Being from the Deep Sunny South .... When hooking up the water ... I add a step. I find it very rewarding to turn on the spigot and flush it before hooking up the filter/hose. Keeps the wasps/honey bees/bumblebees from being introduced to my system. You never know when one of God's creatures is looking for a drink. It's also a good idea to keep wasp spray handy. It doesn't take any time for a wasp to set up shop in the electrical enclosure. Especially if it's not the most desired spot and gets the least amount of usage. A tip for those folks just starting out and worried about backing .... instead of the 'reverse turn' method to back the trailer .... simply put your hand at the "bottom" of the steering wheel and turn it the direction you want the back of the trailer to go. (My Two Cents for the day.) Always enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming. :)
Good tips. Another would be to fill the hose with water before attaching to the trailer so there's less air being pushed through your trailer's plumbing the first time you use the faucet.
Hi Patrick. I am not an RV-er, but I enjoy your channel. Your videos are interesting, entertaining, and very informative. Your teaching experience and ability shines through in these videos. Good work!
While hubby is leveling, I'm hooking up the power and either cooling down or warming up the camper. I'll then set up rugs and chairs etc.. until he is done with leveling. While he hooks up hoses, I'm setting up inside. We both finish up about the same time and relax with a snack.
Nice video, You will probably get a hundred comments on this subject. You should always wear gloves before hooking up and dumping the tanks. For the freshwater spigot, I always sanitize it first before hooking up the hose. Remember water is the black and gray tanks best friend, the more water the better, They are holding tanks, not a septic tank. Even the gray tank will build up solids after a day or so if left open. Ever have to unplug a bathroom or kitchen sink? That's what stays at the bottom of the gray tank when not enough water is kept in it. Just a suggestion. Safe Travels!
This is great. My husband and I have a rhythm for set up. I do the electric plug in while he is doing the stabilizers. This is usually because it is cold and we want to get the heat going. We bought a little electric heater for when it is below 40. It took one evening after driving all day for us to buy one at Walmart while we were waiting for the trailer to heat up. Sometimes we will do the sewer hookup the next day as we usually arrive late. We couldn’t have done this without your help in last videos so please don’t forget this!
As a witness to seeing you back into and set up at a campsite at night, I KNOW you're a pro! Great demonstration - and we picked up some tips (such as the level on the hitch and those Eddie Bauer ties for the sway bar) that we're gonna use! Quick question...If Patty was surprised you booked 3 days at Fort Wilderness, was her second surprise getting booted out of the truck to film this demo? Lol!! Nice job, assistant producer! Safe travels and a great week ahead until we see you, #ondowntheroad ~💜
Actually she wasn't surprised by the filming. We had talked about it the day before....she just thought we'd be filming it at Tropical Palms, And those Eddie Bauer twist ties are the bomb!! (I think that's what the young people say! LOL)
We got your postcard Mo!!! It will be coming up in this weeks midweek update. Thank you for sending it. I shared a photo of it with my uncle as he lived in Aviano
@@MaryOKC Yes. We ran a single friction sway bar on our T@B 400 and really liked it. I had towed it without but it just felt much more stable with that one sway bar.
This was a great video on how to set up camp. It was good on how you hook up the water and the electric and the slinky. This good to know. Hope you Patty had fun at that park. It looked nice. Safe travels and stay safe. Sherri
this video is so helpful! I haven’t taken my 320 out camping yet, still figuring out how everything works at home. Once I’m ready to get out there and camp I will be watching this video again a few more times.
Thank you for the informative video! I thought I had the video on "high speed play" when I watching because you were going so fast....lol. I agree with the other viewers' comments about washing down the water spigot and wearing gloves while attending to the gray and black tanks. Smart idea about the Eddie Bauer twist ties! Wish we could back up as straight as you! Thank you again!!!!
Never too late to try something new- I have the stabilizer socket and never used it. I am going to try it out now that I have seen that the stabilizers effortlessly lower in about 2 nanoseconds! Pretty cool. I know some folks commented that you were moving too fast. Well, I will suggest that you were doing that primarily to keep this moving along quickly (like some of us are with short attention spans or impatient, lol). Great video as always, thanks.
