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- korbeExplorerSometimes your list from here will include items that you will not need, or want. Sometimes it's best to go camping and find out.
- ventrmanExplorerIt is not necessary to buy RV Toilet Paper as previously suggested. You are looking for Toilet Paper that will easily break down so as not to clog the Sewer. The cheapest Dollar Store Brand will be fine. You can use any Brand you want if you put it in a Trashcan. Toilet Paper will clog the Sewer if it does not go in the Commode. Different strokes for different Folks.
- K_CharlesExplorerEverything you need to make it work should come with the trailer. You should just go camping and make a list of things as you go.
- darsbenExplorer IIIf buying from a dealer I would suggest a very thorough pre-delivery inspection. Before you sign the final papers. If possible do not pay until everything works correctly you will not be sorry if you do this
- Nutinelse2doExplorerCheck the FAQ above link. # 2 will have your answers.
- ScottGNomadYou pretty much need to go to the parts dept and just get one of each.;)
- hammer21661ExplorerI recommend a rhino flex sewer hose they are worth it.
- SDcampowneroperExplorerGo to a nearby short term stay campground a couple of days for a 'Shake Down ' cruise. Approach your neighbors for tips, study their set up. Pay attention to how and with what they level, hitch, unhitch, stabilize, dump, winterize, dewinterize, awning tricks, all the thousand ideas of a home on wheels.
Pick out what is right for you, all the while listing what you left behind, what you brought you do not need for the next trip.
My suggestion is lumber scraps for leveling and for under your jacks when the ground might be soft. and a skillet with a bit of water in it as your level. Water is always level in all directions. And you have a skillet, no need to bring along a level, right?
Forget lego blocks, sewer hose slinkys, or expensive toys until you have some experience. A good Watts water pressure regulator. Until you have one, just use your fresh water tank and pump. no worries of high pressure that way. Or of having no water after a freezing night.
Be careful when opening and closing slides, quit trying when you hear the slide motor labor the tiniest bit. Save the shear pin.
Extend your front landing jacks enough to let the nose back down when it is high unhooking, extend the drop legs enough that the jacks can raise it enough when front low unhooking. Do not over extend or bottom them out.
Welcome to the life! - BumpyroadExplorermake that a multi-function surge protector. $250 on up. not the $90 special. and a decent watts type water pressure regulator, not a $9 walmart special. you can make life easier/cleaner by buying a macerator pump and skipping the stinky slinky.
bumpy - MainerBobExplorerReading this thread, something occurred to me. At many campgrounds there is a water pressure regulator on the hose bib, usually secured with a set screw. I also have one on my inlet. Does having two affect my incoming water pressure or doesn't it make any difference? Sorry to hijack the OP's thread.
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