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Old 01-10-2019, 07:06 PM   #14881
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We used a bag of crystal cat litter for the same purpose and it’s worked great.

I checked and the only color of cat litter here is dirt grey. Not sure if the cat would care though.
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Old 01-10-2019, 08:16 PM   #14882
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I checked and the only color of cat litter here is dirt grey. Not sure if the cat would care though.


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Old 01-13-2019, 04:59 PM   #14883
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Purchasing our trailer, the outdoor kitchen with a mini fridge, metal cabinetry, plumbed drain sink and the Surveyor supplied Aussie grill was one of the biggest selling points that sealed the purchase.

Fast forward to two seasons later, we've used the trailer about 50 nights and the BBQ regularly gets used for burgers, hotdogs and chicken. We also often use a Lodge cast iron flat 16x9 griddle. While the BBQ works ok with the griddle, clean up (think bacon grease) is a cumbersome, time consuming process that requires nearly full breakdown of the BBQ.

For Christmas, Santa brought me a 17" Blacstone griddle and the modification bug bit me. So, today I got outside and got the trailer ready for this season.

In short, I removed the BBQ, drilled (4) 7/8" holes for the feet, removed some metal and now both the griddle and 2 burner campstove live on the slide.

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Old 01-13-2019, 05:02 PM   #14884
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Purchasing our trailer, the outdoor kitchen with a mini fridge, metal cabinetry, plumbed drain sink and the Surveyor supplied Aussie grill was one of the biggest selling points that sealed the purchase.

Fast forward to two seasons later, we've used the trailer about 50 nights and the BBQ regularly gets used for burgers, hotdogs and chicken. We also often use a Lodge cast iron flat 16x9 griddle. While the BBQ works ok with the griddle, clean up (think bacon grease) is a cumbersome, time consuming process that requires nearly full breakdown of the BBQ.

For Christmas, Santa brought me a 17" Blacstone griddle and the modification bug bit me. So, today I got outside and got the trailer ready for this season.

In short, I removed the BBQ, drilled (4) 7/8" holes for the feet, removed some metal and now both the griddle and 2 burner campstove live on the slide.

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Old 01-13-2019, 05:04 PM   #14885
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Your going to love the blackstone.
Already do! I've been using it quite a bit at home and am impressed how consistently it produces a good meal. It'll be so nice to have it mobile now.
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Old 01-13-2019, 05:06 PM   #14886
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Already do! I've been using it quite a bit at home and am impressed how consistently it produces a good meal. It'll be so nice to have it mobile now.
For sure. Any thing from shrimp fried rice. To some awesome breakfast. The Blackstone has cut my charcoal usage in half.
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Old 01-14-2019, 06:10 PM   #14887
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Purchasing our trailer, the outdoor kitchen with a mini fridge, metal cabinetry, plumbed drain sink and the Surveyor supplied Aussie grill was one of the biggest selling points that sealed the purchase.



Fast forward to two seasons later, we've used the trailer about 50 nights and the BBQ regularly gets used for burgers, hotdogs and chicken. We also often use a Lodge cast iron flat 16x9 griddle. While the BBQ works ok with the griddle, clean up (think bacon grease) is a cumbersome, time consuming process that requires nearly full breakdown of the BBQ.



For Christmas, Santa brought me a 17" Blacstone griddle and the modification bug bit me. So, today I got outside and got the trailer ready for this season.



In short, I removed the BBQ, drilled (4) 7/8" holes for the feet, removed some metal and now both the griddle and 2 burner campstove live on the slide.



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Very imaginative, and good looking modification, thanks for sharing
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Old 01-18-2019, 07:12 PM   #14888
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Technically, I haven't done this to the trailer yet...

Went to the Florida RV Supershow today. Came home with a TST-507-RV-6-C Tire Pressure Monitoring System with two additional sending units (total of 8). Also got a pole for a pennant my wife got a few weeks ago.
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Old 01-18-2019, 07:18 PM   #14889
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Went outside, checked it to make sure there was no more than 4" of snow on it. There wasn't, so I went back inside and poured myself a drink.
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Old 01-18-2019, 07:44 PM   #14890
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Went outside, checked it to make sure there was no more than 4" of snow on it. There wasn't, so I went back inside and poured myself a drink.

Yeah. I did the same thing. Zero inches. Oh wait! We had a high today of 72 degrees.
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Old 01-18-2019, 07:49 PM   #14891
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Yeah. I did the same thing. Zero inches. Oh wait! We had a high today of 72 degrees.
Yeah, and in 6 months your high will be 172 degrees, with 200 percent humidity!
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Old 01-18-2019, 08:05 PM   #14892
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Dug it out of its snowy tomb so I can take for state inspection tomorrow...
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Dug it out of its snowy tomb so I can take for state inspection tomorrow...
In this crappy weather and salty roads? I guess its scheduled?
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Old 01-18-2019, 09:39 PM   #14894
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Experimented with (4) of Harbor Freight magnetic led lights when parking in the dark. Perfect for quick lights when parking in the dark. Not permanently mounted though. I wanted to be able to put on and take off for ease!
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Experimented with (4) of Harbor Freight magnetic led lights when parking in the dark. Perfect for quick lights when parking in the dark. Not permanently mounted though. I wanted to be able to put on and take off for ease!


Fascinating idea. I put these in my storage compartments, and inside cabinets, but never thought of this application. Thanks for the idea.
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Old 01-19-2019, 12:13 AM   #14896
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I called the service center to make sure the keys are locked in it and it has a clear path to be yanked out of there tomorrow (when they’re closed).

They supposedly took care of my warranty list, repacked bearings (by hand), and checked/adjusted the brakes.

Their communication pretty well sucked. So hopefully they did a good job. We’ll see.
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Old 01-19-2019, 07:23 AM   #14897
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I assume your getting this done before the planned lunch meet up with some FROGS????????????
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I assume your getting this done before the planned lunch meet up with some FROGS????????????
Yep it's scheduled. We are dropping it off. Getting new rims put on so it will be most of the day for the work to be done
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My latest modifications include getting rid of the WFCO converter with a Progressive Dynamics unit. The WFCO would not charge the battery at more than 13.6 volts even when the battery was below 12 volts. I ran my furnace for about 4 hours to make sure that the warranty work was done properly, installed a push button switch next to the radio to turn cut the power to the radio, (we didn't like the amount of blue light in the TT at night or the parasitic drain on the battery) I installed a tire monitor system n the TT. And my last mod for today was to change the original lp gas regulator with an automatic switching regulator to avoid running out of lp during the night when running the furnace. I had a busy day.
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