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โMar-09-2018 08:54 AM
DiskDoctr wrote:
If any mfr put all this great stuff in their RV from the factory, what would we have to talk about? Mods are a very big part of the customization many of us do. LOL.
Don't be afraid to customize your rig. Make it exactly what YOU want it to be and suit YOUR needs.
Nice thing about it, in the price range you purchased, there aren't many mods out of your financial reach- even if you want to pay someone else to do it for you.
Just remember, you gotta show us pics or tell us about your results of your favorite ones! It's how we all learn and share :C
โMar-09-2018 07:48 AM
DiskDoctr wrote:
If any mfr put all this great stuff in their RV from the factory, what would we have to talk about? Mods are a very big part of the customization many of us do. LOL.
Don't be afraid to customize your rig. Make it exactly what YOU want it to be and suit YOUR needs.
Nice thing about it, in the price range you purchased, there aren't many mods out of your financial reach- even if you want to pay someone else to do it for you.
Just remember, you gotta show us pics or tell us about your results of your favorite ones! It's how we all learn and share :C
โMar-09-2018 07:45 AM
โMar-08-2018 08:19 AM
TWZMYJP wrote:
OP - sounds like your frustrations have been pretty well responded to so I won't continue to beat that horse, but I'll add a couple of my own "WTF Keystone?!" issues with the purchase of our 2018 Carbon:
1. The water pump draws water from the SIDE of the fresh water tank, with no suction hose or anything actually into the tank. Just a plastic nipple glued to the side of the tank, with PEX tubing running from that nipple up to the water pump. Doesn't sound like that big of a deal until you realize that the nipple is approximately 3/4" up the sidewall of the tank, and is roughly 1/2" in diameter. So that means once you have anything less than 1-1/4" of standing water in the tank, your pump loses prime and you are effectively out of water. Again, no big deal it would seem until you look at the layout of your fresh water tank, which is very long and wide but not very deep because it has to fit between the frame rails of the trailer. Ultimately, you're left with about 30 gallons of water in the tank that you simply can't get to?! WTF Keystone??!!
2. The main control panel for the interior lighting, generator, tank levels, etc is nice and centrally located in the entertainment center, a few steps inside the trailer straight ahead of the entry door. Works great until you get back to the trailer when it's pitch black outside (and thus inside as well) and you have to fumble around inside looking for the right switch to flip on an interior light, which inevitably happens after you have poked pretty much every other switch on the panel! A simple light switch right by the door/steps sure would be handy! WTF Keystone??!!
3. There are at least a dozen 120v outlets all over the trailer, but not a single 12v port for the stuff we all really use every day like cell phone chargers and whatnot?! WTF Keystone??!!
I'm guessing these aren't necessarily Keystone-specific issues, but I thought this sort of light hearted venting was kind of a fun topic to keep going. What else is out there?
โMar-08-2018 08:15 AM
joebedford wrote:
My utilities cabinet has 2 TV type connectors (sometimes one is internet) one CABLE and one SAT.
My rig has 4 TVs - each has different capabilities. All get cable/air.
The garage TV has a DVD player that can also push video / audio to the outside TV.
The outside TV also has an HDMI connection to my secondary satellite receiver.
The living room and bedroom TVs are connected via HDMI to my primary dual-tuner satelite receiver / PVR. There is a DVD player for the living room tv (I think it will also drive the bedroom tv but I've never tried it). The LR and BR equipment is all driven by a 300W MSW inverter.
The dish on a tripod connects via 3 dedicated coax cable, completely bypassing the RV wiring.
I have a PS3 for video games, streaming and Blu-ray.
All the HDMI connections are through an HDMI switch that connects anything to anything - I need a topend Logitech Harmony to configure everything.
I did all the HDMI stuff. It's unreasonable to expect the factory to do complicated Audio / Video.
Don't get me started on why they didn't install some RJ-45 ethernet ports.
โMar-08-2018 08:08 AM
1jeep wrote:
OP...you should have bought a carbon and saved some $$$! I only have 2 tvs one has no connection to anything other than the cheap dvd player I put in. the main tv ive watched twice.
there is only one fridge and a cooler that I fill with ice for the adult beverages...never questioned why it wasn't connected to the generator.
I don't think the issue is keystone I think the issue is people are starting to use these as second homes and expecting many features that they have at home.
โMar-08-2018 08:04 AM
newman fulltimer wrote:
Thats why they put that thing called a generator onboard
โMar-08-2018 08:02 AM
DiskDoctr wrote:
You may like the idea of adding an inverter to run your outdoor fridge from the batteries, which a solar system may be able to run without a generator (and phone chargers, laptops, other small 120v appliances)
Could be pretty simple and have other benefits beyond just a fridge you can use when not on shore power ๐
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