What kind of camper do you have???

Congrats!

 

When you winterize it don’t forget to run plumbing antifreeze throught the exterior shower and through the city water inlet. Anode should be removed from the water heater and drained then bypassed to complete the winterization. Add antifreeze to the drains so the traps don’t freeze.

Nice camper BTW. I’ve always liked stick and tin builds.

 

Thanks for the tips, you're right on the money. Just watched this video about 30 minutes ago. It described a lot what you described to the T.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3xN2-ahkL5g

 

Finally! A bumper pull from Brinkley.

https://www.brinkleyrv.com/rvs/travel-trailers/model-i/

 

Josh the RV nerd did a good review of the Brinkley TT.
https://youtu.be/PqwVzTfw0gE?si=mDQt9wWLadhcsFLM

 

Soloist Alpha trailer. It is awesome at just a little over 800-lbs. Has enough power to go indefinitely off-grid, outdoor shower, propane heat, etc. I have only used it a couple of times but gets a lot of attention at a campsite. Unfortunately, I am not able to use it for the near future due to a recent cycling accident.

 

I saw the bumper pull and the Air in person, I like the layout, but it didn't feel "premium", it felt like they just use better color combo, the rear opposing slide outs are literately same as ones on Grand Design even the same layout.

I wasn't really impressed, it's almost near Airstream price but just feels like a nicer Jayco.

 

My impressions of the Air when I first went into one was that it gave me that same feeling GD used to before they became mainstream and closer to the rest of the pack in terms of finish. GD still has great layouts, but I think Brinkley is filling that old GD niche (as they should given ownership and R&D model). Time will tell, though. I know GD is trying to reclaim their reputation.

 

I really hope GD does, still looking for that ideal next trailer.

 

Not sure if I already posted this but we got a new to us R-Pod. Love it - only have had it out once since the wife's breast cancer diagnosis / treatment / etc, but now that she is feeling better and the prognosis is great, we are planning for the spring and summer!!!! We are excited to get out and enjoy it.

 

I installed a mini split in our RV last week. Presently running it in heat mode. It sure beats the propane heat and is so quiet!

 

The black lead runs to the evaporator( inside unit). The yellow line is my temporary power supply to the entire unit. I want to run it off temp power until I know how much juice it needs. Once I'm confident, I'll delete one of the useless roof air units.

I have plenty of shock absorbing copper line available so I don't stress the line set too greatly. Running down the road for 800 miles is going to stress things, I'm sure.

 

Thanks for the insight. Seeing it in person is definitely different than watching a video from a salesman. We were looking at three different RVs and I was pretty sure which one I was going to buy but after seeing them in person I picked the one I didn’t think was a contender. We picked a Grand Design because it was the better RV that had the least issues. Unfortunately when shopping for RVs in 2024, you pick the least crappy one.