Observations from the road, stuff that really works...
We have been touring the lower 48 for the last 57 days/7,000 miles from Tucson to Maine with a lot of stops(22 states visited), in between. Our Nexus Phantom 23P (24'), Class C has performed flawlessly due in no small measure to a few seriously useful/functional, as in "Don't leave home without them" additions. I hereby submit a few of my favorites(and why):
The Scan Gauge II is priceless, gives me coolant and transmission fluid temps digitally along with real time and average mpg. It will do far more but trust me, you really need one of these ($139 @ Amazon.com)
The Gas Buddy App has saved us serious $$$ and eliminated a lot of wasted driving searching for a decent price on fuel... and it is free!
The Max Air Turbo vent that I had installed on the hatch over the foot of our rear corner queen. The fan and motor are up and out of the coach, shielded from any amount of rain and thus provide lots of ventilaion (both in or out), very quietly. We have been able to sleep very comfortably without running the AC by just using the Turbo Max. I also added a rain proof cover over the forward hatch which helps withe overall coach ventilation even without a power fan.
The Rand McNalley 7720 GPS is awesome, feature rich, user friendly with a very readable 7" touch screen. I cannot imagine traveling without it.
Two I-phones and a small tablet sharing 4 gigs of data from Verizon has kept us in touch with excellent internet coverage all across the country. From e mail to weather and even on line banking we have been covered.
The piece of mind that I get from our Progressive Industries 30 amp EMS system is wonderful. It has found 4 problems(open neutrals,grounds and once reverse polarity), just on this trip.
Lastly the many amenities of our Nexus, and all of the hospitality shown us on our visits to their factory have contributed greatly to making this the dream trip of a lifetime. To them I say a sincere thank you for building such a great motorhome.
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Oops, forgot to mention our Passport America membership. It has saved us on average $15 everytime we use it... about 10-12 times. so far.
The Scan Gauge II is priceless, gives me coolant and transmission fluid temps digitally along with real time and average mpg. It will do far more but trust me, you really need one of these ($139 @ Amazon.com)
The Gas Buddy App has saved us serious $$$ and eliminated a lot of wasted driving searching for a decent price on fuel... and it is free!
The Max Air Turbo vent that I had installed on the hatch over the foot of our rear corner queen. The fan and motor are up and out of the coach, shielded from any amount of rain and thus provide lots of ventilaion (both in or out), very quietly. We have been able to sleep very comfortably without running the AC by just using the Turbo Max. I also added a rain proof cover over the forward hatch which helps withe overall coach ventilation even without a power fan.
The Rand McNalley 7720 GPS is awesome, feature rich, user friendly with a very readable 7" touch screen. I cannot imagine traveling without it.
Two I-phones and a small tablet sharing 4 gigs of data from Verizon has kept us in touch with excellent internet coverage all across the country. From e mail to weather and even on line banking we have been covered.
The piece of mind that I get from our Progressive Industries 30 amp EMS system is wonderful. It has found 4 problems(open neutrals,grounds and once reverse polarity), just on this trip.
Lastly the many amenities of our Nexus, and all of the hospitality shown us on our visits to their factory have contributed greatly to making this the dream trip of a lifetime. To them I say a sincere thank you for building such a great motorhome.
:B
Oops, forgot to mention our Passport America membership. It has saved us on average $15 everytime we use it... about 10-12 times. so far.
