Excellent post! I've been waiting patiently for a write-up from you on this! My question is was it warm enough for the AC compressors to fire up as well, or was it only using the fans?Starting a thread but will put some various aspects as individual posts instead of one giant one, to make quote replies easier.
I have a KR Powerboost FX4, and a Grand Design Imagine 2800BH. I use a Reese Steadi Flex weight distribution hitch.
Glad if anyone finds it useful!
I bought a single not thinking about the sharing scenario. One of our kids has a travel trailer, too...I might have to get the dual one as well.
7.2kW Propower with 50A service....
Hey guys! Quick question, looking at your trucks plugged into the campers, one thing strikes me is that you have to leave open either the tailgate or tonneau cover for access. I'm concerned about doing something like that if I'm overnighting in a Walmart parking lot without being able to lock up the bed. Have you found any work around for this that would allow you to keep the bed locked? I know if I put a Retrax cover on I could lock it in any position but I don't want to take up space with the canister for a Retrax so I'm going for a Bak Revolver X4s tonneau cover. Not sure how I'd lock things up with a cover like that if I need to leave space for the cord to get to the outlet on the Propower... thoughts? Great posts by the way!!...when Hooked up to our Airstream...
Not sure what I would do other than leave my window shades open to see the bed of my truck. If I’m in generator mode and someone approaches do the lights turn on...should be a decent deterrent.
Hmm. I hadn't really thought about it. In my situation, I have to use and extension so if some prankster wanted to unplug me, they could undo it at the extension coupling, not matter how secure my truck bed was. I assume you are concerned about valuables in the truck bed?
I have a trifold tonneau cover, I adjusted my latch so that I can leave enough gap to route the camper cable into my bed. Essentially my bed is "secured". If someone really want to steal anything from your bed, they can always pry or slash open your cover anyway.
Having just put a bedrug in, I had to remove the propower panel to fit the carpet. It's one bundle going into the back of the panel, so it seems unreasonable to modify it from behind and have a dogbone into the fender. There is plenty of room in that fender area though. If you really wanted to, I would probably cut in and mount some sort of access door to run an adapter through. Rather than going all the way through the front drain panel as there's very limited access between the cab and bed, and needing an extra 12ft+ of cable to do it.
Hmmm... some interesting ideas. Time to fiddle!
So true, just trying to keep the kids with sticky fingers walking by while you're out hiking at your boondocks spot or in a Cabela's/Walmart parking lot from walking away with stuff.
My thought would be to modify a panel in the tonneau cover an add a pass through - maybe something like an aftermarket locking gas door. It could then be locked until you route the cable through. The trick would be to not access to the tonneau lock mechanism.
That's a nice idea. Someone needs to source a product to do this.
Another good idea. I have a Bak Revolver X4s on order. Debating that choice, doubt it will give me an option like that. I'm even debating going to a bed cap instead of a tonneau cover now. It would be easy to implement. your suggestion on one of those.
I pulled my ProPower box out of the truck bed while installing a BedRug today. The box has an orange high voltage cable and a smaller black signal cable.
