Aluminum Camper Forum

Quote from: PEIslander on July 19, 2015, 09:05:04 AM
The on-demand water heater sounds like a great upgrade.

With the Trailmanor do you get a lot of jokes about short people?

LOL ... more likely to get questions like...how hard is it to set up when it is raining ....  You just get wet.

OK, here is our first attempt to put up the decals.  Candid feedback is appreciated.

When you have all the weights, then use this calculator to see if you are within proper safety limits.   

http://changingears.com/rv-sec-calc-trailer-weight-tt.shtml

For the inside, we are first working on the wall behind the dinette and the black refrigerator door.  My wife wants a Tuscany look as we have that in our home kitchen and it is beautiful.  We are planning to put a small mural of a Tuscany "window" that comes with lots of extra decals that we may or may not use.  The picture I am attaching show a lot of the extra stickers so just look at the main one to see what we are looking at.  Likewise, we have found a complimentary set of decals of old wine bottles, corks, and grapes that could go nicely on either side of the window.  Lastly, we will put a magnetic dishwasher cover (closest to the size of my refrigerator) to add some color.

Quote from: J_Westy on July 10, 2015, 11:05:53 AM

Quote from: funpilot on July 09, 2015, 04:14:05 PM
Here are a few more pics. 

Looks pretty cool. I'd like to see one in person sometime.

But it does look like they need to hire a designer for the interior! 

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I agree.  It is boring.  I am working on that.  My first meager attempt to personalize is a simple decal on the door of a malamute as ours will be travelling with us. 

The inside is boring and that is what we are working on next.  The king bed has no sheets, just the protective cover.  It is 78x78.  The refrigerator is only counter top high because the unit folds down.  It is a compressor refrigerator.  The bathroom is very small. The shower requires you to wrap the shower curtain around you. We are working on a better way.  The shower at least has endless hot water.  The kitchen surface area for preparation is quite ample though. 

Here are pics of the surge protector/power management system installed.  The one on the inside of the trailer shows the remote display above the converter panel.

Here are a few more pics.  I am trying to make them smaller.  This is the backend where it shows the two storage areas I have.  The one on the left has a Progressive Industries power management system inside it.

Here are some pics of my Trailmanor.

We are decorating the inside right now.  Once that is done I will post pics. 

Thought I would post this topic here as it is not dependent on what trailer you have.  I had installed this water heater into my Trailmanor and I can report it fully lives up to its promises.  I get hot water almost instantly, clearly use less propane, and I have hot water for as long as I have water and propane.  So, at a full hookup campground, 20 minute showers are easy to do.  I can report that it works fine under low flow and low pressure situations, a common complaint of other brands.  Only issue is that they are expensive.  Mine cost $1199 for the heater, $60 for the cover (you select which one you want), and around $300 for installation.  The dealer who did the work bought my hardly used 6 gallon Suburban for $200.00.  From what I have read, most installations cost between $200 - $250.  My Trailmanor had some unique issues that took more time, so that is why I paid more. 

Just remember, these on demand water heaters run only off of propane. The Truma fits where ever a standard 6 gallon or 10 gallon hot water heater went before.

Here is a pic of my folded up Trailmanor.

Those of you who know me on the other LL forum know I had to walk away from my 28BHS as it had real issues.  So, I ended up getting a Trailmanor instead but enjoyed the contributors so continued to periodically post there.  Hope you will invite me to do the same here.