Our New Camper

[Zulu Kono]

For months I've been on a quest to upgrade our camper to something
in my price range that could get our two quads up to camp with us.
Obviously the only choices are either a toy hauler or a motorhome.
I was seriously looking at Class As, and would still love to have one,
but then I found what I hope is the right camper for us,
a 2010 Dutchmen "XRV Crossover" front-deck toy-hauler.
Our last trailer was a '97 26' Dutchmen "Aristocrat" and was a well-built unit,
so I jumped to go look at this one when it I saw it for sale
(usually by the time I find something, it's sold or pending).

The camper in this photo is apparently the 2009 version, but has the exact same floor plan.
Our 2010 (next photo) has fiberglass siding and plastic fender skirts.





It came with a WDH that has a mini-ball up on the hitch.
I don't know what brand that is, but I plan to ditch it and use
the Blue Ox SwayPro 1500 that I bought for our last trailer.

The living space is pretty small, but we're down
to three of us and we spend most of our time
outside when we're camping, so no biggie.
My wife loves the coziness of it, so mama's happy.

Worked out pretty well because I'm already outfitted with TT accouterments,
e.g., X-Chocks, Anderson Levelers, and the aforementioned Blue Ox.
One thing this one doesn't have is an electric tongue jack.
I put one on our last camper which went with it at the sale.
It was a $120 Amazon find that did the job, but seemed to struggle.
Any recommendations concerning that would be appreciated.

The trailer has three, for lack of a better term, "brackets" on the curb side,
and neither I nor the gentleman I bought it from know what they're for.
Anybody? Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading my novella.

 

[CharlesinGA]

I hope you have something stout to tow it with, as I can imagine the tongue weight can get pretty high when you have it loaded up or pretty low when not. A Sherline tongue weigh scale might be in order.

I do not have any experience with this tongue jack but it is reputed to be the best one on the market. The 3500 lb hi-power has a ball screw that will be very smooth and low load on the motor, but its 18 in travel may not be enough for your trailer, They do make a 24 inch travel model (unusual actually) in a plain ACME screw design.

Where the chain brackets for the Blue Ox hitch attach, consider tack welding on a small plate where the set screw seats, as the tongue tubing could deform without it (Lippert frame) My travel buddy did this on his, and we think it helped alot with not denting the frame tubing.

The brackets appear to have been factory installed, possibly for some kind of outdoor table mount possibly. I cannot find a brochure with the 16XRV in it.

Charles

 

[Onyrlef]

For months I've been on a quest to upgrade our camper to something
in my price range that could get our two quads up to camp with us.
Obviously the only choices are either a toy hauler or a motorhome.
I was seriously looking at Class As, and would still love to have one,
but then I found what I hope is the right camper for us,
a 2010 Dutchmen "XRV Crossover" front-deck toy-hauler.
Our last trailer was a '97 26' Dutchmen "Aristocrat" and was a well-built unit,
so I jumped to go look at this one when it I saw it for sale
(usually by the time I find something, it's sold or pending).

The camper in this photo is apparently the 2009 version, but has the exact same floor plan.
Our 2010 (next photo) has fiberglass siding and plastic fender skirts.

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It came with a WDH that has a mini-ball up on the hitch.
I don't know what brand that is, but I plan to ditch it and use
the Blue Ox SwayPro 1500 that I bought for our last trailer.

The living space is pretty small, but we're down
to three of us and we spend most of our time
outside when we're camping, so no biggie.
My wife loves the coziness of it, so mama's happy.

Worked out pretty well because I'm already outfitted with TT accouterments,
e.g., X-Chocks, Anderson Levelers, and the aforementioned Blue Ox.
One thing this one doesn't have is an electric tongue jack.
I put one on our last camper which went with it at the sale.
It was a $120 Amazon find that did the job, but seemed to struggle.
Any recommendations concerning that would be appreciated.

The trailer has three, for lack of a better term, "brackets" on the curb side,
and neither I nor the gentleman I bought it from know what they're for.
Anybody? Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading my novella.

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Those brackets on my Trailmanor were for the awning support arms when manual the awning was extended.

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

Brackets like that are sometimes used to support an outdoor table, to be hung from the side of the RV. Or an outdoor stove of some sort.

 

[Rene T]

Brackets like that are sometimes used to support an outdoor table, to be hung from the side of the RV. Or an outdoor stove of some sort.

I agree on the top two brackets but the bottom one has me baffled. That device is used to hold a rv door open. There is the small bumper and the arm that connects to the door to hold it open.

 

[Zulu Kono]

I hope you have something stout to tow it with, as I can imagine the tongue weight can get pretty high when you have it loaded up or pretty low when not. A Sherline tongue weigh scale might be in order.

I do not have any experience with this tongue jack but it is reputed to be the best one on the market. The 3500 lb hi-power has a ball screw that will be very smooth and low load on the motor, but its 18 in travel may not be enough for your trailer, They do make a 24 inch travel model (unusual actually) in a plain ACME screw design.