Thank you John! And you are correct about me trying to keep the video moving. Normally I am not in that big of a hurry but I didn't want this to be a 40 minute video.
Patrick and Patty, excellent setup video. Again, I have learned a great deal from watching your videos, you guys continue to provide a valuable service. I hope to camp along side you in the coming season. Thanks, your friends from Crooked Lake, Paul.
Thanks Paul! I may be needing your help with a woodworking project. I want to redesign the table in our 400 with something lighter and smaller. Once I find a good piece of material for a new table top, I may need help cutting it to size and shape.
Great video. I agree with you. I put the water pre-filter directly to the spigot and then I put the pressure regulator. I also usually keep the grey closed and drain it as needed.
Thanks Lou! I've tried it all sorts of ways but I seem to like this best. Plus I don't like the weight of the filter dangling off the city water hookup on the side of the trailer.
Thank you for this very clear and understandable step by step video. I am purchasing my first RV and it will be a nuCamp. This was extremely helpful to me and I appreciate it. I now have a check list of must have items before I sign my paperwork!
Great video. Wish I had it last year when I was first setting up my 400. It’s amazing how fast and easy the setup is for our 400s! Wish you’d wear gloves when hooking up the sewer hose. The nurse in me was cringing the entire time!!
When backing up into the site, I’ve added orange cones into my tool box. I place them at the front of sight to where I need to back into, and they are placed close to the electrical box. These give me a reference that I can see easier when backing up.
Love your videos! One tip would be to put your hands on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel. Then you are turning the wheel in the SAME direction that you want the trailer to go. Useful for me at least.
We are going to have our new trailer soon..we have been following along with you channel. Is your Amazon affiliate work here in canada 🇨🇦 ? Many thanks! Soon to be happy campers in Ms.B beehive.
You definitely should take off the sway bar before backing up as it can damage the sway bar. Unfortunately too often I forget...luckily I have never bent the sway bar though.
Travels with Delaney I have forgotten in the past and now try to remember. I like the way you fixed that sway bar when unhitching. I take off both ends and why? I’m going to leave it attached at the trailer like you show. Thanks.
Love your videos. Yes I want to start camping. Do you have a suggestion where I can "just try out" the campers first? I would hate to go to a rv camper company where they will force me to buy a camper. I would like to try out (like go to the campsite stay in the trailer for 2 or 3 days to see which camper is for me.) . Love your cheerful attitude.
There are places around the country that do rent campers and in some cases they will even set them up for you on a site. It depends on where you are at. For instance, Princess Craft in Round Rock, Texas rents trailers. I would suggest doing a quick internet search for RV Rentals or Travel Trailer Rentals to see what might be available in your area.
I'm putting in another request. Show us how you approach the campsite and line up to first begin the backup. I've heard the "swoop" method works. A video would be great! I notice you don't use the "leave your hand at 6pm" approach. Are you watching a backup camera? I'm picking up my T@B 400 tomorrow and I'm a single traveler and have never towed anything so I'm a bit terrified!
Hi! We just bought a T@B 2019 320. Thank you for your video’s they are extremely helpful and easy to follow. I have a question, what surge protector are you using and are they that important and are all small nucamp trailers 30 amps? Thank u... happy camping
We have a Progressive Industry surge protector although they make several different ones. We have the basic one which I am not sure actually does much now that I have done more research on them. I am looking at upgrading ours to the Progressive Industry EMS system which is suppose to protect the entire trailer. I believe that all of the NuCamp 320 & 400 trailers are 30 Amp. I am not sure if the new Avia is 30 or 50 amp
You and Patty are pros; very informative and helpful to this TT newbie. Just curious Patrick - what's all the stuff in the back of your Forerunner? Thanks for the video and link toTravels with Delaney Amazon shop recommendations. Dan
Thank you Dan! We had all of our Christmas gifts in the back of the 4Runner in this video plus I carry a couple of plastic crates that contain tools, our Mr Heater Portable Buddy, the portable antenna, a battery jump starter, etc.
