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Re: Bunk seal replacement on Cub
I was following up from your original post back when. Did you replace with the new ones you were looking at? How are they working out? The seals around our three bunks are dry rotted and I need to replace them...just not sure what I should use. Good to know the ridged is a no go.249Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank-is it needed?
schlep1967 wrote: Judging by the fact you are heavily into repairing a hybrid travel trailer I'll go out on a limb and say you are trying to save some money. When you start camping you will find full hook-up sites are not cheap. State parks with electric only at the site are much cheaper. You fill your tank on the way in and conserve the amount of water you use. Before you decide to delete that tank check some campground prices for the different types of sites. Your available "fun" money may dictate that you keep the tank. Funny you say that - I was actually checking out prices at the campgrounds we would use the most earlier today! :) From all the feedback, I do see why it's valuable to keep it, so I will def put it back in. I was just hoping for more storage space. That's all. :)548Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank-is it needed?
Tvov wrote: You say you are newbies... are you sure you will always have hookups? The more you camp, the more you may very well want to explore different campgrounds. Every year we go to at least one campground that does not have hookups. Especially now that our kids no long camp with us, I prefer rustic, no hookup campgrounds. My favorite campground in my state is a small, heavily wooded, rustic (for water you really have to use an old fashioned hand operated well pump) state park campground that is gorgeous and quiet. We never would have found this state park if we limited ourselves to full hookup only campsites. That's very true - thank you for that insight. I never thought about it like that - longer term after the kids are grown. Super glad to have this community and everyone's feedback. :)548Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank-is it needed?
Rover_Bill wrote: If the fresh water tank is located ahead of the axles, having some water in it can help balance the trailer to avoid sway. A full tank can help steady the trailer in a strong crosswind. Just my 2 cents. Thank you! I never thought about that!370Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank-is it needed?
drenjoey wrote: GordonThree wrote: Don't need waste holding tanks either If you use city water, you will need both of those tanks if you're gonna wash dishes, have showers and go bathroom. Thank you. Definitely don't plan on dropping those. The freshwater tank is in our dinette inside, so I would like to take that out to have extra storage if possible is the only reason I'm asking.370Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank-is it needed?
SCVJeff wrote: susan-y wrote: for resale purposes YES! THIS ! Who do you expect will buy this once the previous owner ripped out the tanks? Don't need em'? Don't use em' Completely understand the need for it for the resell value, but as I said in my original post, I'm not looking to resell it/attempt to make any money off of it if we ever did resell it. And it's not like I'm throwing it all away and I certainly didn't 'rip' it all out- I took everything out very carefully as if I was going to put it right back in after I put the new floors in. I'm keeping the tank/pump, etc. I can always re-install it before I go to sell it if needed. I'm just thinking about having the extra cargo space to be able to store stuff would be really nice since we don't plan on filling the tank up.370Views0likes0CommentsFresh water tank-is it needed?
Hi all! In the middle of ripping out floors on our HTT and am wondering if we really need to reinstall the fresh water tank/pump/etc. obviously we are newbies, so please don't make fun of me too much for not knowing, but I do know we will not be boondocking with this...everywhere we go, we will have water hook ups, and we will use bottled water for drinking. Do I need to install the fresh water tank? The pump was right by that-if I'm only using City water hook ups, do I need a pump? Any feedback would be appreciated. I know for resale value it would need to be installed, but I'm 98% sure we aren't going to be reselling this camper, at least not to get any decent money out of it.6.9KViews0likes33CommentsRe: Repair vs. sell
mabynack wrote: Billbeat wrote: I had a similar dilemma a few years back with my 2008 Coyote hybrid. I noticed a soft spot in the floor in the spring . I took up the vinyl flooring and the whole front of the trailer was rotted out. A quote from a dealer was about $4000.00. Way over my budget so I took on the repairs myself. Stressful , but I'm a little bit handy , got alot of advice from friends and online and it cost me about $150. Big job but I did it. In a nutshell , if you think you can do the repair yourself it's worth it. To pay some one else , expensive but depending on your financial situation still may be less than buying a new trailer cus your not gonna get much for your water damaged one. I found a 6 inch square soft spot in the floor of my travel trailer and figured I would tackle the repair myself. When I pealed back the vinyl flooring I realized that I needed to replace a section that was 4 x 4 feet. It was a lot more work than I had planned on and took me two weekends to finish. It wasn't all that expensive - just time consuming. My problem was caused by a leaking water line, not a roof leak. It involved replacing the flooring under the kitchen cabinets. Mabynack-how did you you replace around the kitchen cabinet? I have ripped out all my flooring from the front to the kitchen cabinet but need to rip it out there too as it's rotted underneath, but wasn't sure how to tackle it so I stopped for the day. Is there a way to pull it out without removing the cabinet? Mine has the stove and sink in one big cabinet, and I literally have know clue how I would even begin to tackle that. The couch and dinette were no problem, but the that cabinet scares the **** out of me. Any advice would be appreciated.547Views0likes0CommentsRe: Repair underbelly?
Mortimer Brewster wrote: I think one of your questions was done in by autocorrect. I'm not sure of what you have covering the underbelly. If it looks like corrugated plastic, it's called Coroplast. You can get it at either sign shops or Home Depot in 4x8 sheets. It's very important to seal the underbelly as mice can get in through very tiny holes. Some people have had good luck using Gorilla Tape to seal small holes or rips. Be sure to clean the surface first. You can use expanding foam sealant around drains and gas lines. If you do have Coroplast I'd advise searching through old threads to see what others have done. Good luck with a big project! You are right-thanks for catching that! It was supposed to say can I use Eternabond to patch to holes. ?? Thank you so much for the tips about the foam and such too! I do believe it may be coraplast, but I don't think I need the whole thing replaced-it's in good condition overall. Just some little holes here and there that Ants found their way into and made a home. ?? Should I use the tape from the underneath or should I do it from the inside since I've got the floor ripped up already? Thanks for all your help!177Views0likes0CommentsRepair underbelly?
Hi all! New to this form, and new to HTT camping as well! We bought a travel trailer and unbeknownst to us, we have to replace at least half of the flooring in it. I'm in the middle of tearing out the current floor now, and see lots of spots where the underbelly is ripped. What's the best way to fix those spots? Can I just put you turn it on to cover those holes? Any help on that would be appreciated. Thank you so much!827Views0likes2Comments
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