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10-12-2021, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Nor Cal
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I just keep thinking of stuff… You’ll get various opinions on brand, type etc, but one of the best things I’ve gotten was a Viair portable compressor. The 88P model is perfect for my TT and truck (80 psi) tires. Great product. https://www.viaircorp.com/portables/88p/
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2018 JayFlight SLX 212QBW
1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat SC, 7.3L PSD, 3.73
Transfer Flow 50 gal aux; Andersen WDH; Prodigy P2
😁 "If a man says he’ll fix something, he will. There’s no need to remind him every 6 months.
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10-12-2021, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Shepherdsville
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Excited
Guys Im gonna have to go get a small loan.. hahaha
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10-12-2021, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Port Orchard
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teammuir1
Guys Im gonna have to go get a small loan.. hahaha
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What's this SMALL stuff? 
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10-12-2021, 08:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Nor Cal
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We haven’t even started on the big expenses when it’s out of warranty. Lol.
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2018 JayFlight SLX 212QBW
1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat SC, 7.3L PSD, 3.73
Transfer Flow 50 gal aux; Andersen WDH; Prodigy P2
😁 "If a man says he’ll fix something, he will. There’s no need to remind him every 6 months.
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10-12-2021, 08:25 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Newark, NY
Posts: 15,934
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Like TaftCoach mentioned earlier, don't try to get everything all at once. Spread it out over some time, and have a shopping list of priorities. There will come a time down the road when you'll have everything you want/need, and all those RV catalogs won't have anything else cool to buy. Then they just become recyclable material. It took us eight years to get to that point. 
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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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10-12-2021, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Kingman, AZ
Posts: 1,987
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With winter just around the corner here’s a tip on how I coil up my rigid, almost frozen water hose. I just connect it to my outside shower and run hot water through it for about 5 minutes until it’s soft and pliable, coil it up just like it does in our Arizona summers.
For my 50amp power cord I bought a MORryde cable reel…worth every penny in cold weather!
https://www.morryde.com/products/eas...r-reel56-001h/
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2017 Starcraft Autumn Ridge 266RKS 50 amp.
2017 Toyota Tundra Crewmax 4x4, 10-1-2021
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10-12-2021, 11:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 2,065
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFlightRisk
Like TaftCoach mentioned earlier, don't try to get everything all at once...
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And have fun doing it. We really enjoyed our first couple of trips to Camping World and seeing all the gadgets that could be had (got fed up with getting attacked on the way out to buy into some crappy camping club). Still buy small stuff from them now and then but on line only.
Every outing you'll come up with "some gotta have it" especially as you walk the campground and see what's out there. Good times!
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10-13-2021, 05:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Spring
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I store and carry all of my water hose coiled up inside a 5 gallon bucket with all the fittings with a lid on it. When I set up, I only uncoil the amount needed.
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2016 Starcraft AR One 18QB
2016 Colorado LT 3.6L V6 Ext. Cab
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10-14-2021, 03:03 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Shepherdsville
Posts: 40
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Upgrades
Im curious to know what upgrades everyone is working on ...
Example Im working on new flooring.. the original was the rolled lanolium.....
And im wanting to put down a new color flooring.....
Ive cut and stripped and removed the old stuff...im scraping the glue off now... once finished it will be ready for new color flooring..... my thoughts were the peel and stick looks like wood.... if there was any issues if one panel was damaged I could remove and replace with a new one....
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10-14-2021, 04:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: NEWNAN
Posts: 236
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teammuir1
Im curious to know what upgrades everyone is working on ...
Example Im working on new flooring.. the original was the rolled lanolium.....
And im wanting to put down a new color flooring.....
Ive cut and stripped and removed the old stuff...im scraping the glue off now... once finished it will be ready for new color flooring..... my thoughts were the peel and stick looks like wood.... if there was any issues if one panel was damaged I could remove and replace with a new one....
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I used this in our little 165 last year, so far so good. I did use floor prep to make sure it adhered, I also add extra adhesive in some areas. I got it from Lowe's.
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10-14-2021, 06:34 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Shepherdsville
Posts: 40
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Floor Prep
You are so right about floor prep... i read about it and I need to pick some up....
