Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

If the switch is entirely plastic then it is not attempting to ground itself through the body. I apologize that I'm having trouble following your description. I'm sure I was smarter when I was younger! Have you positively determined which two leads of the switch are the switch portion i.e. with the ...

As explanation for a switch with two connections, one side is wired to the 12V and stays "hot" with the 12 V. The other side is switched and only gets the passed through 12V when the switch is "thrown" or "turned on". For the three connection lighted switch you should e...

We use a small ceramic heater..its about 1 cubic foot in size..we set it on the kitchen counter (when not using the counter) as this seems the safest place for it to blast the heat from and not over heat anything near by.

Different strokes for different folks! There are some (many) folks who don't care to travel. Others, like us, love to travel to see different places, people and sights. Traveling in an RV, even a small RV like a BF, allows us to not only have our home with us, but allows us to stay in many, many sc...

It confused me at first that the light in the switch would come on briefly and then go out (indicating the water heater had lit successfully). I had planned to add a second light that would stay on as long as the switch was on so we wouldn't leave the water heater on all the time. We adapted before ...

Good video, do you put antifreeze in the freshwater tank? Since in my '99 you can't completely drain the fresh water tank, that is not what you would want to do as you would never get all of it out and you would have the taste for a long time afterwards. Just drain the fresh water tank as much as p...

As far as bottoming out: As said, go in/out at an angle if possible. Slow way down also. This tends to annoy other drivers but better to protect the RV. Your RV should have rollers beneath the bumper and skid bars further back. These cover most of the inclines except very abrupt incline changes. As ...

Yes, there are two screws. It takes less than a minute to open but you wouldn't want to put anything there that you frequently access. Just a nice hidey-hole if you're looking for one. I also use a fire-proof pouch for the extra cash, credit cards, and photo copies of passports..protection in case t...

Yes, there is no furnace venting through that vent. However there is a rather large open space behind it and makes a great hidey-hole for important stuff such as credit cards or cash when you are somewhere you are concerned about security such as well south of the border.

"In the area behind the shower wall in the rear corner of the rig, the water pipes to/from the water heater run along the floor and do have foam insulation helping protecting them. However the pipes running up to the shower faucet are not insulated." If you are saying the pipes themselves ...

A couple of winters ago I rigged up a little 12V digital thermostat that runs a bilge blower fan that blows air from under the bed to the area behind the shower via a 3" dryer hose. The thermostat sensor is on a wire extending behind the shower and the thermostat activates when the sensor reads...

mockturtle wrote:And I don't care for the new 'glitzy' appearance. I much prefer an understated style.

I agree. If I were to purchase a new Born Free (unlikely due to cost) I would have them leave it white.

bcope01 wrote:For years I have been using the HeatShield products pictured by stevek. They work well at reflecting heat and providing privacy for the windshield and cab side windows.

Bill

Any problem with getting the side windows to stick correctly? Does it tend to leave marks on the side windows? Thanks!

My generator has a breaker on the output with a reset button. Believe the generator will run but no electricity to RV if this breaker has been thrown.

I am using a trailer hitch mount spare tire carrier..its on the front on the RV as that was a better option for weight distribution. We have the smaller 225/75 R16 tires. The mount stands away from the RV body enough there isn't any issue with putting a larger tire on it, the bolt pattern is adjusta...