B+ motorhomes

[Daniel_C_]

I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy
engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range
from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am
using it as a mobile office (and sneaking in a fun
journey from time to time). It gets about 9.5mpg
and I believe I could pull a bus behind it if I wanted! I paid low $40's which is about what I had expected to pay for a five or six year old Chinook with a nicer interior, but fewer features
(slide). I am delighted thus far.

[driveswithcats]

Aero Beds are so comfortable. Just plug them in and inflate them. They can be firm or softer. My Explorer conversion van has a very comfortable bed but if i needed to take care of that problem that is what I would do. Also on the bed in my van I have the egg box shaped padding you can buy at Walmart or like stores. This really helps too. Sometimes I just go out somewhere and land up 200 miles away, I just pull off the road and take naps and read my book and maybe make a cup of tea. I drove 10,000 miles across the US but the biggest problem for me was crooked auto mechanic, een the ones you think you can trust. It was heartbreaking. Had my two cats with me too, they did great. Their fur grew long in Reno as they are Florida cats. Josephine.. ``

[wlbjrincctx1]

Just finished a 5600 mile trip in our B-225 V-10. West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Black Hills, North Dakota, Minnesota, and back through Iowa, Kansas, OK, to Corpus Christi, TX. No problems up or down any pass anywhere. Gas mileage average 12-14. Only incidents; ding in windshield and bad tail light bulb.
No problems with the Trail-Lite or any systems. Everything worked as advertised.

Larry B
Doing our part to keep America bug free.

[Br-]

To Trail-lite B+ owners, you might want to check the location of the frig drain hose in the outside frig compartment. My installation manual calls for the drain hose to be installed so it exits down thru the bottom of the coach. Instead, my hose was attached with a plastic clip to the wood base of the outside frig compartment, leaving any water to drain onto the wood. My dealer now has the hose hanging out of the outside louvered panel. A sloppy fix, in my opinion, for something that should have been done right to begin with.

[Gary_Swanson]

I have had a rattling while driving of what I thought was the Slide Topper awning that I installed over the slideout. Come to find out the rattling is due to the metal arms on the outside sides of the slide. A compressable rubber sleeve on the top of the verticle slide pole has been compressed out of functionality and no longer provides tension on the diagonal arm when the slide is in. Quick fix for now is a split garden hose washer slipped under the sleeve to act as a spacer. Plan on converting to an appropriately sized metal spring when needed.

[Gary_Swanson]

TonyTiger -- check up on the roof to see if the rubber boot for the TV cable has come off its through-roof fitting. Mine had and water came in during rains, appearing in the passenger side forward over-dinette cabinet. Leaked down from there. Quick "reboot" fixed it permanently.

[Plusit]

Hi Judy,

The all aluminum Hitch Haul can be found at the following link: http://www.sportomotoring.com/Results.html?ListID=305652961635787&ModelID=3041577924683&BrandID=3046...

The five foot aluminum box was purchased at Lowes for $200 and the four stainless steel carriage bolts, nuts, wide washers and lock washers to attach the box (from underneath) were also purchased there.

Weight capacity is 500 lbs.

Good luck!

[JAGM]

Thanks TonyTiger. It was actually on page 29. I emailed Plusit to give me some info.

[TonyTiger]

Opps, sorry it was more like page 26!

Guess I don't remember as well as I used to....

[TonyTiger]

There have been posts regarding boxes.
I ended up buying a hitch haul platform (with a fold up adapter that lets it fold up when not in use)and a Stowaway box that also fits into the 2" hitch on my 235S. Depending on the need I go back and forth.
I had found a product that mounts to the back wall of the motorhome with L shaped brackets but it is not available in the US. It was made by Omnistor and called CarryAll.
On a previous post someone had installed one of the diamond finished steel boxes across the length of what looked like a hitch haul platform. That mesage also has a link to a picture. It is in this thread. Somewhere around page 15 I think I remember.

