Things to improve the camping experience
Mods
Changes made to the trailer to enhance livability or function.
Mod – Porcelain Toilet
One reason we tow a trailer is to have our own bathroom. Our previous trailer had a nice porcelain toilet. The current trailer came with a plastic toilet. The differences are easy to see. The size and ease of cleaning are the big two. To make the plastic strong enough to hold weight, a number…
Mod – Shower head with shutoff
Often you are camping without connection to an unlimited water supply. That translates into short showers. Being able to shutoff or restrict the water flow can dramatically reduce the amount of water used while keeping the shower comfortable. The original shower head installed in the trailer had no way to quickly stop the water. Changing…
Mod – Screen Door Push Bar
One of the mods we made to our previous trailer was to add a push bar to the screen door. It not only gave us a good place to push the door open when going out, but it made it easier to pull the door closed behind us coming into the trailer. It worked so…
Mod – Detachable Power
Replacing a mouse hole power cord with a detachable cord Our Jayco came with the power cord attached inside the trailer and fed out through a hole in the wall. The hole has a cover on it, but they are often called mouse holes for a good reason. One of the first mods done to…
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Tips
Ways to make camping easier or more convenient.
Tip – Water tanks – full or empty?
I have traveled with my fresh water tank full and with it empty. I have also been reading up on the practice. Some say to fill them up and take off. Others warn of dangers with driving around with full tanks. The ones that say fill them up also say that they have never had…
Tip – Over the Door Hook
We mentioned purchasing some items at Target in Bemidji in the Along the Mississippi River in Minnesota – May 2021 Part 4 post. One of those items was a new hook for the bathroom door. Our bathroom is very small and has no place to put your clothes or wet towel when you are taking…
Tip – Cupboard Door Ties
One thing you don’t want to see when you arrive at your campsite is the contents of your cupboards on the floor of your trailer. The trailer manufacturers try to use catches on the doors that will hold most of the time. We want a method that holds ALL of the time. There are a…
Tip – Battery Maintainers
Winter time means the trailer sits idle for a few months, at least up here in Minnesota. That idle time can take a toll on the batteries. In the summer between trips is also a time to worry about the battery charge. Our solution is to use a battery maintainer. Why use a maintainer? Deep…
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