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Nice day in Michigan, so I opened her up for some interior pictures:

2012 QS10.0 Offroad in Navy Blue For Sale

$7000 or best offer SOLD
Willing to help deliver within 300 miles

Sadly selling our Quicksilver because we're moving over seas this summer.

No issues. Wheel Bearings Repacked and Seals replaced last summer, so it's ready for on or off road adventure. We actually never took it off road, but I liked the extra clearance and the big wheels keep the bearing speed down for long bearing life.

Factory Options:
- Offroad Package
- Rear Cargo Deck
- 18" longer tongue so we could carry bikes on the back of the tow vehicle
- Spare offroad wheel/tire
- 12V lights (pair)
- Front stabilizer jacks

Mods:
- Factory welded additional 1" lift to eliminate some very minimal tire rub that occurred as-built
- De-stickered (no more feather stickers)
- L-track pucks mounted around the deck to lash down cargo
- 2" memory foam mattress toppers -- very comfortable!
- New stainless steel lug nuts and wheel hub covers (last summer)
- New galvanized stabilizer jacks (last summer)
- Sealed the overhead seams with McNett Seam Grip


Extras that are not included but we can probably make a deal on:
- (2) Endless Breeze 12V fans -- nice and quiet and move a ton of air
- 30A extension cord
- Fiamma Bi-Pot 30 porta-potty
- Tote-Along 5 gal waste water tank to catch sink water
- RV Water Hose
- Small 110V Heater
- Ironwood Pacific Top-Snapper Snap Removal Tool
- Eureka! Breezeway screen room
- Curt Dual Receiver Hitch Adapter if you want to do the bike rack thing like we did

Quote from: rideandfly on July 30, 2015, 12:13:18 PM

Do you have interior shots of the Hymer & Eriba?

Sorry, no I didn't take any. Appeared to be really nice construction though... can't imagine how much one would cost in the US.

Here are the websites though:

http://www.hymer.com/en/models/

http://www.eriba.com/en/models/

I was in Germany for work and stopped at Erwin Hymer World in Werthheim on my drive back to Frankfurt, and took a few pics. Seems like it was sort of the Camping World of Germany.

A vintage Eriba Puck pulled by a Lloyd.



The trailers all had front compartments for your propane and other things:



And that leaves enough room for 2 bikes on the tongue, but most trailers had a 4-bike rack on the back. This place seemed to carry only Thule racks.
http://www.thule.com/en/de/products/rv-accessories/rv-bike-carriers



This popup Eriba was cool:



As were these 3Dog tent trailers from Australia:





Check out this tailgate swing out sink/stove on one of the models from 3Dog:

Quote from: funpilot on July 09, 2015, 04:14:05 PM
Here are a few more pics. 

Looks pretty cool. I'd like to see one in person sometime.

But it does look like they need to hire a designer for the interior! 

Quote from: DavidM on July 03, 2015, 12:42:26 PM

Quote from: J_Westy on July 03, 2015, 12:30:58 PM
Wind drag is the big one. It's a function of the coefficient of drag (Cd) and Speed Squared (Speed x Speed).

Well, not quite right.

Oops... You're absolutely right.. I had the Cd and Frontal Area lumped together in my head as single shape/size factor. Thanks.

Quote from: DavidM on July 03, 2015, 10:10:23 AM
It is interesting, but not surprising. Weight doesn't make that much difference.

My 16TBS probably weighs at least 50% more than an a CL 11 but I get about the same mileage as rideandfly.

But the QS8 with its low profile (and lighter weight still) gets in the upper 20s.

Frontal area makes all of the difference. If you could tow an inflated bounce house and it would get horrible mileage.

David

To get a little nerdy, you can estimate fuel consumption impacts from the following:

Rolling Resistance + (Weight x Hill_Grade) + (Weight x Acceleration) + Wind Drag

Rolling Resistance is basically a constant. Can't do much but use low rolling resistance tires like hybrids and electric cars often use.

Weight*Hill_Grade theoretically cancels out on a round trip since you go up and down hill

Weight*Acceleration is a factor, but you have to accelerate up to the speed you want to drive, so the only thing you can do is keep your weight down.

