1st post, New TT owner

Welcome to the forum and to RVing, and ask away. I don't imagine that you can ask a question that hasn't been asked before by somebody on here. Ignore the answers that say "Do a search". Most folks don't know exactly what to search for, especially if you're new to the lifestyle.
I believe that most good experiences are a result of somebody else's bad experience. Might as well learn how NOT to do it. That narrows down your options right away. :)

Ya winter is coming - it's 43F right now. Supposedly a big winter storm rolling through the mountains but I have yet to see any snow or the temps get that low yet here and hopefully wont for another month or so at least!

EEEE gads, Summer has come and gone. People are talking about winterizing their rigs. One person up north mentioned 32°, so please don't say "breaking the ice" BRRR.

Welcome aboard and don't take what you read here to seriously. With that said once you get the rig home and calm down a bit, You'll want to investigate winterizing (bite my tongue).

westernaccents wrote:

mrkoje wrote:
Congrats on the Cyclone they are very nice and welcome to the forum.

Thank you !

What kind of toys are you planning on putting in the back of that TH?

mrkoje wrote:
Congrats on the Cyclone they are very nice and welcome to the forum.

Thank you !

Congrats on the Cyclone they are very nice and welcome to the forum.

Jim, that is great news!! I just dont want to waste the life of the gen if it's not designed for that. Good info on the Black water too, thanks!!!

How was your hunt BTW?

"Can I post photo when I get it?" It is mandatory for any new rig owner to post a photo of their RV. :W

Sounds like you got a great price. As for the Onan - 7.8 hours is "new". I run my Honda about 3 hours a day while charging batteries, running microwave, making coffee, etc.

I just got back from 7 days of elk hunting myself with the wife (DW). We did not have to use the "woods", and our black tank was only about 1/3 full after a full week. You should have no problem.

Thanks for the "welcomes". I have found through reading and the search function allot of great "general" reading and information.

Here is a couple of questions I will have, even though I dont pick up the Cyclone until Friday (out of town working)

1st. As far as "dry camping"- I want to take the trailer Elk hunting this year, kind of a test run. I dont want to run the Onan all the time, so looking at ideas "been there done that" thoughts.

It is an Onan 5500 gold with 7.8 hrs. I dont know how well these are as far as longevity, only use for temp power, or am I good to go. Not sure in this application how many hours are "to many"

BTW, plan on using the "woods" for an outhouse, to conserve the black water holding volume if possible.

See fella's, told you I am a "newbie" LOL

Also it's a 33' and I haven't been able to find jack as far as this particular model (have not tried Heartland yet though), 1 slide. Insurance and Navy Fed credit Union say it was 54k+ when new, retail now 39k. I paid 24k, did I get screwed?? Dealer said it is "wholesale" and used only a couple of times, so we feel real good about it so far. In pristine condition as far as Looks.

Also came with the whole, Sway bar adjustable system (they aid that was worth 1k??)

Can I post photo when I get it, or is that frowned on? (yes, I feel like a proud father again, even though I have grand kids LOL)

Welcome to the forum. It won't make much difference which forum, TT or TH, you post in. Ask in the forum that is most applicable to your question. You can start by going to My Forums, My RV Details and fill in the info on your specific RV. Put info in a signature like mine below to give all the specifics on each post you make. That's the easy way to avoid all the "tell us about your RV specifics so we can help you" when you ask a question.