Upgraded to a 1994 18ft Aljo :)
Well I took the risk last winter and sold our 17ft TT in order to spend a little more and upgrade on something newer & larger. I listed our old trailer and sold it in a matter of weeks, but ended up ...
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So with our first trip only weeks away, we had to make sure our new TT was family ready!
First thing first, I had to replace the old spring mattress with a new 8" memory foam mattress. And also picked up some cozy fleece flannel sheets :)
Next was to make sure my youngest son felt safe sleeping in the top bunk. Our trailer has the typical dinette that converts into a twin bed, but above the dinette the cabinets fold down to create a top bunk. To keep my son from rolling out of bed at night I built a railing out of some scrap 1x4. And I also ordered a RV bunk ladder for my son to use since the trailer did not come with anything.
And last thing that needed to be done was to mount a spare tire holder and bike rack on the rear bumper.
I was worried about all the extra weight hanging off the bumper, but when I closely examined the bumper it appears to have been reinforced with extra angle iron. So I am pretty confident it will hold a spare & 2 mountain bikes :)
That is pretty much all that was needed to be done really. After that it was time to load it up and take it out for the first trip.
And a few weeks after that, we enjoyed our second trip in the TT.
With our third trip coming up in a few weeks. So stay tuned for more... :)
First thing first, I had to replace the old spring mattress with a new 8" memory foam mattress. And also picked up some cozy fleece flannel sheets :)
Next was to make sure my youngest son felt safe sleeping in the top bunk. Our trailer has the typical dinette that converts into a twin bed, but above the dinette the cabinets fold down to create a top bunk. To keep my son from rolling out of bed at night I built a railing out of some scrap 1x4. And I also ordered a RV bunk ladder for my son to use since the trailer did not come with anything.
And last thing that needed to be done was to mount a spare tire holder and bike rack on the rear bumper.
I was worried about all the extra weight hanging off the bumper, but when I closely examined the bumper it appears to have been reinforced with extra angle iron. So I am pretty confident it will hold a spare & 2 mountain bikes :)
That is pretty much all that was needed to be done really. After that it was time to load it up and take it out for the first trip.
And a few weeks after that, we enjoyed our second trip in the TT.
With our third trip coming up in a few weeks. So stay tuned for more... :)
