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Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Above and beyond the options LD offers.

I'm thinking of the following:

A surge protector.
Fresh and grey hoses.
Water pressure regulator.
Water filter.
Leveling blocks.
Reflectix insulators for the windows.
Bubble levels for door and dash.
Memory foam toppers for sleeping.


Any others?
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #1 –
A credit card? 😉
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #2 –
Quote from: tedeboy  - 
Above and beyond the options LD offers.
I'm thinking of the following:
Any others?
Here's a few

Battery capacity meter
Hardwired surge protector
SeeLevel tank monitor
Vent covers
Outlet for a catalytic heater with quick disconnect
Wireless refrigerator thermometers
30-amp extension cord and electrical adaptors (50-30-amp, 30 to 20-amp)
Tire changing gear

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #3 –
Quote from: Larry W  - 
Here's a few

Battery capacity meter
Hardwired surge protector
SeeLevel tank monitor
Vent covers
Outlet for a catalytic heater with quick disconnect
Wireless refrigerator thermometers
30-amp extension cord and electrical adaptors (50-30-amp, 30 to 20-amp)
Tire changing gear

Larry


Do you have a tool list for tire changing gear? Thanks
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #5 –
Here are some other things I've found useful.

Ladder (mine folds to about 4x4 inches and 6 ft in length)
Gas grill, tank and stand
Folding patio chairs and small folding table
Tire gauge and airing system of some sort (I use an RV Powershot CO2 airing system, others a 12V compressor)
Safety triangles for warning others of roadside breakdowns
RV washing gear
Windshield cleaner and squeegee
Spare oil
Rags and blue paper shop towels
See-through adapter for sewer hose connection, to allow you to see what's happening when you dump
Extra length of sewer hose
Sewer hose adapters to allow various connections to sewer inlets or dump stations
Power adapters to allow use of 120 volt 20 amp or 30 amp or 50 amp connections
Standard extension cord
Cable TV connection
Tool kit
Then of course personal effects and you need to outfit your kitchen.

I doubt you'll have many emergencies, so don't overdo it. You'll find yourself noting what you need as you go. Keep a list and buy as convenient. Stuff will accumulate, so don't fill the motorhome immediately. You'll need the space later.

We have tried to do this so as to leave the motorhome always ready to go. I even have separate "RV" clothing in the motorhome, though my wife continues to move some clothing from her closet at home into the LD when we travel. But that and food are about it. Most everything else is always in there, though I do have a short checklist of stuff to transfer from the house or garage. And you could easily simplify groceries by leaving some staples in the RV, adding just what you need for your first few nights out and then stopping along the way to purchase the rest.

While the LD has lots of storage space much of it is limited by the size of the access. So when buying something large decide where it will go and be sure it will fit through the access to that space. Gas BBQ is a good example.

Terry
2003 26.5'RB
Gardnerville, NV
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #6 –
For the toolbox:

Flashlight!  or Two
Extra Fuses
Bleach (for that occasion as seen in Robin Williams' "RV."  You're not a real RVer until you have a flying poop experience.)

I always kept a separate kitchen in the LD.  Eating and cooking utensils, dishes, pots and pans, etc.  Always kept bed linens and  bath and kitchen towels (and lots of facecloths) in the RV.  Only thing we reliably removed each season was clothing and food. 

You will find that there are things you "had to have" that in a season or two just don't work for you.  Be prepared to have some level of cycling in and out of items over time.  You will learn what works for how you use your LD.  We would go out for 7 months at a time sometimes to travel across the US and sometimes to get to a season's destination.  And then the other 5 months we would use the LD a couple of weeks at a time.   Your preferred style will begin to direct your packing list.

Have a wonderful time.  Now that we've docked permanently, I miss the LD traveling very, very much! 

TinaP
Former co-owner of 2006 26.5 MB
2006 MB
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #7 –
"You will find that there are things you "had to have" that in a season or two just don't work for you.  Be prepared to have some level of cycling in and out of items over time.  You will learn what works for how you use your LD."
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Agreed! Tedeboy, you have received quite a few good suggestions, but one size does not fit all. I understand wanting to get a few ideas, but bashing ahead and stocking a lot of stuff that others may find desirable/useful/necessary may not work for you. What do you carry/use or never use/rely on/can't do without in your current rig? Do you plan changes of any sort in life or travel styles between your '95 and a new rig?

As Tina said, the 'periodic purge' is a given; I regularly inventory and reorganize the 'junk' drawer (small bits and pieces and parts and a few things I don't recognize) and re-arrange, jettison, and replace stuff in the cupboards and exterior compartments, including 'refreshing' and re-stocking fluids, stuff in tubes, shop towels, and whatever else needs it. Ah, the little joys - or not - of rediscovery!  ;)

 
2003 TK has a new home
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #8 –
I probably should have been more specific.
I am a well traveled Lazy Daze owner but looking at buying a new one.
I was thinking more in terms of things like a surge protector, battery monitor, etc.
Love all the other suggestions though!!
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #9 –
For those Boondocking days...Solar, solar and more solar. Did I mention Solar? 😎

Kent
2015 27' RB "MissB.Haven"
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #11 –
What about solid valve stems?
Are those standard now?
I had solid brass ones installed on our '95 via The Tireman (RIP).
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #12 –
Two items I really want to add to a new purchase is a hardwired surge protector and a battery monitor.

