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04-05-2022, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Birmingham
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New to RV
Hello! We are first time RV owners with an 11 month old and a dog. We just recently purchased a 2022 Jayco Jay Flight SLX 224BH.
We don't any experience with owning our own RV but we are excited to learn.
We welcome all advice from anyone!
Thanks!
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04-05-2022, 06:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Newburgh
Posts: 6,307
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Congratulations and welcome to the group. There are some awesome folks here that are always more than happy to help you through anything you may encounter. Don't be afraid to ask away!
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2022 33RBTS
Progressive Industries EMS - Hardwired
Equalizer 4 Point WDH
2021 Ford F350 7.3
Air Lift Rear Bags w/ On Board Compressor (Pending)
2016 28BHBE - (Traded and Missed already)
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04-05-2022, 06:17 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Newark, NY
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Welcome to the Forum from Western New York State! Congratulations on the new Jay Flight !
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Think you're too old to cry or swear out loud...walk into your hitch in the dark.
2012 Jay Flight 19RD
2016 Ford F150 XLT 2X4 SC 3.5L Eco Max Tow
2010 Tundra TRD DBL Cab (Traded)
2 new fluffy Corgis, Bayley and Stanley
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04-05-2022, 07:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: DeMotte, IN
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Welcome from DeMotte!
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2023 F350 Lariat CCLB, 7.3, 4.3
2021 Jayco 33 RBTS
2019 Forest River Wildwood 26 DBUD: Gone
2012 Jayco 32 BHDS: Long Gone
2007 R-Vision 25: Long Long Gone
1965 Frolic Cabover: My First RV
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04-05-2022, 07:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Mapleton
Posts: 4,378
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Best advice is just enjoy yourself. Take it slow, camp nearby for a weekend a couple of times before heading out. Get used to driving, setting up, pulling out. Don't spend a lot of gadgets right away. Find out what you really need and don't burden yourself with things you "might" need. Enjoy the little one.
Our first major camping experience was Yellowstone trip after one weekend trip. We were not prepared for the weather and camping in a popup. A 9 month old did not care where he was as long as he was with us and yours will too!
Don't be afraid to ask questions here and with fellow campers. Almost always someone will volunteer to help you fix almost any problem or give great advice (mostly LOL).
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2017 SLX 195RB
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit L 5.7L V8
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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04-05-2022, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: The outskirts of Roll Tide Central, Alabama!
Posts: 174
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JordanIngle
Hello! We are first time RV owners with an 11 month old and a dog. We just recently purchased a 2022 Jayco Jay Flight SLX 224BH.
We don't any experience with owning our own RV but we are excited to learn.
We welcome all advice from anyone!
Thanks!
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No advice or wisdom to offer, but welcome! We are new travel trailer owners as well, and looking at your location my sense is you may have stumbled on the same sale we did. 
Lots of outstanding spots to spend a weekend or longer in Alabama. Enjoy.
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2023 Jay Feather 21MML w/Solar aka "Starter Kit II" -Gone away: 2022 224BH, 2003 Jayco Quest Popup, and too many tents to list.
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04-05-2022, 08:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
Posts: 4,541
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Welcome to the forum and congrats.
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2023 Jayco North Point 310RLTS
2022 GMC Denali Ultimate DRW
Retired Army MSG
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04-05-2022, 11:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Milpitas
Posts: 1,628
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Welcome to the forum from another dog owner. This forum is a great place to learn. Great people, excellent knowledge and Moderators who are second to none. A great place to find areas where your dog is welcome is to search for "dog friendly."
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2019 Chevy express 2500 Van Coversion. 2017 Jayco 23MRB: 26' total and Glacier Package. 2 Renogy solar panels. Married 49 years. Haley the mutt, 4 years old. "Excited to learn new things everyday and humbled by those who offer to help." And very grateful to our Moderators!
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04-05-2022, 11:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Campbell
Posts: 9
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Welcome! Cool, we have the same model. We have the Baja version with solar panels. Love our TT.
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04-06-2022, 05:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Charlotte, NC Area
Posts: 1,474
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Welcome from York County, South Carolina!