I hadnt known anyone to use this so im glad to hear of your success.... ive sanded and scaped and ready for floor prep and flooring
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10-14-2021, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Morehead City
Posts: 735
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teammuir1
Im curious to know what upgrades everyone is working on ...
Example Im working on new flooring.. the original was the rolled lanolium.....
And im wanting to put down a new color flooring.....
Ive cut and stripped and removed the old stuff...im scraping the glue off now... once finished it will be ready for new color flooring..... my thoughts were the peel and stick looks like wood.... if there was any issues if one panel was damaged I could remove and replace with a new one....
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I just installed hvlp flooring over the linoleum. Flexible, waterproof and has some cushion to it. No glueing required. It locks together. I even put down real oak treads in the stair area.
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10-14-2021, 11:42 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Shepherdsville
Posts: 40
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Flooring
YOU have done a great job.... looks very good...
Only concern im thinkin...is im going over basic plywood that makes up the camper floor.. im hoping the product from lowes will help bond the flooring to the floor
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10-15-2021, 03:41 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Shepherdsville
Posts: 40
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WIFI or SERVICE
When you all go camping.... do you all get service or wifi ??
Do you use your device to get online while your camping ?
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10-15-2021, 04:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 2,065
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I use a T-mobile hotspot with mixed results. Depends on where and the time of day (traffic). Sometimes very usable and sometimes useless.
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10-16-2021, 01:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Highlands
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The first thing my wife insists on with a new rig is for the oven. She likes to bake and RV ovens are bad to burn the bottoms. The fix is to buy 4 6x6" ceramic tiles that are grouped in the middle of the oven floor above the burner. You want unglazed or satin finished, not the shiny ones. They work as well as a pizza stone for a lot less money. You can get them at Lowe's, Home Depot, etc for a few cents each. Don't buy a single 12" tile though, they split when you turn the oven on.
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Jayflight 34RSBS
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10-16-2021, 02:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Peterborough
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerR
If you don't have a WDH yet the Andersen is great! Less weight and easier on and off and no heavy bars to lift or pry into place. Can't see your tongue but assume you have an electric tongue jack. Since yours is used make sure you have the emergency tool for when the jack dies and you need to manually jack up the tongue till you get a new one.
I hate it when pull up to a site, get all set up and find the power pole is a few feet to far, thats when a extra 30 or 50 amp extension cord pays for itself, just like an extra 25 feet of hose.
Last, on the hose, love my Zero G hose, so much easier to deal with than the white monster everyone sells.
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Emergency tool for electric tongue jack? Please tell me more, I don't think we got such a thing when we bought our jayco x19h new a couple years back. We boondock way off grid and I am always paranoid we won't be able to rehitch and get out...
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10-16-2021, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Mapleton
Posts: 4,378
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I don't know what brand or model you have of tongue jack. Mine has a useless little level held on with 3 tiny screws that hides the emergency jack point. Some accept a long socket, some use dedicated end on handle. Mine is a slot in the end that fits over a kind of upside down screwdriver like end. Here is one I found.
Almost forgot, my mattress was made from old newspapers, bought a 10 inch Zinus short queen. Better than the one we have at home!
Replacement Manual Override Crank for Bulldog Powered-Drive Trailer Jacks
Item # BD500203
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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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10-16-2021, 04:16 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Fremont
Posts: 21
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I bought a bracket that attaches to the Tongue and stow my hitch there. I cover it with a tongue jack cover.
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10-16-2021, 04:54 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Clinton township
Posts: 97
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayoutalker
The first thing my wife insists on with a new rig is for the oven. She likes to bake and RV ovens are bad to burn the bottoms. The fix is to buy 4 6x6" ceramic tiles that are grouped in the middle of the oven floor above the burner. You want unglazed or satin finished, not the shiny ones. They work as well as a pizza stone for a lot less money. You can get them at Lowe's, Home Depot, etc for a few cents each. Don't buy a single 12" tile though, they split when you turn the oven on.
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That's such a good idea we ate going to use it we use the oven all the time to especially for hunting season in Northern Michigan we always use the oven its no fun cooking outside when it's 0 degrees out
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