338 RLTS owners

[eldermike]

Any other 338 RLTS owners out there? I Have a few questions for you specific to this model.

[arndogg]

Originally Posted by eldermike

Any other 338 RLTS owners out there? I Have a few questions for you specific to this model.

Yes. I picked up my 338 RLTS a few days before Labor Day. Love it. No problems so far.

[WE3ZS.]

Hey guys! I'm jumping in here too, we are just ironing out the details on ordering a new 338 RETS (Jayco has rebadged the RLTS with a new option sheet, nearly identical to the RLTS but with frameless windows.)
Looking forward to this new rig!

[eldermike]

We love ours also. We did not add the washer dryer in our order but its plumbing is installed underneath. It has a dedicated grey water tank for the washer that we do not have. I discovered i can use by equalization method. How is your 2 grey water tanks set up?

[eldermike]

To make things more clear. I have 2 grey water tanks. One is plumbed to bathroom and galley (it's 32.5 gal) the other one is plumbed to the non-existant washer (it's larger than 32.5 gal as I have discovered). The way I use the one not plumbed to anything is by opening both grey water drains and leaving the exit cap in place, this allows the two tanks to equalize through the drain pipes. I have no issues with this method but was wondering how yours was set up?

I noticed this the first time we used the camper. Grey 2 never had water in it. I wondered if it was installed or if grey 2 was just a dirrect drain for a washer; so I equalized and sure enough it took half of grey 1 water within a few minutes of opening both valves.

There is nothing in the paperwork that explains this.

[WE3ZS.]

Hey Mike, that tank setup makes sense, we were told by a sale guy that one tank was for the galley and one for the bath, seemed odd as they share a common wall.
Has anyone actually scaled their 338 yet? Just curious what kinds of tongue weight everyone is seeing all loaded up for a trip.

[eldermike]

Have not weighed as yet but its heavy. Since both grey tanks share the same outlet its easy to share them.

[arndogg]

To use both grey tanks, I am planning on making a clamp-on valve similar to Camping World's "Flush King" in place of drain cap and then leave both grey tank valves open. That way there shouldn't be any spillage when you remove the drain cap at dump site. This would in effect create a master shut off valve.

[eldermike]

That's what I do, I got one of the valves. It's also possible to just use the cap as the spilliage is about a quart of grey water.

[Rustic Eagle]

Originally Posted by eldermike

Have not weighed as yet but its heavy.....snip

Just curious, can't find any Jayco "published" weights on the new 338RLTS...., what was the "Ship Weight" noted on the yellow sticker?

Bob

[eldermike]

Not looking at it I think it's about 9,900. It reminds me of one of those "lets stay under something type number"
It pulls better than any of my other 4 campers. It's solid and although heavy for a TT I do like the stable feeling.

[WE3ZS.]

Originally Posted by Rustic Eagle

Just curious, can't find any Jayco "published" weights on the new 338RLTS...., what was the "Ship Weight" noted on the yellow sticker?

Bob

Bob, According to Jayco's technical spec sheet The approximate unloaded vehicle weight dry is 9195 lbs.
Of course that's with minimal options, They list the dry Hitch weight at 1145 lbs. With a GVWR of 10950lbs.

[Rustic Eagle]

Eldermike & WE3ZS......

Thanks again for the replies.

Knowing the published Dry Weights and Ship Weights will be helpful for those that may be considering the 338RLTS....., especially when crossing over into the loaded 10,000lb neighborhood for a TT.

Bob

[canuckowner]

That's one heavy TT!

[eldermike]

Yes it's heavy but again it's a joy to pull in wind and traffic compared to my last TT which was a 34 footer designed to be 1/2 ton towable.

[clutch]

Most trailers with a heavy hitch and the wheels mounted towards the back of the trailer tow well. From my experience the closer the wheels are to the center of the trailer the more it wants to move around.

[rlamprey]

We just picked up our 338 RETS Saturday Feb. 15 and drove straight to Daytona for the races. Very surprised when Grey 1 filled up and Grey 2 was empty. Called Camping World where we bought it – they were useless, called Jayco and got support but the only information they supplied was that Grey 2 was dedicated to the washer. Thanks for the EQ idea. I am going to try it. 65 gallon grey water capacity was one reason we bought it.

Overall we are happy with the unit. We have an issue with the refrigerator being mounted crooked and it pinched the bottom corner of the seal and cut it so the magnet slides out. Hopefully Camping World will address this.

I am glad I found this forum!

[billb800si]

Why is it that Jayco seems to supply their upscale trailers (Eagle line up- etc..) with RV mattresses instead of residential mattresses. A 76 inch mattress just doesn't cut it. 80 inches should be standard like most other upscale trailers. I remember our 2007 Eagle 322FKS had a RV king size bed. It was 72" by 76". I could never sleep in it straight out and I'm only 6 foot. By the time you put a pillow in it and tuck the covers in at the bottom I had to sleep on the diagonal.
Happy trails,

[Rustic Eagle]

Originally Posted by billb800si

Why is it that Jayco seems to supply their upscale trailers (Eagle line up- etc..) with RV mattresses instead of residential mattresses.....snip

It should be noted that in your latest thread you were able to confirm that Jayco is offering residential size mattresses (good to know):

http://www.jaycoowners.com/showthrea...7852-Bed-sizes

Bob

[Cousinvinney]

Hi All, I am contemplating the purchase of a 2015 338 and have a 2012 chevrolet express extended 3500 to pull it with. I am concerned about tve weight. The factory says it weighs 8500 lbs dry....any comments or recomendations.
Thanks
Vince