First TT owner... have a few questions!
Well, I first thinking to start a few thread to ask a few question in specific section of this forum, then I decided to combine all my small questions/concern into a single thread since it's my first TT ever and I purchase it slightly used, I have a few technical questions, most will be very quick to answer like "yes it's normal and blablabla".
As stated in my signature, my TT is a slightly used 2011 KZ Sportsmen Classic 16BH. The former owner used the trailer like 6 times on campgrounds but the unit is still 3 years old.
Question #1 : No 12V fridge...???? In my previous Rockwood pop-ups camper I got a 3-way fridge (12V, 120V, gas) before leaving home, I fill up the fridge with food, then switch the fridge on 12V when I'm travelling. When I reach campground (sometime after 5-6 hours travel), food is still cold and then I switch the fridge on 120V. Big surprise to discover that my new trailer only has a 2-way fridge (gas & 120V). Even the new 2014 still have 2-ways... So how do I keep my food cold while I'm traveling? Is it safe to open the gas burner when the trailer is in motion?
Question #2 : Aluminium kinky roof, grime, black strikes.. Another big surpris is to see the aluminium roof kinky everywhere and where there's several spots where there's stagnant water after each rain (when trailer is levelled). So every rains the entire trailer is covered with brown/black strikes coming from the roof. I tried to clean the roof with a brush and car soap and even after that, there's still brown/black strikes all over the trailer after raining! Moreover the roof caulk is still in good shape (no leak, not dried), but it's all greenish/blackish... disgusting! What's the options?? Clean black strikes with bleach cleaner after each rain????!!!! Kinky roof is not an issue apparently because my father-in-law own a 2013 (1yr old) Sportsmen and his roof is kinkier than mine!
Question #3 : Any suggestion to run speakers wire inside walls/roof to install exterior speakers? Cause my 16BH came with a interior sound-system from factory (Jensen radio with speaker switch) but no exterior speaker installed... very sad! Is there a way to run wires inside wall or roof inside a travel trailer or everything is pretty sealed with urethane foam?
Question #4 : Propane smell around exterior tank, even when everything is closed. I'm just wondering if it's normal to have a slight propane smell around the front tanks (I have a dual 20 pounds system on mine). Even when tanks valve are closed, there's a slight smell because propane actually smell rotten eggs. I ran the soapy water test and don't see any leak. But in fact even with two tanks valve closed, there's still a slight smell. Is it normal?
Thank you very much for your advices!!
As stated in my signature, my TT is a slightly used 2011 KZ Sportsmen Classic 16BH. The former owner used the trailer like 6 times on campgrounds but the unit is still 3 years old.
Question #1 : No 12V fridge...???? In my previous Rockwood pop-ups camper I got a 3-way fridge (12V, 120V, gas) before leaving home, I fill up the fridge with food, then switch the fridge on 12V when I'm travelling. When I reach campground (sometime after 5-6 hours travel), food is still cold and then I switch the fridge on 120V. Big surprise to discover that my new trailer only has a 2-way fridge (gas & 120V). Even the new 2014 still have 2-ways... So how do I keep my food cold while I'm traveling? Is it safe to open the gas burner when the trailer is in motion?
Question #2 : Aluminium kinky roof, grime, black strikes.. Another big surpris is to see the aluminium roof kinky everywhere and where there's several spots where there's stagnant water after each rain (when trailer is levelled). So every rains the entire trailer is covered with brown/black strikes coming from the roof. I tried to clean the roof with a brush and car soap and even after that, there's still brown/black strikes all over the trailer after raining! Moreover the roof caulk is still in good shape (no leak, not dried), but it's all greenish/blackish... disgusting! What's the options?? Clean black strikes with bleach cleaner after each rain????!!!! Kinky roof is not an issue apparently because my father-in-law own a 2013 (1yr old) Sportsmen and his roof is kinkier than mine!
Question #3 : Any suggestion to run speakers wire inside walls/roof to install exterior speakers? Cause my 16BH came with a interior sound-system from factory (Jensen radio with speaker switch) but no exterior speaker installed... very sad! Is there a way to run wires inside wall or roof inside a travel trailer or everything is pretty sealed with urethane foam?
Question #4 : Propane smell around exterior tank, even when everything is closed. I'm just wondering if it's normal to have a slight propane smell around the front tanks (I have a dual 20 pounds system on mine). Even when tanks valve are closed, there's a slight smell because propane actually smell rotten eggs. I ran the soapy water test and don't see any leak. But in fact even with two tanks valve closed, there's still a slight smell. Is it normal?
Thank you very much for your advices!!
