Made a bedroom separator out of para cord, picture hanging hooks and a cloth shower curtain where there wasn't one before for when I get up early and the wife sleeps in. Attached a Brita faucet filter on my kitchen faucet. No more carrying filtered water. Works great!
Not as useful for full timers like you, but one of my favorite diy things is the hose I made. It has a garden hose fitting on one side and an air hose fitting on the other. I hook it up to the city water connection and can blow out my water lines when winterizing. It save a bunch of time and money spent on putting antifreeze through the whole system. The air fitting side of the hose is attached with a thumb screw hose clamp, so it's removable. That way I can also use it to connect to water at places that don't have threaded connections.
Camco and others also sell a fitting that accomplishes the same thing. The one I have is anodized aluminum and fits in the little divider kit I have with spare fuses, bulbs, screws, etc.
Hey Jerad, one thing to add to the wood blocks, give em a coat of paint to help protect from the elements. You still have the best channel for RV knowledge both for newbies and full timers. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the video Jared. We have kept the reflectx in our rv for blocking sunlight. On one rainy trip, our rear window track broke, leaving the window down. I was able to cut the reflectx to size and brace with wooden rulers from walmart, it got us home.
I use stall mat cut to 10"×10" as leveling blocks like the orange or yellow ones. This product is super tough and doesn't slip when your pulling on to it.
We have an awning window, one that pivots up. We like it because it can block rain while open. Putting the reflective material on the inside, to block the sun, blocks the screen and therefore the air flow. We solved this with small suction cups that can be used to attach the reflective to the window itself, so we get sun blockage and air flow. Velcro or magnets will work in some situations, too.
Thanks, Jared for all the very useful ideas in this video. For those of us that are not FULL TIME Travelers and are not constantly around other RVers day and night, we don't get this type of information. Thanks for taking your time in the production of videos like this. I really appreciated the water filter setup as it will save a good sum of money to produce a 2 filter system for part-time Travelers like Diana and me. You and your family stay safe.
We use the large levelers under the tongue. To help insure the base of the jack does not move, we build a top that nests into the levelers and has a pocket just the right size for our jack base.
As a special education teacher I use Velcro all the time. There is black and brown Velcro that comes in small circular pieces. You wouldn't have to cut them for the reflectix and since most RVs have black trim around the windows it would blend in better than the white and would look more professionally done. They should also be plenty strong enough to hold the material.
I made wooden stabilizer pads almost the same way… sandwiched 2 pieces of plywood between 1” thick slabs with 1/4” rubber stall mat on the bottom using construction adhesive and screws but I put the ends of around 2’ length of scrap ratchet strap (about 6” of each end) so they have an easy handle! Also, gave them a few coats of marine varnish to protect them from water, etc!
We followed your lead, and added the whole house filter. The water tastes great, and our flow is much better. Now I'm working on installing it inside our rig, and creating a bypass to fill our fresh tank. As usual, great stuff from Jared!
Thanks Jared! I ordered the supplies for a dual filter setup using the whole house cartridges. I am looking forward to testing them out. Good quality water is super important!
Another good video, Thanks I always learn something from you. I made a filter holder out of a 25L foldable milk crate. Just turn it upside down set your filter housing on top and outline the housing and cut it out. Now the filter will sit down in it and is very stable. The crate collapses and stores easily. If it is hot or really cold outside I will cover it with a space blanket or Reflectix.
I used a 4 inch hole saw, but you could do it several ways to put a hole in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket. I flip it upside down, and it holds my water filter nicely. When traveling, I coil my hoses up inside the bucket and put my filter upside down in the center. Water drains, and it's all ready for next trip.
I used the reflective foil to cover my windows too. Most of mine just slipped into the channels but for the ones it didn’t, I used aluminum tape to secure it to the frame. I like what you did. I may have to try that in the future. I purchased the pillow with the reflective side for my vents and in my shower skylight. I tried just using reflective foil in the skylight but the aluminum tape wouldn’t hold for long periods of time. My cabinets over my bed were getting moisture in there so my clothes were getting wet. I used the reflective foil in there too.
Great video as always! We have a Momentum 397th and I built some wooden stabilizer blocks that I love and now I know how to fix the light coming in the roof vents. Thanks for the great ideas!
