just bought our first TT

[scknoll123]

Hello everyone. Just wanted to say Hello. We just bought our first TT. VERY EXCITED.
We purchased a Wildwood X-Lite 281QBXL with the outside kitchen, power everything and a oven. We got it from the Chicago RV for a AWESOME price. Did I say that the family is very excited to use it for the first time, now all we have to wait for is Forest River to build it and deliver it to House Of Camping

[BillyBass]

how long is it going to take to get it

[camper1999]

Congrats! It is hard to wait for it to come in but well worth the wait. You will find a lot of good information on this forum. I did not by my camper from
House of Camping but I know other that have and had good results. I am from the Chicago area too.

[Wiscampsin]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your Wildwood X-Lite 281QBXL. Lots of friendly, knowledgable and helpful people here just in case you have any questions.
FYI the excitement will grow as it gets closer to spring and closer to delivery of your new TT. Happy camping!!

[scknoll123]

Originally Posted by bill flick

how long is it going to take to get it

End of April

[scknoll123]

Originally Posted by camper1999

Congrats! It is hard to wait for it to come in but well worth the wait. You will find a lot of good information on this forum. I did not by my camper from
House of Camping but I know other that have and had good results. I am from the Chicago area too.

What part? We are from Alsip so HOC is a 15 drive for us, perfect if I have problems or just need some help

[cblaze88]

we just bought our firt travel trailer too. I have a question about the water hook up. When your at a campground that has water you hook up you regulator to your hose and then to their water hookup then to tt. Then you turn your water on, do you leave the water on the whole time you are there or what does the tt shut off and fill back up on its own.

[cblaze88]

can someone please answer my question. Not to sure on it

[BillyBass]

You don't have to turn the water off .When using city hook up you don't use your fresh water holding tank

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by bill flick

You don't have to turn the water off .When using city hook up you don't use your fresh water holding tank

Nor the pump.

Turbs

[camper1999]

Originally Posted by scknoll123

What part? We are from Alsip so HOC is a 15 drive for us, perfect if I have problems or just need some help

We are from the far south side, Orland Park area

[cblaze88]

So you just hook it and go. Thanks

[Wiscampsin]

Campground spigot -> pressure regulator -> inline water filter -> hose -> TT hookup. Teflon tape at each connection. If you have an onboard water filter then skip connection 3. First time you turn the water on (slowly) check for leaks under kitchen and bathroom cabinets, toilet, outside shower, etc. Dealer might have done this already but check anyway. Some leave the water on the whole time, others will turn it off at the spigot if they're going to be gone for several hours.

[j02kennedy]

Congrats on the purchase. We ordered a Salem Cruise Lite 281QBXL which is essentially the same trailer and it is due at the dealer within a week. This is also our frist travel trailer and there is tons of valuable info on this forum. Enjoy!

[BillyBass]

forgot about the pump

[scknoll123]

Originally Posted by camper1999

We are from the far south side, Orland Park area

Almost neighbors. Do you have a permanent site somewhere or do you travel around? Would like some nice sites to visit with Family

[Terier]

Originally Posted by Wiscampsin

Campground spigot -> pressure regulator -> inline water filter -> hose -> TT hookup. Teflon tape at each connection. If you have an onboard water filter then skip connection 3. First time you turn the water on (slowly) check for leaks under kitchen and bathroom cabinets, toilet, outside shower, etc. Dealer might have done this already but check anyway. Some leave the water on the whole time, others will turn it off at the spigot if they're going to be gone for several hours.

Teflon tape? I need to start using it when hooking up.

Originally Posted by j02kennedy

Congrats on the purchase. We ordered a Salem Cruise Lite 281QBXL which is essentially the same trailer and it is due at the dealer within a week. This is also our frist travel trailer and there is tons of valuable info on this forum. Enjoy!

Besides having another nice Wildwood unit join the FRF family there's another Cruise Lite unit too. You are right about lots of valuable information available here on the forums...I didn't find this place for several months after taking delivery.

[dalford]

Originally Posted by cblaze88

we just bought our firt travel trailer too. I have a question about the water hook up. When your at a campground that has water you hook up you regulator to your hose and then to their water hookup then to tt. Then you turn your water on, do you leave the water on the whole time you are there or what does the tt shut off and fill back up on its own.

CB.. Congrats on your new TT. When you are camping at a park that has water hookup you connect your TT to the city water connection. You are then running off the parks water pressure. When you camp at a park or remote site with no water you must have fresh water in your holding tank and use your water pump to get water at your spigots/shower. They are 2 completely separate systems.

If you are going to camp at a park that has water you don't need to fill your fresh water tank on your TT. If you are traveling on a long trip you might want to put a few gallons in your tank for emergency use of toilet or for washing hands.

The main use for the fresh water tank is for dry camping. Ie, campgrounds without water. I hope this helps.

Keep asking. We sometimes forget that we were newbies at this also...

[PapaSmurf]

Originally Posted by Wiscampsin

Campground spigot -> pressure regulator -> inline water filter -> hose -> TT hookup. Teflon tape at each connection. If you have an onboard water filter then skip connection 3. First time you turn the water on (slowly) check for leaks under kitchen and bathroom cabinets, toilet, outside shower, etc. Dealer might have done this already but check anyway. Some leave the water on the whole time, others will turn it off at the spigot if they're going to be gone for several hours.

We turn off the camp spigot if we are leaving the campground. Just less to worry about...

A couple we were camping with last year did not use a pressure regulator, and did not turn the water off when they left. They came back about 4 hours later to find water running out of all their basement doors. Water line on the icemaker had ruptured under the 130 pound pressure at the campground. They had been warned about the high pressure when they arrived. It was a mess to clean up, both in the coach, and in the basement compartments. Now they always use a pressure regulator.

[DAISY BOYKIN]

At each and every campground hookup, after hooking your hose to the campground water connection and if you are using a external filter , always flush the filter and hose and the piping of the RV park. Do this before you hook the hose to your camper!!! You will be surprised at what comes out of the campground water connection sometimes.

If you are using an external filter at the CG connection, especially if it is a brand new filter, always flush the loose charcoal that is in the filter before connecting to camper.

I always flush my hose, filter, regulator just in case something has crawled into the hose or filter while in storage. Again, you never know if a small mouse has crawled in to the hose!!

When I break camp and disconnect the hose, I drain the hose, coil it up, SCREW THE TWO ENDS TOGETHER , this will help insure nothing can crawl into your hose (roaches, mouse, scorpion) while stored!

Good luck