B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Daniel, always great to hear from you.
Gang, I'm pleased to report that our first LONG trip was a great success! We traveled from home to South Florida via Smithfield KOA,NC, and Lake Harmony RV in Townsend, Ga. Both nice places. Return was via St Augustine Beach KOA, Barnyard Park in Lexington, SC,(large flea market next door) and Walnut Hills KOA in Staunton, Va. (Great glassblowing studio there). I can attest to the fact that Virginia, DC, and Maryland got slammed with snow. Walnut hills only had about 10 sites open and tho' accessible, they were still dicey. My neighbor with a fiver slid trying to get in and his pickup had to be pulled out by a tractor.
The 213 performed beautifully, our reconstruction is really comfortable and we only have a few 'things' to add to make it even moreso. The engine ran like a top the whole time with no oil usage. Even the tires started out at 65 lbs and stayed that way the whole trip. Our 'on road' avg. speed according to the Garmin was 62 mph with bursts to 75 and long stretches at 70. I have no idea what the gas mileage was!! ;( duh!) **After downloading the log from the Garmin turns out we averaged 13 mpg.
I'm seriously thinking of going to a truck tire place and having curved, easy access airfill valves installed in the rear, the present ones are a pita and the inners are almost impossible to reach.
I'm going to wait for warmer weather to do the foglights and some other mods. I do want to do something about the bathroom door so my knees are not jammed up against it at 'certain' times.
btw, the accordion pleat shower curtain from Camping World is great.
I'm also going to replace as many plated screws as possible with stainless, especially the clearance lights and ladder. We need some kind of clock for the interior, I'm thinking digital or a battery analog mounted on a wall or door, from a place like ClockIt or Merrits.
ok, I think that's all for now....
Gang, I'm pleased to report that our first LONG trip was a great success! We traveled from home to South Florida via Smithfield KOA,NC, and Lake Harmony RV in Townsend, Ga. Both nice places. Return was via St Augustine Beach KOA, Barnyard Park in Lexington, SC,(large flea market next door) and Walnut Hills KOA in Staunton, Va. (Great glassblowing studio there). I can attest to the fact that Virginia, DC, and Maryland got slammed with snow. Walnut hills only had about 10 sites open and tho' accessible, they were still dicey. My neighbor with a fiver slid trying to get in and his pickup had to be pulled out by a tractor.
The 213 performed beautifully, our reconstruction is really comfortable and we only have a few 'things' to add to make it even moreso. The engine ran like a top the whole time with no oil usage. Even the tires started out at 65 lbs and stayed that way the whole trip. Our 'on road' avg. speed according to the Garmin was 62 mph with bursts to 75 and long stretches at 70. I have no idea what the gas mileage was!! ;( duh!) **After downloading the log from the Garmin turns out we averaged 13 mpg.
I'm seriously thinking of going to a truck tire place and having curved, easy access airfill valves installed in the rear, the present ones are a pita and the inners are almost impossible to reach.
I'm going to wait for warmer weather to do the foglights and some other mods. I do want to do something about the bathroom door so my knees are not jammed up against it at 'certain' times.
btw, the accordion pleat shower curtain from Camping World is great.
I'm also going to replace as many plated screws as possible with stainless, especially the clearance lights and ladder. We need some kind of clock for the interior, I'm thinking digital or a battery analog mounted on a wall or door, from a place like ClockIt or Merrits.
ok, I think that's all for now....