Upgrading to a See-Level system for checking water and propane would be nice but for us most likely not necessary.

Also, I'm wondering if the new rigs come with a transmission temp gauge?
I think there are plug-and-play multi gauge systems for new Fords?
I'm in the dark ages with our 1995 😆.
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #13 –
I didn’t see the polo shirt or t-shirt mentioned.  It is a must while at the mothership.  Yes all the tools are important but most can be had elsewhere.  Just you try to get a LazyDaze “T” at Walmart.   I’m not being real serious, but you might want to add them to the list to save postage. 
Previously: 2007 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #15 –
Quote from: tedeboy  - 
Upgrading to a See-Level system for checking water and propane would be nice but for us most likely not necessary.

I agree, if you do tank maintenance well (are able to truly clean them), no need for a See-Level system.  Our sensors didn't work when we picked up our 30 year old rig.  Using sensor cleaner fixed that.  We don't put a lot of water (compared to others) into our black tank and that can over time mess up the sensors, however we use a wand to clean the tank every dump (TK has the tank right under the toilet so it is easy to do) and we don't have black tank sensor problems at all.

Grey tank -keeping food particles and grease out (e.g. wipe with paper towels before washing) helps a lot.

Jane
Jane & Scott
Currently have a 1989 TK  LD we did a lot of upgrades on.
Bigfoot 25RQ Twin on order with early summer 2024 ETA

Our smartphone autocorrects into very poor English.
 We disclaim the illusion of ignorance this creates as we have enough ignorance we rightly claim.
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #16 –
Quote from: Jane and Scott  - 
I agree, if you do tank maintenance well (are able to truly clean them), no need for a See-Level system.  Our sensors didn't work when we picked up our 30 year old rig.  Using sensor cleaner fixed that.  We don't put a lot of water (compared to others) into our black tank and that can over time mess up the sensors, however we use a wand to clean the tank every dump (TK has the tank right under the toilet so it is easy to do) and we don't have black tank sensor problems at all.

Grey tank -keeping food particles and grease out (e.g. wipe with paper towels before washing) helps a lot.

Jane

I installed a spray nozzle in our black tank. I just hook up the hose and let it work. Real easy.
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #17 –
Quote from: tedeboy  - 
I installed a spray nozzle in our black tank. I just hook up the hose and let it work. Real easy.

17 years of using in-tank flushers and the tanks LEDs all still work correctly.
Holding tank flusher | Flickr

Do love the SeeLevel and the ability to know exactly how much liquid is in each tank. With the LEDs, there is a lot of guessing.

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #18 –
Quote from: Larry W  - 
Here's a few

Battery capacity meter
Hardwired surge protector
SeeLevel tank monitor
Vent covers
Outlet for a catalytic heater with quick disconnect
Wireless refrigerator thermometers
30-amp extension cord and electrical adaptors (50-30-amp, 30 to 20-amp)
Tire changing gear

Larry


Whats funny about this list is that from what I understand from the previous owner of my LD, Larry actually did quite a few of these upgrades to our LD while it was in the posession of the original owner.

Mine has the following upgrades
Battery capacity meter
Hardwired surge protector
SeeLevel tank monitor
Vent covers
Outlet for a catalytic heater with quick disconnect

Hopefully I can thank you in person one day Larry! I still haven't even tried out the cacalytic heater yet! I'll have to look up the original owners name and see if it rings a bell to you.
Joe B.
2008 26ft  grey/white Rear Bath
NE88 caravan club
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #19 –
Quote from: Larry W  - 
17 years of using in-tank flushers and the tanks LEDs all still work correctly.
Holding tank flusher | Flickr

Do love the SeeLevel and the ability to know exactly how much liquid is in each tank. With the LEDs, there is a lot of guessing.

Larry

Did you fabricate those flush units?
I like them.
Much better than my "Camco".
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #20 –
Quote from: tedeboy  - 
Did you fabricate those flush units?
I like them.
Much better than my "Camco".

The flushers and hoses are from the Camco Tornado-Rotary Rinser. It has been many years since installing ours, I assume they are they same.
Amazon.com: Camco 40126 Tornado Rotary Tank Rinser with Hose: Automotive
The 2-way valve and quick-disconnect hose fitting were made up from parts from Home Depot.

I credit the flushers long lives to frequent use and the summertime holding-tank enzyme soak I have mentioned several times.
At the end of the summertime soak, after draining, the black tank gets its once a year extra cleaning with a holding tank cleaning wand that gets into all the corners.
Amazon.com: Valterra White A01-0184VP Master Blaster Tank Wand with Power...

Larry

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Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #21 –
Quote from: Larry W  - 
The flushers and hoses are from the Camco Tornado-Rotary Rinser. It has been many years since installing ours, I assume they are they same.
Amazon.com: Camco 40126 Tornado Rotary Tank Rinser with Hose: Automotive
The 2-way valve and quick-disconnect hose fitting were made up from parts from Home Depot.

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Larry

Very similar to mine.
Your hoses looked different.
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2021 Mid Bath
 
Re: Crucial accessories to add on a new purchase
Reply #22 –
Quote from: tedeboy  - 
Very similar to mine.
Your hoses looked different.

The hoses are the same clear tubing suppled in todays kits.
The tubing looks different because it is coated with many years worth of road grime. Under the dirt, the tubing is clear.

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze