Top ten RV improvements
I love to tinker and improve, so I got to thinking about a list of which changes were best. I'm not talking about replacing tires, batteries, or any other repairs or maintenance. Just improvements and how useful they have been to me. This is my top ten list for our Trail Lite B+ MH.
10. Oxygenics shower head: Decent help for using less water. Debatable.
9. Samlex inverter, pure sine wave, 150w with cig plug. Runs our low-draw Vizio TV, even including DISH receiver if need be. Recharges all our goodies. Also, I added a cig outlet by the TV, to power the inverter, because there was none.
8. Ultra Gauge (like a Scan Gauge). Fun to have but not essential. Gives MPG, RPMs (I have no tach), dozens of other gauges and reports, reads and clears codes, etc.
7. Hopkins rv levels on dash and inside drivers door. This is a set of two small curved levels with graduated marks. Read the numbers, try to find a level spot. If not, get out the lego blocks, pretty simple, and very useful.
6. Led lights in the house. From ebay. Use practically no juice.
5. Vizio tv, looks great, uses very little juice when on 12v.
4. Hunter digital thermostat. Comfy!
3. Removed jacknife sofa and replaced with built in "twin" bed. Not for everyone. But worked for us in a big way.
2. Bath door holder/ Cipa wide angle window lens. Made a small fixutre to hold the (rear) bath door open, allowing the driver to see the rear window from the inside mirror. Put a wide angle lens on the window, now it's like having a rear view camera. Very useful.
And finally, the number 1 improvement:
Extend-a-shower. I've put these on our last three RVs. They make a tight shower roomy.
10. Oxygenics shower head: Decent help for using less water. Debatable.
9. Samlex inverter, pure sine wave, 150w with cig plug. Runs our low-draw Vizio TV, even including DISH receiver if need be. Recharges all our goodies. Also, I added a cig outlet by the TV, to power the inverter, because there was none.
8. Ultra Gauge (like a Scan Gauge). Fun to have but not essential. Gives MPG, RPMs (I have no tach), dozens of other gauges and reports, reads and clears codes, etc.
7. Hopkins rv levels on dash and inside drivers door. This is a set of two small curved levels with graduated marks. Read the numbers, try to find a level spot. If not, get out the lego blocks, pretty simple, and very useful.
6. Led lights in the house. From ebay. Use practically no juice.
5. Vizio tv, looks great, uses very little juice when on 12v.
4. Hunter digital thermostat. Comfy!
3. Removed jacknife sofa and replaced with built in "twin" bed. Not for everyone. But worked for us in a big way.
2. Bath door holder/ Cipa wide angle window lens. Made a small fixutre to hold the (rear) bath door open, allowing the driver to see the rear window from the inside mirror. Put a wide angle lens on the window, now it's like having a rear view camera. Very useful.
And finally, the number 1 improvement:
Extend-a-shower. I've put these on our last three RVs. They make a tight shower roomy.
