Hondo Garage's New Thing

If I recall correctly, the camo print was a fabric sample and was not the final tent material that was selected for production. My guess is they went with the solid gray because it goes well enough with all their standard colors, and allowed them to purchase one type of fabric in bulk.

 

Anyone find a nut or bolt with the right size head to use in the platform t-nut track? The t-nuts I ordered haven’t been delivered yet and I want to get my ham antenna remounted.

 

In a nutshell, better product for the same great price! I've eliminated all the less than stellar Chinese bits and replaced them with better quality (albeit more expensive) US sourced parts. Wiley is in the process of designing/milling me a compact power distro box that will contain a USB charge port as well as the beautiful little On/Off/Dimmer I've sourced out of CA. Also, I've done away with the 5.5 X 2.1 DC connectors and will be using 15Amp Anderson Powerpole connectors and a nicer, heavier gauge wire throughout. So, the new Lighting Kit will contain 2- 5' light bars for the tent, 1-3' light bar for the topper, 2- Power Distribution boxes, 1- In-Line 10Amp fuse. Excited to show you all the new kit!

Best

Ross

 

That sounds lovely.

 

Just got the e-mail!!!

 

I ended up doing a ghetto mount on the side lift bracket. Used a longer screw to secure the antenna mount to the t-nut for the bracket and another one to prevent rotation. Should work well enough until I get the t-nuts and move the antenna to center of the front track.

 

Way to whip something up.

 

That sounds awesome! Excited to see what you have come up with.

 

Hey Ross, so where will this new system land as far as camper builds. Mine is/ should be coming together rightnow, will my camper have the new system or old?

Oh and I’m literally sleeping under the Stars right now in Acadia National Park (its 0300 here). I WANT MY GFC LOL

 

Graeme held off on getting me my light kit also due to this new design. Glad they did, it sounds waaaay better!

 

Damn these guys are good. I haven't even seen one in person yet - and despite the delays - I'm happy.

 

Will gfc take a leer and a six pack for trade in?

 

Also, I have a habitat, but for any sort of tailgate entry campers, I highly recommend the

CGear Sand-Free Mat 6' X 6' Green

CGear mats to keep the dirt down. I use a 6x6 and it's awesome.

 

I wondering how updatable it will be. Love getting it early but bummer that so many small refinements are happening so quickly that I won't have.

 

It is all in how you quantify the joy of already having and using one versus still waiting and / or pining for one.

Given that it is upgradable (I have no idea how it is fastened to the roof), you could probably offset the cost by selling your lights to someone?

 

When I talked to Graeme on the phone, I believe he mentioned there were no changes to the rest of the camper for the new lights. Therefore any version should be able to install them.

Edit:
This is not official info, but what I took away from the conversation.

 

@Borrego Taco did you speak to him recently? If so, any news about a San Diego/so-cal trip soon?

 

It was not recently unfortunately.

 

when I spoke with him 2 weeks ago, He mentioned they should have a delivery run to SOCAL closer to the end of the month ( mine would be part of that drop - my #40 build date was July2)

 

Awesome thank you! This update keeps me sane a little bit longer