We’ve just passed the one year anniversary of owning our 2015 Jayco 19XUD Hybrid Travel Trailer. While generally, we love it; there are a couple “shortcomings” that need to be addressed. One of which is the poorly designed storage cabinets between the door and reefer. Here, Jayco has three LARGE storage areas, without shelving. While this was likely done to accommodate installing rubbermaid shelves or the like, I truly suspect the reasoning is weight reduction. If they had installed shelves, it would be very easy for someone to store a lot of items here, which could quickly add too much weight behind the trailer axles, which would not be safe. We are now on our third iteration of organization in the camper, and each time these cabinets just get unused or under utilized for what size they are. Their location lend themselves to use for items that need to be …keep reading …
Installing a Digital Furnace Thermostat in Jayco 19XUD Hybrid Travel Trailer
There is no other way to put it – The thermostat that comes with most campers absolutely suck. If you have ever camped in the cold, you know how difficult impossible it is to get the furnace to an accurate and tolerable temperature. The good news is, that this is a simple five minute project to fix. All you need is a two-wire (ideally heater-only) thermostat. I bought mine, an Emerson 1E78-140, from Amazon for about $20. Instructions 1. Turn off or disconnect your battery. 2. Locate your current mechanical thermostat. 3. Remove cover, and unscrew from wall 4. Disconnect wires, noting where they were connected. For mine, the white connects to W and the red/white connects to the R. 5. Open your new thermostat 6. Route the wires through the back and connect them to the matching connections; White to W and red/white to R (or RH). 7. Install …keep reading …
Our New Camper – 2015 Jayco SLX 19XUD
For the past few months, I’ve been casually researching the possibility of buying a travel trailer. My thoughts were, a trailer coupled with the N.A.R.V. would provide enough sleeping space for possibly up to six people; which would be great for some of our normal trips like Florida Springs and snowboarding. My initial thoughts were to get a smaller used trailer that would accommodate just the family of four. And up until this past winter, it was always my goal to get a four season camper, so that we could use it for snowboarding. Last year, we went to a RV show and had a look at the Starcraft AR-ONE hybrids. While I was aware of what a hybrid was, I never really considered it until then. Considering that this past ski season, we tent camped in the Boone area in 20-30 degree weather, the requirement of a four season …keep reading …