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Forum: Jayco Hybrids 06-15-2016, 08:12 PM
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Posted By 5swigerts
x18D

Welcome to the x18D club!! We got ours last season, and we just can't stop camping in it!! Both boondocking and hookups. We did upgrade our battery to a 100ah batt.. and we made it all Mem Day...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 06-07-2016, 09:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,079
Posted By 5swigerts
True. We've been camping with some of these...

True. We've been camping with some of these friends for 18+ years now. I'd much rather have the friendships than 120v. :)
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 06-07-2016, 08:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,079
Posted By 5swigerts
Battery x18D

Battery box is behind the LP tanks. I had the thought of possibly buying a matching batt & hooking them together. Might still do that.

But as much as I WANTED to buy solar & do cool things, I...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 06-05-2016, 07:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,079
Posted By 5swigerts
Wanted solar.. bought a standby batt instead

Thought I would add this perspective for weekend warriors:

Bought an x18D last year, and LOVE IT! However, I seem to have this bad habit of booking camping trips with friends who don't need water...
Forum: Product Reviews and Evaluations 05-20-2016, 05:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,839
Posted By 5swigerts
Rats... should always search first. Thanks.

Rats... should always search first. Thanks.
Forum: Product Reviews and Evaluations 05-20-2016, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,839
Posted By 5swigerts
TellJayco.com questionnaire

Just curious if anyone else has received a product satisfaction questionnaire from "Jayco?"

Today in the mail, I received a 3-page questionnaire about my "recent" Jayco purchase (um, it was 14...
Forum: Jayco Mods 05-13-2016, 08:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,870
Posted By 5swigerts
[I did this on my x18D last year. LOVE these...

[I did this on my x18D last year. LOVE these lights.

I put my control/remote box in my refrigerator access panel. Shielded from weather, allows for the IR to stick out, and is now hard-wired into...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 04-24-2016, 07:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,374
Posted By 5swigerts
speakers

Luckily I didn't have to replace the whole speaker. (TT is 1 year old). Just the foil cone in the middle was not stuck where it belonged after the winter. Popped the cover per the video above, then...
Forum: Campfire Chat 04-17-2016, 03:30 PM
Replies: 10,424
Views: 1,191,186
Posted By 5swigerts
Glued the center foil cones to my outdoor...

Glued the center foil cones to my outdoor speakers (they apparently detached over the winter), and hard-wired my after-market LED under-awning lights into the 12v DC at the fridge panel. Also...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 04-17-2016, 03:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,374
Posted By 5swigerts
Outdoor speaker

*Light Bulb* :facepalm:

Thank you. That worked like a charm. Speaker fixed. :)
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 04-17-2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,374
Posted By 5swigerts
Must be a helluva lot of friction. Broke the...

Must be a helluva lot of friction. Broke the blade, and now have two small screwdriver notches in the plastic. This thing isn't budging. Damn. A 50 cent fix, but I can't get to it. Frustrating.
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 04-17-2016, 12:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,374
Posted By 5swigerts
Outdoor speaker question

Question for anyone who has worked on or replaced their outdoor marine speakers: Does that center grille pop or pry out? Or must you remove the four screws and the entire outer plate to get at the...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 04-16-2016, 06:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,349
Posted By 5swigerts
Pop Rivets

What a great tip! Thank you for sharing that.
Forum: Welcome Mat 03-21-2016, 08:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,320
Posted By 5swigerts
Welcome

Welcome from just down 41 in Hartford (and formerly of Appleton).
We graduated from a pup to an x18d last season. Definitely extended our season.. and has us CONSTANTLY thinking about escaping each...
Forum: Campfire Chat 03-14-2016, 03:52 PM
Replies: 10,424
Views: 1,191,186
Posted By 5swigerts
Replaced mechanical thermostat for heater with a...

Replaced mechanical thermostat for heater with a simple 2-wire digital. Works beautifully. Began looking at where I want to tap into the DC to power up the LED awning strip.
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 12-23-2015, 11:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,827
Posted By 5swigerts
Nice!

Ooh, that looks GREAT! Congratulations!

We tow with a V6 Envoy XL. Agree with you, its about as big/heavy as I'd go with it.

We upgraded from a 1995 pop up.. and we LOVE IT! I can capitalize...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 11-01-2015, 02:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,184
Posted By 5swigerts
If memory serves., you hold the T/F button for a...

If memory serves., you hold the T/F button for a couple seconds.
Volume spin to change the hour.
Press T/F again briefly to switch to minutes. Volume again to adjust.
Press T/F again to save.
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 10-10-2015, 06:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,027
Posted By 5swigerts
This was our first season with a TT. Great times,...

This was our first season with a TT. Great times, so I will be quite sad to winterize it today. :( Nice to get some "How To" thoughts here.

Assuming all goes well, we'll be back at it next April...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 09-19-2015, 07:02 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 9,612
Posted By 5swigerts
17. That may not sound like a lot, but...

17. That may not sound like a lot, but considering we used to do 4-6 nights with our previous PUP... our new Jayco must be 4x the fun! (and relaxation!)

Still hoping to get in a few late October...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 09-08-2015, 04:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,044
Posted By 5swigerts
FWIW - We went to an RV show with two other...

FWIW - We went to an RV show with two other families in February, just to look at all the things we'd never sit in.

6 hours later, we had an Intent to Purchase an x18D.

We did not pick up until...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 09-01-2015, 07:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,827
Posted By 5swigerts
x18D

^^^ Agreed with everything above.

We took delivery in April. Graduated from a 1995 Viking PUP. We just came home from our seventh outing of the year, and just booked our eighth for late October...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 08-19-2015, 07:27 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,364
Posted By 5swigerts
DJ - Welcome to the club. I'm up the road in...

DJ - Welcome to the club. I'm up the road in Hartford. :)

I've bought accessories at CW, but that's about it. I shopped trailers AND service departments. And while my non-CW dealer may be an hour...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 08-19-2015, 06:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,652
Posted By 5swigerts
18d

Congrats! Welcome to the club!

I agree.. spend all your time outside! :) We did have one full-day heavy rain. The kids played in the beds, and the adults gathered around the 2 tables & played...
Forum: Jayco Hybrids 08-18-2015, 05:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,589
Posted By 5swigerts
It's our first season with an x18D, and we first...

It's our first season with an x18D, and we first used the A/C this past weekend with 90° temps. Being able to sleep with less humidity was just fabulous! Only issue we had was that our unit is...
Forum: Jayco Pop Up Campers 08-17-2015, 10:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,351
Posted By 5swigerts
hand pump

(Assuming yours is like the hand pump faucet we had in our previous pop up):

If you have water in your fresh water tank, you pull up and pump.

If you have a water hose hookup, you press the...
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