I finally had my propane line made up at Blue Flame propane in Santa Rosa CA. 8' for about $120. It works.

I'm selling my Sportsman motorhome for $5500 or best offer. I'm based near Chatsworth, CA. The new engine has about 1800 miles on it, has new emergency brake cable, new brakes, new tires, replaced propane tank, some work on the boards underneath. Running with electrical pump. One cushion on dinette is worn, plus panel in bathroom suffers damage from a previous leak. Otherwise interior is great. Exterior cab has lighoffer. I'm based near Chatsworth, CA. The new engine has about 1800 miles on it, has new emergency brake cable, new brakes, new tires, replaced propane tank, some work on the boards underneath. Running with electrical pump. One cushion on dinette is worn, plus panel in bathroom suffers damage from a previous leak. Otherwise interior is great. Exterior cab has light rust spots.t rust spots.

You may be able to find tail lights on ebay.  They were Bargman.  They're hard to find these days.

For curtains, it's all personal preference.  Many folks removed the original pull up blinds with homemade curtains.  I liked the pull up style, so I just removed the original herculon fabric and stapled on new fabric.  Both options just require basic hemming.

hay I saw this and thought it might be worth a long shot...I have a 77 clipper...looking for some new tail lights! also new drapery if anyone has suggestions. thanks, Andy

thing is you got to keep the fuel from getting hot, i don't own a clipper anymore. but i went with efi on my other dodge, amc 727 with a lockup converter. but i added new steel flex line with heat Wrap. & added the fuel Filter next to the pump. as it efi, it have a electric fuel pump. a electric fuel pump will pump more fuel fasted as well. i would Header Wrap the lines, & move the filter away from heat.  i also would add the pump away from heat to. add it any where from heat.

No idea on the answer to your question, but have you looked at replacing the fuse in the ctek? Even the soldered ones usually arent that difficult. Replaced the odd one over the years in different things.

hay i know it was a long time ago but did you get your roof racks going!

I recommend going through the list with your wife. Even to the point of having her close her eyes and imagining going through various activities in the clipper.

Also, a factor that I never consider as I am a solo camper, but some couples find it annoying to have to climb over each other to get out of bed for middle of the night bathroom visits.  This will be true with any RV that does not include a "walk around" bed.

All great PRO Clipper reasons....  The one CON I didn't think about is if the Clipper breaks down while on a trip, you are out of 'house and home'.   But bc of all of the things you listed as PRO's, I think that they far outweigh the trailer....   Of course, this is me with NO RV or Trailer experience in Camping.  My only camping has been tent based.  Now that I'm in my 50's - me and the ground are not on good speaking terms.  I will spend eternity IN it soon enough, I don't need to be sleeping on it.  I think I should like the Clipper life very much   ;-)   Now, to get one!!!

That was all why I got the clipper in the first place. 

I started with a 20ft trailer.  I hated towing it - it made short weekend trips more work.  It was more difficult to pull over on the side of the road to stop at a shop or restaurant, etc.

The clipper had the same amount of interior room as the 20ft trailer, but cut the overall driving length in half.

I drove it to work on many occasions.  My SUV was in the shop, I was going camping right after work, we wanted to have a pancake breakfast.  Every time we had an employee picnic, I took my clipper.  I'd park it at the picnic location and everyone would bring their contributions for lunch over to put in the fridge.  I was able to heat up dishes as needed right before serving, I had all the serving dishes and utensils needed, we didn't need buckets of ice for the cold drinks, we were able to clean up at the sink, and so on.  As our picnic area was across the road from the office, this was very convenient.

One thing I have noticed between driving the 20ft trailer, the clipper, and the folding trailer is other drivers.  With the 20ft trailer, I had drivers routinely try to merge lanes right between my suv and trailer - it was like they couldn't tell that it was a trailer being towed versus a motorhome.  With the clipper, that problem is completely eliminated.  With the folding trailer, I see some but not many as most folks can easily identify it as a trailer.

One thing I forgot to mention before on differences:

With the clipper, if you have to take it to a shop while on the road, you lose both your house AND your vehicle.

With a trailer, if the tow vehicle breaks down, you can have your trailer towed to an RV park while the vehicle is repaired.  If the trailer needs to go in the shop, you still have your tow vehicle to get around.

Sorry I got sidetracked last weekend.  I'm aiming to finish cleaning out this weekend if the weather settles down.