Well I have done some renos to the motor home, a couple are smaller but two of the bigger ones are carpet and underlay and a tray placed in the empty spot where the generator goes.
The carpet is the same as what I had in the TCer, makes it seem more like home. REALLY shocked at how warm the floor was in the camper without the carpet but with carpet and underlay it is warmer and helps to dull any noises. One thing I learned from the TCer was to leave it a little larger than what I need as it seems to shrink once installed, will leave it for a few months then trim to an exact size.
The second big thing was to get a tray made to go where the generator would have gone. I was going to get the generator but at $4000 it seemed like a waste when I can get a portable one for $1200 or use the one that I have till it dies. PLUS with more battery power I could go camping without the generator and know that I could get through the night without an issue using the furnace.
The plan was to get a tray to hold an additional group 31 battery but when I measured it out I told the guy making it to put it all the way across. Then when I went for the batteries I decided that I would get 4 6V and use them (Each battery has 235AH). The 6V fit with NO extra space from front to back like we knew what we were doing. ONLY issue is that I now have a battery tray that is of no use to me. Think I may clean it out and find a small tool box to put there with some emergency tools and supplies.
The carpet is the same as what I had in the TCer, makes it seem more like home. REALLY shocked at how warm the floor was in the camper without the carpet but with carpet and underlay it is warmer and helps to dull any noises. One thing I learned from the TCer was to leave it a little larger than what I need as it seems to shrink once installed, will leave it for a few months then trim to an exact size.
The second big thing was to get a tray made to go where the generator would have gone. I was going to get the generator but at $4000 it seemed like a waste when I can get a portable one for $1200 or use the one that I have till it dies. PLUS with more battery power I could go camping without the generator and know that I could get through the night without an issue using the furnace.
The plan was to get a tray to hold an additional group 31 battery but when I measured it out I told the guy making it to put it all the way across. Then when I went for the batteries I decided that I would get 4 6V and use them (Each battery has 235AH). The 6V fit with NO extra space from front to back like we knew what we were doing. ONLY issue is that I now have a battery tray that is of no use to me. Think I may clean it out and find a small tool box to put there with some emergency tools and supplies.
maxstjb wrote:
Hi PhotoMike,
Thanks for sharing this! I also own a 19G and was wondering if you knew about the hitch class en specs of the one installed on this Class C.
The original hitch has a sticker that say 5000lbs tow, and 500lbs tongue weight. But there is another sticker on top of if that says 2500/200. I'm not sure if it's CruiseAmerica who put the 2nd sticker to make sure people are not towing anything with the RV. Or is it the manufacturer (Thor?) who limits the tow capacity because the body/frame is modified because it's an RV?
We plan on putting our Scooter (50cc, 220lbs) and two road bikes on the hitch. Overall it might be a bit over 300lbs including the racks.
If it's the RV frame that cannot support what the hitch can support, I might end up modifying the rear so that I have 2 additional "receiver" so that my rack is supported 3-way.
I was looking at that the other day as I was thinking of picking up a small camping trailer for a trip this summer to give another set of beds. Mine also said 500 / 5000 on a sticker but had a note by it that said for temporary towing only and had some other stickers that I could not read (it was too cold to get down and look). I think the first sticker is for the screw on light connectors but it was too cold to investigate further. I will try and look better tonight as I am trying to take off for a couple days and want to take the Ebike for servicing so have to hook up the bike carrier.
Hi PhotoMike,
Thanks for sharing this! I also own a 19G and was wondering if you knew about the hitch class en specs of the one installed on this Class C.
The original hitch has a sticker that say 5000lbs tow, and 500lbs tongue weight. But there is another sticker on top of if that says 2500/200. I'm not sure if it's CruiseAmerica who put the 2nd sticker to make sure people are not towing anything with the RV. Or is it the manufacturer (Thor?) who limits the tow capacity because the body/frame is modified because it's an RV?
We plan on putting our Scooter (50cc, 220lbs) and two road bikes on the hitch. Overall it might be a bit over 300lbs including the racks.
If it's the RV frame that cannot support what the hitch can support, I might end up modifying the rear so that I have 2 additional "receiver" so that my rack is supported 3-way.
Thanks for sharing this! I also own a 19G and was wondering if you knew about the hitch class en specs of the one installed on this Class C.
The original hitch has a sticker that say 5000lbs tow, and 500lbs tongue weight. But there is another sticker on top of if that says 2500/200. I'm not sure if it's CruiseAmerica who put the 2nd sticker to make sure people are not towing anything with the RV. Or is it the manufacturer (Thor?) who limits the tow capacity because the body/frame is modified because it's an RV?
We plan on putting our Scooter (50cc, 220lbs) and two road bikes on the hitch. Overall it might be a bit over 300lbs including the racks.
If it's the RV frame that cannot support what the hitch can support, I might end up modifying the rear so that I have 2 additional "receiver" so that my rack is supported 3-way.
