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FIVE-MINUTE BATTERY FILL Here’s our method for filling RV batteries in about five minutes: 1) Get an RV water-heater tank rinser. You can buy one at Camping World for about $5.29 with the Good Sam discount. 2) Place a screw in the
bottom of an empty 2-liter soda bottle. 3) Fill the bottle with distilled water using a funnel. 4) Screw the rinser onto the top of the bottle. 5) Turn the bottle upside
down with the rinser lever in the off position and take out the screw to make an air vent. 6) Fill your batteries by switching the lever from off to on as you go from cell to cell.
sleeping area with an air-inflation mattress. In the kitchen, there’s plenty of drawer space below the center island that’s opposite the stainless-steel convection- microwave oven and recessed cooktop that holds spills (great idea). The Trilogy’s stainless-steel refrigerator has a water spigot and icemaker in the door, just like home. And that’s the point. There’ll be a lot of living in a fifth- wheel like this, so they’ve included all the features of home, including a standard Dyson rechargeable vacuum stowed neatly on its recharging rack in a closet. What else would you bring from home? A large shower? A second vanity? A roomy king-size bed? They’re all here. The passage to the bedroom cuts through the wall-to- wall bathroom that’s dominated by the 28-inch-deep-by-60- inch-long shower. Above it, the tinted sky-dome provides natural light and added headroom. One bedroom vanity has a popup mirror and storage space, and another includes a single-handle-faucet sink and a mirrored medicine cabinet. Past the king bed, the walk-in closet uses the entire nose of the trailer to great advantage. You’ll never run out of shoe space here.— Howard J. Elmer
Ron and Nancy Viggiani Breckenridge Lake Resort, Tennessee
GROCERY BAG CADDY Here’s another great idea for storing those plastic bags you get at the grocery store. Don’t toss out that gallon water con- tainer or milk jug. Wash
it, leave the lid on and cut a 2-inch hole a couple of inches up from the bot- tom. From there, just stuff your plastic bags through the hole. You can stuff as many as 30 bags in one container and store them easily. We have one jug inside the camper and one in the belly box.
Dynamax Trilogy 3800D3 GVWR: 18,000 pounds
Freshwater: 64 gallons Gray Water: 80 gallons Black Water: 40 gallons LP Gas: 97 pounds DynamaxCorp.com
Alan W. Kunst Sr. Lake Shore Resort–Outdoor Adventures, Michigan
Dry Weight: 14,800 pounds Length: 41 feet, 10 inches Height: 13 feet, 2 inches
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