New member with first TT

[Lakers]

Hey everyone! I just picked up my first travel trailer. It’s a 2018 Bullet Crossfire 1800. I’m hoping to find lots of good mods to do from this forum.

[Logan X]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations! That is a good looking set up!

[Gegrad]

Welcome from Pennsylvania!

[Northofu1]

Congrats and from Toronto

[FlyingAroundRV]

Nice looking trailer! Welcome to the forums from the DownUnder mob.
As for "mods", there are some accessories that are must-haves, but (IMO) modding something detracts from its resale value.
Some accesories to get straight away
1. An EMS. This will save you blowing up expensive electrical equipment from bad CG power
2. A good adjustable water pressure regulator with a gauge.
3. An inline water filter. The disposable ones from Walmart are fine.
4. A clear elbow for the waste hose. Yeah, YUK who wants to see all that going down the pipe when you're dumping tanks? But it helps you see when you're rinsing the black tank that what is coming out is clear and the tank is (reasonably) clean.
5. A big outdoor mat to have at the bottom of the steps. Helps to keep sand and dirt levels down inside the TT.
6. A separate hose to do the black tank flush. Don't use your mains water hose to do this; YUK also.
7. A hitch lock.
8. Levelling blocks, wood or the stackable Lego types.
9. Wheel chocks
10. A general purpose tool kit, preferrably with the tools in blow molded drawers so you know when all the tools have been put away.
11. A TPMS for the TT tires.
12. Some kind of levelling indicator.
13. A generator suited for your TT's electrical needs.
14. A compressor to air up your tires. It should be capable of inflating the highest pressure tires on your rig.
Nice to have stuff
1. A Volt/Ohm/Milliameter (VOM). Available from Lowes, Home Depot or Harbor Freight.
2. A LASER infrared thermometer. Useful for measuring the temps of tires, wheel bearings and the contents of the fridge.
That's all I can think of now. I might come up with more later though.

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by FlyingAroundRV

Nice looking trailer! Welcome to the forums from the DownUnder mob.
As for "mods", there are some accessories that are must-haves, but (IMO) modding something detracts from its resale value.
Some accesories to get straight away
1. An EMS. This will save you blowing up expensive electrical equipment from bad CG power
2. A good adjustable water pressure regulator with a gauge.
3. An inline water filter. The disposable ones from Walmart are fine.
4. A clear elbow for the waste hose. Yeah, YUK who wants to see all that going down the pipe when you're dumping tanks? But it helps you see when you're rinsing the black tank that what is coming out is clear and the tank is (reasonably) clean.
5. A big outdoor mat to have at the bottom of the steps. Helps to keep sand and dirt levels down inside the TT.
6. A separate hose to do the black tank flush. Don't use your mains water hose to do this; YUK also.
7. A hitch lock.
8. Levelling blocks, wood or the stackable Lego types.
9. Wheel chocks
10. A general purpose tool kit, preferrably with the tools in blow molded drawers so you know when all the tools have been put away.
11. A TPMS for the TT tires.
12. Some kind of levelling indicator.
13. A generator suited for your TT's electrical needs.
14. A compressor to air up your tires. It should be capable of inflating the highest pressure tires on your rig.
Nice to have stuff
1. A Volt/Ohm/Milliameter (VOM). Available from Lowes, Home Depot or Harbor Freight.
2. A LASER infrared thermometer. Useful for measuring the temps of tires, wheel bearings and the contents of the fridge.
That's all I can think of now. I might come up with more later though.

IMHO #'s 1& 2 are "NEVER hook up without these" items if you don't have them, get them ASAP!!

[Lakers]

Thanks for your recommendations. I actually purchased some of the things on that list already and yes I agree some of the things are must have.

[aminter0]

Nice, glad to see someone else swooped in on Richardson’s discounting of the Bullets they had. We picked up ours up last month. Congrats!

[Huntme]

It's a good list.

[JimQ]

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

[Eastham]

And dont forget RVTP

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by Eastham

And dont forget RVTP

Actually any "septic safe" tp will work just as well at a much cheaper price, the main thing is use plenty of water per flush.
The only time we've ever used rv tp is what was given to us by rv dealer when purchased (DW hates the crappy stuff, pun intended), never had an issue in 40+ years of rving, last 10 fulltime.

[rjrelander]

Welcome from Minnesota!

Our trailer is same size and weight as yours. Different model and floor plan. One of the biggest mods that I've done on the inside is to pull out the support boards that the dinette rests on when you drop it down. I replaced them with solid oak 1x2s and added vertical supports from the same material, stained and varnished to match rest of the interior. The originals were just a strip of 1x1 veneered MDF material.

On the outside, I added a second propane tank, dual regulator, and cover. Earlier this season, I replaced the original ST215/75R14D tires with ST225/75R14D Goodyear Endurance tires and metal valve stems. Looks like yours already has ST225/75R14D tires. I also replaced the original shackles and nylon bushings on the suspension with heavier shackles, bronze bushings, and wet bolts with grease fittings.

[Chris P]

Really nice set up. Congratulations and Welcome to the forum from New Jersey

[FlyingAroundRV]

I thought of some more items
1. A folding ladder if you have slideouts.
2. Also if you have slideouts, a push broom or a dust brush to sweep the tops of the slides before retracting.
3. A folding step stool for when the ground is so unlevel the first step is too high off the ground
4. A hatchet for splitting firewood.
5. Cordless drill with a socket for running the stabilizers up and down.


I've avoided listing obvious things like bucket, folding chairs etc.

[Lakers]

Which EMS would you recommend? Would I be okay with a cheaper one? Wife is going to kill me on spending more.

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by Lakers

Which EMS would you recommend? Would I be okay with a cheaper one? Wife is going to kill me on spending more.

Progressive is highly recommended!! They're pricey, but so is replacing all the electronic items in the rv. So actually it's cheap insurance.

[FlyingAroundRV]

Originally Posted by Lakers

Which EMS would you recommend? Would I be okay with a cheaper one? Wife is going to kill me on spending more.

Welll...
I put off buying and installing an EMS in my rig partly because of the cost. Then I hooked up to a friend's home-made extension cord. He had miswired it and it took out my 12V converter ($300) and my "expensive" bluray player ($50). So right there I was out $350 which would have paid for my Progressive Industries EMS and left me with some change.
Don't do what I did!
PS, It nearly took out my airconditioner too and that would have been real expensive!

[Lakers]

Originally Posted by FlyingAroundRV

Welll...
I put off buying and installing an EMS in my rig partly because of the cost. Then I hooked up to a friend's home-made extension cord. He had miswired it and it took out my 12V converter ($300) and my "expensive" bluray player ($50). So right there I was out $350 which would have paid for my Progressive Industries EMS and left me with some change.
Don't do what I did!
PS, It nearly took out my airconditioner too and that would have been real expensive!

Okay, you got me convinced. I’m going to check on the difficulty of hardwiring it this weekend before I purchase. I’m afraid someone might snatch the portable one if I get that.

[FlyingAroundRV]

Originally Posted by Lakers

Okay, you got me convinced. I’m going to check on the difficulty of hardwiring it this weekend before I purchase. I’m afraid someone might snatch the portable one if I get that.

It's pretty easy electrically. Progressive have videos on YT that show how. The tricky part is deciding where to put it and whether there's enough room where you want it. The wired in one has a remote display that gives lots of useful info too.
The first time it shuts your power off for bad power, you should hear the cash register ringing, putting dollars in your pocket.
Good choice going with the wired in one too (IMO) one less thing to do when you're setting up or packing up. If you move frequently as we do, it makes a difference.