TV while traveling

[ddro]

Hello we have just purchased our 20ft Tt and are wanting to get help and ideas from veteran travelers. Our TT came wired and equipped with and antennae but we are wondering if it is going to be worth purchasing a television. I understand some resorts have cable tv and yes our TT is prewired for it but also has a crank up antennae. With all stations going digital will it work and what kind of TV should I purchase? I am thinking a 30 inch lcd is the way to go but am concerned as to if it will even get reception and how to set it up and search for signals.
Also if we won't be moving for a month should we jack up the TT to get the weight off the tires or is it OK to let it just sit.
We are getting excited to start our adventures and appreciate any and all help any of you might be able to share. Thanks for reading and look forward to your advice.

[jfkmk]

We don't watch too much TV camping either, just catch the news in the morning and maybe watch one of those $5 movies at night. We bought a 19" TV with a built in DVD. 19" is tiny by today's standards, but we put the TV on the dinette table. The crank up antenna works better than you would think, but if the site has cable we use that.

Agree with everyone else, no need to jack up the trailer if it sits for a month opr so.

Happy camping!

[campigloo]

Same as most of the above. You might want to get one with the built in DVD player. DW buys cheap DVDs with old movies and tv shows. Works in a pinch and cheap. She gets them for $5.00 and under. It is not necessary to jack the trailer.

[Kemahsabe]

One more thing... You can use the TV Fool antenna locator to find out which way to point your antenna.

[dan-nickie]

kalynzoo wrote:
we read, watch nature, sit in the spa, talk with neighbors, and go to bed tired.

That wild activity wears us out too. :B

[dockmasterdave]

Our TT is 21'.
We added the "wingman" described above. Not much over $30, and a 30 second, no tools install.
then I use antennapoint.com, from my cell or before we go.
Put in the zip where you are, and it shows all available over air stations and a compass heading to point the antenna.
Once or twice we had no useable signals, and a couple weeks ago, outside of Tampa we had about 50 channels.
The batwing lets your antenna pick up the HD channels which are now on, what used to be, UHF.
Easy, cheap, and if your not too far out, works great.
If we are, we use redbox.
Went to a place a couple months ago that hadn't heard of redbox.
Had to get a membership card for the "video store".
Haven't seen one of those in years.

[kalynzoo]

How much TV do you watch normally? How much TV do you watch on vacation? For us, the TV is usually not watched, we have but a handful of once a week shows we DVR and watch. On vacation we seldom turn on the TV, we read, watch nature, sit in the spa, talk with neighbors, and go to bed tired. TV is not important. Since we seldom dry camp most campgrounds have cable. Some don't, but they are usually close to a city (large town) and over the air reception is fair even with a most basic antenna. Wingard sells a flat sheet window antenna, about 14" square and presses against the window, which actually works well in city/large town environments. It's cheep, portable, and is available at CampingWorld, Home Depot, and I'm sure other hardware stores. In my previous RV, just sold after 10 fun years, I don't think we had the "batwing antenna" up twice.
Happy Trails.

[BB_TX]

If you are within 30-40 miles of a major city you will probably be able to get TV programming from the antenna. And most private RV parks offer cable of varying degree. If you travel to remote areas where there are no nearby cities and use parks that do not have cable you can consider satellite TV, Dish or Directv.

Any good LCD TV will work fine. Setup and channel search is pretty straight forward.

Jacking the trailer to take weight off the tires is not necessary.

[cyntdon2010]

Every campsite is different.

on air some place has 35 channels or more.

some have cable. But Ha Ha. sometime we have to go to redBox and rent a few video. (don't stress just roll with the flow)

[RoyB]

We get 6-36 Digital High Def TV signals just about everywhere we go using the trailer crank-up OTA BAT WING antenna setup. Our OFF-ROAD POPUP TV is a VIZIO 22-inch model.

Most of the camp grounds are still providing standard TV at the pedestals so we use this OTA full blown HDTV using the crank-up BATWING antenna even at camp grounds that have cable TV.

Just point the OTA BATWING antenna towards the BROADCAST TV transmitter from the local towns and enjoy FULL BLOWN HDTV for free.

Google image showing BATWING antenna

Roy and Carolyn

[rockhillmanor]

[azrving]

LED thin. Less energy, lighter weight. You will use auto channel program when you go from place to place. There are usually a decent amount of channels available unless you get out in the boonies pretty far.

Letting it sit for a month isn't a problem. If it's for several months I will jack it up to get the weight off. Depends on your situation but I like to pull it every so often. Roll the tires and bearings.