Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
UPDATE July 2020: When installing a new toilet, make sure it rests completely on the platform and doesn’t hang over the edges. We had to do a modification to the platform to ensure the toilet rested completely on the platform. READ HERE. The previous owner said they just replaced the Continue reading To tall toilet too tall for the tush
A little history first to explain the problem. When we first bought the Southwind, the previous owner said he had a problem with the chassis battery going dead. A couple months later, I went to start it, nothing, dead. I pressed the EMER START button, nothing. I did a quick Continue reading Replace battery isolator solenoid in the BCC
We knew the microwave/convection oven didn’t work when we bought our “New-to-Us” Southwind. That wasn’t a big deal, the original was 18 years old and was probably ready for an upgrade anyway. Removing the old oven was straight forward. The side trim pieces popped off and the top and bottom Continue reading Microwave Oven replacement
REPORT UPDATE – APRIL 6, 2019 The pump started making noise again.. The screeching was so loud, when I lowered the levelers, the entire campground thought something was going to blow up. It sounded like the pump motor armature was wobbling and binding inside. Looks like the motor is bad… Continue reading Leveler pump sounds like a food blender full of marbles
When we bought the Southwind in March, the previous owner told us that the Dometic RM-3862 frig worked on AC, but he didn’t think it worked on propane. Before buying the Southwind, we verified the frig worked on AC, but assumed it wouldn’t work on propane. The fact that the Continue reading Dometic frig works on AC but not on propane
The storage compartments are very large and offer a lot of space. To make a little better use of the large open space, I added a shelf . I bought an 8 ft section of 12 inch closet wire shelving from the local big box store Most of the storage Continue reading Extra shelf space in storage compartments
ROAD TRIP – I had business in Washington DC and a weeks vacation to burn, so this was a good opportunity to take our new Southwind on a shake down cruise. During the trip, we were able to test all the systems and see how our use fit our New-to-Us Continue reading Shakedown Cruise
When we bought the Southwind, I noticed the 30 amp plug appeared to have been hot at one time, so I ordered a new plug. It arrived just as we were hitting the road, so I tossed it in the parts box. When we arrived at our camp-sight on day Continue reading 30 amp connector replacement
Water damage – My old Mirada had some very serious water damage under the refrigerator compartment caused by water leaking into the compartment from the bottom of the exterior hatch cover. If you look at the bottom of the frame, there’s nothing to prevent water from draining to the inside Continue reading Bottom of refrigerator hatch cover leaks water
Traveling with our home Dishnet VIP222 receiver. Many RV’ers travel the country roughing it with a satellite TV receiver. Although most of these travelers have a dedicated receiver / antenna system while traveling, we simply pack up our home receiver and hit the road. Why not, no ones at home Continue reading Using our home Dishnet VIP222 receiver while on the road