purpleg

We finally got to take out our new 2003 2720sl on our first trip. I had to do a craft show down in southern Maine for 4 days so we went for a week. We quickly learned how to open and close it. Had only done it 2 or 3 times since we got it last fall. Everything worked fine once we figured out how to put the bottom half of the door inside. Got it all closed up to leave and realized we hadn't folded the steps up so we had to open it back up to do that. Then we were good and hooked it up to our 98 Chevy S10 and took off. I was skeptical about the S10 being able to handle the larger camper, but it towed nicely (Ted says, he drove not me). It's got the bigger engine in it.

So, setting up was easy enough. Took us a while to realize the water heater was running on gas. Luckily, the previous owner gave us a notebook with all of the manuals for all of the equipment in the TM. Finally found the switch outside to turn it to electric. Also couldnt find the switch to turn on the furnace. (yes, August and we had to use the heat. what a joke. nothing but rain for a month here) Eventually found it with the help of a friend. The previous owner never used it and had given us no info on that. The switch was in a hole under the sofa and you really can't tell if you are turning it on or off. Due to the lack of use, there was a black iron pipe in the line and that dropped rust and condensation into a copper elbow and plugged it. Ted took the elbow off and cleaned it out, then it worked like a charm. We had a portable electric heater, but just wanted to try the furnace. Works well. Didn't need the AC at all.

We're happy with the toilet. Worked fine. LIked the refrig (froze the milk the first day, had it way too high), the sink is good, much more counter space than our old camper. Happy with the storage space, half my cabinets are still empty. Not used to it. We were quite happy with the mattress. I just put a 1/2 inch mattress pad on it and it was very comfy. Slept great once I put a small clip on fan on the top of the bathroom wall for some air movement over the bed.

The bathroom worked well for us. The shower curtain was way too long so i just cut a couple inches off. I've got to do some more work on that, and we need to figure a way to hang the shower head. I'm going to sew a couple pockets onto the shower curtain so I can have shampoo and soap handy. I set them on the toilet but kept knocking them over. We bought some of those 'over the door' hooks that we hung off the bathroom walls for towels and clothes. Easy to put up and take down.

Our only problem was when we got back home. Ted plugged in the electric and had it on for about 5 minutes before he realized the electric water heater was on with no water in it. Once he shut it off, he could no longer get it to switch to electric after putting water in it. It keeps defaulting to the gas. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

pg