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01-26-2017, 02:14 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: The Sticks
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New guy from the sticks...
Hi all,
I am a new Jayco owner as of this weekend, and am new to the forum as of today.
I bought a new Jayco 2016 Pinnacle 38FLSA over the weekend. I am planning to live in the unit 2-3 weeks per month year round in a sparsely populated area along the clear water river in Northern Idaho. This is my first 5th wheel, and first time winter camping in an RV.
I am excited about the new adventure and all of the lessons I am about to learn!
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01-26-2017, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,036
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Welcome to the forums and Jayco ownership.
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01-26-2017, 02:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Regina
Posts: 165
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Welcome to the Group! Thats a nice unit!
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01-26-2017, 02:35 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Clearwater, FL area
Posts: 5,196
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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!!
Search on the word winter and you should find a bunch of related winter camping posts.
Don
My Registry
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01-26-2017, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bellingham,Wa.
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Welcome and enjoy that new trailer and it sounds like an area I've explored 15-20 years ago. At the time we just packed in a few weeks several times a year and ate off the land. That area was on and near the Kootenai River. Those were the best years of my wilderness exploring, if you have to hide that's the place.
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2010 Jayco Hybrid EXP21M
2013 Toureg TDI
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01-26-2017, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Trussville, Al
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Welcome aboard and congrats on new 5er. Post pictures
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2012 Jayco Feather 29L BH
2015 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax and Equalizer WDH
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01-26-2017, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Florien, LA
Posts: 1,872
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Curious where the sticks is, as we live way out there in the sticks too.
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Emma-13 / Little John-10 / Iva-7
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat FX4, CC LB PSD, DRW
2015 Jayco Jay Flight 28BHBE (#8)
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01-26-2017, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Denver
Posts: 1,580
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Welcome!
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2012 F-150 EcoBoost / Max Tow (Sold)
2017 'Blue Jeans' 6.2 F-250 Lariat 4.3 gears.
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01-26-2017, 07:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: FL
Posts: 11,281
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydub
Hi all,
I am a new Jayco owner as of this weekend, and am new to the forum as of today.
I bought a new Jayco 2016 Pinnacle 38FLSA over the weekend. I am planning to live in the unit 2-3 weeks per month year round in a sparsely populated area along the clear water river in Northern Idaho. This is my first 5th wheel, and first time winter camping in an RV.
I am excited about the new adventure and all of the lessons I am about to learn!
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Congratulations and welcome to the forum.
I don't mean to be a wet blanket  ...
since this is your first time winter camping, you do have a plan to deal with the cold temps, don't you? It would be a rude awakening if your first lesson was frozen and broken water lines.
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SOLD:2015 Jay Flight 27RLS, GY Endurance (E), Days: 102 '15, 90 '16, 80 '17, 161 '18, 365+ '20
SOLD: 2006 Ford F350 PSD, 4WD, CC, LB, SRW, Camper pkg., 375,000mi
Full timing: Some will think you're crazy, some will be envious, just enjoy the freedom!
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01-26-2017, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: DFW
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That's a great floor plan Jaydub. Welcome to the JOF.
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01-26-2017, 09:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 2,933
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Post regularly about your experiences.
The views expressed may not be mine in five minutes.
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2021 Ford F150 SCrew 3.5 Eco, 157”, 3.55, Tow Pkg
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01-27-2017, 03:45 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: The Sticks
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldmanAZ
Congratulations and welcome to the forum.
I don't mean to be a wet blanket ...
since this is your first time winter camping, you do have a plan to deal with the cold temps, don't you? It would be a rude awakening if your first lesson was frozen and broken water lines. |
I did a lot of research before choosing to do a true four season capable 5th wheel.
Since I plan to use the unit on a schedule like every other week (without towing it home) I will use heated hoses, empty all tanks when gone, disconnect the water connection, and do a blow out of all waterlines. I'll also leave the basement heat running to keep the temp well above freezing. I will have employees on site that can check the unit for me daily to ensure the heat is still running.
Aside from that little 'plan', I am still trying to get the rest of my to do list in order. Worst case scenario, I could fully disconnect and move the RV into my shop on site. The problem there is it would slow production so this would be more of an emergency scenario and not an ongoing plan.
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01-27-2017, 03:46 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: The Sticks
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Curious where the sticks is, as we live way out there in the sticks too.
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'The sticks' is 8-10 miles from Orofino Idaho along the Clearwater River.
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01-27-2017, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Rancho Mirage, CA
Posts: 713
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new Pinnacle!
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2021 Ford F-250 Crew Cab, 7.3 Gas-10 speed
2006 Toyota Sequoia-Sold
2015 Jayco Jay Flight 23MB Elite
Previous RV's, 1988 33-foot Barth Class A and 1994 Flagstaff Pop-Up
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01-27-2017, 06:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Fortuna Foothills
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Welcome to the Jayco Forum jaydub. I am officially jealous because of your location. I'll be heading that way as soon as I retire in 3 years. I'll be the guy with 5 weight in his hand and a **** eating grin on my face. So does your handle happen to mean JW as in Journey Wireman?
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01-28-2017, 06:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Duxbury
Posts: 7,113
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Congratulations and welcome!
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01-28-2017, 03:56 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: The Sticks
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicr
Welcome to the Jayco Forum jaydub. I am officially jealous because of your location. I'll be heading that way as soon as I retire in 3 years. I'll be the guy with 5 weight in his hand and a **** eating grin on my face. So does your handle happen to mean JW as in Journey Wireman?
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Vicr - PM me when you retire and move to the area. We can do some steelhead fishing. I am not an electrician. JayDub is a nickname my neighbor gave me when I was a scrawny little kid working on his Chevy restorations with him. He is the reason I have a 'car problem' today - though my problem is mostly 4x4s... hahahahahha
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