A Newbie from Arizona!

[kmesaaz]

Hi--So glad I found this site! Recently retired single woman, travelling with a dog that hates, hates, hates the truck! Hates my campers, too! Hates bicycles! Probably hates anything with wheels. But, I digress.
My newly purchased teardrop is my 4th camper in as many years. But, this should be the last. I just couldn't handle the popups and the Aliner by myself. This little camper is a delight! When I can, I will post a picture. It is so CUTE!

For now, I need to familiarize myself with the "stuff" which is included with this teardrop. My other campers didn't have all these electronic devices. I guess I need to search this site for a "checklist" of sorts to make certain that I know what I need and know what I am doing.

Looking forward to learning from you folks! Karen

[Big Dan]

Welcome and congrads on the new trailer.If you have any questions just ask.

[azmotoman]

Welcome!

We're in Mesa, too.

[TheBizMan]

Welcome Karen,

You are going to enjoy teardroping. Check out these local web sites.

www.aztearjerkers.com

www.azroundup.net

Come join the fun.

[TENNJIM]

Welcome Karen. That teardrop will be a lot of fun. There are some really fine teardrop and small trailer people you will meet at gatherings. You have plenty of them in your part of the country.

Jim B / Utah

[Cliffmeister2000]

Welcome from the other side of the valley, Avondale.

[kmesaaz]

Really, thanks. Now, I am completely new to a teardrop and to a camper with "stuff"--microwave, stove, oven, am/fm/cd player with the tallest antenna I have ever seen, a cd/tv something or other, sink, lights inside and out, power outlets everywhere, a fuse box...."stuff"

The teardrop is new, I drove to Indiana and picked it up, the very proud, excited builder/owner did his best to fill me in, but I am really at a loss. If I hadn't read somewhere a sad tale about needing to be grounded I would just plug it in and see what happens. On top of this, it was made known to me that I need to label the switches in the fuse box and have additional fuses just in case. In case what?

So, do I just run an extension cord and power up? What risks am I running? Any suggestions are appreciated. We are going on our first trip over Easter weekend and need to be prepared.

[Cliffmeister2000]

I would probably call or email the builder. However, I cannot think of anything that plugging it in would hurt. If the ground isn't wired, it would be best to know that before you took off on your trip.

[azmotoman]

Hey, Karen, if you don't mind meeting new folks (you obviously don't) Lisa and I might be available to help you sort out some of your TD issues. We will PM you with our info and qualifications.

Check your messages when you get a chance.