Great tips, I have used the treated lumber blocks for years. If you add short piece of polyprope or paracord stapled to ends to serve as a handle, can carry 3 or 4 of these at a time, easier for us old folks to handle!
I also added a ground pad that I use under the leveling blocks to keep the gravel from getting lodged in the bottom block. It just annoyed me to try to stack the blocks and the gravel or small rock would mess it up! I used a rubber stable pad from Tractor Supply and cut it in squares about an 1/8" around larger than the blocks. Used a jig saw to cut it, and it smells like a tire fire, so use an N95 mask while cutting the rubber!
Alternative for your wood blocks, use 2x6 boards cut them to about 11 1/2" and screw them together cross grained. Mine are pressure treated lumber, 7 years old and I built 10 blocks for the 6 point system and works great and can even use them for tires if the site is that far off level.
Great video, like you I wanted to add some additional water filters but $300 was a little much. Made my own dual filter for less than $60. Thanks Again
I made 2 reflective covers for the canvas ends of our Hybrid trailer to reflect the sun off the canvas in the summer. I just connect them to the trailer with bungi cords.
You can find thermal reflective tarps on Amazon or sporting good stores in the survival section. $20. Typically, they're used with the reflective side towards you to keep your heat in, but flip it over and now they reflect heat away. That's what we used on our Rockwood Roo 183 with the 3 hybrid flip out beds. 60x80 in size fit perfectly over the tops with plastic clamps from Harbor Freight. Or bungy cords since they have hooks. Not only does this keep heat out in the summer, we used them almost every trip to keep that morning sunlight out to keep kids sleeping in longer and less cleaning of the bed tops. It was a lot easier to wipe them off on a table than moving a step stool around and wiping down the the fake canvas that was hard to keep clean. We gave them to the new owner of the Roo when we sold it to buy a new camper.
I ran a 10x2.5” filter housing setup last summer. But noticed that pressure would drop off at flow rate. Tried a number filters inside. Moved to a 10x4.5” housing with lower micron filters and haven’t had any pressure drop off.
you may want to be careful with the 'reflectix' - in high heat areas, I have had them warp the plastic channels in the window. Also, had it warp the plastic skylights......
Thanks for the warning. Another TH-camr recommended putting reflective insulation on the outside where the sun hits as more effective. It keeps the sun’s radiant heat from ever getting in.
We had the reflective ones on the camper door windows , left it on while in storage with the sun on it ,and the frame warped on us too. I bought some blackout ones on ETSY for the camper doors. I still use the reflective ones on the other windows , just not 24/7
That reflect x idea with the command velcro is such an obvious but great idea! We had a few day heat wave here and was having issues with our AC conking out. I had to take half days off work to stay home and make sure my cat and dog were okay. I panic bought some aluminum foil and tape and taped up my windows from the outside. Worked well but made an annoying mess I've got to try and clean off[the tape residue]. I'll get some reflect x and prepare for that for next time
For the reflectix, I cut the pieces bigger for the non sliding section so I can push them in and that works well. For the sections that slide I actually cut them to size and have my wife open the windows from the inside and I place them against the screen from the outside. When she closes the window it stays sandwiched between the window and screen.
Why not put a smoked max air cover on the roof vents? I did that on mine to help with the sun beating in and heat. Also allows me to have the vent open if it’s raining
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks I really appreciate it thanks for taking the time to make the video We are selling our two-story log cabin and 5 acres in Alaska We are retiring from dogsledding and we are retiring from work Going to travel the USA 🇺🇸
I have a two filter system in my coach, an old Monaco dynasty, but I have added a whole house UV filter after the two filters. I have a 10 µm filter with carbon and filter element and a 1 µm filter before the UV filter. So I can drink the water and feel comfortable washing dishes and showering with the water out of the tank. It filters the water going in the tank and also when I draw water out of the tank it goes to the same filters again.
