A couple idle thoughts from today:
First, today was lovely and 75F so I took the opportunity to push the Aliner out of the garage, pop it up, and do the ritual cleaning and prep for the start of a camping season. I also installed a new cd/radio in it which also plays standard definition dvd's and has component hookups in back to run to a tv.
I got it from eTrailer.com and it has BlueTooth, aux input, USB plus a remote control.
https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Stereos/Drive/324-000031.html
The stock radio was an absolute cheap piece of
and didn't tune in hardly anything.
I had been using a 32" Vizio as my front porch/camping tv (which I had brought to the Fort at the October 2020 DISMeet) but I had passed it on to DD this winter and she has taken COMPLETE ownership of it (I was never going to get it back). So I just picked up a new Vizio that was a little smaller, 24" (better for boxing up and taking camping), but also had the component inputs for the new audio/video system above (the 32" didn't have components anyway).
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/vizio-...-full-hd-smartcast-tv/6374928.p?skuId=6374928
The smaller size is also more manageable to bring inside the Aliner and use if the weather is bad.
I also picked up a single nut for the 12v wire on my YukonXL. I am honestly surprised that I had to wire in both the power for the brake controller and the 12v power blade in the back that goes to the camper. I got the nut as part of the kit when I got the brake controller harness when I was moving it from the Suburban. But I was surprised when the service guy at the trailer place said I wasn't getting any 12v power from my vehicle back through the trailer plug to the camper. Blinkers, brakes, everything else was working but the 12v blade was not charging my camper battery.
So I had to find (at different times) and connect the two red wires on the front of my fuse box shown below.
The right hand wire/stub was today for the 12v. Again, my Suburban was plug-and-play and ready to tow day 1 but this YukonXL needed some work (previous owner apparently never towed with it which is fine with me).
Made up the bed, cleaned out and reorganized the few cabinets/pots/tableware stuff and wiped down/cleaned EVERYTHING (the microwave inside needed some elbow grease applied).
Next is to air up the tires, put a little grease inside the hitch (where it sits on the ball), and stock up the fridge the last night here cuz we's headed to Florida in a matter of days/weeks.
Bama Ed