[JAGM]

We just returned from our first long trip in our Trail lite. We had only used it 4 nights before this trip. We are newbies and chose the Trail Lite 225 for this reason. Good choice. We drove 4500 miles though N.D.; Montana including Glacier NP; Banff, Jasper and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the Canadian prairie provences to get home. We had a great time and no major problems. We were on mountain roads and VERY bumpy roads in Canada. The only problem we had was after 8 days out the water heater leaked. My husband duct taped it and we will have it looked at by the dealer now that we are home. Other than that, our Trail Lite was top notch. We really appreciated our Ford V10 in the mountains. It ran like a dream. One thing we discovered is that we would like a storage box on the back bumper for the outside things like the lawn chairs, hose, etc. That would free up more space. Also, I took a queen size foam mattress pad-about 2" thick. That took up an enormous amount of space. Do you all use them? It really made the bed comfy, but I am wondering if a thick mattress pad would be as good. Judy, 2003 Trail Lite 225, Ford V10.

[B-Plus]

UPDATE:
We just got back from a nice trip in my B-Plus 22.5 . I have had this unit since the begining of Feb and have had only one problem and that was with the aftermarket radio that was put in. I have the new 6.0 Chevrolet engine and I am running Mobile 1 Synthetic oil. My milage went from 10 City 12 Highway to 11.5 City 14 Highway. I am really happy with my gas milage . I wonder sometimes if someone at night isn't putting gas into my car as a joke. My dad did that to a neighbor one time about 40 years ago, he had just bought a new car and was checking the gas milage on it everytime he filled it it, my dad would fill up a 5 gallon gas can every other day and pour it into his tank at night. A few weeks later he mentioned to my dad how pleased he was with the gas miliage on his new car , it's getting aroung 35 miles a gallon ( it was a big LTD Ford ).

[B-Plus]

UPDATE:
We just got back from a nice trip in my B-Plus 22.5 . I have had this unit since the begining of Feb and have had only one problem and that was with the aftermarket radio that was put in. I have the new 6.0 Chevrolet engine and I am running Mobile 1 Synthetic oil. My milage went from 10 City 12 Highway to 11.5 City 14 Highway. I am really happy with my gas milage . I wonder sometimes if someone at night isn't putting gas into my car as a joke. My dad did that to a neighbor one time about 40 years ago, he had just bought a new car and was checking the gas milage on it everytime he filled it it, my dad would fill up a 5 gallon gas can every other day and pour it into his tank at night. A few weeks later he mentioned to my dad how pleased he was with the gas miliage on his new car , it's getting aroung 35 miles a gallon ( it was a big LTD Ford ).

[B-Plus]

UPDATE:
We just got back from a nice trip in my B-Plus 22.5 . I have had this unit since the begining of Feb and have had only one problem and that was with the aftermarket radio that was put in. I have the new 6.0 Chevrolet engine and I am running Mobile 1 Synthetic oil. My milage went from 10 City 12 Highway to 11.5 City 14 Highway. I am really happy with my gas milage . I wonder sometimes if someone at night isn't putting gas into my car as a joke. My dad did that to a neighbor one time about 40 years ago, he had just bought a new car and was checking the gas milage on it everytime he filled it it, my dad would fill up a 5 gallon gas can every other day and pour it into his tank at night. A few weeks later he mentioned to my dad how pleased he was with the gas miliage on his new car , it's getting aroung 35 miles a gallon ( it was a big LTD Ford ).

[Br-]

Well, here we go again. Planned a nine day trip to the Black Hills, reservations, everything set.
Brought the RV from storage and plugged it in wednesday to get the frig cold to leave tomorrow, it was working fine.
I was out of town for a few days and the wife called me yesterday to say she had to move the RV.
Turned off the frig first, then unplugged from the garage. Plugged it back in 1/2 hr. later and the frig wouldn't work. I got home this eve and checked fuses, breakers, all ok. Frig won't run on electric. Since I am not electrically inclined, it's going back to the dealer again when we return from the trip, luckily the frig is still under warranty. It is now running and cooling on propane. We just have not had good luck with this unit. One thing after another.

[JWahlsten]

Tilla,
There is a company called Cruse America and one called El Monte RV. They may not have Rv's as small as you have. But you will do fine. We rented a "MauI" for two weeks in Australia. Great trip.