Getting Ready For Our First Trip

[pmhellings]

We will be leaving the day after tomorrow on our first trip in our new ( to us ) TM 2720. After buying it we decided on some repairs and improvements that it needed and after finishing those, the camper sat until we could do a test run.

We'll be out for 4 days towing about 175 miles each way. When I bought the camper home, I was towing it with my 2013 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 V6 with a 6 speed manual trans. It towed fine on the 35 mile trip at speeds up to 65. Since then, I have added a Prodigy brake controller. I'm anxious to see how the TV / TM combo feels on the interstate.

As for the camper itself, I have added two 12v outlets to the rear bed area and two more by the couch in front. We anticipate some boondocking and want to be able to charge out devices regardless of being hooked up to shore power or not. I also had to install a new AC to DC converter as the original had burned out. Swapped out all the incandescent bulbs for LEDs ( I'll tackle the fluorescents later ). I also installed a shut off valve in the propane line to the water heater since the solenoid wasn't closing the heater valve completely. At some point in the future I'll tackle replacement of the solenoid/valve assembly. I also installed a lighted switch just beneath the sink, to give an indication that the electric side of the water heater was on.

Upcoming projects include a wifi booster and router, a small LCD television install and 200 watts of solar power. I'm hoping for an enlightening camping trip and look forward to getting to know my Trailmanor better.

Paul