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Re: post pictures of your HTT
Ok, so it's not my trailer, but it's a picture that conveys a lesson. All too often on here you see banter about people trying to buy trailers bigger than their capabilities (or their vehicle's capabilities). There are good reasons to not go beyond these capabilities. The photo is from a MVA in our fire district from last weekend. That's a brand new Durango that was pulling a brand new trailer by an under-experienced driver.237Views0likes0CommentsRe: post pictures of your HTT
Couple of pics to add to the group... We just got back from Kring Point State Park (Site 89) near Alexandria Bay, NY in the Thousand Islands region... This was arguably the nicest site we've ever been to, and we've had some great sites in the past! Here's one shot of our Jayco 19H: And if I had to sum up in ONE PHOTO why I love camping so much... Here's a shot from my bunk-end on this site: Proud to be a camper!277Views0likes0CommentsRe: Show your mods!!
So last year I swapped out my 921 bulbs for some 6000K bright-white LED bulbs because we do camp off the grid enough to justify the savings on the amperage draw. Our stock light fixtures on our Jayco only have one switch that turns both lamps on. What I wanted to do was find a way to control each lamp individually so I could put a regular 921 bulb on one side and an LED on the other so we could pick which (or both) we want turned on. Last week I got a screamin' deal on a certain online auction site for a 6-pack of RV light fixtures. The old stock light fixture is on top and the new one is on bottom. Note also the new lenses are diffused white instead of the clear lenses on the old fixtures. So now I have an independent switch for each lamp. LED for off the grid, Bulb for on-the-grid. Overall lighting with just LEDs is quite acceptable. Also, to the left of the photo you can see two double-lamps under the cabinets -- one of these was originally a single lamp. I did re-purpose some of my original fixtures to be double-LED for the bed-ends. These are wired into the existing wiring for the 1/4" tent-end connectors (ample reading light while in bed). That single-lamp from under the counter also got re-purposed with an LED as an doorway/entrance light. This doorway/entrance light also conveniently shines right into the compartment that I keep some "campfire" items located in. You can also see my EMS-HW30C Energy Management System mod (or at least the controller for it) in this photo. With the addition of the doorway light and the bed-end lights, the LED lighting is really evened out quite well. The diffusers on the new fixtures helped with that as well. It was well worth the few hours last saturday afternoon!386Views0likes0CommentsRe: Show your mods!!
After having one or two "experiences" with arriving after dark at campgrounds, I decided I needed to do something to add a bit of extra lighting to my HTT. Twice I've run into having to back into very tight approaches to our site and during the day this would prove no obstacle, but with poor lighting at night, this was quite challenging. I started looking at mounting some aftermarket driving lamps under the rear bumper to illuminate both rearward and alongside the wheels. That's about the time that I stumbled on the Blazer Heavy Duty Magnetic Work Light. These things come with a 20' cable wired to a cigarette lighter plug. I ended up buying two of these from Tractor Supply. I promptly chopped off the cigarette lighter adapters and added Anderson Powerpoles to each lamp. The next thing I needed to do was get power out to the rear bumper. Conveniently, my converter on my X19H is right below the rear bunk, so I was able to go right up through the flooring to grab power. I ran this to a 4-Flat trailer extension (wired as two hots and two grounds -- the exposed post being a ground). The 4-Flat has a weather-protective cap to keep this thing out of the elements. Since I wanted to be able to use either one lamp by itself or two together, I made an adapter from the other side of the 4-Flat to two Anderson Powerpoles. And with two matings of Powerpoles... let there be light! With the magnets on these things, I can easily position them above/below the rear bumper to illuminate behind the trailer and along the side to spot the wheels for a pivot into a tight site. And since they are not fixed permanently to the bumper and come with 20' cords, I can easily use them as work lamps during other aspects of camping.414Views0likes0CommentsRe: Show your mods!!
2011 Jayco 19H quick mods -- so far... -- Master Switch and Electric Tongue Jack -- Digital Thermometer / Hygrometer with outdoor probe -- Screen-door grab-bar -- Paper towel holder -- Kill A Watt (AC Line Monitor) -- Cigarette Lighter Inverter (watch TV while dry camping) -- Dollar Store mini storage crates -- 7-Way plug receiver with marker light jumper installed (lets you turn on your marker lights for night lighting by simply plugging in your trailer's tongue cable) -- Shelves in what was the wardrobe for added storage -- Towel hooks on bathroom door -- Leveling bubble (x2) Those are all the quick mods I've made so far -- plenty more to come!464Views0likes0Comments
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