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10-07-2014, 07:28 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Indian Land
Posts: 2
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First Time Owner of a Camper
We are excited to begin camping with our "new" ultra light camper. We are picking up our 2009 Jayco Jay Feather 23B TT. The wife and kids are excited about going camping finally! And after sleeping on my trusty backpacking self inflating mattress in the woods last weekend, I am looking forward to it too! I have been scouring the site for about a week now in anticipation of taking ownership of our TT, and I have to say, this forum has been a great resource already!
If you had to pick one mod to start with from the following list, what would it be?
1) Create additional storage under the dinette
2) Add refrigerator coil fan
3) Replace the thermostat with a digital unit
4) Add an electric tongue jack
OR
5) Add 2" memory foam mattresses to the beds
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10-07-2014, 07:34 AM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Vienna
Posts: 2,044
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Well, welcome to the Forum. You will find lots of great advice here. If Momma doesn't get a good night's sleep, nobody is going to be happy and I do mean Nobody! Since you have kids, you are still of the younger generation so should be strong enough to crank up the unit by hand. The electric tongue jack could come much later. The 2" memory foam is a really quick and easy step to take. The others will fall in place.
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2010 Jayco Quest G2(SOLD)
2014 Jayco Eagle 33.5RETS
2007 Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins(SOLD)
2015 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins 4WD
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10-07-2014, 07:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Kamloops
Posts: 270
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If it were me, I'd choose comfort over convenience. A good night sleep is more important than where in going to stick that extra box of whatnot.
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2013 Jayco Jay Flight Swift SLX 184BH
2012 Ram 1500
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10-07-2014, 07:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Clinton, MT
Posts: 895
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We never even unwrapped the stock mattress that came with our new unit. Purchased a queen size Tempurpedic day one. Momma wanted a comfy mattress & Air Conditioning so the mattress and a generator were bought first off.
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2007 Jayco Jay Flight 26BHS
2016 GMC Duramax Sierra 3500 HD Denali
4 Crown CR-235 6-volt batteries - 470 AH bank
3000 watt Magnum Energy MSH-3012 Tri Metric 2025
Cummins generator
Winegard Traveler DirecTV slimline HD SK-3005
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10-07-2014, 08:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 3,430
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Welcome!
I'd probably get the memory foam. Then again, I'd try it at least one night without the foam just to see how it is. We don't do anything additional in our hybrid other than throw down an unzipped, flat sleeping bag and it's very comfortable.
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Originally Posted by Big Sky
Purchased a queen size Tempurpedic day one.
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That won't work for the OP, they bought a hybrid trailer.
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2013 Jayco Jayfeather X20 E (sold)
2016 Chevy Silverado LTZ 2 Z71 Crew Cab (sold, and dearly missed)
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10-07-2014, 08:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Clinton, MT
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Whatever it takes to make momma happy. The truth is always....
"If momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"
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2007 Jayco Jay Flight 26BHS
2016 GMC Duramax Sierra 3500 HD Denali
4 Crown CR-235 6-volt batteries - 470 AH bank
3000 watt Magnum Energy MSH-3012 Tri Metric 2025
Cummins generator
Winegard Traveler DirecTV slimline HD SK-3005
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10-07-2014, 08:32 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Northeast, SD
Posts: 29
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Well it looks like the memory foam mattress is the winner. This was our first year of camping and we only camped one weekend before I went out and purchased the memory foam mattress for our bed. We have bunks for the kids and I later went out and purchased another one / cut it in half and it fit perfect in both bunks for the kids. We are all happy campers now with a good nights sleep. Enjoy your new camper we had a blast this summer in ours.
Darla
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2002 Jayco Eagle SE 304bh
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10-08-2014, 05:29 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Indian Land
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Sounds like it is unanimous! Thanks for the feedback!
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10-08-2014, 05:36 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Spicewood, Texas
Posts: 913
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Memory foam...SAMs or Costco great price. But cheaper on eBay.
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2015 338RETS Eagle Premier gloss sides., king.
2012 Ram 3500, crew cab 4x4 duelly Deleted
16k miles, 530HP, 1000 +torque.
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10-16-2014, 09:08 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Olsburg
Posts: 348
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Welcome and happy camping !!!
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2015 Eagle 34.5 BHTS FW
2012 Chevy 2500HD LTZ CC 4x4 DMAX
B&W Companion
TST 507 flow thru
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10-16-2014, 09:17 PM
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#11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Regina SK Canada
Posts: 634
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Welcome and I went with the memory foam as my first purchase.
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2013 Jayco Flight 33RLDS ( Parking this at seasonal site)
2013 F150 EXL Screw 5.0 4x4 3:55 locking ( not towing the above trailer with this truck)
Spending my children's inheritances on my toys!
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10-16-2014, 10:56 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Langley (Vancouver)
Posts: 396
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5,4,1,3,2. That's my opinion on order of mods.
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TT: 2015 Jayco Jayflight 26BH Elite
TV: 2014 Ram 1500 Sport, 5.7 HEMI 3.21, Firestone 1000# air suspension. WD hitch w/800# bars
SOLD: 2012 Jayco J-series 1007
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