Smoky Mountain Wanderer

[alphawolfman-iRV2]

Hello fellow RV'ers. Hope everyone is good. My wife and I have been campers from way back starting in tent then progressing to a pop-up, then a Roo (Hybrid) until we made the jump to a 38 foot Mobile Suites pulled by a RAM 3500 dually. Enjoyed the fifth wheel until we started realizing there were places we wanted to go where we just could not physically get this long rig into. So, we sold that combo last year and purchased a 2014 Winnebago Aspect 30J Motorhome with only 19k miles. So far we love the ease of hopping in our Aspect and basically going anywhere we want. Now, I will admit we are still getting used to the reduced storage we now have but are adjusting well. Hopefully this groups expertise can help me out with making the best of our new coach. Looking forward to sharing knowledge and experience with all of you. Safe travels to everyone.

 

[Larry N.]

Welcome to the forum. With your background you can likely help others here if you wish, as well as getting help for yourselves. Ask away...

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Are you planning to pull a car behind the motorhome?

 

[Ohiosnowbird]

We have a class c too! Love it. We put in a stack washer and dryer in our one closet so we literally have no space and it has been quite liberating, though seeing hubby in the same flannel shirt for months at a time gets old…We don’t pull a toad, we rent cars in places we want to go touring, which is most place we stay for longer than 4 nights. The math works for us on car rentals, though it’s not for everyone.

 

[DutchmenSport]

Welcome to the forums and I hope all your travels are wonderful!

You did not indicate if you are full timers or if you still have a home base somewhere.

If you have a home base, then the best way to get around the limited space in the camper is to rotate items in and out of your camper to accommodate your needs for the next adventure.

If camping in the mountains or cold weather, you may want to bring along warmer clothing. Remove all the hot Summer articles of clothing. When going to the beach locations, you don't need winter coats. Take them out, put the cooler lighter clothing back in.

Same principle applies to any trip you plan. Consider the logistics of where you are going and then ... some things come "out" of the camper, and some things go back "in" the camper.

If you no longer have a home base, but are full timing, then you have everything with you. Space becomes limited, for sure. But, it's OK to discard items not needed or not used and replace with items with items you do need. Hitting up garage sales, and looking for good bargains at Wall Mart or even Good Will stores can keep all that "stuff" rotating and prevent the build-up of clutter with minimum expense. You can always donate unused items to a Good Will store or give unused items away to a fellow camper you meet along your journeys. In my opinion, keeping things "down sized" in any camper is the number one issue that makes RVing challenging.

That's my suggestion. Congrats on getting the new rig and happy camping!

 

[CharlesinGA]

Winnebago adds value to their products by making available the wiring diagrams and equipment installation drawings, plumbing installation drawings, illustrated coach parts book. Its all free for the downloads. Thank you for specifying the exact model (30J) as that makes it easier to give you the links.

If you go to Winnebago.com you find OWNERS to the top right and that takes you to Owners Resources and other links will appear. I have saved you the trouble by providing all of the direct links for your model, below.

I highly suggest that you download all of these files to your computer (desktop or laptop) and then save all of them to a clean thumb drive and carry it with you in the coach. Wiring diagrams especially, are invaluable when a problem arises. WBO marks all of their wires with a wire marker and that corresponds to what is found in the drawings. Off white wires are hots, yellow wires are grounds. Someone who can read and follow wiring diagrams will find these invaluable when doing modifications or repairs.

Here is the link to the wiring diagrams, follow it and you will have 14 different PDF files to download

Here is the link to the plumbing installation drawing. (only one download.)

Here is the sealant callout sheet. (only one file to download)

Here is the paint code manual and layouts. (one download)

Here is a link to the coach parts viewer. You cannot download anything, but this allows you to view the layouts and locate individual parts.

Here is the owners manual (you should have this if you were given the black Winnebago pouch with documents in it) (this wants to download to your computer the moment you click on the link, it does not attempt to first display it in your browser like the other downloads. Of course after the download you can go back and open the file to view it.

 

[Adventurous Traveler]

Welcome to The Forum!

CharlesinGa wrapped things up pretty good for you regarding your rig.

Now, all that's left is for you to share your adventures and travels with The Forum

 

[Bearcatrp]

Welcome to the forum, best on the net. If you’re not pulling a toad, pull a small trailer to help carry the load. That V10 should pull it fine.