u/Desertprep

Mini-projectors in a camper?

Ok, I am admit it! One of my favorite ways to end a day - even after spending the day in nature - is to power up a computer and watch a movie. I have considered getting an LED tv - as big as I can fit inside my camper, but they are heavy and use a lot of electricity. My next thought is to get a mini projector. Giggle tells me that there are many that run on 12v. Has anyone used one of these in your camper? Do you have any suggestions about use/storage/placement?

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u/Desertprep — 2 days ago

Electrical wiring for my pickup's canopy

I will prime the bed of my p'up next week, then apply the bedliner after that. I am thinking now about my electricity needs. I will use mostly 12v inside my camper but would like to have a couple of 110 outlets just in case. I am thinking of mounting a small fuse box in the front of the camper connected to the truck's battery. I want to have a quick way to disconnect the canopy from the truck if I ever remove the camper. What is the name for this kind of connector? Also, what kind of thickness of wire do I need to connect the battery to the fuse box in the camper? It will be about 10' long. Please comment on any other aspects off this project.

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u/Desertprep — 2 days ago

Gluing rigid foam insulation to the ceiling of my F150

I had to rip the headliner out of my truck because some mice got up and into it - really smelly! There is no insulation up there. I would like to glue some rigid foam insulation to the ceiling and craft my own headliner. Will I be encouraging rust by doing this? I am most concerned about condensation inside.

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u/Desertprep — 6 days ago

How to manage the edge of the bedliner, where it tapers off into the color coat of the paint?

I bought some Speedkote epoxy primer/sealer dtm, and Herculiner bedliner....got my prep materials ready...but I have one question. I will paint the top of the bed walls with the bedliner, and about 1/2" down the side. What do I do to get a smooth transition between the bedliner and the green paint on the truck? I will be sanding down to bare metal - the paint on the bed is almost gone as it is. (It is my PLAN to paint the outsides of the bed in 2-3 months. Will I need 2 coats of primer or 3? How long do I have teo wait after the primer before I can put the bedliner on? Primer day high will be 79 degrees. Evening temp gets down to 51. I will have 5-6 hours of 70+ degree weather that day. Forecast for the rest of the week calls for 42/60 for highs and lows. Will have to wait for the following week to get up to 70 again. My guess is that I can do the primer on the first 70+ day, and should wait a week for it to cure, and for the weather to get up to 70 degrees again. Sounds right?

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u/Desertprep — 12 days ago

Would this paint be good to use to paint the exterior of my 29' 5th wheel? PPG Pitt-Tech Plus EP DTM Acrylic Semi-Gloss Midtone Base? or would Sherwin Williams Pro Industrial DTM Acrylic be better? The trailer is a '94 and the paint - still good - just looks tired, but the stripe around the middle of it (horizontally) really needs to be repainted.

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u/Desertprep — 28 days ago