Show your mods!!

[Mr_Usa]

This is a removeable DVD stand I made out of conduit and wood for the back bunk in our Jayco 23B. swivels and tilted slightly. I also made one that will slide in the post where our regular TV sits for those "Dry camping" days!!







Weather station.



Clock installed above Dinette.



No need to bring a chunk of wood with.

[We_Cant_Wait]

I've noticed the quite a few of the mods resulted in the addition of a significant amount of weight. How many of you have weight you TT fully loaded for a weeks camping w/TV fully loaded, kids, wood, coolers everything?

[NightTraveler]

This my 1st time posting a pic so here goes...

The Jayco 17Z has no cutlery or utensil drawers so this was our mod to solve the problem.

Pre-mod cupboard under the sink


Post-mod drawers to hold cutlery/utensils and shelves for kitchen bags etc.

[b1bendt]

Since buying our HTT last year I've been busy making a few changes. Since most of our camping is boondocking the mods are kinda geared to that. See the pics here.

Most of the mods were found here so keep them coming because there are some great mods in this thread. Oh yeah I forgot the digital thermostat as well.

[bikendan]

MegaJohn, i'm sure others would be interested in your mods but this is a Hybrid mod section. this is a mod section that focuses in on mods for hybrid trailers. not all of the mods are hybrid-specific, but they generally are for hybrid models.

there's a DIY section under the Technical Resources forum, here at RV.net, that your pics would be more appropriate for.

[MegaJohn]

SockyG wrote:
2011 Jayco 19H quick mods -- so far...


-- 7-Way plug receiver with marker light jumper installed (lets you turn on your marker lights for night lighting by simply plugging in your trailer's tongue cable)

One evening while camping this summer, I saw a parked camper with it's running lights on. I thought to myself, "How cool!" I'm a little slow, so it took a second to realize they had jumpered the connector's running light pin to the hot pin.

A few weeks ago I purchased an aftermarket 7 pin outlet and inline fuse holder (about $13 total at AutoZone). I looked up the pin layout online, used a hacksaw to cut off the adapter's plastic "door", attached a couple connectors to the inline fuse wire ends, attached the inline fuse to the appropriate pins, installed a 10amp fuse and viola! Now I have "red-neck Christmas lights" on my camper!

During our last camping trip the campground hosts stop by to let us know our lights were on... LOL! I unplug them when we retire at night... no need to burn them when we're inside. I'm sure it'll shorten the bulb life a bit... but they look WAY COOL!

There's not much to the project... and was fun to do. I took several pictures of the project, I'll try to post them when I have some free time.

Other additions to our camper...
- Water Drain Valves - I replaced the endcaps on the water line drains with ball valves. When I leave my campsite (particularly when the nights get cool) I open the valves and open all the faucets to drain most of the water from the system. I do winterize, only not until night temps are down to the mid 20's. In north Georgia that's typically not until mid December or so.

- Hot Water Drain Valve - I installed a brass cutoff to the hot water heater drain. Now when I leave camp and before I winterize, I just open the valve and let the water drain.

- Extend-a-Shower Rod - Adds much needed room to the shower when folded out and adds room to the bathroom when folded in. This is a handy upgrade.

- Outside stereo speakers - From our stereo I fished speaker wire through the wall and out the rear storage door under the bunk beds to a set of outdoor speakers. It's nice to sit around the campsite listening to some good tunes. I installed inline volume controls (one for inside and another for outside) to limit the inside/outside volumes independently.

- Flat screen LCD TV & DVD player - The TV is mounted to the wall, the DVD fastened to an existing shelf with "L" brackets. The mount is solid and been in place for 3 years. We've enjoyed many rainy afternoons and cool nights watching our favorite movies.

- Wall mounted shelf/box - To hold DVDs while traveling... Velcro added hold the remotes!

- Medicine cabinet - I installed strips of wood to the medicine cabinet shelves to prevent goodies from falling when the door is opened after traveling

- Cornice moulding - Our window cornices are made from plyboard covered with foam & material. They make great shelves for small items, but not while travening. I installed galley rail moulding around the top to hold everything in place while traveling. I found it at HD for about $15/3ft. It's a little pricy, but the additional shelves are great!

- Digital thermostat - I installed this last spring. It's kept the camper temps more comfortable (less high/low swings) and provided an indoor thermometer.

Sorry, I have no photos to share... I'll try to get some uploaded.

Happy Camping!
John.

