Your temporary "Dometic fix" is hilarious, but at the same time, effective. Hey you two, after that long absence we are delighted to see you posting content on a regular basis again. Thanks for being so real, it's refreshing!
I wonder if you could find a shop that does 3D printing and have them make you a few of the latches. Maybe make them a bit robust too. Not sure about the hook side (white part) that broke. But those black things look like they could be 3D’d. 🤞
We had same thing happen to the hatch on our truck camper. We attached bungee cords kind of like you did and figured that airflow would help hold it down. Then I noticed the shadow of our rig one day while driving on the interstate and it was clear that the hatch was opening even when driving 70 mph! What a surprise that was. We modified our jury rigging after that. Good luck
We were in a similar scenario and resorted to getting a 3D print of the plastic piece we needed. Check into a 3D printer near you!! I am sure it will be cost effective for you! Can't hurt to try at this point right? Good Luck!
Your video footage of Golden was really lovely. I was wondering where you would stay, there, since the Denver area is not very RV- friendly. Montana makes sense. Glad you missed all the recent snowy/icy weather!!
I would consider using a bungee type closure that Yeti and Premium Igloo coolers use. You can screw through the plastic shroud into the wooden structure of the truck camper. They are available from Amazon for $10 a pair. Just a thought to get y'all through Alaska.
I have a 2009 Lance 1181 camper, & that is why I started watching you guys. Well, last summer I took a trip from Austin, TX to Halifax, NS, & on the way in Effingham, IL, I stopped at a truck stop cause it started to rain super hard. I went inside to see about food, & when I came out the wind had picked up to tornado strength. I was actually standing next to my camper, & I looked down on the ground & thought, jezz, that looks like it came off my skylight. Sure enough, it blew the whole top off. Yes, it rained inside of my bed area. What a day. I have video's on all of the mess. I have since then replaced the skylight with a different brand from CNCEST that only cost $389.99, shipping included. It came from China, but so far it is great. It has the bug screen & the shade, plus 4 lights all around the opening. The skylights that come with Lance campers are good, but when they break, they are expensive to replace. I was quoted over $1500 for mine. Hope your entrance into Canada goes smoothly. I'm 69 & travel alone, & when I crossed into Canada from Calais, Maine to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, I was detained for an hour while they searched my pickup & camper for over an hour. The border patrol agents actually broke several things in my camper which I didn't find out about until the next day. I don't do drugs, I left all my guns in Texas, so what gives. I guess they were bored. It was a tiny border crossing.
Great video! I wouldn’t want to drive I the rain either. But glad you got to Colorado then Mt. Oh no the sky light really! Hope you were able to get it fixed. Glad to see you are on the road again. Can’t wait to see the next video. Have a great weekend and great week.
Where the plastic broke off, is that above the roof line? if so, you could find a metal part to bolt through the housing and seal the bolt and nut from the outside. I would use butyl sealant on the inside. As for the other side, you already have the metal arm, Im sure you could do the same for the other side to fabricate/bend or fold over a brass or metal strip of sheet metal to fold over the end of the bracket where the hole is and drill it out and bolt it back on.. Use your imagination and do a walk through a Home depot of Lows hardware area and Im sure you could find something that will work. Hope you figure it out, much less than the cost of new parts.
As you guys know, just an afternoon shower in Tampa. Be safe out there, I definitely won't drive our 32 footer in that weather. We went to a rally 2 years ago we were talking about the mountains and they asked if we had mountains we were we lived, I said "yes. Big thunder, and space mountain " 😊 I loved the video, Thank you for sharing
We’re heading to Alaska and cross the border to Canada on May oh, I’m sorry June first would be awesome if we saw you on the route been watching you for years
I know it's probably not practical on the road but I would see if you could have those two parts machined in aluminum. If they are known to break often I would have several made and sell the rest. Go Hawks.
Great video guys we did two trips to Alaska and Lance 1172 and Chevy 1 ton Duramax diesel absolutely loved it however now we traded in our lance for a grand design solitude two years old fully loaded with four game changer battle 800 W of solar I don’t think we’re gonna take this rig to Alaska, but you never know this rig does have a washing machine which I love. Look forward to your upcoming videos. We started our Alaska trips in first week of April and came back in October. It was cold. Lotta campgrounds were closed in October oh well.
