REPOST: This is the list of things we did right after we got ours Sept. 2010. I'm reviewing and see what else I want to add for this season. This may give new Bullet owners ideas.
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Inside we added under the sink (yes there is room, some TT's don't have height space for them) and bathroom trash cans, over the door bathroom hooks (added felt padding to them where it touches the door), hanging bathroom shower caddy to side of glass shower wall, 3 shelf storage bins in bedroom closets (Walmart has perfect size 3 drawer shelves right now), shelf liners throughout, extension cord in bedroom, tension rods for a few cabinets, refrigerator fan, under the bed hydraulic struts, square leather storage cube (the type you can turn the top over and use it as a tray) to put feet up while relaxing in the chairs in the rear living area after a long day of fun (huge success!).
"extension cord in bedroom" - There is only one outlet in the 28RLPR model in the bedroom (other than the one on the ceiling for tv purposes), it's on the far side by the laundry chute. For a quick fix I plugged in an extension cord and fed it around the mattress for a quick outlet on the other side of the bed. We both wanted to have a way to plug in things and keep them at hands reach, like our cell phone. This year I'd like to have an outlet wired on the other side of the bed and not use an extension cord.
“bed storage hydraulic struts” – dealer added those for me but I think it was a waste of money at this point. The mattress (firm/hard) doesn’t give much at all, maybe that’s a good thing lol plus we will definitely use a mattress topper (very much needed). The struts look to be a very sturdy size but the weight of the bed and weak plywood make it seem unstable and won’t really hold. Lesson learned, just don’t store things under there that you need daily, we agreed we will not give up the mattress topper! Time will tell what we want to use that space for.
Outside items purchased: gutter extenders (rained hard the first 2 days camping, you can definitely see the difference in the small factory ones on the TT and then after you add the extenders, a must do to these TT's), Lend-A-Hand door handles, BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks, lynx levelers, rhinoflex swivel rv sewer kit, various storage bins, popup laundry hamper and a variety of new items to have on hand (jacks, extension cords, new outside camp chairs, easy connect water hose connectors, assortment of tools, etc).
Overall comments on the 28RLPR TT, these aren’t meant to be negative, just food for thought and things that someone may want to be aware of to plan ahead. There is no perfect camper or plan but this one was an excellent choice for us.
- one outlet in bedroom
- short queen mattress size ok for us but if you're taller than 6' it could be a concern, depends on how you sleep
- mattress topper, needed one IMHO
- queen size sheets worked ok even for the short queen mattress
- room darkening shades for bedroom is a next season mod for us, the curtains close but not really room darkening IMHO
- no outlet in the hall area by the dream locker and back door, would have been useful
- I thought the "dream locker" was going to be a wasted space but wow it was very usable for us! Everyone seem to add these 3m hooks to their TT's but the hooks on the wall in the dream locker serve that purpose beautifully, from hats, jackets, umbrellas, fly swatters, whatever and a nice place to put shoes on or off by back door. At this time we’re using the cabinets above the bench as a utility cabinet, misc. items
- not enough heat gets into bathroom IMHO, no heat vent in there but it does have an cool air vent for summer
- get gutter extenders or use clothespins
- windows don't open far but air flow was surprisingly breezy enough, absolutely LOVE the huge window in the back
- Lend-A-Hand outside door handle added by dealer
- 2 step back door, bring extra step if needed
- love the large sink, I prefer to soak a few items in small tub in the sink but have the option to use the full size sink for pots/pans
- adjustable shelves in pantry is misleading if you’re not aware of what that really means. You can’t change the height of the shelves, what you can do is just take out one shelf if you want something taller in that space
- entry doors with struts are excellent, they do not open completely back to the TT outside wall but they won’t get away from you in the wind and smash those outside walls either, the struts will hold where those standard door holders break, bend or just simply won’t hold in wind, excellent add IMHO
- spice rack takes regular to smaller size spice containers, the salt/pepper grinders were to tall to fit
- love the clean out water hose connect for black tank wash
- tank labels reversed on ours (black labeled gray), seems to be the same on most all of these TT's, bad labeling, wonder when the factory will get that right!
- never thought I’d use the outside speakers, not high on my list of TT’s wants, after all we’re doing a back to nature event here. We did enjoy sitting out, watching the boats go by, bird watching, playing Sudoku AND to my surprise we really did enjoy some quiet background music to listen to, guess never say never
- does not have surround sound inside but does have extra speakers, the sound was excellent
- no complaints with the oven, made the Trailblazer chicken from the RV Cooking Show, amazingly easy and good. Being that the weather was chilly, if the oven put out extra heat into the TT it was appreciated, however we really didn’t notice a heat problem from using the oven. I used no pizza stone and it seemed to cook evenly. Time will tell on that also.
- BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks worked on the slide out side but not on the other. There is a support strap on the fender skirt which is connected right between the tires on the door side of the TT. That prevents the BAL X-Chock tire locking chock from being able to be adjusted and hit the tires correctly. We used Lynx stop ‘n chock on the door side. This past year we kept it at a seasonal site (didn't move it), we unscrewed the support strap and used the BAL X-chock on that side and it worked fine. If you travel you may not want to screw and unscrew that support each time.
- Make sure your propane line to grill is long enough! The grill they substituted in some models propane line was to short
And some may remember my Curtain Comments:
Comments on Room Dividing Curtain in 28RLPR.
Now for my wow moment. I had asked for the dealer to order another curtain for the room divider area. Those curtains are basically worthless, so thin you can pretty much see through (I know a weight control issue) and the location doesn't give you any room to turn around by your bed! Privacy to the sleeping area if you need but certainly no dressing area. I thought perhaps a second curtain would make it fuller OR maybe use a tension rod further in the "hall" area to give you a section to change by the "dream locker". My surprise was that they installed a complete curtain system for me which I hadn't asked. First that sort of bothered me to say the least but after using it last night I can see how nice it will be to have it located where they put it. The ceiling rail starts from between the outside door and the corner cabinet across to the bathroom wall. Perfect fit to the corner of the TV Cabinet and bathroom wall.
The curtain stays by the outside door end and isn't really visible from the rest of the seating area. It didn't come with a tie back but I'll use the one from the bedroom curtain. It really gives a much more private changing area. This way you have better access to the bedroom cloth storage area, the dream locker to sit on to put on shoes and so on without being in the cramped bathroom for changing.
Photobucket pics of the curtain and our site:
http://s1089.photobucket.com/albums/i357/Frenchgals_World/TT%20Mods/
Hope some of these comments will helpful.
Any ideas or suggestions for our new season? I've got the camping fever!
