2025 has been a busy camping year for us than 2024. Although we travelled more miles in 2024, the 2025 season had use heading to Georgia and up to Maine on two different trips. The Greyhawk is serving us well with no huge issues, but we have been hit with a few surprises.
We schedule the coach roof to be recoated this year. We worked with RV Armor (out of Florida) and they put us on the calendar for application of the coating sometime after May 1st and before July 1st. The epoxy compound needs above 60F temperatures and dry conditions to cure properly, so we were in the hands of Mother Nature for the actual date. The installation started in late June during one of the hottest weather conditions in recent memory. The height of the temperature blast occurred on day two of the work where the mercury topped out at 105F! After the three day process the coach roof looks brand new. We had the skylight replaced during the work process so the coach reflects a brand new condition.
About a week after the roof work was completed, the air conditioner decided to cause an over current condition. After a bit of debugging and having a tech come out to verify my findings, the Coleman Mach AC unit needs to be replaced. Should have that work done in a week or so. We are installing a soft start on the AC unit as well, this will extend the life of the compressor and be easier on the generator. Not having the AC when we were in Maine was a bit uncomfortable considering temperatures soared into the upper 90’s on three of the day at Bar Harbor. Making matters worse was the fact that our Big Foot leveling jacks refused to function.
The Big Foot leveling system were partners with Jayco back in 2013 and the hydraulic system is very substantial however the leveling controller, designed and made by IDS, is more or less junk. We had issues last year and twice this year with the controller. The techs at Big Foot said I need a new controller that would be retrofitted into the existing control panel and wiring harnesses to the jacks. The cost…. nearly $1000. I picked the techs at Big Foot more and figured out to raise or lower an individual jack only required 12VDC be applied to the appropriate wire for a particular jack. After a few hours at the 3D printer, ordering up some switches and connectors from Amazon, and a few hours manual work the system is much better albeit completely manual.
I had hopes of one day (soon) writing a book or pamphlet to help new RV owners get past the daily challenges of owning a motorhome. I have made a few attempts at pulling together my thoughts, but after this year I thing I have a better idea on what the book should contain. Once cold weather sets in I will be back at the word processor putting together my thoughts.
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