New trailer - most important upgrades in beginning
First - Thank you for all the advice on buying a trailer. We put our deposit down on a new Jayco 23mbh this weekend. I got a great bottom line price on it thanks to the advice I got here, but any upgrades etc are on my dime.
I had also been looking at the x213 but couldn't get a chance to see one in person so we went with what we could actually see.
The http://www.jayco.com/products/travel-trailers/2015-jay-flight/23mbh/23mbh is a bit longer than I wanted and storage is tight as the Murphy bed eats up most of the front outside storage space. I'm ordering a camper shell for my truck to give us some additional storage. The kids really like the 23mbh though. The bunks are full length and can hold 300 lb apiece, so it should be useful as the kids hit high school. I think the 2nd door will help a lot with traffic flow and it feels bigger than it actually is with the dinette slide and murphy bed.
My problem is that I need to give them a list of any upgrades/changes tomorrow. I bought it from a small dealer and his primary RV mechanic is going to be away for a few months beginning in June. He told me any necessary warranty issues that interfere with use of the trailer would be dealt with promptly this summer, but any cosmetic/upgrades/customizations that I don't get requested tomorrow will have to wait until his primary mechanic is back this fall. If parts don't come in before June then it will have to wait as well.
I'm going to get a black tank flush added and am ordering cabinet doors to install under the bunks to better access a storage area. I was planning on getting a Fantastic fan installed, but the dealer suggested that I try the trailer without it this summer (we will be in Colorado/Montana/Wyoming etc this summer) and then get it if I still think I need it this fall. It has Towmaxx tires on it and I'm wondering if I should invest in a tire pressure monitoring system or would it be just a good to get an IR temperature reader and a good pressure gauge?
Any other things I should get the dealer to install before we take it out for a couple of months? Will I really regret not getting the Fantastic fan installed now?
I had also been looking at the x213 but couldn't get a chance to see one in person so we went with what we could actually see.
The http://www.jayco.com/products/travel-trailers/2015-jay-flight/23mbh/23mbh is a bit longer than I wanted and storage is tight as the Murphy bed eats up most of the front outside storage space. I'm ordering a camper shell for my truck to give us some additional storage. The kids really like the 23mbh though. The bunks are full length and can hold 300 lb apiece, so it should be useful as the kids hit high school. I think the 2nd door will help a lot with traffic flow and it feels bigger than it actually is with the dinette slide and murphy bed.
My problem is that I need to give them a list of any upgrades/changes tomorrow. I bought it from a small dealer and his primary RV mechanic is going to be away for a few months beginning in June. He told me any necessary warranty issues that interfere with use of the trailer would be dealt with promptly this summer, but any cosmetic/upgrades/customizations that I don't get requested tomorrow will have to wait until his primary mechanic is back this fall. If parts don't come in before June then it will have to wait as well.
I'm going to get a black tank flush added and am ordering cabinet doors to install under the bunks to better access a storage area. I was planning on getting a Fantastic fan installed, but the dealer suggested that I try the trailer without it this summer (we will be in Colorado/Montana/Wyoming etc this summer) and then get it if I still think I need it this fall. It has Towmaxx tires on it and I'm wondering if I should invest in a tire pressure monitoring system or would it be just a good to get an IR temperature reader and a good pressure gauge?
Any other things I should get the dealer to install before we take it out for a couple of months? Will I really regret not getting the Fantastic fan installed now?
