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08-15-2016, 07:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
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New guy, new 23IKSS
Hey everyone, new 2016 shamrock 23IKSS owner from south jersey. We picked up our unit two weeks ago . This is our first camper but between myself and the mrs have many years of camping experience. Looking forward to showing our little one all the joys of the camping world and making memories that will last a lifetime. Here's ours parked at our place overlooking the blueberries out back. Hoping to get a few trips in this fall!
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08-15-2016, 07:45 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Elk Grove Village
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Welcome it looks great.Enjoy
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08-15-2016, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Where the wheels get parked
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welcome. love our 23ss shamrock
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Ken and Denise new SOB Imagine2019 2850mk 2017 Ram 2500 ctd.
previous 2015 shamrock23s,2015 Ram Eco diesel
previous 1997 coleman highlander pup,1994 35rb Vectra,diesel,2007 Fleetwood arcadia pup.2005 ram
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08-15-2016, 08:45 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 10,447
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Welcome to the forums from SoCal and congrats on your new 2016 shamrock 23IKSS too!
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Great choice for "Living within my means" and camping for one...
Formerly owned 2011 Salem Cruise Lite 20RBXL & 2011 Toyota Tundra Dbl Cab
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08-16-2016, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your 2016 shamrock 23IKSS.
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08-16-2016, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 110
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Welcome to the forum. We also got a new 23IKSS this year, and really enjoy it - it is a HUGE step up from our pop-up !
Jim S
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08-16-2016, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 286
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Welcome from Colorado (and another newbie - we are waiting impatiently on our 23WS to arrive)!
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2017 Rockwood Roo 23IKSS
2017 Ford F150
2018 Days Camped: 34
2019 Days Camped: 5, but many more planned!
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08-16-2016, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Moses Lake, WA
Posts: 30
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Roo Hoo! Let the fun begin!!!
from newbies in Moses Lake, WA
Randy and Celeste
21SS
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08-16-2016, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
Posts: 5,977
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddypiney
Hey everyone, new 2016 shamrock 23IKSS owner from south jersey. We picked up our unit two weeks ago . This is our first camper but between myself and the mrs have many years of camping experience. Looking forward to showing our little one all the joys of the camping world and making memories that will last a lifetime. Here's ours parked at our place overlooking the blueberries out back. Hoping to get a few trips in this fall!
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Very Nice,,, now you can get to work on it and make it your own !!!
Might I suggest you start with Awning Poles & Tie Down Straps ???
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08-16-2016, 01:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 100
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Nice unit I am sure you and the family will enjoy it. I just got back from a 2 week trip in my 2017 and here are a few things I noticed during the trip. The corners of the cabinets are fragile and mine chipped easily. I went to a local hardware store and got the clear corner protectors and put them up around the island and the inside of the draws and cabinets and also the corner of the entertainment center. The gauges on the grey and black tanks seem to be way off. The gauges were reading 3/4 full and I was getting 7 or 8 gallons out of the tanks. I was at my sisters cottage so I was just using the black tank at night for urine only and drained into a bucket and dumped into the septic tank. My sister has an RV outlet but the best it was putting out was 114 volts during the day it dropped as low as 97. I was happy I had the power management system as it did cut out many times and saved who knows what. One other thing I noticed is the black piece of metal under my bunk mattress is lifting off the wood on an angle. It is the piece that holds the canvas in place. A question for the forum. Is that happening to any of you? I was told the bunks hold up to 1500lbs. I am about 250 and wife is 135. The kids bunk is fine so I attribute it to my weight. I am still under warranty, is that an issue I should bring to my dealer or do they all do it? All in all I love the unit and everyone who checks it out can't believe how nice it is.
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08-16-2016, 01:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Delaware
Posts: 133
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Welcome from Delaware! We are loving out 2017 23ikss that we picked up this April. We are currently on our 7th camping trip this season. I have all of my kids with me and one nephew for a total of 8 people! A little tight but this camper accomodates a small crowd great.
Hemlock04: I think you mean 2/3 full rather than 3/4. I've used a hose to do some timed fills of the tanks to get a more accurate picture of what's going on. I don't have the numbers with me but I can tell you that the 2/3 light comes on before the tank is half full and when it first lights "full" it's more like 2/3.
