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Old 06-23-2012, 05:50 PM   #1
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Cable Hookup on 2004 Wildwood LE?

Traveling to a campground that has cable hookup service but cant find a way to bring the outside cable hookup to the camper/tv. Any ideas?
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Old 06-23-2012, 05:58 PM   #2
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Traveling to a campground that has cable hookup service but cant find a way to bring the outside cable hookup to the camper/tv. Any ideas?
Year make and model of camper may help you get answers.
It should or may have a cable/satellite hook up
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:01 PM   #3
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Does this trailer have the plastic box that the power cable is stuffed into when not in use. This is the easiest place to run a coax cable into your trailer. On our old Triple E fifth wheel I drilled a hole through the plastic and installed a barrel in the hole. Ran a cable from the barrel to the TV inside the trailer, and now have an access point to connect to on the outside of the trailer.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:22 PM   #4
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Year make and model of camper may help you get answers.
It should or may have a cable/satellite hook up

Turbos right. This trailer should be wired for cable already.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:49 PM   #5
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My 2012 Salem was not and I had to take it back to the dealer to get it installed. It only cost $100 and was worth every penny since we have two girls that like to watch tv!
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:54 PM   #6
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Year make and model of camper may help you get answers.
It should or may have a cable/satellite hook up
2004 Wildwood LE is listed in thread title but not sure if op has the East Coast model & we don't know which floorplan.
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Old 06-23-2012, 08:01 PM   #7
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Floor plan 22BH. 2004 Wildwood LE 24'
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Old 06-23-2012, 09:10 PM   #8
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2004 Wildwood LE is listed in thread title but not sure if op has the East Coast model & we don't know which floorplan.
yes thanks I didn't see it on my phone.
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Old 06-24-2012, 11:33 AM   #9
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Got Directv hooked up today with the camper so dont have to worry with cable anymore!
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Old 07-07-2012, 10:29 AM   #10
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I own a WILDWOOD.. its a great trailer.. but many are budget built and in some.. the cable outlet is optional. I don't camp too many places that offer cable hookup. So I just bought 50 ft of cable and a couple pieces of "flat" cable connections. The "flat" connections stay in my window.. and I just plug in the cable when I want it. Works great!

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Old 09-16-2012, 11:49 AM   #11
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I have one of the wildwood trailers that also doesn't have the cable hook up. We live in ours full time and have directv. I also got the flat connectors and ran them in the rear storage doors. I drilled a hole in the rear cabinet fed the cable up to the antenna jack in the rear bedroom with a splitter. This fed the living room tv with a signal and we use 2 receivers and it works great. And it looks really clean. Just be sure you don't power up your antenna while your hooked to the dish.
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