cheers man.

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

That's the plan!

@jessik-1818 Год назад

Wow awesome 🤗🖐👍👍👍

@davidalfred924 Год назад

You may want to think about some ground pads for outriggers

@marsstubblefield 22 дня назад

nice - I had wondered about the stovepipe top as to how/why you changed it - also wondered if there might be any kind of restriction on driving with an active fire in the stove

@chrislusker6949 5 месяцев назад

Ok just getting caught up on your channel. I liked it. Only comment, did you ever put caps on the female end of the jack power cord’s?

@lorid2092 Год назад

Sweet!

@lewiswestcott4547 Год назад

Buy some heavy duty jockstrap secure those new camper hold downs....thieves target them!

@ralphhammond6661 Год назад

Nice and easy

@CraigMullins1 Год назад

Add a lil level on all the sides :)

@LostSoul_1031 4 месяца назад

Pretty cool 😎

@lesabre1972 Год назад

wow I forgot how nice that was putting them on and off holy cow

@Jmmondeau Год назад

I sold my samurai and missed it but not for long. I don’t even think about it now. You’ll be fine.

@bmunday Год назад

awesome dude. I especially appreciate a man that loves varnish. #varnishgod myself, on the forward end of the cabin, connecting the two forward jack locations, I'd pull the lower trim, and put structural aluminum connecting both JackPlates. I just think it would make me stronger, and put less stress on the wood structures. cheers- smart stuff

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

I've thought about that, I'll eventually weld a bottom cup up to the side brackets to help support the weight from under.

@lonniekane7145 5 месяцев назад

Love all your videos man I’d like to hang out with you sometime in that day. I’m a country is you

@Thomaslmurry Год назад

Ingenious!

@localchipper4485 Год назад

Those jacks could double as an adjustable carriage on a saw mill.

@gminerr Год назад

love the quality

@TruckHouseLife Год назад

Thanks!

@tonymontana3742 Год назад

I think chimney code requires the chimney to be higher than the nearest peak within like 10 feet. That may be for asphalt roofs or maybe it affects air draft, I don't know for sure.