Hi there, This was a very informative video. Thank you so much, I am still trying to back up my T@b 320 s and its a slow process. My question is, Can I use the drill adapter to my levels on my T@b 320 S system? I don't know what the measurements are since i do it manually. Thank you for your reply.
YES! It can actually bend your sway bar especially on a really tight turn. Unfortunately, I often forget to do it myself as you saw in the video. Luckily in all the years of forgetting, i haven't damaged the sway bar yet.
She does help me setup. Most of the time though I take care of the outside setup and she takes care of the inside setup of the the trailer and taking care of the puppies.
We’re still learning to back up our Casita travel trailer, it’s challenging. I noticed your trailer hitch is the type that is adjustable. How do you like it? Ours is fixed, but if I tow with another vehicle it would be nice to have an adaptable device. We tow with a 4Runner too. Did you stiffen the rear suspension? Ours drops a few inches. I have some concerns the headlights could affect oncoming traffic if we travel at night
It is actually a weight distribution hitch that we had. It's a bit overkill for this size trailer but since we owned it, we just still use it. I did add the Timbren Suspension Enhancement System to our 4Runner. It was $250 installed and it took the squat out of our 4runner when hooked up to the trailer. Now we only squat about 1" in the rear now when hauling.
I so love you Cavalier Spaniels. Our baby went home after 14 years and I am failing going without him. Would you recommend your breeds as a good breed for someone with seizure disorder?
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. We have been through that a couple of times and it is so hard. So far we have been thrilled with Truman and Bess.
Patrick, darling! Please do not be offended and I really am not making fun of you! But either let Patty do the setting up, or you take a “chill pill” before you do it! You do that blokes thing where it all needs to get done NOW! Stop darling and have a gin and something and relax! Don’t worry about the AC the ice in the gin will cool you down and then you can start the process....... I really love you two and will continue to follow and buy from Amazon and no real advise other than , relax a little and don’t worry if setting up takes longer then 20 mins. Leave that macho stuff to the Bronco’s! You two are far more sophisticated than that rushing business. Lots of love. Peter xxxxxx
Normally I am not in such a hurry setting up but for filming purposes we had to keep it moving. The video was too long as it was with me rushing. Normally a cold beer is involved, site expiration, etc during setup. Making videos does change some things.
So I just took my new to me T@b on her maiden voyage and can't figure out how to get the hot water on once everything is hooked up. Do you have any demo videos on that issue? Thanks!
Did you turn on the Alde? It can run on either propane or electric. This video might help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3HwuMlV6w1k.html
Thank you so much Patrick and Patty!!!! That helped me a LOT!!!! I knew you guys would come thru for me!!!! Keep up your awesome work! It is so helpful to me and I hope someday I will be a help to someone else! 🏕⛺️🏕⛺️
Other than getting through Atlanta, it was a good drive down and back. Absolutely no issues with Jellico. The 4Runner has plenty of power and braking and handled the climbs out west in the Cascade Range with ease.
Could you post the link for the drill adapter for leveling jacks? I went on your amazon page and there were several and I was confused as to what to get.
This is the one we bought: www.amazon.com/dp/B001V8U12M/?cv_ct_id=amzn1.idea.2D1GMRXPQEP05&cv_ct_pg=storefront&cv_ct_wn=aip-storefront&ref=exp_cov_travelswithdelaney_lv_dp_vv_d
I'm sorry . Here is a video I did no hitching up....unhitching is really just the reverse: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0cw1fXQShZU.html
Jessica Taylor We have a Husky brand friction sway bar that we’ve owned for probably 12 years and has been used on several different trailers. You can find friction sway bars on Amazon for under $50.
When I get my camper I am not going to do all that leveling and wheel 🛞 chocking, surge protector ⚡️ crap 💩 I want to go as light as possible! All that leveling and cranking crap 💩 looks like too much work!
