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    Quote Originally Posted by ruthabagah View Post
    Camping season is approaching!

    Time to prep the camper for summer. I have some solar panels on their way from Amazon and will install them next weekend.

    what do you do to your camper before the season starts?
    As noted, water system maintenance. Also, clean/check/adjust burner on the water heater and refrigerator, check the furnace operation. Bubble check all the propane fittings. Water levels in the batteries as applicable. Tire condition and trailer brakes as applicable.
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    I put LED bulbs in all lights to help cut down on wattage.

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    Just put my nose in the electrical system of my new camper to see where / how I can plug in my solar converter and found 1- one loose wire, 2- one screwdriver left over (not even a nice none), 3 - one hole in the camper floor with no calking..... Not happy with Forrest River right now.
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    Dang! That sucks! Better to find it now than while out in the woods though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ruthabagah View Post
    Just put my nose in the electrical system of my new camper to see where / how I can plug in my solar converter and found 1- one loose wire, 2- one screwdriver left over (not even a nice none), 3 - one hole in the camper floor with no calking..... Not happy with Forrest River right now.
    We bought a 323qb Forest River wildcat 5th wheel last year. Although I didn't find the issues like yours, they definitely don't do a very good job of prepping them for sale.
    We had issues with finish work on kitchen cabinets and bathroom floors around our tub! Great Outdoors RV up in Greeley is a warranty center for our camper. We are having a issue on our front cap with stress cracks and fading- sorry back on topic!

    Inspect water ,gas and AC system, and tires. At the Beginning and end of every season I wash and wax the unit too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by killianak9 View Post
    We bought a 323qb Forest River wildcat 5th wheel last year. Although I didn't find the issues like yours, they definitely don't do a very good job of prepping them for sale.
    We had issues with finish work on kitchen cabinets and bathroom floors around our tub! Great Outdoors RV up in Greeley is a warranty center for our camper. We are having a issue on our front cap with stress cracks and fading- sorry back on topic!

    Inspect water ,gas and AC system, and tires. At the Beginning and end of every season I wash and wax the unit too.
    Spray them down with 303 Aerospace protectant too. If you're not using a UV blocking wax, the sun will chalk the fiberglass in short order.

    Most higher end rigs now are all automotive paint finishes because of this. I wish we could find anothe rear kitchen 29-30' lightweight with automotive paint.

    FWIW, our Cougar (formerly Keystone RV, now Thor) has had issues with a cracked frame and body-frame separation. Forest River probably has the biggest brand ownership out there.

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    Neighbors bought a used RV their first trip out a picture essay.

    3 Days into trip.



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    They should have bought a tow truck.

    Poor bastards.

    P.S. My brother let my 77 year old Mom and 83 year old Stepfather (4-24-15 - wow that's super weird now that I wrote it) buy a used big block gas guzzler. Grrr. They all live 1600 miles away so I was conspicuously out of the loop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by USMC88-93 View Post
    Neighbors bought a used RV their first trip out a picture essay.

    3 Days into trip.



    4 Days into trip



    5 Days into trip



    6 Days into trip.

    saw this "over there" waiting for the follow up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    saw this "over there" waiting for the follow up
    He is paying for a new engine, cost will be reported when done. Believe he is still making the decision as to the source of new one.

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