Aluminum Camper Forum

It was solid aluminum and no screws to remove it.

Added pics of the underside of shower pan to my original post to hopefully help others in the future. Ours had solid aluminum between toilet and behind pan. Could not get to underside. Still trying to get it back together. What I wanted to do would not work on this the way it is made.

anyone know how the shower drain is connected under the shower pan? Removed the screw on cover now just black piece feels real tight and I am afraid I am going to break it trying to remove it to remove the pan.

Next would love to add solar system to run entire camper and all our things but not sure I understand enough about it. Looks like there is a family owned company in Texas called I think Big Beard who will design and install or help you install, etc.

There are several older couples on youtube who have gone to mini splits and have used them for several years and they have had great success with this setup. Whatever mods we did which wasn't many, was well worth it with actually staying cool/cold in 100+ weather and very warm with negative numbers. We use a waterproof cover over the unit when we travel and we have an aluminum cover for when we are parked to keep hail from doing any damage and also for a place to add a heat lamp if needed to keep the unit from having to over work or anything freeze when it is -7 or below.  We are also those campers who purchased the heated water hose and septic hose for winter from Nofreeze. The original cost was a shock but it has been well worth that purchase now since we have been using our camper as a remote office as we travel.

Thank you!

Turn on wifi calling on cellphone that is what we had to do as well. We run off this from our starlink wifi when camping.

https://shop.airspool.com/products/airspool-quick-n-easy

Here is a minisplit that is made to run off solar. I think it says 1500watt for 12k btu

Going to look into this when ours goes bad some day.

https://www.pioneerminisplit.com/blogs/news/how-pioneer-mini-split-units-can-run-on-solar-energy#:~:text=For%20AC%20air%20conditioners%20to,mini%20split%20to%20solar%20panels.

What business will pack and check all the wheel bearings?

Thanks

We have been traveling with our Pioneer Unit going on almost 3 years now and love it. Like living in a hotel room.

Quote from: Merlin on July 02, 2025, 09:42:32 PMLooks like Pioneer has this now since we put ours in almost 3 years ago. Go to the website and see what you think and post your thoughts.
I think if a manufacturer came up with an appropriately sized mini split with the outdoor unit mounted horizontally on the roof and indoor unit on ceiling it would take the RV industry by storm and be extremely profitable with super high sales. Complaints about the noise, vibration, and inefficiency of standard A/C units and their lack of heating are probably one of the most common with RV owners.

I installed an all-in-one heat pump in place of the original A/C unit 2 years ago and love it. It's quiet, efficient by RV standards, and both heats and cools. A mini split would be even better.

Here is the model information

I would like to remove the ac on top but my husband says no leave for backup. It never was much of a help brand new out of the box. It is a conditioner for a few degrees but the minisplit is cold air like being in a hotel! Any suggestions what I can do with the hole it would leave in the roof?

We are looking at solar panels as well just to be able to run a quiet generator in camp grounds if needed. I know nothing about it but wish I understood what all is needed to run as we do with the champion and how long it would run on the solar. Maybe some of you that have understanding in this could do some posts for solar dummies like me who would like to venture into it but get the most bang for the buck while adding another honey do to my hubby. I do think after running the champion he understands flipping a switch would be much better and quiet.