Wind drag is the big one. It's a function of the coefficient of drag (Cd) and Speed Squared (Speed x Speed). The Cd of a Camplite is much much higher than a Quicksilver. And small changes in speed make a huge difference since it's squared -- for example, the difference in fuel used due to drag when you drive 75 mph versus 50 mph would be 1.5 x 1.5 or 2.25 the fuel needed to overcome drag.

Quote from: rideandfly on July 02, 2015, 03:03:00 PM
Favorite accessory: Coffee Maker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

Excellent call! Gotta have coffee.

We've been using an REI coffee press with outstanding results. Between my wife and I, we need the 48 oz version 

http://www.rei.com/product/820451/rei-table-top-french-coffee-press-48-fl-oz

So what are some of your favorites that makes your trip better?

Some of ours:

Fiamma Bi-Pot 30. Nice and small for middle-of-the-night relief.

http://www.eurocampers.com/Bi-Pot-30-29-gallon11-liter-Portable-Toilet_p_48.html




Endless Breeze Fan. We run two for hot days, and one otherwise at night for some white noise (one of us snores) and to keep the condensation down. Also works great to move some warm air around when running a electric heater.

http://www.adventurerv.net/fantastic-vent-endless-breeze-fan-p-1456.html




Utensil / Napkin Caddy. Always nice to have those plastic utensils handy.

Looks great!

Quote from: DavidM on July 01, 2015, 01:45:19 PM
My Camplite isn't nearby, so I can't look, but I don't think it has the grease nipple shown in the picture above.

I'm pretty sure Livinlite uses the Dexter axles with the zerk fitting on all their products... just like my youtube video link above.

The Camplite owner's manual references a zerk fitting on p. 23 here -->
http://livinlite.com/pdf/service/CampLite2012web.pdf

Quote from: Merlin on July 01, 2015, 12:09:04 PM

Quote from: J_Westy on July 01, 2015, 11:39:33 AM

Quote from: PEIslander on July 01, 2015, 11:01:51 AM
Hi J_Westy

That pic at Acadia National Park is beautiful. The south shore of much of Nova Scotia looks very similar.

Where is home for you, your Quicksilver and all those bikes? (I saw the pics of your impressive bike rack setup - very cool).

Home is Michigan. We took the Canada route from Sarnia to Montreal then down into New Hampshire and Maine.

We had so many bikes because my youngest isn't the strongest rider and we wanted to ride the carriage trails in Acadia, so we took the tandem too. Had a great time -- the bridges and scenery were beautiful!

Where in Michigan?

Detroit Burbs.

Quote from: rideandfly on July 01, 2015, 11:08:25 AM
Beautiful shot! Like the colors!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! Just a jive iPhone4S picture.

If you didn't know, Cadillac mountain sees the earliest sunrise in the US... so it was a fun thing to check off the list even though we had to get up at 3:15am to get there from the campsite

Quote from: PEIslander on July 01, 2015, 11:13:15 AM
A while back I learned I was supposed to maintain my trailer's breakaway system's battery. That was news to me! I imagine there's lots of things I supposed to maintain but in blissful ignorance I save myself the work. One thing I do know is supposed to be maintained is the wheel bearings -- I just don't know how...

Any advice on how to maintain the wheel bearings would be appreciated.

I recently ran across this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzW1kK8oWkc

As long as your seals aren't leaking, doing this annually is a good idea.

For reference, I just had my seals replaced and bearings repacked at the local trailer shop for $90. I had found grease splatter on the inside of one of my wheels, and didn't want to tackle the seals myself in the time I had.

Quote from: PEIslander on July 01, 2015, 11:01:51 AM
Hi J_Westy

That pic at Acadia National Park is beautiful. The south shore of much of Nova Scotia looks very similar.

Where is home for you, your Quicksilver and all those bikes? (I saw the pics of your impressive bike rack setup - very cool).

Home is Michigan. We took the Canada route from Sarnia to Montreal then down into New Hampshire and Maine.

We had so many bikes because my youngest isn't the strongest rider and we wanted to ride the carriage trails in Acadia, so we took the tandem too. Had a great time -- the bridges and scenery were beautiful!