How do you wind up your wind-up camper
Submitted: Monday, Mar 01, 2010 at 09:44
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Hi all, I'm interested to hear how everybody (those who have them anyway) wind up there wind-up campers (Goldstream, etc).
I use a 18V cordless drill with a homemade attachment which saves me winding a handle (even the misses can do it).
Are proper after market electrical wind up systems available which can be fitted?
Reply By: PradOz - Monday, Mar 01, 2010 at 21:54
Monday, Mar 01, 2010 at 21:54
Hi
What brand, model cordless drill do you use? A pretty good effort for a cordless drill. Why would you want to change if the cordless works?
I have seen some campers on ebay for sale that have had after market
home made wind up jobs done. Unforunately they take up room in the cupboard inside behind front wall. One i seen used a cheapo boat winch connected to a battery in cupboard. Not sure what else he did to get it to work.
There was someone on here that had a camper with an auto up system in it - think he lived on sunshine coast QLD from memory (he emailed me once). Also have seen an older model Jayco camper forsale in Tas that had a factory fitted one in it but no one at Jayco knew anything about them when contacted - so must be a model from a long time ago. Keep an eye on the campers for sale and if you see one in your area go have a peek, cheers....
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Follow Up By: merchant - Monday, Mar 01, 2010 at 22:10
Monday, Mar 01, 2010 at 22:10
I have a Hitachi HT (high torque) one. It's worth mega $$$ but i was lucky enough to pick it up cheap at a yard sale.
I was just interested in what other more experienced campers use. The drill is a bit bulky so i was interested in an aftermarket auto thing.
I think i'll just go back to getting the misses to do it.
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