What Did You Do To Your RV TODAY?

[edatlanta]

Originally Posted by SmokerBill

Hooked up my TT to the truck and pulled it 30 or 40 miles to check the performance of the new brakes I installed. Works great! After the trip I double checked the tightness of the nuts holding the brake assembly plates to the axles, manually adjusted the brakes, and re-torqued the wheel lug nuts. And pumped the tires up to 70 psi. I'll check them tomorrow morning when cold, and make sure they're all at 65 psi, which is max pressure on my new Maxxis 8 ply load range D tires. I like my new tires!

However...

I realized that my truck brakes were in worse shape than I thought. Lots of pulsing from one or two warped rotors. Bought a pair of high quality new rotors and 4 ceramic/metallic brake pads. Tomorrows project. It never ends, it seems.

Another "Nice Job" is sounds like. Enjoy your next trip. I'm sure you will be much more relaxed with all of the new stuff between your rig and the ground.

[edatlanta]

I just pulled my slides in, turned off the water heater and incoming water, set the a/c's a couple of degrees warmer and am heading to my sisters for 4 days. One day after I get back I leave for 5 days at Road Atlanta for the 2016 Petit le Mans. Anyone else going to be there? Free coffee for Jayco owners at my site.

[Treatcg]

Purchased a 28" LED TV/DVD combo and a new Oxygenics shower head for my 2015 267 BHSW. I will be installing this weekend.

[mike837go]

Loaded it with $100.00 worth of groceries. Put away the freshly laundered towels and bath mat. Swept it out and cleaned the stove.


1 Day, 0 hours, 46 minutes, 36.040001 seconds until departure for the FOTA weekend!

[tugboat95]

Sold it! That didn't take long. And I got more than I needed. Now I got some money burning a hole in my pocket. Tomorrow I start looking hard for the next one. Then Friday I'm going camping in my current one. Lady doesn't want it til Monday so we get one more scuba diving adventure this weekend in it. Off to Lake Rawlings, Va one last time in this one.

[ttavasc]

Unloaded it, cleaned it out good and washed the outside after 10 days on the road in the Southwest. Now I know why I put that coat of wax on it before heading out - the bugs on the front came off like they were greased... Then towed it to the dealer to get one of the LED fixtures replaced and a couple other minor issues looked at.....

[ladamski]

Today I upgraded my 22" TV to a 28" TV. The entertainment center limited me on size. A 32" was too big. I used a MORryde TV stand I bought at the Hershey RV show. It's amazing the difference in screen size.

[SmokerBill]

Unhooked the sewer hose and the water hose and packed them away. Took a few more things to my storage unit. Tomorrow morning I arrange everything in the TT for travel, load up a few things in the bed of the truck, hook up to the hitch and hit the road!

[tugboat95]

Put food and drinks in it. Hooked it up to the BEAST. Leaving first thing in the morning for one last night it in just a few hours away.

[robkelly]

Sad day because we said goodbye to our White Hawk BUT, we also got the VIN and build date of our new Eagle We should get her late-October/early-November, so probably won't use her this year, but spring is coming...

[Crabman]

Originally Posted by SmokerBill

Hooked up my TT to the truck and pulled it 30 or 40 miles to check the performance of the new brakes I installed. Works great! After the trip I double checked the tightness of the nuts holding the brake assembly plates to the axles, manually adjusted the brakes, and re-torqued the wheel lug nuts. And pumped the tires up to 70 psi. I'll check them tomorrow morning when cold, and make sure they're all at 65 psi, which is max pressure on my new Maxxis 8 ply load range D tires. I like my new tires!

However...

I realized that my truck brakes were in worse shape than I thought. Lots of pulsing from one or two warped rotors. Bought a pair of high quality new rotors and 4 ceramic/metallic brake pads. Tomorrows project. It never ends, it seems.

Thanks for the detailed replies, Looks like you are all set with new brakes, hubs, wiring and Maxxis tires!

[tugboat95]

Just Got back from our last adventure in it. Then spent just over an hour unloading everything in it. Just how much stuff can 2 people accumulate in an 18 foot camper in 2 seasons??!! Gonna be a sad moment when I hand the keys over tomorrow to the new owners. Last night my son kept telling me, "I sure am gonna miss this camper." I have to agree with him. Bet I have another one before Thanksgiving!

[Calgary5er]

Just got back from our first long trip 3000km around Montana , Washington & BC. Truck & trailer were amazing no problems what so ever ''touch wood''. Gave her a good bath , winterized & parked for the winter. How fast can 7 months go by......

[SmokerBill]

Pulled it about 300 miles from last night's stop at the Gee Creek rest area on I-5, just north of Vancouver, WA, to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Got it parked at the Klamath Falls Walmart for another night of free "camping". I did spend about $45 in the store, stocking up on chicken, pork, veggies, water and a new 5 gallon gas jug. Tomorrow my new tires will get the gravel road test going to the Royal Peacock Opal mine.

The new TT brakes seemed to do well, but at slow speeds were kind of grabby.

[namusmc65]

Originally Posted by edatlanta

I just pulled my slides in, turned off the water heater and incoming water, set the a/c's a couple of degrees warmer and am heading to my sisters for 4 days. One day after I get back I leave for 5 days at Road Atlanta for the 2016 Petit le Mans. Anyone else going to be there? Free coffee for Jayco owners at my site.

Hey Ed, where are you hosting after Atlanta. We are going to be out at Carrabelle and the Destin area for a few days.

[Camper_bob]

Shopping for tires

Found a bubble in my TowMax tires that I could barely see standing there looking at the tire, but I could see it in my mirror. I've had a bad feeling about these tires. Oh well, looks like an upgrade in the works! Just wish I could spend the $$ on something else...

[Loboclone]

Going to Camping World today to check on our 4212, 7 weeks today that it has been in shop!

[edatlanta]

Originally Posted by namusmc65

Hey Ed, where are you hosting after Atlanta. We are going to be out at Carrabelle and the Destin area for a few days.

I'm not hosting in Atlanta, I'm just attending a car race for 5 day at Road Atlanta. Or at least I will be attending if I can get off of the internet and start driving.

My next host position starts 1-1-2016 at Jennings Ferry Park outside of Eutaw, AL on the Black Warrior river. This is a COE park and the same COE district that I hosted for earlier this year, just a different park this time. I will be back at St. Andrews in Panama City on 5-1-2016.

[mike837go]

Several things done last week and tested out over the extended weekend:


Turned the light over the dinette around. The switch was tough to reach. Now easier:



Built a new front stoop with removable boot brush out of Trex:



Inverted and slid in the doorway, it holds everything needed when we arrive:


You can see the 4 chocks (bricks), level, leveling blocks, pad for the tongue jack, stabilizer wrench and the bar for the WDH spring arms. That's the dismounted boot brush in the back left.

I claim no originality for the platform nor it's contents. I stole both ideas.

[Camper_bob]

Treated the front with Meguires Cleaner Wax. It was dark, so I haven't been able to see how I did...