Just bought the same filter (container) and threaded fittings. Then realized I could've bought the same model from Culligan for $35 that includes fittings. Works out to about the same total cost except Culligan's model has plastic fittings included. AO Pros: Fittings are separate making them easier to keep clean AO Cons: Fittings are separate, must be purchased and require plumber's thread seal tape to install before connecting hoses Culligan Pros: Fittings included and no extra install or seal tape necessary Culligan Cons: Fittings included are made of plastic...which could be a pro depending on how you look at it. No tape needed.
We have a whole trailer filter that came with our Rockwood that is after the pump/city water feed. We plan to get a Reflection 5er and want to mount the same thing where the Electric outlet is in the water bay (possibly move the electric outlet above the water bay, facing down.) We could make the internal filter a lower micron filter and then use an external higher micron for city water or tank fill. Just thinking out loud...
Use a magic marker or clothing paint to paint the white velcro black on the windows. This will minimize the stark differences when the shades are not being used.
I find the landing gear can slip on the square plastic levelors and even slide off them. In a strong wind, the front landing gear of my fiver slid half way off. Fixed it but that's scary.
I’ve used R-6 bubble ductwork wrap as my vent cover and it’s worked well for making the camper darker for my kids and block the heat out like you said.
Concerning your stabilizer. Will this reduce the rocking that we get with our jacks down? Our trailer is only 20', but rocks like crazy! I've tried using blocks to shorten the jack reach, not blocks to lengthen the jack reach, nothing helps. TIA!
Another good video. For the filter what do you do with it during travel or if you aren't using it on between trips? We just camp weekends so I was wondering about how to get the water out of it easily for travel and not having it sit in there for the week. Do you just disconnect hoses and drain it out and call it good? Basically what I did with the old style I guess.
I like any one that thinks. I did used the velcro strips with the bubble wrap on the windows too, looks like you cut yours in two pieces too. people only need about a piece 1 inch long. I store the shades under the mattress, nice big flat area. on a Class A with auto leveling, Snap pads are the way to go. I took the in line check valve out were the water come into the rig, the opening in the spring check is about 3/8 at best. took it out and replaced it with a 3/4 ball valve, with the ball valve you really do not need a check valve, when you hook up the hose, open it, when you take the hose off and run off the water pump, just close it. put a car window shade above my shower across the sky light, velcroed it to the ceiling, lets the light in, but keeps the sun and heat out, or a lot better. on a hot sunny day the air in the shower is about 3 degrees cooler. insulate under your bottom cabinet draws, kitchen, bathroom ,bedroom. good video
Good video! I put strong magnets in the reflectix right where the screw heads are for the window frames and got some printed mountain/outside fabric to put on the cabin facing side to have a better view than looking at silver on the walls. I will have to try out the rigid foam idea!
Very Good Idea. I bought 3 packages of little Extra strong Magnets from harbor fright , can get them about any were Lowes amazon changing a lot of stuff over to Like what your Doing.......MAGA
I used 3 inch foam with the reflectives and cut it to the shape of my shower skylight. Made a huge difference in keeping the coach cool and warm and I have plenty of light in the bathroom.
Love that filter assembly. I’m going to give that a go. I like to keep my hoses coiled in a bucket and that got me thinking maybe I will mod a bucket to put the filter in with some insulating material wrapped around it, cut holes in the sides opposite bucket handles for the hoses to poke through. The bucket wouldn’t have to be that big, either. Can’t wait to try it out!
Great ideas. Gonna make the reflective pieces for our skylight and vents. Can you share the link to your water filtration video? I couldn’t find it. May be useful to add to the video description, too. Thanks!
I'll buy some dollar store pillows and some tinfoil and just start shoving. Use duct tape to hold them there shiny things on me winders. And I'll done me a rock or a tree or some antlers for the rest. JK
You may have noticed the extreme amount of heat that come through your shower sky light when the sun is shining. The bathroom heats up and the heat migrates out to other rooms. The sky light is two separate pieces of clear domed plastic. Lowes sells a smaller bag of WHITE fiberglass insulation- $5.88 (Item #35136Model #B777CT40) You can remove the inside dome and evenly place the batting over the sky light and tuck it in the side cavities (to hold back the attic heat). Then reinstall the inner dome piece. I estimate that you still get 80% of the sunlight in the bathroom (more than enough) but ALMOST NO HEAT! This is a big deal when trying to cool your RV. Note; I have a Grand Design Reflection. I don't know if other brands use the same sky light.
