92 Truck+Camper Build

[92GMCK2500]

Have the same camper on a 1999 c3500 dually

Nice one! Pics?

 

[92GMCK2500]

Here is mine. A bit different. I haven’t weighed mine yet but I’d assume I’m a couple hundred pounds overweight.

I have the 3.73 gears with 285/70 r17 tires. It’s a bit of a dog on steep uphill grades

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Sick! Unique rig, i love it

 

[92GMCK2500]

First on the list was general maintenance so in 2016 we did the following:

Oil & Filter change.
Fuel filter.
Air filter.
Topped up all fluids.
New tires - Goodyear Ultra Ice Grip, full winter tire. 245/75 R16, Load class-E.
New front pads & rotors.

The truck was our daily at the time and funds were slim so we just enjoyed the truck and drove her around pretty tamely. Mostly around town but we also got out and used the camper a bunch, mostly within a 2 hour drive of home. Of course all fluids and tools were kept in the truck at all times....

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[92GMCK2500]

RPO codes for those interested...

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[Maroon96]

RPO codes for those interested...

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Where did you go to get these codes? I've just been finding them one at a time and writing it up. Kind of takes a minute.

 

[92GMCK2500]

Where did you go to get these codes? I've just been finding them one at a time and writing it up. Kind of takes a minute.

Check out CompNine. Its 5 bucks for 5 vins. Not bad. My door and glovebox sticker are faded beyond legibility so i got my RPOs from there.

 

[92GMCK2500]

Next maintenance & upgrades were:

- Optima Yellow Top, Deep Cycle Battery.
- Upgraded and cleaned up battery grounds to 2 ga.
- New 7-pin harness and plugs.
- New battery isolation solenoid, 3 post.
- Rewired camper main ground to Battery negative.
- Upgraded camper positive to 8 ga. & added inline 30A MegaFuse.
- Chaulked & replaced camper shell seals and joint screws. Both sides.

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[frito-bandito]

This looks like a fun camping set up, I’ve never considered a slide in until now

 

[92GMCK2500]

This looks like a fun camping set up, I’ve never considered a slide in until now

It is! Go get campered!!

 

[92GMCK2500]

The dual battery/Optima deep cycle setup was a game changer camping wise. We could now go off grid for 2 nights easy. At a stretch 3/4 nights. This is running the furnace fan, the water pump, and the odd light and bathroom fan for short periods. Not bad for such a simple setup. I would monitor the voltage levels via multimeter. Everything else ran off propane.