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Title: Hello from olympic peninsula!
Post by: maryvanilla on January 20, 2015, 05:14:01 AM
My wife and I just ordered a 21BHS through Sunny Island RV in Illinois! Upgrading from an Aliner Expedition after a couple of great years of camping and very excited to join this forum! Any fellow Olympic Peninsula camplite owners around?
Title: Hello from olympic peninsula!
Post by: gnies on January 20, 2015, 08:02:52 AM
Welcome to the forum! You can edit your profile to include your tow vehicule and indicate your livinlite model
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Post by: jtelles3993 on January 20, 2015, 09:19:52 AM
Welcome and congrats! Another new guy here, also. We pick up our 21RBS on the 30th..
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Post by: tinkeringtechie on January 20, 2015, 09:40:14 AM
Welcome to the forum! We're a bit further north of the peninsula (almost to Canada). Good choice of floorplan too, 21BHS is definitely the best  :D
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Post by: admin on January 20, 2015, 09:58:06 AM
Welcome and congrats
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Post by: leslie on January 20, 2015, 12:03:23 PM
Welcome from another owner of a 21-BHS. My husband and I got this model so that our dogs could have their own beds with their own window in the lower bunk. We really enjoy the extra room and the bonus storage area of the upper bunk. When going down the road, we move our stored stuff down to the lower bunk.

Happy camping with your new camper!
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Post by: pinstriper on January 20, 2015, 10:33:01 PM
Yeah. The dogs will stay on their own bed. They won't think of jumping up on yours.

That will totally work out.
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Post by: maryvanilla on January 21, 2015, 05:23:43 AM
Thanks for the welcome and looking forward to the elbow room for dogs and children, both of which will totally respect mom and dads bed I'm sure! Btw, Is anyone not using a WDH when towing? I've read a lot of threads about the anderson WDH and some folks who have towed without them fine, but appear to always end up installing one anyway. Any experienes with the 21-BHS scaring anyone into buying a WDH? My TV is a 1500 silverado with an airlift system installed.
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Post by: solds88 on January 21, 2015, 06:37:04 PM
Boondockler,

Have you ever towed a TT of this size?? If not, do you have a friend who owns a TT that is equipped with a WDH?? If so, go for a test drive on the highway with and without using the WDH. And it would be a much more definitive test if there was a crosswind blowing during your test drive. There's no substitute for real time experience.  If you do decide to use a WDH then see charliem's thread on "Bent Coupler on 21RBS", this is a must read article.  
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Post by: charliem on January 21, 2015, 07:10:49 PM
[quote source="/post/6129/thread" timestamp="1421832223" author="@boondockler"]Is anyone not using a WDH when towing? I've read a lot of threads about the anderson WDH and some folks who have towed without them fine, but appear to always end up installing one anyway.[/quote][font size="3"]With my first trailer and TV I tried to get away without WDH. I ended up adding it and never regretted it. Now I tow the 21RBS with a Tacoma and wouldn't be without the WDH. I think TechnTrek on the Rpod Owners forum said it best: You may not need it, but you'll want it. It just makes a huge difference on ride and comfort.
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Post by: djsamuel on January 21, 2015, 09:08:15 PM
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Quote from: @boondockler" timestamp="1421832223" source="/post/6129/threadIs anyone not using a WDH when towing? I've read a lot of threads about the anderson WDH and some folks who have towed without them fine, but appear to always end up installing one anyway.
[font size="3"]With my first trailer and TV I tried to get away without WDH. I ended up adding it and never regretted it. Now I tow the 21RBS with a Tacoma and wouldn't be without the WDH. I think TechnTrek on the Rpod Owners forum said it best: You may not need it, but you'll want it. It just makes a huge difference on ride and comfort.
[/font][/quote]Agree 100%.  My Ram 1500 tows the 21BHS great without a WDH.  However, on our trip to AZ and UT, the added stability  along with the sway and bounce control of the Andersen WDH was very much appreciated on the rough roads of I-10 in LA, and 35MPH crosswinds in Texas.
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Post by: livinthegoodlife on January 21, 2015, 10:55:19 PM
Welcome to the forum!  Tons of information can be found here. There are very smart people willing to help if you have a question.
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Post by: spot1 on January 22, 2015, 06:44:58 PM
Welcome to the forum!!!!!
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Post by: maryvanilla on January 22, 2015, 07:19:57 PM
Thanks for the replies and welcomes! Already gleening fantastic ideas from this forum!
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Post by: shovelhead on February 14, 2015, 01:13:40 AM
Welcome... Isnt that Mick Dodge country?
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Post by: grantnpeg on March 24, 2015, 08:29:32 PM
We too just went from aliner to 21 ft livin lite.  in 60's, time to potty train!
Aline is 05, and going to kids n grandkids in Colorado.  Change diapers on aliner bed!
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Post by: jeeps on March 25, 2015, 01:36:27 PM
[font size="3"]I'm late to the party here, but welcome!  We are sort of neighbors from down here in Oregon, and btw, I LOVE your part of the country.  Port Angeles, Port Townsend.... the San Juans.....Anacortes, the ferries, and we recently discovered La Conner.  Some of my favorite places to visit!  

(P.S. If you haven't yet read "The Egg and I" by Betty MacDonald, you're in for a treat.)[/font]
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Post by: billmoore on March 25, 2015, 02:39:39 PM
Hello!
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Post by: maryvanilla on March 25, 2015, 04:41:20 PM
Quote from: @grantnpeg" source="/post/8394/thread" timestamp="1427239772We too just went from aliner to 21 ft livin lite.  in 60's, time to potty train!
Aline is 05, and going to kids n grandkids in Colorado.  Change diapers on aliner bed!



We've got a 2.5 year old, a newborn and a loud snoring dog... Definitely time to upgrade to the 21bhs for space and amenities!
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Post by: lanell on March 26, 2015, 07:09:22 PM
 Welcome from NC , we just picked up our 16DB last week ( we picked the smaller size so the kids can bring their own rv's )
;) . This is a great forum.... The others are very knowledgeable ! You will love your camplite .
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Post by: grantnpeg on March 27, 2015, 09:39:52 PM
[font size="4"]Hello, Peg here,
Grant and I just picked up 2014 21RBS in St. louis Wednesday.
We take our 2006 A-Liner to the 2 kids and their families near Denver.
That way, they can change diapers on bed in A-Liner :)

Our 2 grankids here in Illinois, jumped on the bed and couch in new
camper and they approve.
3 yr old grandson said, "Gramma, can we potty train you to the camper?"
Life is good!
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