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Report on results from the Lone Pine Campground in Colchester VT (just north of Burlington). The Brewers Festival was great. The campground has 246 campsites of which only 45 have cable, they are the large 50 amp full service Premium sites. Which is typical, 20% have cable at an extra charge and...

Additional info: The reason I needed a 110 connection for the powered amplifier is because the TV in my 2008 Raindrop (early first flat panel) did not have a powered USB connection. If it did and it was used then everything would run off the internal 12 volt system. Most current model flat...

This update is for the KOA campground North of Herkimer NY. The KOA has cable in all of its cabins and two rows for class A Motorhomes. We were in a very nice water front site on the West Canada Creek. The majority of the campground does not have access. We were able to pull in 3 of the 6 local...

OTA HD TV as I have it installed needs the 110 to power the amp which gives it the 50 mile range. When we camp we normally are in a KOA campground in a site with water and electric. You can use an inexpensive 12 V to 110 converter when you do not have shore power, so you could be in a tent site...

Over The Air television - This is to share some results of a test of a MOHU leaf 50 HD antenna. It is a simple install of an almost invisible antenna which is similar to a military design called a mudflap. The antenna is about a 12 x 12 inch unit which is paper thin. Using the parts that came...

Towing with a hybrid We have been using a highlander hybrid since 2008 with both our Raindrop (1600 lbs loaded) and an enclosed cargo trailer ( 3000 lbs ) used for train shows. Our Highlander was ordered with a factory tow package and is rated at (3500 lbs) and is V6 powered. The following...

Hello Bruce I took off very little from the existing holes. They were a little rough so I just smoothed things out by taking down the high spots. I should see you at Mi -Te- Jo in September.

This write up is to identify sources for LED replacements for all of the bulbs on the outside of the teardrop. They are all being used on a 2008, Raindrop 560 Ultra. The first project and the easiest is replacing the side running lights on our raindrop that takes 6 LED replacements I got the...

To answer your question with the hatch closed in hot weather like you get in the summer in the Southwest the frig will fault and shut down till it gets recycled. Recommend that the frig is place in the tow vehicle and run off the 12 volt system. We had ours fault in September south of the...

For those who might be interested I am in the process of replacing the backup lights with LED units and the license plate light as well. I will post the specifics when they been tested. The backup lights are in and they work great. I am waiting for the license plate bulb to show up. What I...

Rather than stickers we sort of went with pins & patches. The patches are sown onto a blanket. The pins are either put on a cloth rectangle which is hung in front of the air unit or the vest of our bear. The cloth currently has 65 pins and the bear has about another 20 or so. JimH

Hello again Landser If go up to Maine say hello to Allen for me. If you like to see some teardrops at a camp out there is a gathering in September 5, 6 and 7 at a campground named Mi-Te-Jo which is in southern NH. You could also see our 560 we are about 35 miles west of Boston if you don't...

Hello to Jamie & Nancy We are JimH & SueZ 6 years ago we were at the same point as you. We went up to Maine and the only other dealer Allen Hill,where we saw both a 550 and a 560. After Sue got to climb into both units there was no choose - she wanted the 560 and she loved the fit and...

To rotus8 If you look back 4 post there is a link in the moctoc post which takes you to amazon and a company called Cutequeen. JimH

Jenn The ones I installed are for the marker lights on the outside of the teardrop and are quiet. They are on or off only and cannot be dimmed. JimH

I ordered two packs of 4 led bulbs to upgrade my 560 Ultra (2008) and these went in with no issues and work fine. They also are brighter then the standard filament bulbs, and will last a lot longer. Definitely a worth while upgrade to the running/marker lights. JimH

Hello Birder526: I would recommend the fridge in the tow vehicle and the cooler in a cosy in the teardrop. Because with the hatch closed there is no ventilation an the fridge will fault. This happen to us when visiting the Grand Canyon a few years ago. This works really well if you have a...

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Good morning looking forward to seeing your 550 when you have it. You will really enjoy it. One of the things that is nice is you will see photos during its construction and you will get a photo CD when you pick it up. Do you do much camping locally. There is a gathering in September at...