Where the chain brackets for the Blue Ox hitch attach, consider tack welding on a small plate where the set screw seats, as the tongue tubing could deform without it (Lippert frame) My travel buddy did this on his, and we think it helped alot with not denting the frame tubing.

The brackets appear to have been factory installed, possibly for some kind of outdoor table mount possibly. I cannot find a brochure with the 16XRV in it.

Charles

TV is a '96 Chevy K2500 Suburban w/Vortec 7400, so no slouch.
After some research I pulled the trigger on a Husky Brute 4500 tongue jack.
More than I wanted to pay, but $80 cheaper on Amazon than on their website.
Thanks for suggesting the steel plate for the WDH.
Good idea and will consider doing that.

I agree on the top two brackets but the bottom one has me baffled. That device is used to hold a rv door open. There is the small bumper and the arm that connects to the door to hold it open.

The third bracket is to the far right of the other two, not the door holder.

 

[Rene T]

TV is a '96 Chevy K2500 Suburban w/Vortec 7400, so no slouch.
After some research I pulled the trigger on a Husky Brute 4500 tongue jack.
More than I wanted to pay, but $80 cheaper on Amazon than on their website.
Thanks for suggesting the steel plate for the WDH.
Good idea and will consider doing that.


The third bracket is to the far right of the other two, not the door holder.

So all three brackets are identical?

 

[Zulu Kono]

So all three brackets are identical?

Yes, two on the left and one to the right.

 

[ButchW]

Brackets like that are sometimes used to support an outdoor table, to be hung from the side of the RV. Or an outdoor stove of some sort.

I can see that being the case for the 2 on the right, but why the 1 on the left, behind the door (when it is in the open position)?... Maybe used to carry something long and flat, on the side of the trailer while towing? Like a surf board? Otherwise wouldn't the door be in the way of the left brackets use?...
Butch

 

[Ray-IN]

This is the 2011 owners manual, it's quite generic as it covers all towables. Dutchmen omits 2008/9/10 models for some reason.
FWIW, the unloaded tongue weight is 400#. reference: 2009 Dutchmen Lite 16DXRV Crossover

 

[CharlesinGA]

I assume you saw the answer on iRV2 to your question about the brackets.

Thule accessory brackets for no longer made accessories, Google Thule SMART RV Accessories

Charles

 

[CharlesinGA]

The mini ball on the hitch is for a antisway friction device, commonly used by Curt, Reese and a few others. Does the trailer tongue have a matching bracket and mini ball?



Charles

 

[Zulu Kono]

I assume you saw the answer on iRV2 to your question about the brackets.

Yes I did, thanks.
I did some looking around and they're pretty much obsolete.
I'll probably just leave them on there so I don't have to fix the screw holes.

The mini ball on the hitch is for a antisway friction device, commonly used by Curt, Reese and a few others. Does the trailer tongue have a matching bracket and mini ball?

There is a matching bracket with a
mini ball, but it was in a storage hold.
What isn't there is that little sway mechanism.
Doesn't look like the PO ever used it, and neither
will I, in fact the whole hitch is up for sale for $100.
My Blue Ox seems better and simpler than this thing.

 

[Kirk]

 

[DeckArtist]

For months I've been on a quest to upgrade our camper to something
in my price range that could get our two quads up to camp with us.
Obviously the only choices are either a toy hauler or a motorhome.
I was seriously looking at Class As, and would still love to have one,
but then I found what I hope is the right camper for us,
a 2010 Dutchmen "XRV Crossover" front-deck toy-hauler.
Our last trailer was a '97 26' Dutchmen "Aristocrat" and was a well-built unit,
so I jumped to go look at this one when it I saw it for sale
(usually by the time I find something, it's sold or pending).

The camper in this photo is apparently the 2009 version, but has the exact same floor plan.
Our 2010 (next photo) has fiberglass siding and plastic fender skirts.

View attachment 172756

View attachment 172753

It came with a WDH that has a mini-ball up on the hitch.
I don't know what brand that is, but I plan to ditch it and use
the Blue Ox SwayPro 1500 that I bought for our last trailer.

The living space is pretty small, but we're down
to three of us and we spend most of our time
outside when we're camping, so no biggie.
My wife loves the coziness of it, so mama's happy.

Worked out pretty well because I'm already outfitted with TT accouterments,
e.g., X-Chocks, Anderson Levelers, and the aforementioned Blue Ox.
One thing this one doesn't have is an electric tongue jack.
I put one on our last camper which went with it at the sale.
It was a $120 Amazon find that did the job, but seemed to struggle.
Any recommendations concerning that would be appreciated.

The trailer has three, for lack of a better term, "brackets" on the curb side,
and neither I nor the gentleman I bought it from know what they're for.
Anybody? Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading my novella.

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Nice...congratulations! Love the rear door campers.