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Ok, so for my first outing I need: Sewer hose, white drinking water safe hose (already have plenty of those with the boat), water pressure regulator, septic tank safe TP (RV/Marine TP not necessary, and wheel chocks. Question about the leveling blocks, isn't that what the jacks at all 4 corners of the RV are for? Question about the sewer hose/black water tank. so regardless of whether the hose is connected or not when i flush the toilet the waste goes into the black water tank correct? No way to bypass the tank and go straight to the sewer?411Views0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie seeking advice
Rainier wrote: Congrats and welcome to forum. You will get tons of advice. Your truck should be fine towing the vehicle. Just make sure you are set up properly with weight distribution bars and sway bars. Safety is important (obviously) but you will feel more confident if you make sure you are set up correctly. One way I reduce weight when I travel is to only travel with minimum water in the tanks. Water weighs around 8.3 lbs/gallon. Filling up your tank with tons of water when you travel adds substantial weight. I avoid that. I also avoid traveling with a full black tank as well for this reason. There is tons of stuff to buy, most of which you don't need...Keep a pencil and paper to write down needs as they arise when you camp. Finally, always chock your tires. Don't forget...bad things happen....Chock, chock, chock. This is from personal experience You do need some leveling blocks, an extension cord, 30 to 15 amp adapter, chocks, nice cold beer and a cigar! Have fun Thanks for the info. I don't plan on doing any camping away from a campground so towing with water in the tanks is not an issue. I believe the black water tank is the toilet tank but my camper also has a grey water tank. What is that? Also could you elaborate on the sway bars? The dealer is installing my weight distributing hitch Wednesday. Is that not the same as sway bars or do I need something else?410Views0likes0CommentsNewbie seeking advice
Hello all, I'm a newbie at camping and just purchased my first camper. It's a 2017 Aspen Trail 2750. I know very little about travel trailers but I also have a 35 foot cabin cruiser boat and it's kind of like camping, only on the water. Anyway, I have a few questions. First of all what accessories do I need for the camper? I know I need a sewer hose, and from my experience on the boat I know I need RV/Marine toilet paper as well as toilet chemicals. What else do I need? I purchased this camper because my wife and I go to the beach alot and there arent many hotels there that allow dogs and the ones that do are extremely expensive. Our daughter is graduating this year and she's not much on going to the beach so she usually stays home with the dog but since she's graduating and off to college soon we are losing our dog sitter.My next question is about towing this RV. It's dry weight is 6200lbs. I have a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 that is rated to tow 9200lbs. I've towed smaller boats in the past but nothing this big or heavy. Any tips or things I need to be concerned about? The truck is equipped with the tow package as well as the trailer brake controller. I dont plan on loading the RV up with anything. I take delivery of the camper Wednesday and plan to take it straight to the beach campground and leave it there. They have storage on site and will set it up for us when we get there then return it to storage when we leave so added gear is not an issue. Anything we need we will bring to the RV as opposed to loading it up and then towing it loaded. Any advice or tips you all can give me to get started will be greatly appreciated.2.5KViews0likes12Comments
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