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Old 02-20-2016, 06:50 AM   #1
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Hello From Grand Rapids, MI

New to the forum, moving up from a 94 eagle12 pup to a new to us '04 27bh.
Having a hard time waiting to pick up the unit from dealer, they are storing it until the weather breaks and I have room in the drive. Mods planed are: solar, LED lighting, rear camera, adding outside cooktop, grill, inside storage, hd bumper, etc.
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Congratulations! and welcome to The Forum! I'm a fellow Grand Rapidian, although I now full time in my 2013 Eagle TT and am wintering in Texas.

Best of luck to you and yours. Hope to see you in one of Michigan's great state parks come spring!
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Thank You for the welcome

We've been camping for many years in MI and have not been to the same campground twice, too many to see to limit too the same ones over and over.
We have a 3 week trip planed for July, gr to Texas, New Mexicogrand canon, hover dam, arches national park, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, back home through UP
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New to the forum, moving up from a 94 eagle12 pup to a new to us '04 27bh.
Having a hard time waiting to pick up the unit from dealer, they are storing it until the weather breaks and I have room in the drive. Mods planed are: solar, LED lighting, rear camera, adding outside cooktop, grill, inside storage, hd bumper, etc.
Hello from AZ and welcome to the JOF from a former MI resident.
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CONGRATULATIONS on the JAYCO!!!

...and WELCOME TO JOF!!! The members here are GREAT!!! There is a lot of GREAT information to be found here. I am sure that you will have information and pictures to share with us... so please do!!

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Congratulations on the new memory maker and welcome to JOF. Waiting is toughest this time of year - 50 degree days followed by 20's and snow but, it won't be long.
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New to the forum, moving up from a 94 eagle12 pup to a new to us '04 27bh.
Having a hard time waiting to pick up the unit from dealer, they are storing it until the weather breaks and I have room in the drive. Mods planed are: solar, LED lighting, rear camera, adding outside cooktop, grill, inside storage, hd bumper, etc.
Congrats on the TT and welcome to to forum neighbor.
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Welcome from western NY! The mods are the fun part. Just don't try to do "em all the first day!!!
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Old 02-20-2016, 05:28 PM   #12
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Welcome and congrats on the new to you rig!!!

Make sure you get a good wdh (weight distribution hitch) w/ integrated away control. The Reese Dual Cam, Reese SC, and Equal-I-Zer 4 way system are all very good for the money. The DC is a little more finicky to set up, and if the tw (tongue weight) changes a fair amount (empty fresh water tank vs full- if tank is in front of axles). The SC and 4 way are very similar. But the Reese hitch head (same for both models) does offer a little more fine tuning than the 4 way model. Can't go wrong with either of them though! Just make sure to get the correct rated bars for your loaded tw.

Verify you get all the paper work for the wdh!!! And even if the dealer sets it up, chances are you will need to re-adjust the wdh once you load the trailer up for a trip!!! Follow the links in my signature for a ton of info regarding the wdh!!!

If you don't have a factory brake controller, both the Prodigy P2 and P3 models are very good. I was going to replace our old time based model with a P2, but we bought a new truck with a factory controller!

Check the tires!!!!! Trailer tires have an average lifespan of 3-5yrs!!! Due to how little use they see. And run the tires at the max sidewall psi.

Along with every other appliance in the trailer, water pump, city water inlet, etc.... Make sure everything works as it should before signing the papers.

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The mods are the fun part. Just don't try to do "em all the first day!!!
X2!!!! Been there, done that in a 2 week span trying to get our new rig ready for our big trip of the year!!! Definitely feel the pressure!!! Lol

Have fun!!!
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Old 02-20-2016, 06:28 PM   #13
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Thanks for the hitch info, came with Reese dual cam and new tires, u-tube has video on adjusting wdh I also search for all manuals on the camper and make hard copies
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