Pro and cons to everything. My buddy bought the vent pillows and it got so hot where we were that the vent frame fan warped from the heat . ( maybe crack the vent open if it extremely hot?). As for the wooden block ( used them for a long time too ) I now use the plastic leveling blocks and the plastic tire levelers because as a RVer weight is you enemy ever little bit helps to light up, most storage is in the front of the trailer so run you setup across the scales axel by axel and you might be surprised if you hitch weight. Stay safe my RV friends
Instead of the command strips, you could make a little slit in the edge of the reflective bubble wrap and put small neodymium magnets exactly where the screws are around the window. Of course you would have to put a dab of a rubberr type cement in after the magnet
Jared: Does it matter what direction the flow of water goes thru the filter? If it did matter that would affect which side has the male and female connections.
I've had limited success using self-adhesive velcro to attach Reflectix due to the heat melting the adhesive. Of course, I live in the southwest, so it may not be an issue elsewhere.
I made a bracket to hold our water filter out of one by six. We use quick connections on both sides of the filter to make it easier to hook up. We painted it and have used it several years with great success
Wow, your "Alaska Block the light out Kit" looks exactly like my "Texas Block the light out Kit" I did every window including the door square and all the roof vents. Great video, keep up the good work.
Been wanting to know what your water filter was as I saw it in other videos. So glad I found it here and how much cheaper it is as compared to the dual blue system. Thanks for all the knowledge you share. Gotta add that one of my FAV tips is the one you showed about using the fuse at the top of the 7 pin connector to make all the lights and cameras work....AWESOME!
Made a bedroom separator out of para cord, picture hanging hooks and a cloth shower curtain where there wasn't one before for when I get up early and the wife sleeps in. Attached a Brita faucet filter on my kitchen faucet. No more carrying filtered water. Works great!
Not as useful for full timers like you, but one of my favorite diy things is the hose I made. It has a garden hose fitting on one side and an air hose fitting on the other. I hook it up to the city water connection and can blow out my water lines when winterizing. It save a bunch of time and money spent on putting antifreeze through the whole system. The air fitting side of the hose is attached with a thumb screw hose clamp, so it's removable. That way I can also use it to connect to water at places that don't have threaded connections.
That is a great idea.
Camco and others also sell a fitting that accomplishes the same thing. The one I have is anodized aluminum and fits in the little divider kit I have with spare fuses, bulbs, screws, etc.
Hey Jerad, one thing to add to the wood blocks, give em a coat of paint to help protect from the elements. You still have the best channel for RV knowledge
both for newbies and full timers. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the video Jared. We have kept the reflectx in our rv for blocking sunlight. On one rainy trip, our rear window track broke, leaving the window down. I was able to cut the reflectx to size and brace with wooden rulers from walmart, it got us home.
I use stall mat cut to 10"×10" as leveling blocks like the orange or yellow ones. This product is super tough and doesn't slip when your pulling on to it.
Lol, did the same! It also keeps gravel from getting jammed up into the blocks and making it a pain to restack.
We have an awning window, one that pivots up. We like it because it can block rain while open. Putting the reflective material on the inside, to block the sun, blocks the screen and therefore the air flow. We solved this with small suction cups that can be used to attach the reflective to the window itself, so we get sun blockage and air flow. Velcro or magnets will work in some situations, too.
Great idea
Thanks, Jared for all the very useful ideas in this video. For those of us that are not FULL TIME Travelers and are not constantly around other RVers day and night, we don't get this type of information. Thanks for taking your time in the production of videos like this. I really appreciated the water filter setup as it will save a good sum of money to produce a 2 filter system for part-time Travelers like Diana and me. You and your family stay safe.
A swimming pool brush and some pvc pipe to sweep off our slide out awning before retracting. Saves a trip up a ladder on uneven ground.
We use the large levelers under the tongue. To help insure the base of the jack does not move, we build a top that nests into the levelers and has a pocket just the right size for our jack base.
Great idea to keep it from sliding off.
As a special education teacher I use Velcro all the time. There is black and brown Velcro that comes in small circular pieces. You wouldn't have to cut them for the reflectix and since most RVs have black trim around the windows it would blend in better than the white and would look more professionally done. They should also be plenty strong enough to hold the material.
