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#1
I had the same question on our 2017 16BHB with the off-road package, I contacted Livinlite and Westlake the tire supplier and was told to use the tire sidewall pressure settings.
#2
We have a 2017 BHB that had door adjustment issues when we received it also. It was towed by commercial transport from Tennessee to Washington so we never saw the trailer before it arrived. I noticed the day after arrival that there was water on the floor inside the entrance. No biggie, I adjusted the door to close the gap and no more leaks.The bigger problem has been closing and opening the bathroom door. If the trailer is not perfectly level sideways front and back the door doesn't want to latch. I think these TTs are very flexible which is a good thing. I suspect that the first long tow tends to settle the trailer to its final "shape" kind of like a new house gets its final shape here in WA after its 1st earthquake.
#3
General Q & A / Re: Utensil drawers
December 23, 2017, 06:42:05 PM
Beautiful job on the drawers! I had planned to do the same on our 16BHB but fortunately it came with 3 drawers so I can spend my spare time on other mods.
#4
CampLite Travel Trailers / Re: Loose coupler
December 22, 2017, 09:30:09 PM
A local rv repair shop (with a good reputation) suggested I hook the trailer to the TV and then raise the tongue jack to see if the ball stayed in the coupler. I did, it did so all is well. It didn't even clunk around on the maiden voyage. I guess that means I have plenty of tongue weight!
#5
I'm not sure if the height of our 16BHB off road will be exactly the same, but the top of our ball is 24". Hope this helps.
#6
Made our maiden voyage to Silver Falls SP in Oregon 2 weeks ago with the 16BHB towed by Suzuki Equator. Had a wonderful time hiking the trails during the one good afternoon we had. After towing the trailer on the winding roads and home on I-5 in a downpour we decided to go with Fastway E2 weight distribution hitch, partially for the weight distribution but as much for the sway control. Our rutted freeways and rain caused a bit of white knuckle driving in heavy freeway traffic between Salem and Portland. Next weekend we are making trip #2 to Dash Pt. SP in Tacoma, WA to see the Chihuli glass museum and take the grandsons on their first WAState ferry rides on Puget Sound. It's nice to be able to travel/camp this late in the year.
#7
CampLite Travel Trailers / Re: ZAMP ready?
November 26, 2017, 09:43:10 PM
The Zamp plug is connected to the battery, nothing else is included to control the charging.
#8
Our new 16BHB doesn't open all the way either but does have a gas strut at the bottom that holds the door open.
#9
The two plastic end caps on the unit hide the 4 mounting screws. Carefully pull sideways at the top and bottom then pull the end caps forward. There are two hidden clips on the sides that pulling sideways disengages and two pins that go into the screw hole recesses under the end caps that release when pulling forward. Be gentle so you don't break off the pins or the end cap won't stay in place( I found out the hard way and broke one).
#10
For some reason I am unable to login to your link JazzyPigs.
#11
CampLite Travel Trailers / Re: Roof Weight Limit
November 11, 2017, 04:33:00 PM
I just installed 2 MaxAir vent covers on our new 16BHB with the membrane roof. At 210# I kept my weight mostly over the rafters but a few times had to kneel between them. The roof fel plenty strong to support my weight.
#12
CampLite Travel Trailers / Re: Loose coupler
November 01, 2017, 07:49:21 PM
Thanks for the reply DavidM, however this coupler has no adjusting nut underneath as most boat trailer couplers or utility trailers have. At this point I may have to go to a larger ball if a 2 3/8 exists.
#13
CampLite Travel Trailers / Loose coupler
November 01, 2017, 07:15:53 PM
We received our new 2017 16BHB last week and are busy outfitting it for our first trip Thanksgiving weekend (who knew you could spend so much money after the purchase?!). We love this trailer so far but I took it out for a test pull after it arrived and the banging and clanging from the hitch area drove me nuts. So I started checking things out and bought a clamp to tighten the ball mount to the receiver which helped. There is still lots of noise though so I checked the ball to coupler fit and found 3/16" vertical play present. I checked the Curt ball size and it is 2 5/16 according to my Brown and Sharpe calipers. I can't find any way to adjust the coupler to make the fit tighter. Anyone have any info on adjusting the 'RAM' class IV made in China coupler?
#14
CampLite Travel Trailers / Re: Aluminum roof on a 2016?
October 20, 2017, 11:47:51 AM
We just received our new 16BHB from Tennessee last nite. It has the TPO roof which I am (for now) happy to see as the 2011 16QBB we almost bought also had two large ripples or dents right behind where the nose and roof joined. It was obvious upon inspection that these dents (on aircraft called oil canning) were water traps. When we first started looking at LL products they were claiming that the nose and roof were all one piece. Certainly not an accurate claim on the QBB we looked at.
#15
After 6 years of looking at CL trailers we finally made the plunge- new 2017 16BHB. We're just waiting for arrival from dealer in Tennessee. Towing with 2010 Suzuki Equator crew cab (Nissan Frontier in wolf's clothing). We loaded 430 lbs on the hitch today and drop at the rear was only 1 3/8" and rise at front was 5/16" so I don't think we will need a weight distribution hitch but may need sway control due to windy conditions out west here as we are near the Columbia Gorge. Anyone out there have any experience with the Hayes electronic sway control system? It looks like it might be a good system, similar to Ford and GM's sway system.