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12-01-2020, 01:53 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: TX
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New trailer and new RV-er 2021 166FBS
Pick it up on Thursday. Pretty excited and a tad overwhelmed researching on how to prep myself. Found a few good YouTube videos, but open to any recommendations from this site.
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12-01-2020, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Long Island, NY
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My best advice would be take it slow.
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2012 F-250 6.2L 3.73
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12-01-2020, 02:19 PM
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Location: South Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2edgesword
My best advice would be take it slow.
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+1
Take it slow and easy. And maintain a positive attitude. Stuff will break. How you handle that has a huge impact on how enjoyable an experience you will have.
Welcome to the club!!
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12-01-2020, 03:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Nor Cal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Contrarian
Pick it up on Thursday. Pretty excited and a tad overwhelmed researching on how to prep myself. Found a few good YouTube videos, but open to any recommendations from this site.
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Congrats and welcome to JOF! My 2 cents: Become best friends with the “search” button above and make JOF your second home. Virtually everything you will be curious about has been addressed here. You will be amazed at how much you’ll learn. And you’ll feel much more comfortable!
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12-02-2020, 12:09 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
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Congrats and welcome.
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12-02-2020, 05:16 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: FInksburg
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Congrats, since you seam to be the first to get one on here cant wait to hear what you think about it.
What are you using for a tow vehicle
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Safe Travels Happy Camping
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12-02-2020, 06:02 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Debdon Journeys
Congrats, since you seam to be the first to get one on here cant wait to hear what you think about it.
What are you using for a tow vehicle
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Thank you all!
My tow vehicle is a F-150 w/ the coyote V8.
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12-02-2020, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Charlotte, NC Area
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Welcome from York County, South Carolina!
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12-02-2020, 09:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Minnesota
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Welcome Aboard! Fun times ahead! 
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12-03-2020, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: McKean, PA
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Congratulations and welcome.
Make your first camping trip in your back yard or driveway. That way you can run into the house and get all the little things you forgot to pack in the trailer. DAMHIKT.
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12-03-2020, 09:51 PM
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Site Team
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Location: Newark, NY
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Welcome to the Forum from Western New York State!
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12-04-2020, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Perryton
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Congrats and welcome from Texas Panhandle
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12-04-2020, 06:14 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Connellsville
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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Jayco.
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12-04-2020, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Daytona Beach
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Quote:
Originally Posted by us71na
Congratulations and welcome.
Make your first camping trip in your back yard or driveway. That way you can run into the house and get all the little things you forgot to pack in the trailer. DAMHIKT.
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Don't do it!!!!!^^^^^^.
Go to a place close by, that way you'll get real world experience. I've go 30+years in tt camping and have never camped in driveway, too easy to skip steps or say I'll remember. It's more fun and adds to campfire stories. Also, hopefully you'll have the experience of fellow campers.
JMHO and real world experience.
PaulB12
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12-04-2020, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Minnesota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulB12
Don't do it!!!!!^^^^^^.
Go to a place close by, that way you'll get real world experience. I've go 30+years in tt camping and have never camped in driveway, too easy to skip steps or say I'll remember. It's more fun and adds to campfire stories. Also, hopefully you'll have the experience of fellow campers.
JMHO and real world experience.
PaulB12
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X2, I will add, try out everything at home. Makes your first trip less stressful as you know the basics of how it works when your not under pressure to get dinner going!
FYI, if the dealer did not do it, the oven and furnace the first time you light them off, will stink up the TT for an hour or more (keep the windows and door open)
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12-04-2020, 10:24 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Langley
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Awesome!! We have this trailer on order as well! Can’t wait to get it!
Check out these youtubers: all about rv, fate unbound. Long long honeymoon, keep your daydream . They are all filled with great info
Post some pics of your 166fbs!
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12-08-2020, 12:05 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: TX
Posts: 11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jagiven
X2, I will add, try out everything at home. Makes your first trip less stressful as you know the basics of how it works when your not under pressure to get dinner going!
FYI, if the dealer did not do it, the oven and furnace the first time you light them off, will stink up the TT for an hour or more (keep the windows and door open)
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No oven in this model. Ran the furnace for a bit and no smell. 
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12-08-2020, 12:08 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: TX
Posts: 11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xizowudao
Awesome!! We have this trailer on order as well! Can’t wait to get it!
Check out these youtubers: all about rv, fate unbound. Long long honeymoon, keep your daydream . They are all filled with great info
Post some pics of your 166fbs!
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Like it so far! Only “issue” at pickup was the sofa cup holders not being able to support the individual swing tables. Turned out Jayco had not screwed the plastic holders into the plywood underneath. Each cup holder had 4 holes in the bottom for this reason, so 3 minutes and 8 screws later we were good to go.
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12-08-2020, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Chillicothe
Posts: 511
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Welcome, and I also want to see pictures of this model. Jay
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12-08-2020, 06:20 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Langley
Posts: 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Contrarian
Like it so far! Only “issue” at pickup was the sofa cup holders not being able to support the individual swing tables. Turned out Jayco had not screwed the plastic holders into the plywood underneath. Each cup holder had 4 holes in the bottom for this reason, so 3 minutes and 8 screws later we were good to go.
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Ahh cool! Did you add any of the factory options such as solar and roof rack? Any chance you could take a pic of the sticker that says what the cargo capacity is? That would be awesome! Enjoy the new camper
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