If you had $1000

bobsquarepants · 05-03-2011, 08:30 PM

The snow has finally melted and I am in the mood for camping!! Just curious what accessories you all would spend $1000 if you had the money to blow. I was thinking to start with slide toppers or maybe a Patty'o'Room?

Bear · 05-03-2011, 08:32 PM

Diesel Fuel LOL

sherdep · 05-03-2011, 08:36 PM

Slide toppers do sound like a good idea - I do not have slide's so I dont need those

replace the Anode in the Hot Water Heater

Re-Fill the Propane tanks

If you do not have a Generator - maybe one of those - am thinking a generator is next on my list cause I can also use it for my welder as well - Dual Purpose for me and a good excuse even though I do not need an excuse cause I only answer to me lol

Maybe a large area mat for the outside of the trailer

How about an update to the TV - maybe a superchips programmer or larger exhaust if you do not already have it since you are running a diesel

Blank Tank flusher if you dont already have one

just figured I would throw those out there

bobsquarepants · 05-03-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear

Diesel Fuel LOL

DogandTrailer · 05-03-2011, 09:06 PM

Id go with Fuel... thats a good one!

cheese53073 · 05-03-2011, 09:36 PM

definately a genny. to many sites without power around here.

Triguy · 05-03-2011, 10:15 PM

I love to spend other people's money

In descending order of cost:

Start a nice solar set-up
Blue or red generator
L6 batteries
Olympian Wave 8
Replace all lights with LED

**Herk7769** · 05-03-2011, 10:31 PM

If you spend most of your time in hookups:

Plumbing:
A Better shower wand ($50) and ditch the "home water filter" and replace it with a pressure tank. ($50)

Power:
Autotransformer ($400) - most of the bad (low voltage) power I found was in resorts.

Audio Visual:
Better speakers for the surround sound and new subwoofer ($500)

If you spend most of your time dry camping, a grand won't even get you started.

trailraider · 05-03-2011, 10:34 PM

agreed with the fuel, I figure it may get a couple of gallons.

ken0042 · 05-03-2011, 10:37 PM

Propane fire pit (for when there are fire bans)
Good chairs; including ones that have the heat reflectors for the back.
If you are a Canadian camping in May- a good TV to watch the playoffs!

trailraider · 05-03-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ken0042

Propane fire pit (for when there are fire bans)
Good chairs; including ones that have the heat reflectors for the back.
If you are a Canadian camping in May- a good TV to watch the playoffs!

Canucks fan?

teamgl · 05-03-2011, 10:39 PM

Already blew the "mad money" for the season, but there's always next year! My wish list would include --

* Custom Memory Foam Bed
* LED's
* Dish / Satellite TV setup
* Napa Valley trip to stock the "Travel Tavern"

trailraider · 05-03-2011, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by teamgl

* Napa Valley trip to stock the "Travel Tavern"

I hear you , when we head south we ALWAYS bring as much original Coors back with us. I love the beer but cant get it in Canada anywhere. I now have everybody I know brining it back for me. My brother in-law brought a bunch back for me for May long.

ken0042 · 05-03-2011, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by trailraider

Canucks fan?

I guess you missed my location on my profile there.

My two favourite teams are the Flames; and whoever is playing Vancouver.

trailraider · 05-03-2011, 11:15 PM

Nope didn't miss it, just figured the hockey in may comment and the fact most people in Calgary are from B.C or Ontario .only three of us were born here, so I just guessed canucks fan. Lol

ken0042 · 05-03-2011, 11:33 PM

Well, I'm almost a native Calgarian now- been here for 20 years.

(Moved here from Winnipeg.)

bobsquarepants · 05-04-2011, 12:03 AM

Thanks for all the feedback, we don't do any dry camping... but the items of that have me thinking are;

- autotransformer
- chairs / large mat
- fire pit or some type of outdoor heater
- maybe stabilizers for the landing gear.

ya a grand may not be enuff

trudinator · 05-04-2011, 02:26 PM

Let's see....don't have our unit yet, but there were very few options we didn't get. DIdn't get the stainless appliances (we got raised panel refer instead, and I didn't like the fact that the micro isn't stainless if you go with the stainless option) didn't get the 15,000 BTU air, atirum windows, extra create-a-breeze fan, atrium slide toppers (our dealer talked us out of them; he said they create more problems than they're worth, especially because we camp in the woods) and air hide-a-bed (talked ourselves out of this one; not enough room to extend the couch and still get past it to use the B/R at night). We took every other option available. So the only things on my wish list are: bigger TV for the bedroom and outside kitchen (but really, we already have 3 TV's in our unit so that is being kind of nit picky LOL) and a generator.

**Herk7769** · 05-04-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by trudinator

So the only things on my wish list are: bigger TV for the bedroom and outside kitchen (but really, we already have 3 TV's in our unit so that is being kind of nit picky LOL) and a generator.

A BIG HONKIN GENERATOR.

Willis · 05-04-2011, 04:37 PM

A generator would certainly be a nice luxury, but I rarely dry camp and besides...$1000 bucks isn't more than a down payment on a good one (e.g., Honda!).

If this was free money so to speak, I'd love to put in one of the new RV tankless water heaters. I think with the cost of the unit and installation that a thousand bucks would cover it. Getting to take long hot showers would be worth the money!

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