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Re: AV System primer
I took another look, it is NOT dual cassette as I thought. It says "Executive 4000" on it, single cassette player with AM/FM and although we haven't hooked up a TV, there is a jack right behind that looks like a standard AV screw plug like my cable in my home has. I did realize that the portable sirius is a better option, as I can move it from the truck when we are mobile, to the trailer. However, I'd still like to upgrade it to play CD's and be able to have an AV jack for my iPod/iphone. It would seem that all I really need then is a simple tuner, old school like I have at home. Is this right? I won't be able to listen to DVD's through the built in speaker system however?157Views0likes0CommentsAV System primer
HELP! I have a 98 Jayco and it has a old dual cassette stereo system that also used to have the TV/VCR combo unit. I would like to upgrade everything but I'm running into problems. The audio car store has given me 2 different answers, the RV place referred me to Best buy and Best Buy said no such item exists. I told them all, I want to watch DVD's and listen to music, AM FM and Sirius radio would be good. Apparently my lack of knowledge is more the problem. The speakers sound OK, I just want to hear a movie and listen to music. What should I be looking for? I have a TV and a DVD player. Should I just use them and buy a portable sirius unit? Am I asking too much? What do I need?958Views0likes3CommentsRe: Newby to towing 5th Wheel
Ok, another question I hope is OK here. I just took my 5th wheel on it's first maiden trip. I noted a lot of creaking and such while towing. Is this normal? Besides the fifth wheel itself is there anything that needs greasing and lubing besides axles and wheel bearings and that? Also I'm towing with a Chevy 2500 4WD and its a lot of weight on the truck. Should we look at beefing up the rear springs or putting air shocks on the back? I have seen a lot of aftermarket parts for this in the catalogs and it seems like a good idea.289Views0likes0CommentsRe: Alaska or bust
Thanks everyone for the advice. I may have been a little confusing about the SD comment. We live there and every year when we want to book a campground at a park where there are lots of things to do such as Lewis and Clark in Yankton or Palisades they are always booked months in advance. I was wondering if it was the same in Alaska but apparently not. My husband and I keep having the same conversation about how much we need to plan in advance in terms of booking dates, etc. Believe it or not I'm the free spirit.567Views0likes0CommentsAlaska or bust
So, we are making the leap. After months of talk, putting our money where our mouths are and going FT. We want to take a leisurely trip to Alaska, for the summer. I have been scouring campgrounds and asking people but a lot of advice is contradictory. So here are my questions: 1. Do we need to make reservations now to have a campsite or RV park spot in june and july? In SD the majority of the sites are booked by March, and walk up sites are not always very nice. What's the best way to see alaska this way? We want to be close to fishing, parks, mountains, etc but from time to time have some access to showers, wifi and some comforts. 2. I did a preliminary estimate of taking the ferry and with a 30ft trailer, it seems much more expensive to do that than to drive. Is this correct? 3. Security. I have not seen any comments or issues on any forums but I can't help but wonder how safe it will be to have that flimsy door and a dog between us and any potential crime. Is this even an issue to worry about? 4. I am really attached to the security of having a freezer of food to carry me through. Our trailer does not have anything but the fridge/freezer combo. I wanted to buy a small freezer but is it worth it? How would I power it while in motion? Or is it again, not an issue. 5. How do I keep from pinching myself and running up to everyone to tell them we are going full time RV'ing. Not really a problem but I am really excited and maybe a little nauseated all at the same time. 6. What am I forgetting?5.8KViews0likes20CommentsRe: First time mobile mistakes
Yes, we just learned the hard way about other people "helping" us. WE bought a cover for our trailer and asked for some "help" from our son and his friends who were home from college. Before it was done, they ignored my explanation, based on the video, yanked it up the ladder and in tugging and pulling, ripped it in 2 places. AND, they forgot to turn the furnace off and burned a whole in the cover at the exhaust. SIGH. We may need to learn away from home. More later. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!341Views0likes0CommentsRe: First time mobile mistakes
Umbilical cord would be the right one. Our trailer did not come with one, and I guess now the previous owner kept it for his next one. We didn't know until we set up to tow the first time and had to take pictures of the receptacles and then luckily we have a very good RV store we've been visiting. They knew exactly what we needed. They do disconnect and we were working in a questionable neighborhood so we unplugged it. After all that it turned out to be inside the 5th wheel piece that drops down. A great stash place if you remember it, which I will never forget. And yes I know it was illegal and not safe. Believe me we were praying the whole way. So the "pin box" is the piece that comes down from the trailer and connects to the plate on our hitch? See our problem has been that the RV books and owners manual we got assume some basic level of knowledge we do not have. This forum has been really helpful so far to learn some of this stuff. Thanks for the comments, keep them up. I do want to know about how to stow breakables like plates and glasses? or do I just buy some plastics and call it good?341Views0likes0CommentsFirst time mobile mistakes
So we have been "playing" RV'ing every chance we get since we bought our 5th wheel. Last week I put it on a work site close to home to take advantage of keeping everyone warm and fed in the cold. Aside from the fact that someone peed in the toilet after we said not to, and it turns out the little valve that keeps the tanks from leaking isn't holding firm, I thought it went ok. Until we had to pack up and pull it home. Someone mistook the power cord for something else and we couldn't find it. I had to pull through 5pm traffic with no trailer brakes and no lights on the back. My husband followed me to make sure no one got surprised by a sudden stop. However, when we got home and I moved the slide out to clean it, I found that the coffee pot had been left on the counter, full. Most of the food that we stowed in the upper cabinets was in disarray, to say the least. After the coffee bath I had to clean up, I started wondering about if there was some guidelines to stowing stuff for transport. I did put cans under the bed so it wouldn't bounce too bad but besides putting the coffee pot away, empty, I'm all ears for how you experienced folks pack up and move. We plan to go full time and we'll be traveling with food, supplies, clothing, etc. So how do you keep stuff where it should be?5.6KViews0likes21Comments
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