New to RV'ing

SoundGuy wrote:

Lordgeek wrote:
All I can get from them is it's a 23 foot Trail Lite Hybrid trailer. Being totally green I'll be looking at the plumbing and electrical systems to familiarize myself with them.

No disrespect intended but you're jumping WAY ahead of the game as your FIRST step with this trailer is to inspect the running gear ... meaning you need to know for a fact how old the tires are and when the brakes & bearings were last serviced. Learn how to read the tire date code imprinted on the tire side walls and if they indicate anything much older than ~ 5 yrs you need to think about replacing those tires, all five regardless of how "good" they may look. Bearings and brakes should arguably be serviced every year but if they've not been done within the last two years do yourself a favour and either learn how to do this yourself or have them done for you. All that other stuff you've been talking about is "fluff" as your next step should be to give the trailer a thorough inspection for any signs of water leakage and to test all it's systems to identify any that may not be performing as they should. Gotta say, good luck with this :B ... you're a brave soul jumping into all this "being totally green!" :E

I'll certainly look at the tires and have a mechanic friend of mine check out the brakes and over all condition.

I'm not brave....this is my wife's purchase! I'm just along for the ride so to speak. I'll be pleasantly surprised if this isn't a pile of junk that needs a ton of work! My wife and kids have stayed in it and loved it but I'll see for myself on Sunday when it's in the driveway! I thought that $2700 for a trailer like this wasn't a bad deal overall. I'll determine that when I see it!

I know the Solar and other things I talked about are "fluff" and down the road a ways. I'm trying to take in all the info and options that I have so I can make the best decisions.

I do tend to jump right into things...that is for sure. For my Telescope to make it more portable...rather that just buying a kit i'm building a new telescope using Carbon Fiber fabric and Vacuum Resin infusion! Why? I wanted something unique! I tend not to follow the "normal" way of doing things! Maybe it's a character flaw....maybe not!