The kitties like the new boxes.
They especially liked the box that came for the new camper step.
First Louis had to try out the new box...
Then Natasha had to take a crack at it... what fun!
I had a hard time finding a step that would be right for the camper. We decided on this one, but it was too long, so I had to cut off 4 inches.
Most steps drop 5"to 7" this one only drops 3" Which is important since this camper has a basement. note the cupboard door under the camper entrance door. Which adds 10" to the step out of the camper... This means the first step out of the camper was a very long 46"... almost 4'to the ground! (24" to the rack) If you notice the camper step is off center to the right, it is because the sewer connection is under the camper under the left side of the door. (the dump handles are in the cupboard under the door.)
I also found a little step that mounts around the hitch to step on.
We already had the rack, and now it is a lot easier!
The large RV handrail is nice too!
The camper came with hand crank jacks, which got old the first day we had the camper, so we sprung for the electric motors that are mounted at the top of the corner jacks.
Then we had to mount a black controller box up against the front wall of the camper. it has 11 wires. 2 for each of the 4 jacks, pos batt and neg batt plus a phone wire. It was quite the spaghetti mess...
The phone wire is routed to the rear of the camper by the back door. Where the hand control plugs in so you can stand outside the rear of the camper to take it off/ on the truck.
We also got these quick release handles for our tiedowns. They assist in getting the camper on the road with lest muss and fuss. Before we had to use a wrench for awhile to get the tiedowns snug. It was quite time consuming. Not to mention having to stop occasionally to let my hand rest. I also like that I can see the little pin that keeps it closed and the handle in my mirrors while under way. I am planning on getting pad locks in place of the pins that keep them closed.
The next project is the Hot Water tank switch. They put it in a wierd place, right where you go up and down to get on the top bunk. We keep bumping it. On our last trip we turned it on, and the switch must have gotten bumped in the middle of the night because the water was luke warm in the morning, and the switch was off... oops... still have not tested the shower, maybe on the next trip... I am planning on putting it up next to the 110v outlet behind the sink. (I have already run some wires up there for it, just need to get some connectors and drill a hole for the switch.)
Another project we are planning on is we are going to put in a Fantastic Fan. We had one in our 5th wheel and were real impressed with it. We were so impressed that we are going to try life with no A/C in the camper. We have the fan, just need some good decent weather to put it in.
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