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Old 05-15-2016, 09:47 PM   #21
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Great looking rig, congrats
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Old 05-16-2016, 01:57 AM   #22
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Started my first mods by adding a few drawers. I also made a couple more to install under our bed, plus a 'junk drawer' in the kitchen.

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Wow, those drawer look like they belong, awesome.
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Old 05-16-2016, 04:15 AM   #23
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Hey Force, nice looking rig and nice looking mods as well. You must be a cabinet maker! Great looking drawers!
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Old 05-16-2016, 05:10 AM   #24
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Started my first mods by adding a few drawers. I also made a couple more to install under our bed, plus a 'junk drawer' in the kitchen.

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Tom, nice mod's. I've been toying with the idea of drawers under the dinette, it really needs them. Can you share more pics and construction of this setup.
BTW, the 'junk' drawer under the lower bunk is nice to. But I think you get more storage under the bed already. How much space is the drawer really taking away from this space.

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Old 05-16-2016, 06:00 AM   #25
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Tom, nice mod's. I've been toying with the idea of drawers under the dinette, it really needs them. Can you share more pics and construction of this setup.
BTW, the 'junk' drawer under the lower bunk is nice to. But I think you get more storage under the bed already. How much space is the drawer really taking away from this space.

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Hey Dave, yes happy to post the details. I think I'll start a clean 'mod' thread separate from this one and post it all there this week, along with everything else I have planned. I'll also cross link to yours and Spepi's and any other 29.5 mod pages that I can find.

That drawer under the rear bunk is what DW wanted for canned and dry food type storage, whereas under the dinette will be pots & pans and other misc. stuff. She's all of 5'1" and so the storage above the TV area is a little challenging for her to use.

Even with the drawer there is still quite a bit of space under the bunk. I think that area will be for things we don't use often like extra blankets.

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Old 05-16-2016, 06:23 AM   #26
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Welcome! If you think it rides and tows great now, wait until you get it level. It'll pull even better.
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Old 05-16-2016, 08:20 AM   #27
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We can't wait until our trip over the Memorial day weekend as well. Doing 4 nights in Colorado. We just had a backup camera installed and still testing it.

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Thanks everyone! Memorial Day weekend for our first trip can't come quickly enough.

Although that does give me a couple weeks to get some mods started. DW already has me building 5 drawers lol
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Started a separate mod post including a few more pics of drawer construction:

http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f6...age-36065.html
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Old 06-17-2016, 05:56 PM   #29
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After almost 3 months of waiting, we took delivery of our 29.5 BHDS yesterday. PDI was uneventful, just a couple items to fix, which I'll end up doing myself after the dealer gets the parts (front cap decal is crooked and the USB ports under the kitchen counter are DOA).

Ended up going with the dealer recommended Reese 16K Pro Series paired with the Revolution pin box. The trailer sits just a bit nose high, but after loading it up I think it will end up just about perfectly level. All hitch adjustments btw, didn't have to move the axles down to the lower shackle holes after all, and I still have about 6" of clearance to the bed rails.

This is my first 5th wheel and I gotta say, what a big difference pulling this compared to a TT! Backing up wasn't as tricky as I feared either.
Is your 29.5 a 2016 or 2017? I take delivery of my 29.5BHDS next Wednesday... it will be my first 5th. wheel also. Glad to hear they tow better than a TT... Any thing you learned that I should be on the "look-out" for?
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2016. Hitching and unhitching takes a bit of practice, as far as best height of the pin relative to the hitch plate (should be about an inch lower so the hitch 'lifts' the pin into place as you back up into it). And opening the jaws isn't easy if there is any pressure on the pin when you go to unhitch.

Now that I've hitched up half a dozen times it is pretty easy.

Backing up is a bit different. Not harder, just the difference in pivot point changes the timing of when to turn the steering wheel a bit.

Nothing other than that. It really does tow considerably better then my last TT (which was 28’ and 6500#)
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Thanks for the suggestions!
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Man you guys are making me jealous getting the 5th wheel, I think about getting one every day now, since the wife and I went looking a few times and have decided on a floor plan, one day soon.
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Old 06-20-2016, 11:54 AM   #33
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We are looking at that model right now-my biggest hang up is there is no designated pantry. It sounds like your wife struggled with that too. After taking it out does has she figured out a system for that?
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Personally my wife uses the space over the TV and the drawers I added under the dinette. She loves those drawers and says we have plenty of storage space now, with the 3 other drawers I've added. Just got back from 5 days camping in Vermont with the Grandkids. What a Blast everyone had. Best Father's ( Nonno ) day / weekend!

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Old 06-20-2016, 04:17 PM   #35
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We love this model we just stayed 3 weeks in it, only flaw is kitchen space and where the cupboards are layer out, you need to be a tall person which we are but still need a stool to get into the top cupboard, no real good spot for pots and pans, we put ours under the table storage, it's a great trailer though and we would have no issue living in it for 6 winter months getaway and I used the outside kitchen daily
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Personally my wife uses the space over the TV and the drawers I added under the dinette. She loves those drawers and says we have plenty of storage space now, with the 3 other drawers I've added. Just got back from 5 days camping in Vermont with the Grandkids. What a Blast everyone had. Best Father's ( Nonno ) day / weekend!

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Thanks-it is nice to get some feedback from someone actually using the unit. I will have to have my husband check out all your mods-those drawers are very impressive!
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