New to RV Coach life

[tmpeoples]

Hi.  My husband & I have always wanted a motorhome.  We were previously owners of a 32' 2012 Jayco Whitehawk tt.  We really liked the Jayco product.  Unfortunately, it was a total loss due to hurricane Harvey in Rockport TX.  So we decided now was the time to upgrade.  We purchased a 2007 Winnebago Itasca 38J.  I'm sure we will be using this forum quite a bit since we are new to this Coach and new to Coach ownership.  We are not full timers however we used our TT a lot.  We were on the road with it traveling the great state of Texas 5+ times a year. We would often extend our stay in some locations for months at a time.  We are parents to 4 beautiful children & 5 grands so it was used quite a lot. 

We take possession of this rig in 4 days and have a short trip (dry camping) this weekend.  Any advise on this particular unit and helpful tips is greatly appreciated. 

Thank you, 
The wishing we were already retired couple!

 

[NY_Dutch]

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll make a lot of great memories with your new coach, and don't hesitate to come here to ask any questions you may have. We love helping folks!

 

[Memtb]

    Welcome aboard!

 

[CMcGinnis]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[99dart]

Welcome! Sorry to hear you lost your RV, but the 38J's I searched out look to be a beauty!

 

[tmpeoples]

Thank you for the warm & friendly welcome. 
We just returned from our 1st short test run weekend getaway.  A few minor issues to address... Well 2 are major  IMO (non functioning backup camera, it has no power to it) the other is an ABS light which came on and the went out during 1 segment of our trip.  And a minor issue with the factory installed awning not working. (Our sales dealership is a TT dealership and the mechanic disable the factory system and wired in a new switch minus all the functionality of the original system ?.) Otherwise we had a great time exploring our new to us Coach.  I will probably be searching this forum most of today looking for troubleshooting info.  I'm sure she'll be visiting a Coach repair/service center soon, if we don't resolve the issues ourselves.