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I haven't pulled the light itself, but if the junction box yields no clues, I may end up having to do that to trace the wires looking for a short...

Yeah I have a battery disconnect switch, and always disconnect for storage.

Thanks guys! It will be a few weeks before I can tear into it to investigate further. I'm dropping it off at my son's house this morning so he can use it as a cargo trailer - they are moving to a new house next weekend. Probably will have some time to look at it around the holidays.

Good to know about that junction box, I will start there!

I'm referring to the vertical tail light on the right midway up the back of the trailer in the photo above...

Tonight I was hitching up the trailer in the dark and noticed that one of my tail lights has 8 of it's 11 LEDs always on, just a very dim glow. Not noticeable in daylight, but when it is dark you can see that they are on. Nowhere near as bright as when the tow vehicles headlights are turned on (which powers up all 11 of them).

So I disconnected the tow vehicle, and they were still on. Unplugged shore power, still on. Hit my battery disconnect switch, and they go out. Turn the disconnect switch back on, they light up again.

So I have no idea how long they have been this way, maybe all along. We've found that when boondocking our battery goes down way faster than other people claim to get out of theirs (max of 3 days with very light usage, 1 day with heavy usage). This was what led us to purchase a generator.

So... I guess I'm going to have to tear into the wiring and figure out what is going on. Anyone had anything similar, or have any ideas on where to start?

Pretty sure it was a 16 footer, looked just like ours only a little shorter.  This was on highway 6 in Spanish Fork, UT, on our way to Moab. We were hauling motorcycles, we're hoteling this trip, not camping...

Just wondering if it was anyone on here...

That blind fitting looks really cool. What isn't clear to me is how to hook into it. I would love to add something like that to the bottom of my tank so it will drain completely. There is no way to drain my tank lower than about 1" of water in there, which is probably several gallons...

My guess is the reason they don't do this from the factory is fear of snapping off the fitting if you were in a situation with really low clearance (like a really high speed bump).

Quote from: MitchB on April 05, 2017, 06:11:47 PM
Really late reply and you've probably already purchased one but this is what I use, It's not the cheapest but it works very well with Torque Pro and not all of them do.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006NZTZLQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mitch

Thanks! I have an old USB ScanTool OBDLink, and it has been great. Probably 10 years old now though. I haven't bought a bluetooth one yet, but that one will be at the top of my list when I do...

And snowy in the higher altitudes... I saw yesterday that Highway 20 through the N. Cascades National Park is not expected to open before mid-June at the earliest do to the snowpack. Usually opens in mid-May. Currently the snow is 25-45 ft. deep on Washington Pass, and it is still snowing above 3000 ft...

We have the Bearcat BC7x20 and basically it is just the same as a Quicksilver VRV 7x20 toyhauler. Slightly different standard equipment, but can be optioned up to be the same. Main difference is the Bearcat comes with the offroad package, and different color scheme and decals.

We have a 7x20 with the tip-out bunk, and I would say it is not really well suited to sleeping in while traveling. We have two smaller motorcycles (KLX250S and DR650SE) and the bikes pretty much take up all of the living space behind the fridge. They also make it very difficult to get to the tip-out bunk. Also they are kinda stinky - something you don't realize when they are in a big open garage, but you put them in a confined space with limited ventilation, and you will smell gas and grease. As soon as you roll the bikes out, the smell is gone, but I would not enjoy sleeping with them.

Cape Blanco is almost 300 miles south of Ft. Stevens. But this can happen anywhere along the west coast, you really have to keep an eye on the waves and respect the power of the ocean...

We use the cheap thin paper plates when dry camping. Depending on what you are putting on them, you can double or triple them up for more strength, and since they are just paper, when done eating you can throw them on the campfire (if there isn't a burn ban in effect).

I see this in his future:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrpI01yegm8

Quote from: DavidM on January 11, 2017, 09:53:53 AMThe 2.7 Ecoboost may be a bit better towing than the NA 3.5 motor. But what about the 3.5 liter Ecoboost? More liters means more engine life, plus more torque. It seems to me that this engine is the best compromise between gas mileage, torque and engine life.

But if you want to tow a 21 RBS then i would go for the 5.0 liter V8. Less torque than the 3.5 Ecoboost but for that trailer size and weight, stress on the engine is more important and 5.0 liters can take it.

David

I totally agree, my assumption based on the original post not specifying Ecoboost was that the OP was looking at an F150 with the base engine and lowest tow rating. The 2.7L is a significant upgrade over that engine. But the 3.5 Ecoboost and 5.0 are both better suited to heavy towing than either of those engines.