Been a busy week at the shop, no time to post.
Continuing with a few more mods on the outside-
28 & 29. The trailer came with one 12 volt/100 amp hour lead acid battery. It was centered in the battery tray behind the propane tanks.
I purchased a second 12 volt/100 amp hour battery and case, moved the existing one over and put in the second one.
Also, in the photo below, in the lower left corner there is a small white box zip tied to the battery tray. That is the TPMS signal repeater.
I thought about adding a third battery to the tray. But wanted to see how we would do with these two first. The two work well. We can easily go 3 days of normal use without firing up the generator or plugging into shore power, just with these two batts.
Power used by the batteries-
Interior & exterior LED lighting
Awning
Tank & pipe heaters
Vent fans
Water pump
Furnace fan
Fridge (even though it is propane, it still uses 12 volt power)
USB charging of multiple devices
Inverter to power TV and computer
We have used all of the above for multiple days, never dropping below 50%, so I think we're good for now.
30. The first 7-8 times out it was less than optimum with Mary being in the trailer with a level and me being outside getting everything level.
We purchased these two little gems. One is on the tongue for getting front to back level...
...and the other is on the front cap for getting side to side level.
31. We quickly discovered that easy access AND Not having the poop tube in a container in the cargo area were both preferable.
Purchase & installation of a Valterra Products Inc Black 34"-60" hose carrier was easier and faster than making one out of PVC.
I did need to spend 20 minutes fabbing a bracket for the far side mount. The unit is not long enough to go from one side to the other.
Note: Even though the hinged end caps have a keeper, keeping the ends closed...they are plastic, so we added a carabiner clip on each side.
32. For grins and giggles I had my business partner pull the rig down the road with me riding in it.
I discovered that when 55 mph or faster that the pop out window at the front chatters a bit. This is because the wind is catching the leading edge of the window frame and pulling it out a bit, unseating it. It is enough that you can feel a good amount of air moving...and if it was raining, then water into the window frame and inside.
Solution was a bit of trim applied to the trailer side, right in front of the window. Now the air hits that and goes around. No more window leakage at speed.
Trim was applied with automotive grade double sided tape...same stuff used to hold emblems on autos and motorcycles.
While we were at it we put some of the same trim above the hinges on both cargo doors. Not sure how much protection it affords the hinges...but it can't hurt.
33. One of the first things we did was get a PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRIES SSP-30XL Surge Protector. It works.
Will post more mods soon!
