Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!

Picking up my new 35RLTS within two weeks in Ellensburg WA. I had a 2005 RLTS and loved it then we got a 2007 Day Dreamer and have just sold it. Hope the new one will perform like my '05.

ahagen wrote:
To prevent them from freezing i simply teed off of one furnace ducts to a 2" line and drilled a hole through the floor by the h2o tank for it to blow down into.

I suppose our issue is that we don't fulltime and will be driving more before we get set up. Is there any way that you could get a few pics to show us where you ran the duct? I'm just curious where you cut through the floor. Thanks

We also would hate to be without the king-sized bed. I'll never forget the first time I lay on one and realized my feet weren't hanging over the end -- I felt like I was floating!!!

Dave -- let me know what your dealer says about that squeak -- sounds like it's in the same spot. I can feel the plywood coming up there. I sure don't want to put it in the shop for a few days. If it's just a squeak, I can live with it. If it's more than that...well, we'll see.

The fireplace has finally completely stopped lighting. For the last year, it's been tempermental. Sometimes (and always when it's in the shop and I ask them to look at it) it turns on fine. Other times, it's not turned on for a couple clicks and then did. No tech would look at it if it worked when they turned it on! Hoping to get it replaced in a couple weeks. Meantime -- furnace.

About the tank heaters. ive been fulltiming in my RLTS for a year and a half by Edmonton Alberta Canada. We had a few days last winter that hit 45 below and never froze a thing. The tanks only have some double bubble silver insulation between them and the blank plastic outer cover. To prevent them from freezing i simply teed off of one furnace ducts to a 2" line and drilled a hole through the floor by the h2o tank for it to blow down into.

Wow...We couldn't give up the king bed. We don't mind opening it when stopped. I usually jack knife the truck back a little to shield the slide. We also added reflective strips to the slides.

I did the same thing to my bed, but it still lifts up when bringing the slide in.

I did something different this week. We took out the king bed and went with a queen. We have a 2008 RLSA and I can't believe the room we gained around the bed. I cut 5 1/2 inches off both sides and 4 1/2 off the back. The best part is we can now use our bed without opening the side, because it stay's flat a feature I like on the new ones.

Definately be careful on the way home. Nice to see that I'm not the only crazy one sometimes out there. I take what I can get.

I'd be curious to hear what your water heater issue turns out to be. That seem like an odd occurance.

A question I have for you guys is tank heaters. Do any of you have them? I don't think they were an option. Have you had the dealer install them or did you do it yourself, and if you did, how is access to our tanks? I've been curious about the tank shield, if that's what it is. What's in between it and the tank?. Any info would be great.

We've got a squeak just in front of the pull-out cabinet in the kitchen. I'll report it to our dealer when we get home but I think that, if it is a major repair, I may just leave it for now.

We're on our second to last day of our retirement vacation and are currently in Miles City, Montana. Snow last night and very slippery highway conditions early delayed our departure from Billings this morning but by noon the road was good, thanks to prompt work by highways crews. It's still cold and dropping to 18F tonight but the forecast is pretty good for our last home leg tomorrow.

We had a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast but couldn't believe the number of people rv'ing this late in the season, not to mention those in tents and yurts. On many previous trips to the coast we had never seen anything like it. Other travelers reported that they were also amazed. Also many rv's on I-90 yesterday.

Except for a minor problem with the waterheater not holding temperature when using gas plus electricity for water heating (worked fine on straight electric) we've had no problems on this 6-week trip.

Cheers,

Dave

On many brands the duct is 3 sided. It was that way on our Sunnybrook and now our Cruiser.