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Re: Just bought our first new trailer!
Need-A-Vacation wrote: Slim, Congrats on the new rig and the 3rd little one on the way. But I have to ask are you guys sure it is only one baby???? Lol Having twin boys have to ask. Hope all goes well with both deliveries!!! As mentioned, if you are mainly concerned about battery drain while in storage, install a cut off switch. The mods link in my signature has pics of how I mounted my switch to the battery box. Used a Blue Sea Mini switch. Make sure you get a good wdh with integrated sway control. And try to size the wd bars to the loaded tw, not the "brochure" dry weight. Good luck!!! My goodness, I had not even considered twins haha. Well I guess that would solve the middle child dilemma. At least we would have the sleeping space. Congratulations on your new little ones on the way! It is exciting for sure. I actually just picked up a like new Husky Centreline HD with both sets of weight bars (Ill need the 1200 pound rated ones). I got it for 400 Canadian used, which isnt bad, the dealer quoted me 525 which seems about the going rate here. We do pack heavy, I will have to get it on a scale and see where I sit once we get it. Rob538Views0likes0CommentsRe: Just bought our first new trailer!
Thanks for all the warm welcomes and suggestions everyone. I will see if my dealer allows for an overnight test run, mind you I am only 15 minutes away so if issues arise I don't have a long haul back for service. Forgive me if I conveyed the wrong message SoundGuy, I was not looking up solar to have an off grid/dry camp setup. More so just to keep the batteries maintained and offset light use. I currently have to run a 75 foot extension to my trailer on my property when not in use to keep the batteries up, I was figuring if I had a panel on the TT I could scrap the cord. We do mostly camp in the Prov. Parks, often we dont have hydro sites though and that doesnt bother us for the most part. As I said, I do have a generator and on my old rig had two batteries and we never had an issue. We do dry camp a few times a year for the weekend when we go to a few different events. I consider this trailer glamping in the sense it has so many amenities we are not used to. Ideally we can book hydro sites to utilize the AC, it will be a welcome creature comfort this coming summer especially with a pregnant wife. Before we had trailers we would go on 4 and 5 day atv trips in tents on the good old earth in tents and sleeping bags. Times change and with the family trailers sure are nice. Rob537Views0likes0CommentsRe: Just bought our first new trailer!
I have actually been looking at solar panels on Amazon and at Canadian Tire 1stgenfarmboy. The trailer comes with a solar panel prep, what are the benefits of the portable solar vs hard mounting it on the roof? Just angling it for best sun coverage? I kind of like the idea of set it and forget it. I am eyeing up a 100watt panel. This should be sufficient to keep the batteries charged when not in use, and offset a bit of power drain when in use right? I do have a Champion inverter generator I bring when we are on a non powered site to keep the batteries up when getting low.That does make sense to pick it up in the spring then SoundGuy, I hadnt really thought of that. I am guessing my dealer would probably have told me the same thing. Rob238Views0likes0CommentsJust bought our first new trailer!
Hey guys, we are pretty excited. My wife and I just bought out first ever new trailer. We bought a Coachmen Catalina 323bhdsck legacy edition. It hast to be built so we have a bit of a wait ahead of us but that is ok. In other great news just this morning we found out we are pregnant with our third child. Thank goodness we bought a bunkhouse! I have been reading tons and tons of threads, I am 50 pages into the cool mods thread and getting some good ideas for stuff. I am mostly trying to get myself up to date on doing a good and complete PDI. Now I feel like if our trailer gets delivered mid winter up here in Ontario, that I wont be able to test a lot of the trailer, like AC, water pump and fixtures etc for leaks and general function. Should I have them test all this and then rewinterize? My dealer seemed pretty good, very nice to deal with, I dont think he would give me trouble if I ran into factory issues in the spring but better be safe than sorry I guess. We have done a lot of camping in our first trailer, which is a beast. It is a 1986 prowler lynx 31zb if I recall correctly. It did us well but we are excited to move on! Anyways, I am just excited to go camping, or glamping as some would say, but I am ok with that too. AC for the first time out there will be awesome. This summer we got stuck trying to sleep in our old beast when it was 36 degrees celsius. It was miserable. Rob4.8KViews0likes22CommentsRe: The Official unofficial CPE 2000i Generator Thread
Well guys, I pulled the trigger on the 73534i last week. My local costco was down to 6 left in stock and I didn't want to miss out. I measured the oil and had a small spill, I think there specs are a bit off. I used 5w30 full synthetic oil. I poured gas in, pulled the choke and it started first pull! I couldn't believe that. It was only about 2 Celsius out to boot. II am very happy with the generator so far, it ran my 13 amp skill saw fine who which converted out to 1560 watts with just a quick flash of the load light. It is pleasantly quiet, can't wait to get no complaints if I have to use it this summer!444Views0likes0CommentsRe: The Official unofficial CPE 2000i Generator Thread
Hmm, thanks guys. I guess I wont feel as bad picking one up sooner than later if they never go on sale. I agree the 12 volt outlet would be handy. Also nice having the usb charge for when i lose my usb adapter for my phone lol.446Views0likes0CommentsRe: The Official unofficial CPE 2000i Generator Thread
Just saw at my local Costco in Peterborough Ontario that they have the Champion 2000 watt inverter model 73534i with the 12v adapter and usb charger for 499.99. I am debating waiting for it to go on sale. Has anyone seen a costco put a sale on these generators? I feel like I should just nab one now before they run out of stock. From what I see, I havent heard of many costcos having that specific model with the charge cables and 12v/usb charger on board.335Views0likes0Comments
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