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Re: New to dry camping
Thank you everyone for the advice! When we picked up our new hybrid I had them parallel wire an additional battery. We also took the plunge and bought a Hyundai 2000 inverter generator. Couldn't see spending a grand on the Honda as the Hyundai was on $540 on Amazon. Read the reviews and for the price it looks like a great buy. With both batteries we should be ok running the furnace if necessary and be able to charge with genny during the day. The only downfall is that the genny only has a 20 amp outlet. If I use an adapter and plug the 30 amp shore power to the genny will that be sufficient to charge the batteries? Not sure how that works never using a genny.526Views0likes0CommentsNew to dry camping
We have our first dry camping trip planned for Memorial weekend. Arriving at campsite early evening Friday and leaving early afternoon Monday. We just bought a new Jayco 23B with 48 gals freshwater and 22.5 grey and black tanks. Our rig has LED lights and 6.3 cu ft fridge. It will be my husband, 11 yr old daughter and I camping. We plan to cook some meals on stove and some over the fire. With our fridge and water heater on propane (dual 20lb tanks) and water pump and lights on battery, will be ok without needing a genny to recharge the battery? We don't plan on showers and we will be using paper products to conserve on water. If we do run out of water there is hand pump directly across from our campsite we can fill our 5 gal containers and fill up again. We also have a tote to dump our grey water in if necessary. The only downfall is there are no dump stations in the campground so I'm not sure on how to transport that heavy tank to dump it. We have always had shore power so this will be a new, exciting, and long awaited way of camping for us. If it gets cold we won't be running the furnace either. Just bundling up! Thanks for any input.6.4KViews0likes34CommentsRe: Recommend a HTT for a family
We just bought a brand new Jayco 23B for $16,900 from a dealer in Grand Rapids, MI. We have had a PUP, 29 ft Travel Trailer, and the last four years, 32 ft fifth wheel. We love the 23B. Has more countertop space than our 32 ft fifth wheel, and a slide out with jackknife sofa. Two queen tent ends, and large u shaped dinette that makes into a bed. Your kids are still little and may not mind sleeping in the same bed. Mine did when they were little (16 and 11 now) and we had a PUP. We are very happy with the amount of storage in this unit as well. This unit has a dry weight of 3900 and is 24 ft. They are asking quite a bit for a 2010. I would talk them down seeing you could get a brand new Jayco for around the same price. Heck, come to Grand Rapids for a great deal on a new one! Jayco also has another floor plan that has three tent beds but you are giving up the u shaped dinette and for regular dinette slide out and the sofa is a bit smaller. We always liked the larger dinette so we aren't smoothed together like a normal one does. Both floor plans have plenty of room because of the slide outs.500Views0likes0CommentsPimples or bumps behind wallpaper
We noticed these hard pimples underneath a window. Did some research and many said it was from water infiltrating and causing the glue to crystallize. We pulled the window and didn't see much evidence of water damage. Just a tiny bit of wetness on the outer wallboard. Checked out the window and saw some of the weatherstripping on the bottom was flat. We are thinking perhaps this was where water may have gotten in? The styrofoam is thick and completely dry as well as the interior wallboard. Really puzzled on how water is to blame. We went around the whole window with butyl tape to be sure. Any advice on how to fix the interior wall without replacing the whole wallboard panel? We are putting it up for sale and want it to be ready to go. Also, there are no pimples above the window or anywhere else in the coach which makes me think it could not be the roof?11KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Your Rig
TriumphGuy wrote: Hi folks, We finally took the plunge and sold our 02 Wildcat and bought a 2008 Crossroads Cruiser 32BL. I've wanted this model for quite awhile and found a good deal. I sure hope these pics work.. Here it is the day I picked it up: And then just recently after I added Firestone Ride-Rites to my truck and 16" wheels and tires (which I had added but then taken off the Wildcat) replacing the 15" on the Cruiser. Not aluminum, but I don't care... happy to have the camper riding on Michelin instead of whatever the old stuff was. Love the floorplan! I have been waiting for someone to come out with a bunkhouse model with the picture window in the rear! Truck is a 2000 F250 7.3 PSD, not the fastest truck out there but still goin... Going camping this weekend!379Views0likes0Comments- 384Views0likes0Comments
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