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03-29-2015, 08:22 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 7
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First time out, I must be doing it wrong, everything works.
Yep, tested it out. All systems are go. Two nights with partial hookups. Had to spend Saturday night reading manuals to figure a few features out, we accidentally had the AC on all night Friday when it was 54 degrees out. Brrrrrrr.
We filled up the grey water tank pretty quickly. That was mainly due to operator error, running the faucet trying to see if the water was hot yet or not. Oops, rookie move. Note to self, don't do that.
But yeah, we really enjoyed our first nights camping in our 2015 Salem 21RBS!
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03-29-2015, 08:27 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Good you had a nice trial run!
Turbs
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03-29-2015, 08:29 PM
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Done with this
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: KY
Posts: 698
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Awesome!!
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03-29-2015, 08:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 813
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This to will pass, it will not last, enjoy it while you have it. Just kidding, glade you are having a good outing.
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03-29-2015, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,710
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Glad to hear you had a good maiden voyage. Don't worry as you'll get the hang of everything quickly.
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03-30-2015, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrailBreak74
......We filled up the grey water tank pretty quickly. That was mainly due to operator error, running the faucet trying to see if the water was hot yet or not. Oops, rookie move. Note to self, don't do that.
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Filling up the gray water tank in 24 hours was our only real problem our first triip out too. Filling it up fast is still our problem. Or I will say a problem when both our 20 something year old daughters come with. Congrats on your new camper and good first trip.
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03-30-2015, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 155
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Daughters tend not to be to consertive when it comes to camping. Good luck with that.
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03-30-2015, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tucson Joe
Daughters tend not to be to conservative when it comes to camping. Good luck with that.
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We direct said daughters to the bath house for showers when possible.
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03-30-2015, 01:03 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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Woo Hoo! Glad it went great and here's to many more great adventures!
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FurKid Express
2015 Coachmen Catalina 303RLS
2016 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD Duramax
The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs!
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03-30-2015, 02:09 PM
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Boss Ox & Drovergirl
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: N.E. Ohio Snow Belt
Posts: 1,340
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Good for you!! Now go for it!
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2015 Hemisphere 282RK
2016 GMC 3500HD Duramax dually
1992 Goldwing Aspencade
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03-30-2015, 02:18 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,024
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Sounds normal....and glad all went well! (Even after 5 years, we keep a notepad in the trailer to record things we forgot or need or things to fix/improve.)
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(Retired USAF, MSgt)
Monument, Colorado
8-year Travel Trailer RVers
2013 Forest River Rockwood Ultra-Lite 2904SS
2014 Toyota Tundra Maxcrew SR-5 TRD 4x4 (with Firestone airbags in the rear)
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03-30-2015, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 318
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new camper
congrats on the new camper and I'm sure you'll find other little things about the trailer as time passes. our first trip out with our new Windjammer we found out we can't run the fireplace and the microwave at the same time. kicks the breaker.
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03-30-2015, 06:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: South central, PA
Posts: 184
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Happy for you that it went pretty well. You'll be a pro at it in no time!
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03-30-2015, 06:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Big brown desert
Posts: 3,003
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Glad to hear that the good times are rolling! Now is a great time to start making excuses for the "must have" items on Amazon!
2014 Stealth Evo 2850 "Woodstock"
2011 Toyota Tundra Rock Crawler TRD 5.7 "Clifford"
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Just glad to get away
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03-30-2015, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 318
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Already started my shopping on Amazon had to get the two covers for over the vents on the roof. Plus
a new patio mat
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03-30-2015, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Frederica DE
Posts: 1,223
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Be sure you have water in the water heater first. I burnt up electric heating element in our first camper. It was empty cause I didn't move the water heater by pass valves.
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03-30-2015, 10:14 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uhduh camping
Be sure you have water in the water heater first. I burnt up electric heating element in our first camper. It was empty cause I didn't move the water heater by pass valves.
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Good tip, thank you.
Quote:
Originally Posted by HONDAMAN174
Glad to hear that the good times are rolling! Now is a great time to start making excuses for the "must have" items on Amazon!
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Already loading up the wish list. 😄
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Originally Posted by ColoradoRick
Sounds normal....and glad all went well! (Even after 5 years, we keep a notepad in the trailer to record things we forgot or need or things to fix/improve.)
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Great minds think alike. Wife already started the list.
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Originally Posted by Evereddie
Filling up the gray water tank in 24 hours was our only real problem our first triip out too. Filling it up fast is still our problem. Or I will say a problem when both our 20 something year old daughters come with. Congrats on your new camper and good first trip.
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Yeah, I think we learned not to use the sinks at all and that way only the showers go into the grey water tank. Wash dishes with a hose outside. 😄
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03-31-2015, 10:26 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 735
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Congratulations on great maiden voyage!
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03-31-2015, 10:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Posts: 294
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrailBreak74
Yeah, I think we learned not to use the sinks at all and that way only the showers go into the grey water tank. Wash dishes with a hose outside. 😄
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If we're doing dishes outside we usually fill-up the pan using the outside shower. Works great for creating suds and it cuts the risk of a spill transporting the water from inside to outside.
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2007 Shamrock F19 hybrid - 2010 (22 nights), 2011 (24 nights), 2012 (11 nights)
2013 Surveyor Select 235RKS - 2012 (6 nights), 2013 (32 nights), 2014 (26 nights), 2015 (37 nights), 2016 (14 nights)
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03-31-2015, 11:02 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,499
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Great. I sincerely believe there are many more like you who experience little to no problems with a new rig. They just never come to the forum to report that. Enjoy.
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