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07-21-2014, 09:48 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Dyer, Indiana
Posts: 8
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Picking up our first TT Thursday!!!!
Hello All,
Getting excited to pick up our first TT on Thursday. 2014 Passport 238ML. My family, (wife, daughter, and self) will be taking it on its first trip this weekend. We started like most, tent camping, then pop-up, now TT.
I have my checklist ready and will go through it with a fine tooth comb. This is a great site, and I've already learned so much from it already.
Any tips or advise for my first trip out will be appreciated.
Thanks! Bruce
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07-22-2014, 04:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: MA
Posts: 3,153
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Congrats and enjoy, how exciting. Tips, make a list so you have what you need and take your time, don't rush think things through. Be sure the water heater is full before you turn it on. Enjoy.
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2013 Premier 31BHPR
2014 F350 6.2L
Soon to be just DW and I
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07-22-2014, 05:19 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Dyer, Indiana
Posts: 8
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Thanks, Gary!
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2014 Passport 238ML
2012 Buick Enclave
Previous Camper:
2004 Palomino Yearling
Tent...
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07-22-2014, 05:31 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
Posts: 18,890
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Congrats!! Like above, make yourself a list So you pack everything you'll need. Try out Everything in your trailer and write down any discrepancies, that way you won't forget if you have to take it back for warranty work. Other than that...ENJOY!!!
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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07-22-2014, 05:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,077
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 from Oklahoma. Congrats!  Enjoy your new Passport!
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Kristi & Jeff
2014 Cougar 313 rli
2013 F350 king ranch
2014 passport 2650bh (sold)
2009 GMC 2500HD 6.6L 4X4 (sold)
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07-22-2014, 05:40 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fraser Valley BC Canada
Posts: 7,015
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One tip before you go........ turn on your fridge at least 12 hours (preferable 24 hrs) prior to leaving and stalking it with your perishables. The fridge takes this long to cool adequately.
I assume you have tried out all of your systems to make sure they are functioning -- water pump, fridge, A/C, hot water tank, electric awning, power jacks/stabilizers, etc. Don't assume that everything will work. You might be surprised and just because it is new, it probably isn't "perfect". For various reasons, people seem to have a lot of trouble with the fridge and the HW tank.
Do you know where your water pump is? How to work your remote (if you have one)? Your TV set and antenna? Where all of the pull valves are for your holding tanks? Where your converter is? Breakers and fuses?
You're not a novice so you should have a pretty good idea about camping supplies to bring with you such as tools, spare fuses, and the like.
Have a great first outing and hope it will be trouble and worry free.
Welcome to the forum and travel safely.
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07-25-2014, 11:43 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 4
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From New Jersey
Drive safe!
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07-25-2014, 12:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 798
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Enjoy the new 238ML. It's great to see so many owners of the same unit as us. You're going to love it!
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Current:
'17 Winnebago Vista 31BE / Wife, pesky Eski and loco Toto dog
Former:
'15 Open Range 256BHS / '05 F350 CCLB RWD V10
'14 Keystone Passport 238ML / '13 GC Trailhawk Hemi
RIP Birch (pitbull)
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07-25-2014, 12:38 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: behind you
Posts: 24
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First trip
Congrats on the new TT you will love it.It will take you a few trips just to get a system going on what to load ,where to put it and so on.We have cloths that stay in our TT as well as pots ,pans,tools so all we load each time is what we will eat5
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07-25-2014, 04:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 287
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Congrats! Go out and enjoy it. Hope your inaugural weekend goes well.
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