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04-18-2017, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Calgary
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So Many Buttons & Switches.......
Just purchased a 2001 Damon Escaper, Spartan chassis with 350 Cummins, only 31,000 miles and in pretty good shape with lots of upgrades. Plan on spending the next two summers on short trips, learning about the unit and fixing all the little things that I am sure will need attention. Then hope to get out on the road 3 months at a time.
But,by the looks of things,I may just spend the next two summers learning and remembering what all the buttons, switches and gauges are for and how they work. Little bit overwhelming for a newbie. 
Thanks to everyone that posts all the helpful info, I have been trolling the site and have learned a lot already.
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04-18-2017, 01:56 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 50,562
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Hi !  Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang! 
Congrats on the new rig! Keep her between the ditches!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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04-18-2017, 04:22 PM
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Senior Member
Outdoors RV Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,804
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You'll do fine, you might worry if you had to take off and land.
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2018 ORV 24KTS 30,000+miles
2017 Ford 3.5 TwinTurbo w/MaxTow
640 Watts solar/600 Ahr
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04-18-2017, 08:00 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 25,728
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Glad to have you here in the forum with us.
Just about the time you get the last switch figured out, you'll forget what the first switch did. It's a never ending cycle. 
Happy Trails!!!
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
My get up and go, got up and went.
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04-19-2017, 05:46 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
Posts: 12,929
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Welcome and the good news is it is a short learning curve
momdoc
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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04-19-2017, 03:20 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Calgary
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Thanks Everyone, RV'rs are great people, the previous owner called to see how I was doing and offered to come over and go through all the systems with me again. Sure that is going to help... 
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04-19-2017, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Desert Hot Springs Ca.
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You're not the only one. After two months I can now go into the kitchen & turn on the lights I want on the first try.  This is our first MH and yes they have way more switches & gauges than any 5th wheel or TT I owned in the past.
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2011 Mobile Suites 36RSSB3
2014 F-350 6.7L CC DRW
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04-19-2017, 04:03 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lone Star State
Posts: 19,203
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Safe travels
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04-21-2017, 07:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Ontario, CANADA
Posts: 310
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Welcome to the forum. I was the same last year trying to figure out what everything was for. I am still finding things that I did not know was on my DP. You will find the Spartan chassis is a great platform and a great combination with the Cummins.
Happy travels Eh!
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Mike and Family
98 American Eagle EVS, Cummins C8.3
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, Blue Ox
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04-21-2017, 07:22 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
Posts: 3,481
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Quote:
Originally Posted by widmerhd
Thanks Everyone, RV'rs are great people, the previous owner called to see how I was doing and offered to come over and go through all the systems with me again. Sure that is going to help... |
To me that means two things.
1) The previous owner is a nice guy
2) He cared about (and probably took good care of) his coach. He's probably going over to help you, so that you can take better care of HIS coach. (it's not your coach, you're just the guy that bought his coach. ).
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2013 Winnebago Sightseer 36V
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