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Steve, Barb, and 5 daughters who love to camp
2017 Shamrock 23IKSS, Weight sticker: 5314 lbs, Equil-i-zer 4pt. 1,000/10,000
2006 Fleetwood (Coleman) Niagara: Sold
2004 Suburban 2500 8.1 liter, 4.10, tow rating 12,000, GCWR 19,000, Doorjamb payload: 2108
2003 Suburban 1500 Z71, 5.3/3.73, airbags, LT tires, Big Brake Upgrade, Prodigy P2
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08-16-2016, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shamrockthecasbah
Welcome from Delaware! We are loving out 2017 23ikss that we picked up this April. We are currently on our 7th camping trip this season. I have all of my kids with me and one nephew for a total of 8 people! A little tight but this camper accomodates a small crowd great.
Hemlock04: I think you mean 2/3 full rather than 3/4. I've used a hose to do some timed fills of the tanks to get a more accurate picture of what's going on. I don't have the numbers with me but I can tell you that the 2/3 light comes on before the tank is half full and when it first lights "full" it's more like 2/3.
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Yes I did mean 2/3 and thanks for confirming. That is a big difference.
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08-16-2016, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 10,907
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If you crawl under and look at the tank, you can probably see the sensors. They'll just look like a bolt and nut with a wire attached. Top one is the full sensor, next down is the 2/3 and the next down is the 1/3. There should be a 4th one below the 1/3 one, or on the bottom of the tank. That's the ground connection.
Seeing the sensors will give you a feel for how full the tank is when each one gets covered by liquid. Of course, any crap in the tank easily shorts the sensors out and gives you inappropriately high readings. (Better high than low, I guess!)
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2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
2011 Traverse LT, 3.6L, FWD
2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
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08-16-2016, 10:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 267
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Congratulations on your new camper. Enjoy!
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Former - Flagstaff MicroLite 23FBKS
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08-17-2016, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 150
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Welcome. Enjoy. Be careful. 👍😋
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08-17-2016, 08:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: x
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Welcome to the forum its a great place to get your questions answered.
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Jake my sidekick (yellow Lab) 10/04 - 05/20
2017 RAM 2500 CC 4X4 Cummins Diesel
2016 Flagstaff 26 FKWS
AF&AM & El Korah Shrine of Idaho
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08-17-2016, 03:24 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Avondale, PA
Posts: 8
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Greetings to all from just over the Delaware line in Avondale, PA
Just got our new 2017 ROO 23ikss and couldn't be happier!
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Twin Daughters Lina & Sophie 6yrs old
Two dogs Riley & Luke
2017 Roo 23ikss
2015 F150 XLT Supercrew
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08-18-2016, 02:51 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945
Very Nice,,, now you can get to work on it and make it your own !!!
Might I suggest you start with Awning Poles & Tie Down Straps ???
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Are the awning poles necessary or just an additional bit of strength for those windy days? And tie down straps for what exactly?
And thanks for the welcome everyone! We're in the process of picking our first destination in the next few weeks.
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08-19-2016, 06:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddypiney
Are the awning poles necessary or just an additional bit of strength for those windy days? And tie down straps for what exactly?
And thanks for the welcome everyone! We're in the process of picking our first destination in the next few weeks.
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I am sure if you search this forum under Power awning,,, you will see why a lot of us think they are necessary,,, May I suggest if you do not want to add Straps & Poles you put your awning away any time you are not sitting under it,,, never leave it unattended,,, and with out straps you may want to put it away @ night !!!
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08-19-2016, 10:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945
I am sure if you search this forum under Power awning,,, you will see why a lot of us think they are necessary,,, May I suggest if you do not want to add Straps & Poles you put your awning away any time you are not sitting under it,,, never leave it unattended,,, and with out straps you may want to put it away @ night !!!
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Thanks for the advice! I honestly just assumed these new awnings were stronger than the old style but still planned on retracting it when winds picked up. Also whenever we left the camper and at night. But I'll look into making a set of my own poles after seeing a few diy posts.
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