Category: Our Rig
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RV Fridge Fix: The Fever Has Broken! (Part 2) | Host Truck Camper Maintenance |E16
Continue Reading: RV Fridge Fix: The Fever Has Broken! (Part 2) | Host Truck Camper Maintenance |E16Well, we are *FINALLY* making some progress after battling the temps in our refrigerator over the last 3-4 very *hot* weeks. We’ve finally figured out the problem! Since we were having temperatures that were fluctuating everywhere, we made the guess that the thermistor might be bad. As I understand, that’s a common occurrence, so we…
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Potty Training: Camper still stinky? Check your Air Vent | Host Truck Camper Maintenance |E15
Categories: Fixes & MaintenanceContinue Reading: Potty Training: Camper still stinky? Check your Air Vent | Host Truck Camper Maintenance |E15This is a quick video of the FIRST thing to check if you’re getting not so happy smells in your camper. This could be as simple as cleaning out the air vent for your black tank. But if you have to replace, you can get one at your local hardware store or buy on Amazon…
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Potty Training: Toilet Teardown! Thetford toilet seal replacement | Host Truck Camper |E14
Continue Reading: Potty Training: Toilet Teardown! Thetford toilet seal replacement | Host Truck Camper |E14Ok, not the most glamorous of jobs, but it was fairly simple to do. So don’t fret if your toilet isn’t holding water to keep the seal from drying out…. Come along for our version of Dirty Jobs! The removal of the toilet to get at the source of the problem wasn’t too bad. Just…
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My Dometic RV Refrigerator sucks – Part 1 | Host Cascade Truck Camper |E12
Categories: Fixes & MaintenanceContinue Reading: My Dometic RV Refrigerator sucks – Part 1 | Host Cascade Truck Camper |E12If you have an RV, you’ve likely had “challenges” with your refrigerator. This is part 1 of trying to get our refrigerator to keep something cold using an inside refrigerator fan, reflectix and additional insulation… So what did we try and how did it work? Refrigerator Fan In the video we do show that we…
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Our fix FAILED – RV Leaks and delamination on our Truck Camper |E9
Continue Reading: Our fix FAILED – RV Leaks and delamination on our Truck Camper |E9Well, we found some delamination on the side of our camper after some significant rain. Here’s what we did to try and reduce the bulge as well as prevent any water from getting in from here on out… PRODUCTS we’ve purchased & mentioned in the video:
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Kelvin matters – Which RV replacement bulbs should you buy? No crappy blue lighting! |E8
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: Kelvin matters – Which RV replacement bulbs should you buy? No crappy blue lighting! |E8Our RV was outfitted with LEDs (YAY) but they were the cool white (blue) LEDs (5500 K)(not so YAY). We’ve been talking for quite some time about replacing them, however the actual replacement for these bulbs at a lower 3500K would cost $3.50 PER BULB! For those of you interested, I found the link to…
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MAJOR Truck Camper Electrical Upgrade: Batteries & Inverters & Solar- OH MY! | Host Cascade | E7
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: MAJOR Truck Camper Electrical Upgrade: Batteries & Inverters & Solar- OH MY! | Host Cascade | E7Host currently has several packages that can be selected based upon your intended use. Since we purchased this off the dealer lot in 2018, the configuration was what it was. After using it for a few years, we knew we wanted to increase our electrical capacity, and officially started this endeavor in early 2021. This…
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Banish the Beep: Reduce that RV electric fireplace noise! |E6
Continue Reading: Banish the Beep: Reduce that RV electric fireplace noise! |E6While I certainly love our electric fireplace in our truck camper, one thing I could not STAND is that very loud beep every time I turned it on or moved to a different setting. I swear that thing could be heard for miles! And with me as an early riser and Gary someone who can…
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How to install an RV Kitchen Backsplash! | Host Truck Camper Upgrade |E4
Continue Reading: How to install an RV Kitchen Backsplash! | Host Truck Camper Upgrade |E4As part of our continued upgrades on our 2018 Host Cascade Truck camper, I thought adding a backsplash in the kitchen area would reduce the cleaning effort after cooking as well as enhance the look of the camper. So, I set off to find some peel-and-stick tile locally. I wanted to physically see the tile…
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SeeLevel Tank Monitoring Installation
Continue Reading: SeeLevel Tank Monitoring InstallationWhile Gary was working on installing our new Battleborn batteries, I was working on installing this SeeLevel tank monitoring system. The old level monitor was barely functional so we really wanted to get a better monitor that we could trust. We ended up going with the SeeLevel tank monitor system, which in general has quite…