Post 1st Trip

When we got in yesterday we first unloaded the rig, took showers and then I sat down and typed up our notes as far as our write-ups.

It was kind of interesting because as we started to leave the park I wanted to dump the holding tanks. I pulled up at the dump station, dug out our new "Rhino-Flex hose and discovered that it doesn't fit up through the hole in the bottom of the compartment. Hummm! I managed to just barely squeeze the hose coupling under the connector and over the lip of the compartment. I was able to drain both tanks, however, since everything had to go about 3 inches before it could travel down the hose, I had a minor mess. Nothing to bad and I was able to hose it out right away. I'm baffled at why any manufacturer would build something as basic as a hole for a sewer drain and not ensure that it was large enough to allow the fitting to enter the compartment. Oh well, mine is not to reason why!!!!

After I got the tanks drained (mostly) the step wouldn't retract. We had to move away from the dump station to allow the next rig in so I parked us over by the ranger station. After looking around and playing with every switch and circuit breaker I could find, I gave up and called the dealership. Fortunately, Bob,(the sales manager) was able to do some quick research and told me about a fuse located outside in a compartment just below the drivers seat area. Sure enough, It was blown, so I replaced it with one I stole from the keyless entry system and got us under way.

We got home with out any further problems except I discovered that the rear camera (#1 camera) is wired so that anything that's on the left side of the coach shows up on the right side of the monitor and vise a versa. It's mind blowing to be in the right lane and watch a car appear to come up from the right rear and look out the side and see him pass on the left. Dangerous stuff. If it were an airplane, I'd ground it. As it is, I took it back into the dealer this morning and won't drive it again untill it's fixed. Other than that, it was a wonderful trip.

Later