I made wooden stabilizer pads almost the same way… sandwiched 2 pieces of plywood between 1” thick slabs with 1/4” rubber stall mat on the bottom using construction adhesive and screws but I put the ends of around 2’ length of scrap ratchet strap (about 6” of each end) so they have an easy handle! Also, gave them a few coats of marine varnish to protect them from water, etc!
We followed your lead, and added the whole house filter. The water tastes great, and our flow is much better. Now I'm working on installing it inside our rig, and creating a bypass to fill our fresh tank. As usual, great stuff from Jared!
Thanks
Thanks Jared! I ordered the supplies for a dual filter setup using the whole house cartridges. I am looking forward to testing them out. Good quality water is super important!
So appreciate your insights and experience! Love the water filter.
Thanks
Another good video, Thanks I always learn something from you. I made a filter holder out of a 25L foldable milk crate. Just turn it upside down set your filter housing on top and outline the housing and cut it out. Now the filter will sit down in it and is very stable. The crate collapses and stores easily. If it is hot or really cold outside I will cover it with a space blanket or Reflectix.
I used a 4 inch hole saw, but you could do it several ways to put a hole in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket. I flip it upside down, and it holds my water filter nicely. When traveling, I coil my hoses up inside the bucket and put my filter upside down in the center. Water drains, and it's all ready for next trip.
2:21 magnets 🧲
I used the reflective foil to cover my windows too. Most of mine just slipped into the channels but for the ones it didn’t, I used aluminum tape to secure it to the frame. I like what you did. I may have to try that in the future. I purchased the pillow with the reflective side for my vents and in my shower skylight. I tried just using reflective foil in the skylight but the aluminum tape wouldn’t hold for long periods of time. My cabinets over my bed were getting moisture in there so my clothes were getting wet. I used the reflective foil in there too.
Jared - man your videos are always a pleasure to watch. Nothing new here for me, but you gave me a few more points to add to my '"reasons why" list!
Really appreciate the water filter solution, although all are great. Thanks Jared!
Thanks for the tips Jared! We will use some of them on our 3-4 month journey to Alaska this summer in our Reflection.
Great video as always! We have a Momentum 397th and I built some wooden stabilizer blocks that I love and now I know how to fix the light coming in the roof vents. Thanks for the great ideas!
Simple metal coat hanger to make a bracket to hang they water filter off of the water spigot so it's off the ground
Good idea
@@AllAboutRVs great if you can find the wire coat hangers
@@arthurkneisel8296 dry cleaners still use them or you could bend up some utility wire roll found at your local hardware store.
Great tips, I have used the treated lumber blocks for years. If you add short piece of polyprope or paracord stapled to ends to serve as a handle, can carry 3 or 4 of these at a time, easier for us old folks to handle!
Great idea
I also added a ground pad that I use under the leveling blocks to keep the gravel from getting lodged in the bottom block. It just annoyed me to try to stack the blocks and the gravel or small rock would mess it up! I used a rubber stable pad from Tractor Supply and cut it in squares about an 1/8" around larger than the blocks. Used a jig saw to cut it, and it smells like a tire fire, so use an N95 mask while cutting the rubber!
The water filter idea is awesome
Alternative for your wood blocks, use 2x6 boards cut them to about 11 1/2" and screw them together cross grained. Mine are pressure treated lumber, 7 years old and I built 10 blocks for the 6 point system and works great and can even use them for tires if the site is that far off level.
Great tips
I use reflectix on my old 1965 house windows too.
did the vent covers and the stabilizers a while ago...both work great! good to have our ideas validated lol
I seem to remember painting the grain on the end of your wood prevents splitting.
Great video, like you I wanted to add some additional water filters but $300 was a little much. Made my own dual filter for less than $60. Thanks Again
I made 2 reflective covers for the canvas ends of our Hybrid trailer to reflect the sun off the canvas in the summer. I just connect them to the trailer with bungi cords.
