Aluminum Camper Forum

I'm assuming from my searching what my 2017 has is a 2 pin SAE connector located on the passenger side and is for what its worth 'prepped' for solar charging, however the decal/label resident next to said connector has been obliterated by weather..... Nothing I can find in the manual on this...Whats this connector connect to internally, voltage its expecting to see, and is there a charging controller someplace downstream or is that item needed as well. I'm only looking to keep the house battery topped off with a portable solar panel set while camping off grid without deploying the genny, which is not always an option.

Anybody done work/repairs on the travel trailer and know how thick the exterior walls are ? I intend to install a mounting bracket on the back wall/exterior, intending to go through that wall and into the aluminum frame member behind it....

Hey All, 2017 LL 16TBS is the subject trailer. Photo of area of concern attached. FYI The fridge is on the left of the rear wall, as viewed from the interior facing aft. The is no evidence of a roof leak, no evidence of water intrusion up high, nor any evidence of additional damage from the time the trailer spends parked in storage (the frig is of course, off). The commode water supply line also feeds through this wall about 16" back, and shows no sign of leaking, nor the commode. The issue seems to be underneath the bottom right corner of the fridge, if there is any water condensate/trap there ?! IDK. Perhaps the commode sloshed out when we were trailering it, although I do not travel with it full of water as a rule.

I also needta locate a source for more of this interior vinyl wall cladding stuff for the repairs.

Seen plenty of these (hitch haulers, bike racks, canoe racks, even small motorcycles) on the steel frame TT's rear bumpers , but what about these welded aluminum ones we have ? I dont see anything as far as a load rating, even if its '0'. Curious if anyone has successfully installed and used anything more substantial than a plastic black tank discharge hose holder back there.

The one page of factory supplied literature dealing with the care and maintenance of the roof says basically, do nothing but wash it with a mild soap solution and soft bristle brush. Thats it ? Sitting out in the FL sun I find that hard to believe, there's nothing to seal/preserve it -which won't damage it. I did see some tired looking caulk up there, and ordered 'the' Alpha systems 1024 caulk- pretty exorbitantly priced but figure- why take chances. We do plan to cover it- so maybe that's the best 'maintenance' one can do for these. If your roof caulk has some fairly significant cracks in it- but its still quite well bonded to the roof (and not disintegrating into powder like some I've seen) - do you do a caulk-over , or must it be removed and redone entirely ? IDK how that'd be accomplished w/o damaging the roof, actually....

Hello all, best I can figure from reading numerous other posts, etc is Lippert is the Mfr of my slide out, altho the owners docs on my 2017 LivinLite 16TBS is lacking a good deal of detail there. From the label on the side of the slide out unit it indicates:
INWALLSTD   V000272255  DOM  0/18/2016   RPO-045-013346

I contacted who I believe to be the mfr for tech info on the slide.

Reason #1, I goofed and opened the slide out (which has thus far worked perfectly) with the removable table stowed off the foot of the bed on the floor standing on edge to the right(out of my view) - opened it on the dang table jamming it on the right side, bottom of the slide and realized something was amiss when I popped that front valence/trim piece over there, partially off. Made a goodly popping sound, too. After kicking myself and spending a couple hours repairing the trim and reinstalling it. I exercised the slide out. IT 'seems' to be cocked slightly left to right now. Maybe 1" or so, IDK if it was always like this (I've only had the rig 2 weeks). When it deploys out, the slide unit does snug up flush to the trailer walls, but one side contacts first, followed by the other. Same with retract, one side contacts first, followed by the other, probably 1" or so of difference before they seat up flush to the mating surface. IDK if this drive system can 'jump a tooth' or two or not when jammed like I did, and if continued operation of the slide out will eventually damage it. Also some units I've read have shear bolts to save the drive system from further damage in such instances. I got no idea. Thus the need for manuals and tech info.

Anybody else chased down technical information, manuals, parts list, etc  ? Is Lippert even the correct mfr ?  I'd really rather not make a trip to a dealer to repair, adjust, etc... this.

Thanks,
Greg