2009 Sprit of America 30rls delivered on Sat:
Initial problem was leveling the fker - it's really heavy and my 2 ton jack wouldnt do the job - its still not completely level but pretty close (sitting on dirt, so not a solid base by any means).
My next issue was filling up the water tank, which as far as design goes - sucks. i had to buy a plastic funnel that could bend to the angle to pour in water i brought from offsite into the fresh water tank. (very heavy containers which I had to lift over my head and pour in the fresh tank with a flexible funnel).
Fridge - took 8 hrs to get cool enough (off propane use). i turned it off at the end of the weekend, but after some search i realized that the fridge uses very little propane, so i can probably leave it on 24/7 and not use much propane.
Hot water was not an issue, i took cold showers and i was impressed at how refreshing and easy it was to take a "normal shower"
Toilet use, my GF and i only did number 1, and we had no issues - but i am a little concerned about number 2 and smell issues.
- also the black water tank fills up very quickly, while the gray water tank much be much bigger.
Generator to run the A/C - was very loud but well worth it, it was ice cold inside - so cold that i had to get up in the middle of the night and turn off the generator, which sucked - i would love to have a remote generator.
It poured on monday and there were no noticeable leaks, except for a small drip on exterior door, which was weird but it just ran down the side and back out, so it shouldnt be an issue. i was concerned since it wasnt completely level that the power slide would have some gaps.
Bugs - the camper is not as tight as i would have liked, i think the slide leaves a lot of gaps and crevasse that allow a lot of ants to make their way in. it was parked for 2 days and i had them all over the place - i bought ant killer spray and sprayed the outside - any tips would be appreciated...
Disposal of waste: this was by far the worse part. at the end of the weekend as we are getting ready to leave i had to put on latex gloves and connect the sewer hose to a tote tank and haul off the black and grey water (which did stink, something awful). i lugged the tote tank about 300 feet away and dumped it (on my land). here is where i wish i had a hose to spray down everything, but instead i had to just rinse it the best i could with cups of water from the sink.
all in all the experience was not great because of the execution issues i had: my battery was dead and i had to go buy a new one - the fridge took 8 hours to get cool. the generator needed a special adapter to hook up to the camper that i was not aware of.
i hope my next experience will be better and that i can find away to seal the gaps and keep ants from overtaking the camper.
Initial problem was leveling the fker - it's really heavy and my 2 ton jack wouldnt do the job - its still not completely level but pretty close (sitting on dirt, so not a solid base by any means).
My next issue was filling up the water tank, which as far as design goes - sucks. i had to buy a plastic funnel that could bend to the angle to pour in water i brought from offsite into the fresh water tank. (very heavy containers which I had to lift over my head and pour in the fresh tank with a flexible funnel).
Fridge - took 8 hrs to get cool enough (off propane use). i turned it off at the end of the weekend, but after some search i realized that the fridge uses very little propane, so i can probably leave it on 24/7 and not use much propane.
Hot water was not an issue, i took cold showers and i was impressed at how refreshing and easy it was to take a "normal shower"
Toilet use, my GF and i only did number 1, and we had no issues - but i am a little concerned about number 2 and smell issues.
- also the black water tank fills up very quickly, while the gray water tank much be much bigger.
Generator to run the A/C - was very loud but well worth it, it was ice cold inside - so cold that i had to get up in the middle of the night and turn off the generator, which sucked - i would love to have a remote generator.
It poured on monday and there were no noticeable leaks, except for a small drip on exterior door, which was weird but it just ran down the side and back out, so it shouldnt be an issue. i was concerned since it wasnt completely level that the power slide would have some gaps.
Bugs - the camper is not as tight as i would have liked, i think the slide leaves a lot of gaps and crevasse that allow a lot of ants to make their way in. it was parked for 2 days and i had them all over the place - i bought ant killer spray and sprayed the outside - any tips would be appreciated...
Disposal of waste: this was by far the worse part. at the end of the weekend as we are getting ready to leave i had to put on latex gloves and connect the sewer hose to a tote tank and haul off the black and grey water (which did stink, something awful). i lugged the tote tank about 300 feet away and dumped it (on my land). here is where i wish i had a hose to spray down everything, but instead i had to just rinse it the best i could with cups of water from the sink.
all in all the experience was not great because of the execution issues i had: my battery was dead and i had to go buy a new one - the fridge took 8 hours to get cool. the generator needed a special adapter to hook up to the camper that i was not aware of.
i hope my next experience will be better and that i can find away to seal the gaps and keep ants from overtaking the camper.