Finally!!

Yesterday we picked up our brand spanking new 2013 171 HRE.  Took it immediately to a local tire dealer and had all three wheels balanced and SS air stems installed.  Got it home and starting loading our "stuff" into the trailer.  We are headed out this morning on its maiden voyage.  A 300 mile trip to Coos Bay Oregon, to have a looksee.  Hope any "gripes" are minor or hopefully non existent.  All our mods were installed on the trailer by the dealer and it got a nice bath, before it was handed over to us.  FR made some nice minor mods in comparison to some of the older versions.  Under the bed they have installed hinges on the top which makes it easier to lift.  Have purchased some lifters which will be installed when we return.  Also had dual lp bottles installed with auto cutover and larger size 27 Optima battery.  Hope it lives up to its reputation.  Took someones advice and purchased a longer sewer disposal tube under the main belly of the beast.  Now holds the 15' disposal tube with ends attached.  Anyway enough of this prattle.  Will be adding pics as they are taken.  Instead of a tv, I purchased an usb attachment to my laptop which allows us to hook up campground cable and view tv.  Will report on how that works.  I did have one question, however.  Shoud we use the "standard" Thetford formaldyhyde formula for the black water tank, or the newer "green" type.  I'm all for using the green type, however the head service tech at our delivering dealer was not impressed with the "green" types, as far as keeping odors down during some hot summer weather.  Would love to hear from others on that subject.  Anyway, "off to see the wizard".

I have some orange ones that we bought from Wally World.  I dunno if they are eco anything or what but they are cheap and the bag smells like oranges.  Win win!

If the odor gets bad, you can always dump a gallon of bleach down the toilet.  We bought http://www.nature-zyme.net/consumer-products.html during our first weekend as we didn't have anything else, and it does seem to be working out well for us.

Congratulations!

Well its's early Sat. morning and here's the scoop.  Arrived yesterday about 3.  Easy tow down the I-5 and then cutover to the beach.  Was watching for any sway and other than changing lanes it towed just fine.  Did snuggle up to a couple of large tractor trailers and no problems.  I believe the weight of the tow vehicle to the weight of the Rpod is a big factor.  After settling in and starting to put our stuff away realized we have to be very judicious on putting stuff away.  Not a lot of storage space.  Thank goodness for Velcro, and the Command Hooks. The little ceramic heater that I purchased works just