[LEMII]

23B Closet Shelves:

I made these and installed them last weekend. They are designed so that they can be removed leaving very little trace of ever being there.

[popeye59]

For the limited amount that we use that fan, I'm not gonna worry to much. I might plug the TV into a different outlet to see if that helps though.

[gregrc75]

popeye59 wrote:

Mr Cutter wrote:

Mountain Lover wrote:
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We added a set of computer speakers w/powered subwoofer....it simply plugs into the headphone jack of the TV....awesome sound!!!

Both good ideas. My get all kinds of interference (audio and video) in my Vizio when I turn on the stove top exhaust fan.

When I turned on my bathroom vent fan I would get that same noise on my outside speakers. I replaced the bathroom vent fan with a Vortex Fan and that solved the noise problem. I wonder if you can replace your stove vent fan with something else and achieve the same results.

[popeye59]

Mr Cutter wrote:

Mountain Lover wrote:
This is not really a mod, but just good use of what's available. The Vizio 19" TV in our little Jayco doesn't have much in the way of quality audio. We almost couldn't hear some stations when the AC was on. I purchased a 3' mini-stereo cable to mini-stereo cable (mini-stereo plug on both ends) and plugged into the headphones output on the Vizio and the other into the audio input on the stereo that came in our Jayco. Turn the stereo on and be sure to push the auxillary input button. You may have to play with the volume knob on the stereo to get the level you desire. Once the proper audio level is achieved you can use the Vizio remote control to control the volume level. The sound now comes through both stereo speakers and is 1000% better than the speakers in the Vizio. We can now hear our TV clearly even when the AC is blasting.

We added a set of computer speakers w/powered subwoofer....it simply plugs into the headphone jack of the TV....awesome sound!!!

Both good ideas. My get all kinds of interference (audio and video) in my Vizio when I turn on the stove top exhaust fan.

[Mr_Cutter]

Mountain Lover wrote:
This is not really a mod, but just good use of what's available. The Vizio 19" TV in our little Jayco doesn't have much in the way of quality audio. We almost couldn't hear some stations when the AC was on. I purchased a 3' mini-stereo cable to mini-stereo cable (mini-stereo plug on both ends) and plugged into the headphones output on the Vizio and the other into the audio input on the stereo that came in our Jayco. Turn the stereo on and be sure to push the auxillary input button. You may have to play with the volume knob on the stereo to get the level you desire. Once the proper audio level is achieved you can use the Vizio remote control to control the volume level. The sound now comes through both stereo speakers and is 1000% better than the speakers in the Vizio. We can now hear our TV clearly even when the AC is blasting.

We added a set of computer speakers w/powered subwoofer....it simply plugs into the headphone jack of the TV....awesome sound!!!

[bikendan]

ve6dave wrote:
I have done a couple of minor additions of shelves in our Roo233S but I took the design that some one posted of the wooden tire chocks and tranlated them into aluminum.

very nice!!!

you could sell a bunch of those.

[ve6dave]

I have done a couple of minor additions of shelves in our Roo233S but I took the design that some one posted of the wooden tire chocks and tranlated them into aluminum.

[SockyG]

2011 Jayco 19H quick mods -- so far...


-- Master Switch and Electric Tongue Jack



-- Digital Thermometer / Hygrometer with outdoor probe


-- Screen-door grab-bar


-- Paper towel holder


-- Kill A Watt (AC Line Monitor)


-- Cigarette Lighter Inverter (watch TV while dry camping)


-- Dollar Store mini storage crates


-- 7-Way plug receiver with marker light jumper installed (lets you turn on your marker lights for night lighting by simply plugging in your trailer's tongue cable)


-- Shelves in what was the wardrobe for added storage


-- Towel hooks on bathroom door


-- Leveling bubble (x2)


Those are all the quick mods I've made so far -- plenty more to come!

[4Jeeperz]

Miatared,
Perhaps you could change the outside table top material to something else and use the matching material inside. Our table top was just stapled to a piece of unfinished ply below. Easy to remove and switch it out.
Just a thought.

[miatared]

4Jeeperz wrote:
Hey Miatared,
We used the little matching outside hanging table that came with our outside hanging bbq. We don't use the bbq or the table so we cut it up and joined two pieces together to get the needed length. Having the matching material is the tricky part!
Steve

Well, we do use the BBQ and the table.

I guess I could use a solid color that matches as best as possible,

Again thanks for the tip.