You can find thermal reflective tarps on Amazon or sporting good stores in the survival section. $20. Typically, they're used with the reflective side towards you to keep your heat in, but flip it over and now they reflect heat away. That's what we used on our Rockwood Roo 183 with the 3 hybrid flip out beds. 60x80 in size fit perfectly over the tops with plastic clamps from Harbor Freight. Or bungy cords since they have hooks. Not only does this keep heat out in the summer, we used them almost every trip to keep that morning sunlight out to keep kids sleeping in longer and less cleaning of the bed tops. It was a lot easier to wipe them off on a table than moving a step stool around and wiping down the the fake canvas that was hard to keep clean. We gave them to the new owner of the Roo when we sold it to buy a new camper.
@@jeffreybryson I got mine for free, it was a cover for steel we bought for work. All it cost me was grommets, and a couple of bungy cords.
I ran a 10x2.5” filter housing setup last summer. But noticed that pressure would drop off at flow rate. Tried a number filters inside.
Moved to a 10x4.5” housing with lower micron filters and haven’t had any pressure drop off.
I can always get good ideas watching your videos, thanks.
you may want to be careful with the 'reflectix' - in high heat areas, I have had them warp the plastic channels in the window. Also, had it warp the plastic skylights......
Thanks I’ll watch for that but haven’t had an issue in Arizona or Florida summers yet.
Thanks for the warning. Another TH-camr recommended putting reflective insulation on the outside where the sun hits as more effective. It keeps the sun’s radiant heat from ever getting in.
@@robertschulke1596 agree it would be more effective, but how long will it last it rain? More effective plus more hassle.
@@TraconWizard if it’s raining or windy or after dark, you don’t need to worry about too much solar heat. Take the covers off.
We had the reflective ones on the camper door windows , left it on while in storage with the sun on it ,and the frame warped on us too. I bought some blackout ones on ETSY for the camper doors. I still use the reflective ones on the other windows , just not 24/7
i use a 6 inch underground irrigation valve access and drilled a hole in the lid for my filter stand
Good morning love your awesome stuff!
Thanks
That reflect x idea with the command velcro is such an obvious but great idea! We had a few day heat wave here and was having issues with our AC conking out. I had to take half days off work to stay home and make sure my cat and dog were okay. I panic bought some aluminum foil and tape and taped up my windows from the outside. Worked well but made an annoying mess I've got to try and clean off[the tape residue]. I'll get some reflect x and prepare for that for next time
For the reflectix, I cut the pieces bigger for the non sliding section so I can push them in and that works well. For the sections that slide I actually cut them to size and have my wife open the windows from the inside and I place them against the screen from the outside. When she closes the window it stays sandwiched between the window and screen.
Great adjustment
Why not put a smoked max air cover on the roof vents? I did that on mine to help with the sun beating in and heat. Also allows me to have the vent open if it’s raining
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks I really appreciate it thanks for taking the time to make the video
We are selling our two-story log cabin and 5 acres in Alaska
We are retiring from dogsledding and we are retiring from work
Going to travel the USA 🇺🇸
Great suggestions all. I really like your water filter solution!! Thanks so much!
Just used your link to order the level wedges! Thanks 🙏
Thanks Chris.
I have a two filter system in my coach, an old Monaco dynasty, but I have added a whole house UV filter after the two filters. I have a 10 µm filter with carbon and filter element and a 1 µm filter before the UV filter. So I can drink the water and feel comfortable washing dishes and showering with the water out of the tank. It filters the water going in the tank and also when I draw water out of the tank it goes to the same filters again.
Only problem I had with the reflex in the vents was in direct sunlight it got the plastic vent so hot it warped the plastic.
Thanks for the useful information
You’re welcome
Hey hey! Love your weekly shorts and these really useful tips. Keep up the good work and happy travels!
Just bought the same filter (container) and threaded fittings. Then realized I could've bought the same model from Culligan for $35 that includes fittings. Works out to about the same total cost except Culligan's model has plastic fittings included.
AO Pros: Fittings are separate making them easier to keep clean
AO Cons: Fittings are separate, must be purchased and require plumber's thread seal tape to install before connecting hoses
Culligan Pros: Fittings included and no extra install or seal tape necessary
Culligan Cons: Fittings included are made of plastic...which could be a pro depending on how you look at it. No tape needed.