We will be in Alaska this summer. Are yall going to have a meet up? We have watched yall for years so would be cool to meet yall. Have fun and a safe trip.
Rain doesn’t stop anyone who is actually from the south. We live in Georgia now, we moved from Ohio four years ago. My husband is a very defensive driver. He’s a retired police officer. And he would have pulled over too. But none of our neighbors would. Another thing that sounds like my neighbors. Couldn’t you go to a manufacturer and show them the piece and see if they could make them for you? I would at least try that. I hope you have fun in Alaska. Show us videos. Because I will probably never make it there. We would love to travel. But we have three small dogs, one of who gets carsick. That’s not pleasant. If they would make it we would be out there seeing the world. Or at least part of it.
I'm in Australia and just yesterday I was just talking with an rving mate of mine about how we don't like Dometic products as many of them are not durable, poorly designed, overpriced parts and are just crap. Enjoy Alaska. Downunda - Class B owner Melbourne Australia.
What time of year was this trip? We would love to travel to this area. It’s great to see you back on the road again. So happy to be following your journey.
Kind of sounds like you were shaming home made campers. Teardrops a lot of them are home made. Not all have money but love to camp and maybe some are full timers and have no home 😮made
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Your temporary "Dometic fix" is hilarious, but at the same time, effective. Hey you two, after that long absence we are delighted to see you posting content on a regular basis again. Thanks for being so real, it's refreshing!
I am so happy to see you guys posting again. I can certainly understand wanting to take a break. Glad your back you were definitely missed!
Aww thank you! We’re so excited to share our adventures again.
I wonder if you could find a shop that does 3D printing and have them make you a few of the latches. Maybe make them a bit robust too. Not sure about the hook side (white part) that broke. But those black things look like they could be 3D’d. 🤞
The old blame it on the skylight why the bed is wet routine.😊
😂 you caught us!
“I forgot how much I love it” 😂😂😂best RV quote ever!
lol right?! Making memories, that's for sure.
We will be praying for you all. Hope you are prepared for icy roads and snow storms lots of winter gear. We need all of the stuff.
We had same thing happen to the hatch on our truck camper. We attached bungee cords kind of like you did and figured that airflow would help hold it down. Then I noticed the shadow of our rig one day while driving on the interstate and it was clear that the hatch was opening even when driving 70 mph! What a surprise that was. We modified our jury rigging after that. Good luck
We were in a similar scenario and resorted to getting a 3D print of the plastic piece we needed. Check into a 3D printer near you!! I am sure it will be cost effective for you! Can't hurt to try at this point right? Good Luck!
Your video footage of Golden was really lovely. I was wondering where you would stay, there, since the Denver area is not very RV- friendly. Montana makes sense. Glad you missed all the recent snowy/icy weather!!
I would consider using a bungee type closure that Yeti and Premium Igloo coolers use. You can screw through the plastic shroud into the wooden structure of the truck camper. They are available from Amazon for $10 a pair. Just a thought to get y'all through Alaska.
I have a 2009 Lance 1181 camper, & that is why I started watching you guys. Well, last summer I took a trip from Austin, TX to Halifax, NS, & on the way in Effingham, IL, I stopped at a truck stop cause it started to rain super hard. I went inside to see about food, & when I came out the wind had picked up to tornado strength. I was actually standing next to my camper, & I looked down on the ground & thought, jezz, that looks like it came off my skylight. Sure enough, it blew the whole top off. Yes, it rained inside of my bed area. What a day. I have video's on all of the mess.
I have since then replaced the skylight with a different brand from CNCEST that only cost $389.99, shipping included. It came from China, but so far it is great. It has the bug screen & the shade, plus 4 lights all around the opening.
The skylights that come with Lance campers are good, but when they break, they are expensive to replace. I was quoted over $1500 for mine.
Hope your entrance into Canada goes smoothly. I'm 69 & travel alone, & when I crossed into Canada from Calais, Maine to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, I was detained for an hour while they searched my pickup & camper for over an hour. The border patrol agents actually broke several things in my camper which I didn't find out about until the next day. I don't do drugs, I left all my guns in Texas, so what gives. I guess they were bored. It was a tiny border crossing.
