Following our return from Idaho, I discovered having working marker lights is a legal requirement. The marker lights on the Palouse Caboose were covered with the ubiquitous silicone caulk, so I tore them out, removed the caulk (paint thinner softens it up nicely so it can be removed more easily with a razor blade) and installed all new lights purchased at L&G, the local True Value hardware store. First time testing, 10 of the 11 lights worked (vs. 2 of 11 before). Investigation showed I'd forgotten to fasten down the ground connection on the non-working light, and we now have 11 of 11 working lights!!!
Next we added a Shademaster bag awning, purchased from interwestsports.com, in Bountiful, UT. Installation was easy, using the awning rail already installed in the Caboose. Unfortunately, we didn't have room to open it out, so pictures to follow in a later post.
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Good to know that the having running lights working properly is a legal requirement. Might get the hubby interested in getting them all working when he goes in for restoration after flood. He'll be checking wiring for other things anyway.
And might have to check into the awning thing. We've never had an awning on Dusty, but have always wanted one. There is not awning rail, but we might find something that works at the web site you posted.
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