Damn day 1 and 3700 dollars later and already broke makes me want to send my lowrance fish finders back and got with hummingbird and minn kota

I gave you a subscribe and like maybe subscribe for as well! Great presentation I may have made my choice with this video. Thanks

I use to fish out of Rough Canyon Marina in the 80's and 90'. My old boss owned and ran the old bar and lodging there for many years, which made it easier on the wallet. I still know were some of the old ranches are that were flooded during construction, which is home to lots big size bass! Great Fishery!

best of luck fishing.

Thank you!

Great vid. Thx. I have saved over $60,000 with my pull trailer over the last 15 years, saving hotel/meals. I fish for salmon and steelhead out west. I want something like this because I can get a couple hours extra sleep. Instead of leaving my house at 3AM and I can wake at 4.30 at the ramp. This looks like a nice option because it is light and you don't need a hitch extender. My question to you-- if you had a 1 ton dually, would you go this route again or get a bigger, heavier hard side? I have the dually-- but I'm usually fishing alone now. Kids have grown up... But those bigger campers are over 3,000 lbs. That's alot of weight no matter the size of the truck.

Why are these batteries not more popular? Ive been running them for a lil more than 2 years...knock on wood... no issues. Just recently bought their 3 bank charger... so nice.

right off the bat, first thing i notice is the water hookup is right above the electric hookup. It should be reversed, no?

I have the exact same camper in a large truck. If I deployed it while in the truck it would be about 8.5 feet off the ground. Would that be to high with the cover it provides. Also you should make a video about custom mounts.

What brackets did you use for mounting the 270 bat wing to the side of the unit?

Are you hooked to the alternator on your outboard or just relying on charging when hooked up to shore power?

You will zero issues with the guard or its placement. Good job

Have you had any issues with the actuators for lifting the roof

Can you tell me a little bit about your TV mount please

Anyone using these in winter? I live in PA and use my boat all year as long as there is no ice on the river. I currently use my deep cycle lead acid batteries in below freezing temps. Anyone using these batteries in below freezing temps? What about charging in below freezing temps? Thanks

I have my 2023 Palomino 1251 on a 2500 HD Duramax truck that I use to deliver 10,000 lb. firewood processors with all over the US. No motels. No check in check out. No reservations. No bed bugs. (Ewwww) I can stop and over night just about anywhere. If I am by myself I dont even need to pop it up to catch a nap and the bathroom is still use able with enough head room. This is my 6th truck camper in 20 years. Three have been Palominos.

I'd like to put one of these on my tremor 7.3. Can you make a video on the maintenance and details that need to be considered to make sure it lasts? Can't you use it in the back of the truck without taking it off?

I’ve been using 3 Ionic 50ah for my trolling motor for 3 years now and love them. I’ve only killed them once and that took roughly 10 hours of use fishing in fast current. I’m about to upgrade my crank/electronics battery to the Ionic 125ah but I’m debating if I should go with 2 in parallel. I’m not running near as many electronics as you are though. Just a 12” graph at the console and 7” on the bow.

Ya I've been waiting for you to go thru the mounting process. Can you please teach us. I have this awning but it's sadly on my roof rack and not working out great. Where did you get the brackets?

My ghost has been trash from day one. Going back to minkota

Where did you get the brackets for your awning.

What do you think about the soft flaps?? Is that an issue at all or no? Like in high winds etc.. I just am purchasing a 1240... and first timer here haha

I have an SS 1251 as well and I would never set that thing off the truck and walk around in it they say it's hard on the frame

Yay i love camping

who made your custom mounts??

The 2016 build looks SO much better than my 2021 build... Can't stand the outside actuators. Already had to do the upgrade because 3 of them failed. Can you give some details on how you installed the tv? Length of fasteners, did you just drill into the ceiling willy nilly or did you have some structural points?

I know this video is old but just now looking at it cause im looking into a new trolling motor..can get the ultrex..only problem ive had is the cable breaking...are you happy with your purchase? Let me know for sure....im getting another ultrex or ghost

What is the payload capacity of that truck? How do you put a camper in the bed add people, pet, & all the gear/stuff they need, & pull a boat & stay under payload capacity?

Are you under payload capacity? What do you do to stay under payload capacity?

Great info, thanks,! Gonna be making purchase in couple weeks. I have a 115 Suzuki, would you know if they are fine to run lithium?

I'm looking for strong cranking batteries to start up my boat without any issues. You ran them parallel and starting up the boat is no issue? I have 175hp mercury.

How does the skeeter handle after the wight loss

I have a question my boat is usually 2 hours away from where I leave, I go on the weekends and usually fish. Can I put the ionic battery on the charger and leave it until the next time I fish. Also leave it on when I’m storage it for the winter

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Para cuando el vidéo le brakets? I have de palomino ss1600

What to do with grey water?????

What are the typical maintenance items you refer to?

I have the ovs270 and a ss550. Please teach me how!

I think you mean pros and cons.

MinnKota told me you can't go above 85% power when using lithium because the higher voltage will cause damage (to the brushes I think they said). I think they should create a source voltage setting or auto detect to prevent this problem.

Great review! Thanks! Where did you get your TV mount and how to locate the structure in the ceiling to mount it to? Thank you!!

I missed it. Are you using 12v or 24v batteries ? I’m new to marine batteries

I'd really like to see how you mounted this. I have a 2016 SS-1251 and I'm looking an OVS 270 awning, exactly the same one as you deployed, from the looks of it. I noted that you didn't relocate the top shell clamps, so I'd really like to see how you made this come together!

I have serviced many Lowrance Ghost trolling motors and, from a service perspective, know everything about that trolling motor. I personally love the way it functions but I have concerns over it's durability. How are you feeling about the switch now? For reference the voltage indicator doesn't actually do anything but illuminate. The Ghost senses the incoming voltage automatically adjusts. The voltage indicator light is just a "feels" thing. The direction indicator however has always and will always be an issue. It is not as responsive as some would like. We remove them and polish the edges, and legs, then lube the legs with some Teflon and place a dallop of dielectric on the white tab underneath. It generally works about 75% better after that.

Mine is a 2016 not one issue with it

Now ultrex has the brushless quest gotta switch back 😂

#1 You started out by saying you are super hard on your equipment so apparently that Minn kota lasted through 5 years of abuse by you. Then you said a smashed connector "might" have been your fault, MIGHT HAVE BEEN? You said you have hit rocks and other stuff then complained that things broke, really. Lastly you said that long rod in your hand broke, maybe you hit a rock, I think you did hit a rock and it broke. What a piece of junk, 5 years of abuse and something broke because YOU hit a rock so the trolling motor is not what you want. From what you say, neither is an Abrams Tank. Apparently you think Garmin will not break, oops, something has already gone wrong with it. Good luck. Personally I think that trolling motor lasted extremely well considering the way you treated it according to YOU.

Awesome, that nicehave a 2023 ss1500 that I'm planning to do the same. The awning that came w/my camper only 7ft,

I made that costly mistake. I’m glad I kept the Ultrex and switched back.

I run two 100ah on my 16 foot flats boat / skiff. Trolling motor is a 80# 24v Minn Kota Riptide Fortrex. After 6-7 hours fighting the tide and wind they are only down to 70-60%. The Bluetooth app is great, finally no more guessing about charge level. These things are so light, I saved 137lbs over my 3 AGM setup (2 trolling / 1 house). Only had them 6 months but so far so good. Outboard is a 90hp Yamaha so I’m not cranking anything big.