Great video! I wouldn’t want to drive I the rain either. But glad you got to Colorado then Mt. Oh no the sky light really! Hope you were able to get it fixed. Glad to see you are on the road again. Can’t wait to see the next video. Have a great weekend and great week.
Where the plastic broke off, is that above the roof line? if so, you could find a metal part to bolt through the housing and seal the bolt and nut from the outside. I would use butyl sealant on the inside. As for the other side, you already have the metal arm, Im sure you could do the same for the other side to fabricate/bend or fold over a brass or metal strip of sheet metal to fold over the end of the bracket where the hole is and drill it out and bolt it back on.. Use your imagination and do a walk through a Home depot of Lows hardware area and Im sure you could find something that will work. Hope you figure it out, much less than the cost of new parts.
Looking forward to your trip. Glad you're back on the road.
As you guys know, just an afternoon shower in Tampa. Be safe out there, I definitely won't drive our 32 footer in that weather. We went to a rally 2 years ago we were talking about the mountains and they asked if we had mountains we were we lived, I said "yes. Big thunder, and space mountain " 😊 I loved the video, Thank you for sharing
Aluminum track and angle aluminum will fix your skylight :-)
We’re heading to Alaska and cross the border to Canada on May oh, I’m sorry June first would be awesome if we saw you on the route been watching you for years
I hit the like button before I even get past the first commercial. Because you guys are just that awesome!
That’s so sweet, thank you!
I am from outside of Seattle a town called Bellingham it’s about 30 minutes from the Canadian border..!
I know it's probably not practical on the road but I would see if you could have those two parts machined in aluminum. If they are known to break often I would have several made and sell the rest. Go Hawks.
Good idea! Go Hawks!!
Great video guys we did two trips to Alaska and Lance 1172 and Chevy 1 ton Duramax diesel absolutely loved it however now we traded in our lance for a grand design solitude two years old fully loaded with four game changer battle 800 W of solar I don’t think we’re gonna take this rig to Alaska, but you never know this rig does have a washing machine which I love. Look forward to your upcoming videos. We started our Alaska trips in first week of April and came back in October. It was cold. Lotta campgrounds were closed in October oh well.
Use a 1/2 turn window brass latch. 🤛👍🙏😎🦅🇺🇸
Now a camper with a side entrance and an enclosed trailer with quads and e-bikes would be swizzle
For sure!
We will be in Alaska this summer. Are yall going to have a meet up? We have watched yall for years so would be cool to meet yall. Have fun and a safe trip.
This was our trip from last year but we definitely want to do a meet up soon!
I feel like I'm missing some context did you guys go from Alabama to Colorado in one day
Rain doesn’t stop anyone who is actually from the south. We live in Georgia now, we moved from Ohio four years ago. My husband is a very defensive driver. He’s a retired police officer. And he would have pulled over too. But none of our neighbors would. Another thing that sounds like my neighbors. Couldn’t you go to a manufacturer and show them the piece and see if they could make them for you? I would at least try that. I hope you have fun in Alaska. Show us videos. Because I will probably never make it there. We would love to travel. But we have three small dogs, one of who gets carsick. That’s not pleasant. If they would make it we would be out there seeing the world. Or at least part of it.
I'm in Australia and just yesterday I was just talking with an rving mate of mine about how we don't like Dometic products as many of them are not durable, poorly designed, overpriced parts and are just crap. Enjoy Alaska.
Downunda - Class B owner Melbourne Australia.
Aaah geezers eh! Dam sky light, love hate relationship lol. Ok now this was a while ago, so were u able to get parts? Or buy a new one? 🍻
Those skylights are ment for emergencies not for everyday use
Can't you make something out of aluminum and rivet it to the sids wall. You should be able to 3D print that.
Pity you don't have access to a 3D printer ? Or any company in the U.S. with the ability to print?
Was this filmed in 2023?
Yes 😊
What time of year was this trip? We would love to travel to this area. It’s great to see you back on the road again. So happy to be following your journey.
@@pamlevi7017 This video was in mid-May 2023 :)
Anyone out there with. 3 d printer that can help these guys make these parts
Talking while she is driving we cannot hear her. There’s no pic over there I’m guessing.
Kind of sounds like you were shaming home made campers. Teardrops a lot of them are home made. Not all have money but love to camp and maybe some are full timers and have no home 😮made