Made the purchase, what's next?
Thanks everyone for the advice on the other thread. I pulled the trigger this morning on a Forest River Rockwood Windjammer 3001W at auction. It's a 2012 and real clean. I'll next join Good Sam, ca...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
I usually recommend to new owners that they camp in there driveway the first time. That way if you forgot to pack anything you can run back to the house to get it. Then Camp close to home the first couple of times to get your feet wet. Once you know what you do, and don't, want to take with you then your good to go.
No use hauling along stuff you don't need and leaving at home stuff you wish you had taken.
+1 to this.
While your trailer is connected to your truck, it may well be already "covered" by the trucks insurance. Depends on your insurance, and what you want the insurance to cover. For the first few years that we owned our TT, I got extra insurance to cover any damage that could occur when not hooked up for towing (falling branches, storm damage, etc). At this point, we are going on our 12th season with the TT so I dropped the extra insurance.
Try not to buy too much too soon!! Although it is kinda fun to buy all that stuff... Get a few close to home camping trips in, talk to other campers, ask here on the forums for ideas - then figure out what you want to get. The first couple years we owned our TT we filled it with stuff, then spent years taking stuff out of it, lol!
Flat tire - figure out what you need to do to get a tire changed. If you can't do it yourself, make sure you have some sort of coverage to pay for that service. I found out that the jack in my F250 fits perfectly under my trailer to lift it to change a tire, so I haven't bought any special jack thing. BUT - I also found out that the lug nuts on the trailer wheels do not match my F250 lug wrench, or any other lug wrench I have, so I made sure that I have a proper fitting socket wrench in the camper for changing a tire.
Have fun! and see you on the road!
