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VaBuckeye
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Jul 24, 2014

Newbie first trip this weekend

Hi everyone! We purchased our first RV last week, a Class C 2006 Dutchmen Kodiak with the Duramax/Alison drive train. We are going on our first weekend trip starting today. After reading posts on the site about what to expect and to bring, I am really excited. Now, we aren't going anywhere crazy, just 45 minutes from home tonight, which is 2 minutes from where I work, and if everything goes smoothly, we are moving campsites to the lake, which is an hour from home and staying until sunday. I look forward to using our new home on wheels as much as possible!!
  • Sillybugs2's avatar
    Sillybugs2
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2014
    Try turning on the burners for a few to fill the lines then try again on lp. No idea why shore power isn't working.
  • VaBuckeye's avatar
    VaBuckeye
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2014
    So, guess we can't get through one night without issues, haha. Our fridge works fine on battery but won't on shore power. Tried using the lp setting and it lights the first try but then the flame fades. To see if I had an lp issue I lit the water heater lp side and it lit just fine the first time. So I tried the fridge again and it still wouldn't work. I tried unplugging the fridge and ran an extension cord to a known working plug and it still wouldn't kick on. Any suggestions?
  • VaBuckeye's avatar
    VaBuckeye
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2014
    Thanks for the advice. We bought in it Ohio and I saw some dry rot on a drive tire so we replaced all 4 rear tires before we drove it back to VA. the fronts had been replaced last year.
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    Drew_K
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    Jul 24, 2014
    Welcome and have a great time. PLEASE check the date code on your tires and consider replacing if they're more than a few years old. My parents bought a used Class C and their first long trip was disrupted by 3 blow outs, which resulted in some minor damage to the RV also. This was long before we owned an RV, otherwise I would have given them the same advice.

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