MamaBear,
Congrats on your new unit...hope you enjoy it and the summer. We're heading your way in late May and early June.
Travel well,
Jim
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Jim & Linda Tator
Watertown, WI
2013 Crusier CF34SS GMC 3500 8.1L Dually
154 nights in 2013 - 4,370 miles
178 nights in 2014 - 5,082 miles
365 nights in 2015 - 6,040 miles
We just purchased a 2013 SF32RL 5th Wheel and can't wait to get it home. We pick it up this Wednesday 5/15/2013 and have already booked a spot at a local campground. Big upgrade for us as we used to have a 1994 - 28' Dutchman with no slide outs. Any advice to the quirks or whims of our new unit?
Check your waste water drain valves.
Our 2014 SF32RL has bad assembled drain valves; both grays are way under trailer out of reach & angled w/ gate pockets 5-7* down so will not be able to "winterize" them. Ever see a clean "Dump station"?? Think of having to crawl under trailer to use Gray water dump valves at a dirty sh*tTIE dump station . . .
Slide-out Floors are only 3/4" chip board & un-insulated. Feeling floors flex / give / move is strange. And not what a $50K MSRPtrailer should BE!!
Check your waste water drain valves.
Our 2014 SF32RL has bad assembled drain valves; both grays are way under trailer out of reach & angled w/ gate pockets 5-7* down so will not be able to "winterize" them. Ever see a clean "Dump station"?? Think of having to crawl under trailer to use Gray water dump valves at a dirty sh*tTIE dump station . . .
Slide-out Floors are only 3/4" chip board & un-insulated. Feeling floors flex / give / move is strange. And not what a $50K MSRPtrailer should BE!!
You are correct about the drain valves. I've made a long "J" hook handle with a flat bar on the opposing side of the J. This allows us to both open and close the valves without having to get way down under the camper. This is our 2nd weekend camping and we're loving the new rig! The weather on the other hand isn't being very cooperative as this weekend (Memorial Day) is nothing but cold, wet and windy. Life in the Northeast I guess.
Well need to make/copy your "J" hook w/"T" bar handle.
Was thinking I'd make pull-rod extentions if not repaired while at Factory Rally.
Still no way to get Anti-Freezzzze in slide pocket of valve for Winterizing.