We have a whole trailer filter that came with our Rockwood that is after the pump/city water feed. We plan to get a Reflection 5er and want to mount the same thing where the Electric outlet is in the water bay (possibly move the electric outlet above the water bay, facing down.) We could make the internal filter a lower micron filter and then use an external higher micron for city water or tank fill. Just thinking out loud...
Excellent tips, as always Jared !
Thank you
I noticed with the jack pads you ran the 2x lumber perpendicular to each other to prevent warping.
Use a magic marker or clothing paint to paint the white velcro black on the windows. This will minimize the stark differences when the shades are not being used.
or just buy the black velcro :-o
@@lauriewhittle3452 - Or that. LOL
Use quick connect hose fittings
Definitely a thumbs up for the video 👍
I find the landing gear can slip on the square plastic levelors and even slide off them. In a strong wind, the front landing gear of my fiver slid half way off. Fixed it but that's scary.
magnets might work better than those command velcro strips
Yes I would prefer magnets but the first magnets I tried didn’t stay on the window covers
@@AllAboutRVs separate the layers and put the magnet between the layers then glue the layers shut trapping the magnet inside.
I’ve used R-6 bubble ductwork wrap as my vent cover and it’s worked well for making the camper darker for my kids and block the heat out like you said.
Have you ever tested the water quality? We are a family of 4 adults and run through a lot of water. The cost adds up.
I bought the Camco pillow vent cover, but the vent is shallow, so it doesn’t work. Your closed foam solution looks perfect. Thanks!
Great tips thank you
Thank you
Great ideas.
Thanks
Sweet info, I just happen to have 2 x 4's,, Eyelets, and ratchet straps. Will check out the video and great idea for the filter!
Great Video Jared
Thanks
Thanks! Have you come up with a solution for the shower skylight?
Concerning your stabilizer. Will this reduce the rocking that we get with our jacks down? Our trailer is only 20', but rocks like crazy! I've tried using blocks to shorten the jack reach, not blocks to lengthen the jack reach, nothing helps. TIA!
Also, we have a belly pan, so I don't have access to the undercarriage framework.
Another good video. For the filter what do you do with it during travel or if you aren't using it on between trips? We just camp weekends so I was wondering about how to get the water out of it easily for travel and not having it sit in there for the week. Do you just disconnect hoses and drain it out and call it good? Basically what I did with the old style I guess.
What is the font your using in your videos - I love it, do you know the name??
I’d like to know that too. O
It's called Third Rail
Is the white one inch thick or larger?
Love all your videos! Can you tell me about the spare tire mounted to the underbelly? We want to relocate ours.
Ours came that way but I do know you can buy that mechanism and add one in. I almost added one for another item I wanted under the RV
@@AllAboutRVs Anyway you have a link to the one you wanted to install? How do you get to the tire when you need it [fingers crossed you never do! ]
I like any one that thinks. I did used the velcro strips with the bubble wrap on the windows too, looks like you cut yours in two pieces too. people only need about a piece 1 inch long. I store the shades under the mattress, nice big flat area. on a Class A with auto leveling, Snap pads are the way to go. I took the in line check valve out were the water come into the rig, the opening in the spring check is about 3/8 at best. took it out and replaced it with a 3/4 ball valve, with the ball valve you really do not need a check valve, when you hook up the hose, open it, when you take the hose off and run off the water pump, just close it. put a car window shade above my shower across the sky light, velcroed it to the ceiling, lets the light in, but keeps the sun and heat out, or a lot better. on a hot sunny day the air in the shower is about 3 degrees cooler. insulate under your bottom cabinet draws, kitchen, bathroom ,bedroom. good video
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Good video! I put strong magnets in the reflectix right where the screw heads are for the window frames and got some printed mountain/outside fabric to put on the cabin facing side to have a better view than looking at silver on the walls. I will have to try out the rigid foam idea!
Very Good Idea. I bought 3 packages of little Extra strong Magnets from harbor fright , can get them about any were Lowes amazon changing a lot of stuff over to Like what your Doing.......MAGA
I used 3 inch foam with the reflectives and cut it to the shape of my shower skylight. Made a huge difference in keeping the coach cool and warm and I have plenty of light in the bathroom.
