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03-07-2023, 06:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Hurdle Mills
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New owner of a Jayco Jay Flight SLX7 195RB
I have read every thread in this forum today and am so excited to be a part of it. Y'all have given me a lot of ideas for modifications and my list is getting long already! I may have a lot of crazy questions and I hope y'all can bear with me! Happy Camping!! 
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03-07-2023, 07:07 PM
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Location: Northern California
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Welcome from Northern California!!
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03-07-2023, 07:08 PM
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Congrats and Welcome! I commend you on the amazing feat of reading every thread!!!
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03-07-2023, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Mapleton
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Welcome! Our 195RB has served us at many parks around the country and I have had the fun to make a lot of modifications, some copies and some my own. Feel free to ask here and to use the search bar to find ways to make it better for your use.
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Andersen WDH hitch, Renogy 100 AH Lithium &
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Prev. '14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, gas 3.6 V6
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03-07-2023, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Chicago
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Welcome! You got one of the best out there…we loved ours.
RogerR is right about lots of great mod threads on here (he’s got some that I used and worked great if you’re looking for a spot to start).
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03-07-2023, 08:55 PM
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Site Team
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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Jayco.
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03-08-2023, 05:04 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Hurdle Mills
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerR
Welcome! Our 195RB has served us at many parks around the country and I have had the fun to make a lot of modifications, some copies and some my own. Feel free to ask here and to use the search bar to find ways to make it better for your use.
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I am planning on doing the Tote addition on the back bumper for the hoses and stuff first. We are also going to replace the mattress. Do you know if a King short mattress will fit? We don't actually pick up our camper until Friday so I can't measure.
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03-08-2023, 05:06 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Hurdle Mills
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!!
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03-08-2023, 07:40 AM
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Location: Maine
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The 195 is 84 inches wide
The shelves on each side of the bed are 12 inches wide each With cabinets above
Subtract 24 from 84 and that only allows for a queen width
As far as bumper storage make sure your hose elbow fits if using one
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03-08-2023, 07:54 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Hurdle Mills
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim Gass
The 195 is 84 inches wide
The shelves on each side of the bed are 12 inches wide each With cabinets above
Subtract 24 from 84 and that only allows for a queen width
As far as bumper storage make sure your hose elbow fits if using one
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Thanks! We were thinking of removing the shelves in order to accommodate a larger mattress, but just wasn't sure how wide they actually were.
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03-08-2023, 07:59 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
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As far as the bumper storage, we are planning on using the same tote as rigger4343 did so I'm pretty sure we're good with that. We actually thought about going just a tad bigger so we could put some other things in there also. Not sure on that though.
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03-08-2023, 08:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Wisconsin
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Welcome from Wisconsin. Congrats and enjoy your Jay Flight SLX7 195RB. Make sure you do a thorough PDI before you sign anything else or hand over any more $. Lots of PDI checklists on line to download and take with you. Note anything that needs to be fixed, adjusted, etc and have them do it before completing the transaction. Otherwise you're at the mercy of the dealers service dept getting you in their schedule.
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03-08-2023, 08:43 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Hurdle Mills
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Thank you for the heads up! I will try to find one online and take with us. I am so very excited!
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03-08-2023, 09:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
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Youll want to replace the end caps with something latchable
We lost both end caps very early on. Since we never found the bumper useful for storage we didnt bother fixing them
Before buying stuff look at the bed and dinette seat supports and the pantry shelf supports
We did a lot of reinforcement
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2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
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03-08-2023, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Mapleton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carma
I am planning on doing the Tote addition on the back bumper for the hoses and stuff first. We are also going to replace the mattress. Do you know if a King short mattress will fit? We don't actually pick up our camper until Friday so I can't measure.
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One of my first improvements was to dispose of the crumpled newspaper mattress and get a 10 inch "Short Queen" size from Zinus, Great sleeping since. Adds weight so then we got bedlifters ( spring/gas shock types] that help take some of the weight off when we get under the bed. You may also need to reinforce the hinges at the head of the bed.
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Andersen WDH hitch, Renogy 100 AH Lithium &
200 Watts solar panels from Renogy
Prev. '14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, gas 3.6 V6
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03-08-2023, 12:52 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
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Another issue if you do that is six inches of legroom on the sides of the bed
Underneath the shelves is no support. You would have to reframe the bed
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2021 GMC Canyon
2021 Jayco 212QB
WDH ; Anderson
2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
2016 195 RB traded in
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03-08-2023, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Minnesota
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Welcome Aboard! Feel free to ask lots of questions!
Happy Camping 
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03-08-2023, 01:21 PM
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Welcome here! 
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03-08-2023, 02:10 PM
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Welcome to the Forum from Western New York State!
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03-09-2023, 06:18 AM
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Welcome from York County, South Carolina!
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