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 Welcome!! My recommendation is check out everything, run the stove, fridge, a/c, heater, run the water , flush the toilet, run the shower , try all the lights. Turn on the tv, radio. Set uip the r-dome, make sure it all fits.

Originally posted by johnmaci Congrats on your purchase!Looks like you intend on lots of boondocking with those batteries and solar panel :)I hate campgrounds and stay off grid as much as possible.You'll get lots of recommendations, but here are a couple of things that made my life easier:1. Change the faucet aerators. My kitchen had a 2.0 gl per minute, and the bathroom had a plastic cover with holes! Here is what we use to keep the water use down: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034UMZA6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=12. Change the shower head to a low flow/high output such as the Oxygenics Body Spa:http://www.amazon.com/ETL-26781-White-Oxygenics-Shower/dp/B00F5MUB66/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431540709&sr=8-1&keywords=rv+shower3. As a matter of health, I always filter the water before adding it to my freshwater tank:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006IX87S/ref=pd_luc_rh_bxgy_01_01_t_img_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1I could go on and on, but you could go broke :)JD

Yep we coulda done without the ac and microwave as we will literally never use them but our dealer only orders them that way and compared to other dealers without those options where still cheaper

I doubt it will ever see a campground unless it's to avoid paying hotel cost for a wedding or something : )

Filtering water isn't a huge concern for me as we have extremely good water here in bc And my house water is actually artisan fed well water Which we have tested annually and is always cleaner than clean : )

I would have never thought of faucet aerators as helping water flow... whyou just not turn the tap all the way on?(I'm genuinely asking not being smart ass) and a low flow shower head is an excellent idea I'm surprised that's not what's in it : )

and feel free to go on and on about making water supply etc last longer lol... anyone know what the furnace fan draw is? Also would love to know what the draw of fridge pcb and anything else that is always on is... the 2015 have factory led lighting so no issues there

I figure fridge and co2 detector etc shouldn't be more than a 2 amp draw so that gives us a few weeks of power... but and assuming the furnace is 12amp that gives us down to 4 nights or so...(hard to calculate lol) so I don't think I should have an issue power wise while using the solar panels as they should keep up ok even on clouds days

Check to see that the things mounted to the walls are secure because a lot of the screws and ours were just were  screwed  into nothing and did nothing and came right out and look at the molding around the bottom of the  Front of the trailer where itcomes into the bottom of the trailer mine was coming loose because they screwed it into nothing and the  angle iron that hold the water tanks underneath that they go from frame rail the frame rail mine didn't  about a quarter inch gap between the end of them and only one self tapping screw on each side had to fix that myself wasn't worth taking him  they would've fallen out in a short amount of time with water in them  and check the water lines that they're tight not leaking we had many of them leaking faucet fell off water leaks underneath the sink just because they left them loose  even the  The air conditioner vent came loose and fell down because one of the bolts in the air conditioner was broke and it was moving around on top so check everything thoroughly   But I can say I love the trailer I think I got everything fixed 

Originally posted by Jpntime Check to see that the things mounted to the walls are secure because a lot of the screws and ours were just were  screwed  into nothing and did nothing and came right out and look at the molding around the bottom of the  Front of the trailer where itcomes into the bottom of the trailer mine was coming loose because they screwed it into nothing and the  angle iron that hold the water tanks underneath that they go from frame rail the frame rail mine didn't  about a quarter inch gap between the end of them and only one self tapping screw on each side had to fix that myself wasn't worth taking him  they would've fallen out in a short amount of time with water in them  and check the water lines that they're tight not leaking we had many of them leaking faucet fell off water leaks underneath the sink just because they left them loose  even the  The air conditioner vent came loose and fell down because one of the bolts in the air conditioner was broke and it was moving around on top so check everything thoroughly   But I can say I love the trailer I think I got everything fixed

Dreded, you may want to remove the microwave to get more storage space since you'll mostly boondock.  Without solar, and with nothing else used, the fridge brains + LPG detector will drain the battery to the damage point in less than 2 weeks.  As mentioned, the furnace is the biggest DC + LPG hog, and it is very loud too.  You'll only get 2 nights on battery using the furnace, even less if it is very cold out (again, w/o solar).  Many boondockers use catalytic heaters since they don't use any electric and are completely quiet.  Olympian Wave and Mr. Heater are 2 options.  Always make sure you camp with a window and the roof vent open a little, otherwise condensation will be a problem (you are ok if the A/C is running, but since you won't be using it...).