When we purchased our unit I sat on the couch and grabed the overhead storage unit and lifted my entiere body weight of the coutch a good 220 pounds, that proved to me what the unit was well constructed, there was only one other unit that passed that test wife did not like it, nedless to say when the overhead compartments started to move on other units without me moving it was goodby time.
I was not aware that they were sold to another manufacturer, I have encountered the name of Coachman on some units in our travels, I do not know what the manufacturer is or was.
On the question of the fuel filter, take the correct tools to replace it,some items that I will recomend are couple of vice grips, one for pinching hoses and the other needle nose, duct tape and gorila tape, also take a couple rolls of the tape for repairing the awning and a coule of straps if it uses them, cut some carpet pieces that fit the longest bin and take a shovel, carpert to place under a spining tire and the shovel to dig out, a couple of heavy duty straps to get pulled out of the mudhole and two cresent wrenches, screw drivers and electricians tape and very recomended and a must 3 pairs of plastic hand cuffs for the kids.
Take a 100 foot extention cord and one adapter, some places do not have the third ground prong so you need one adapter, a good power as in volage conditioner is highlly recomended, get a good machete that is allowed, remember no fire arms of any kind a small spool of mechanics wire is good to have, take a Brita water filter jug and always drink from bottles that you open not the server, kids water bottle or mineral water adults same or beer unless it is a good recomended establisment, no cocktails or fancy mixed drinks easy to tamper.
Take along some boards, sometimes you need to park on soft soil and the RV might sink, the wood will distribute the wheight a little better, take raincoats and umbrellas, Panama can be very, very soggy.
Am I being to harsh? Just pasing along some knowledge from more than 65 years of traveling from the USA to Panama, from a joung age to a wise old Viking.
navegator
