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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 02-02-2021, 08:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,106
Posted By IamSpartacus
I perused the threads, it looks like a wash to be...

I perused the threads, it looks like a wash to be honest.

Delamination is an issue with smooth, but then aluminum siding can catch stray currents and experience galvanic corrosion.

Corrugated...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-31-2021, 06:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,568
Posted By IamSpartacus
This is correct, hot water will freeze sooner...

This is correct, hot water will freeze sooner than cold. Which is wild and took me many years to wrap my head around. Non the less, it does.
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-31-2021, 12:14 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,112
Posted By IamSpartacus
Same engine, a little less weight and I also get...

Same engine, a little less weight and I also get about 8 - 11 mpg.
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-29-2021, 07:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,944
Posted By IamSpartacus
It's been what, a year? I found the source...

It's been what, a year? I found the source finally. The black tank sprayer connection leaks into the trailer. It is not a black tank leak but the line that goes to the black flush from the outside...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-29-2021, 08:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,353
Posted By IamSpartacus
Awe man, sorry to hear. My mobility is...

Awe man, sorry to hear. My mobility is challenged too, and yeah, tinnitus is a thing.

I was just sharing my preferences and I am not so dense to believe that mine is the only or right way.
...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-26-2021, 01:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,810
Posted By IamSpartacus
Older TV's are based on a 4:3 aspect ratio but HD...

Older TV's are based on a 4:3 aspect ratio but HD TVs (modern) use a 16:9 aspect ratio.

When you run the math you get this:
32 inch TV = 27.9" x 15.7"
I couldn't find a 35" TV, the next size...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-23-2021, 11:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 17,856
Posted By IamSpartacus
23mbh too! So far in the south she keeps up but...

23mbh too! So far in the south she keeps up but she works. Granted itll be 76 -78 on a 100 day in open sun but that isnt too bad. In the shade she does okay.

She is one year old though - so...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-23-2021, 11:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,152
Posted By IamSpartacus
Just had a similar furnace issue. ...

Just had a similar furnace issue.

Troubleshot it down to 2 things - the sail switch or the thermostat.

It was the sail switch.

I just hope your furnace is easier to get to than mine!
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-23-2021, 09:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,647
Posted By IamSpartacus
For educational purposes... what is the story...

For educational purposes... what is the story behind this:

"(Note to self and newbies: Make CERTAIN that your black water valve is CLOSED before removing the drain cap)"
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-22-2021, 10:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,353
Posted By IamSpartacus
Lol, I made sure to get a trailer without a tv. ...

Lol, I made sure to get a trailer without a tv.

Books, campfires, hiking, canoeing, fishing, stargazing (breakout the telescope), sunrises and sunsets. ...sigh...

Ready for spring.
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-22-2021, 09:48 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 18,196
Posted By IamSpartacus
You are so right. Payload, payload, payload. ...

You are so right. Payload, payload, payload.

I'll never forget the first dealer I went to. Asked me what I was towing with and tried to sell me 9k lb 30 foot trailers. I balked at the size,...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-21-2021, 09:53 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 18,196
Posted By IamSpartacus
I'm one year into a 23 Jayfeather BHM, have 5...

I'm one year into a 23 Jayfeather BHM, have 5 kids from 17-8 and we love it. At this point we've made a few significant modifications, a couple more planned out but so far very few issues.

A sail...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-21-2021, 10:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,348
Posted By IamSpartacus
I went back through the brochures and I conflated...

I went back through the brochures and I conflated the thermostat + soft start as having those capabilities.

It would lower your noise because the initial start up wont be so bad but i couldn't...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-20-2021, 11:54 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,624
Posted By IamSpartacus
I use all of these and put them in order of setup...

I use all of these and put them in order of setup (anything that touches the ground sits on a bunch of pre-cut 2x6 boards I always carry around):

1. Chocks.
2. Front trailer jack.
3. Standard...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-20-2021, 11:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,761
Posted By IamSpartacus
Travel trailers (especially light, ultra light,...

Travel trailers (especially light, ultra light, jayfeather) are built to manage very specific weights and loadings and are built to maximize a large breadth of tow vehicles because that increases the...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-20-2021, 08:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,348
Posted By IamSpartacus
If you do go that route, would you mind looping...

If you do go that route, would you mind looping back around here to let us know what ya came up with?
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-19-2021, 09:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,348
Posted By IamSpartacus
Okay, its pricey but there is a solution out...

Okay, its pricey but there is a solution out there.

Micro air make a soft start technology that will reduce starting noise and amp draw.

They also sell a thermostat that "apparently" can slow...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-19-2021, 09:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 759
Posted By IamSpartacus
Add a gray tank?

Anyone have any experience with adding a second gray tank - cost, installation, etc?

Current one is just way too tiny for real usefulness.
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 01-14-2021, 11:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,372
Posted By IamSpartacus
I dont have any pictures, but it sits right in...

I dont have any pictures, but it sits right in the middle of the forward pass through.
Forum: Jayco Mods 01-14-2021, 11:09 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 181,143
Posted By IamSpartacus
I dont unfortunately, but it is just 1/2 inch...

I dont unfortunately, but it is just 1/2 inch PVC, with pvc joints to make a box and a cheap opaque shower curtain wrapped around it. The wood grate was just some chop sawed 1x2 wood, screwed...
Forum: Boondocking 01-14-2021, 11:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 12,814
Posted By IamSpartacus
Thanks for the response! 800ah.... I need to...

Thanks for the response! 800ah.... I need to win the lottery....
Forum: Boondocking 01-14-2021, 11:02 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 48,837
Posted By IamSpartacus
I built one for my honda and it really turned an...

I built one for my honda and it really turned an already quiet generator even quieter.

I used what I had in hand, 1/4 plywood, spray foam insulation, an old workout mat and a couple of 1 x 1's. I...
Forum: Boondocking 01-14-2021, 08:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,489
Posted By IamSpartacus
Hi, did the same thing. I put my 2 lithium batts...

Hi, did the same thing. I put my 2 lithium batts in the middle of the forward pass through, inside a plywood insulated box. I put a quiet computer fan on the cabin wall to pull heated or...
Forum: Boondocking 01-14-2021, 08:08 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 48,837
Posted By IamSpartacus
This is an old thread, sorry for throwing in my...

This is an old thread, sorry for throwing in my .02$.

I know some folks are fiscally constrained more than others, they have to do what they can, I appreciate that. Whichever gen one chooses,...
Forum: Boondocking 01-14-2021, 07:57 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 12,814
Posted By IamSpartacus
It's your RV and money, do whatever the hell you...

It's your RV and money, do whatever the hell you want.

Congrats on getting used stuff too. That soft start is awesome. The same company that makes that soft start also sells a thermostat that...
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