Love that filter assembly. I’m going to give that a go. I like to keep my hoses coiled in a bucket and that got me thinking maybe I will mod a bucket to put the filter in with some insulating material wrapped around it, cut holes in the sides opposite bucket handles for the hoses to poke through. The bucket wouldn’t have to be that big, either. Can’t wait to try it out!
You didn't add a link to the foam layer for the shiny insulating stuff.
The water filter you have does not have to sit straight up. You can lay it on its side or even upside down and will not affect the filtration
Great ideas. Gonna make the reflective pieces for our skylight and vents. Can you share the link to your water filtration video? I couldn’t find it. May be useful to add to the video description, too. Thanks!
You are an RV Jedi. Think I that related to Yoda you are.
I like to see out my coaches windows. The Flex foil makes it dark. Any ideas to keep heat out (Sumner) or in (winter) yet still see outside? TH
I'll buy some dollar store pillows and some tinfoil and just start shoving. Use duct tape to hold them there shiny things on me winders. And I'll done me a rock or a tree or some antlers for the rest. JK
I made the wood blocks for my jack and just took some nylon rope to make handles on the side to carry easy.
Sedona is such a beautiful place. Love that mesa looking at Cathedral Peak. Nice tips and tricks. Thanks
I put quick release fittings on the filter …much quicker👍
But, it will restrict the flow because the inside diameter of the quick release is smaller than the pipe fitting
You may have noticed the extreme amount of heat that come through your shower sky light when the sun is shining. The bathroom heats up and the heat migrates out to other rooms. The sky light is two separate pieces of clear domed plastic. Lowes sells a smaller bag of WHITE fiberglass insulation- $5.88 (Item #35136Model #B777CT40) You can remove the inside dome and evenly place the batting over the sky light and tuck it in the side cavities (to hold back the attic heat). Then reinstall the inner dome piece. I estimate that you still get 80% of the sunlight in the bathroom (more than enough) but ALMOST NO HEAT! This is a big deal when trying to cool your RV. Note; I have a Grand Design Reflection. I don't know if other brands use the same sky light.
Pro and cons to everything. My buddy bought the vent pillows and it got so hot where we were that the vent frame fan warped from the heat . ( maybe crack the vent open if it extremely hot?). As for the wooden block ( used them for a long time too ) I now use the plastic leveling blocks and the plastic tire levelers because as a RVer weight is you enemy ever little bit helps to light up, most storage is in the front of the trailer so run you setup across the scales axel by axel and you might be surprised if you hitch weight. Stay safe my RV friends
Instead of the command strips, you could make a little slit in the edge of the reflective bubble wrap and put small neodymium magnets exactly where the screws are around the window. Of course you would have to put a dab of a rubberr type cement in after the magnet
I found that the velcro Command strips melted, so this did not work for me. But, I do live in Texas, so no surprises there.
I just started seeing these water filter systems by Clear2O made for RV's you may want to look at them.
We use a whole house filter also, you can cut the top off a small traffic cone and the filter will sit right into it nicely and won't fall over.
Jared:
Does it matter what direction the flow of water goes thru the filter? If it did matter that would affect which side has the male and female connections.
I've had limited success using self-adhesive velcro to attach Reflectix due to the heat melting the adhesive. Of course, I live in the southwest, so it may not be an issue elsewhere.
Great tips Jared Thanks for sharing and what mountain range is thatLooks very interesting.
I made a bracket to hold our water filter out of one by six. We use quick connections on both sides of the filter to make it easier to hook up. We painted it and have used it several years with great success
Great video I always enjoy your videos so much knowledge
The pillows cracked the frame of my fan
How do you put your regulator in the inside
Wow, your "Alaska Block the light out Kit" looks exactly like my "Texas Block the light out Kit" I did every window including the door square and all the roof vents. Great video, keep up the good work.
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Been wanting to know what your water filter was as I saw it in other videos. So glad I found it here and how much cheaper it is as compared to the dual blue system. Thanks for all the knowledge you share. Gotta add that one of my FAV tips is the one you showed about using the fuse at the top of the 7 pin connector to make all the lights and cameras work....AWESOME!
Thanks! New video coming soon on a great budget filter option!