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2011 Jayflight X213
2011 GMC Sierra Crew Cab
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04-06-2022, 06:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Abingdon
Posts: 6,177
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Welcome to the forum! 
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2013 Jayco Eagle 328 RLTS
2021 Keystone Montana 3121RL
2013 F350 6.7L 4x4 CCLB
W/Air Lift air bags (front & rear)
Equal-I-Zer™ WDH & B&W Companion
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04-06-2022, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,401
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Welcome from Wisconsin. Congrats and enjoy your 2022 Jay Flight SLX 224BH.
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04-06-2022, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Northern California
Posts: 1,999
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Welcome from Northern California! I would read RogerR’s post a couple of times. Great advice.
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1984 gmc k1500 4x4 s/w/b. s/b 350,700r4,373 diff,.restored and upgraded( retired - sold). 2022 Chevy Z-71 Trail Boss 4x4 crew cab s/w/b 6.2 gas a/t. 2018 hummingbird Baja 16mrb,Yamaha ef2400ishc inverter.
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04-06-2022, 09:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Nashville
Posts: 636
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Welcome.
Agree with camping nearby a few times. Get a packing list to check off for each trip; make up your own or I'm sure you could find one online. Drive a little slower and just enjoy it. The journey is part of the trip and is safer as well. Don't pay a whole lot of attention the weather forecast because we have had great weekends when it was supposed to rain all weekend and we have had not so great weekends with sunny forecast. At 5 p.m., walk through the campground and enjoy waving at others. My favorite part of the day.
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04-06-2022, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Decatur
Posts: 2,828
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Welcome from Alabama
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Roy&Joyce
Decatur Al.
Jayco 2022 27RB WhiteHawk
Jayco 330RSTS Gone
Jayco G2 bunkhouse Gone
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04-06-2022, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 196
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Welcome from Ohio!
Hitch up the trailer and go to a large empty parking lot close by and practice backing and turning. Go slow, take your time, get a feel for the different turning radius and how the trailer responds to your tow vehicle. Download a list of trailer setup and take down procedures for the inside and out and follow them in order. Please get towing mirrors or extenders for your vehicle, they help, they are essential. Agree with Roger R, don't get all the various gadgets at once, just the basics (level blocks, WDH, hose, water filter, wheel chocks, surge protector, sewer hose, flashlight, modest tool kit). Get the gadgets when you understand the need and benefit of having. Enjoy the road! 
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2020 JayFlight SLX 287 BHS, UVW 6,180 lbs
2015 RAM 1500, 8spd, 4x4, 5.7L, TowPak, 3.21 ratio, Fastway e2 2-Point Sway, AirLift 1000, GCWR 13,800lbs
1998 Coleman Redwood Pop-up (sold2020)
2000 Ford F-150 SuperCab (sold2018)
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04-11-2022, 11:46 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Mittie
Posts: 3
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New owner
Hi I’m not really new to jayco but have just purchased a new replacement to my jayco. My new one is 2022 Jayco Eagle 184. I used to have BASIC 2020 jay flight and so many things went wrong so we traded in and now have this new one. I’m familiar with some things of rv maintenance but I don’t want to taint this new one by skimping on things u coulda done better…especially with everything is digital and electronic now. I’ve read to lubricate the auto leveling jacks and the grey and black water lever shafts. I also already have the yellow leveling blacks, tire chop and vent bug covers. So I’m in process of getting lube and slide out cover.. Is there anything else that I should be doing so that can pro long the life of this one better than the old one?
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04-16-2022, 12:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 17
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New to RV
I’ve been Rving for 40 years. Most important things is are to relax, have fun, and don’t worry about things going wrong. Just about any problem can be remedied quickly.
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
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04-16-2022, 12:22 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Mittie
Posts: 3
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Thank u for ur kind words. As a previous rv owner that had many problems i’d have to say it’s more than that. We had our jayco flight for 2 months when things started going wrong with it and it took 2 years for them to do anything about it which is when and why we purchased the jayco eagle recently. If I can do anything to prevent the same horrible couple of years I had with a brand new rv then i’d like To try to stay on top of them.
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04-16-2022, 01:27 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Tucson
Posts: 27
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Welcome Aboard!
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