The Systems and Maintenance section takes you through the processes of maintaining truck camper seals, propane systems, water heaters, LP and CO detectors, and more.
Mike Hallmark of Hellwig Products educates us about helper springs for truck camper rigs. Is your rig under or over-sprung?
Truck Camper Magazine removes decals and deoxidizes their eleven year old truck camper. Is that a ghost?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your camper’s refrigerator quit? Most entry doors are too narrow to remove the old one,
The Red Emergency Remote ensures that you have a back-up if your batteries die, you lose your remote, or you break it.
Jack Kay, President of Torklift, talks about what is required for towing a utility trailer, boat, or vehicle.
It’s spring and you open up your camper. You turn on the water. It smells awful! Were eggs left in the camper? Why does the camper smell like rotten eggs? Anaerobic bacteria reacts with magnesium or aluminum anode rods to produce a rotten egg smell. That’s why peroxide, which is a germicide, is commonly used […]
How do you winterize a slide-out truck camper?
To maintain the slide room seals, Doug recommends that you use a slide-out rubber seal conditioner at least twice a year. Before you use the seal conditioner, you need to make sure that you wash your slide room roof and slide seals. To apply the seal conditioner, shake the can of seal conditioner and spray […]
There are three ways to operate your slide mechanism if your camper’s battery is dead. First, you can plug in your camper to shore power and operate the slide mechanism with the shore power. Second, you can run a generator to move your slide-out room. And finally, you can start your truck and run your […]
TCM coats the entire underbody of a truck camper with Alvin Rubber In A Can looking to create a flexible waterproof seal.
David Robinson of Roadmaster, Inc. explains everything you need to know about tow bars for truck campers.
Here’s a detailed article about to check your seals and caulk your camper to keep it maintained and leak free!
Bryan Appleby reveals hard-earned lessons on RV solar panel systems and debunks battery and solar myths.
Have you ever experienced that rotten egg smell? Here’s how to maintain your camper’s water heater.
Here’s how, and why it’s so important to replace your RV Detectors.
TCM makes some critical safety changes to their propane system and tanks in an eleven year old truck camper.
