Alaskan Truck Campers

Rusted Iron · Post by **Rusted Iron** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:52 pm

We recently replaced our old cabover camper with an Alaskan. (An old one, of course.)

Has anyone, here, had any experience of using one on the Playa? Or any other hard-side pop-up campers?

I've already spotted a couple of areas that dust can easily come in and found ways to block them, but I have a feeling there may be a few more problems, with the pop-up design, that I have yet to learn.

Thanks.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:02 am

I've never used a hard-side pop-up, but I spent a lot of years at BM with older campers in general that needed lots of dust-proofing help.
You can't bring enough duct tape! I'd tape every seam where two panels meet.
I tape all my little hatches for stuff like the power cord, water fill, etc. Dust gets in there behind your cabinets and fills the drawers. The fridge needs it's ventilation but I make sure the interior door surround to cabinet seam is tight, 'cuz dust can get past there in a storm. If your Alaskan has access hatches under the dinette cushions (to get at the space around the truck's wheelwells) don't forget to tape those up too.
I also bring a can or two of that expanding foam stuff, it's great for the inevitable places that are coming apart in older rigs.

I put aluminum foil on my windows to block the sun. It helps with the heat, and if you bring an A/C (which I highly recommend!) you can sleep during the hottest part of the day in darkness and comfort. Hey, if you're gonna bring an RV of any type, why not?

Try posting your question on rv.net in the slide-in truck campers section.
I've never seen a burner on there, but there's usually someone who knows something about whatever camper you've got.

Rusted Iron · Post by **Rusted Iron** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:02 am

Duck tape: check.

Expanding foam: check.

Foil: I have silver and gold-colored mylar, ready to go.

But I didn't even think about the under-the-seat hatches or around the electric plug.

Thanks, Captain.

Pras

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:55 pm

I highly recommend polyurethane over the other stuff.

Great Stuff is the other kind.

I think Touch and Foam is the real thing.