camper crapper cleaning

Just finished cleaning out the camper crapper and guess what? It was easy and not bad at all. We found a place we can dump it for free and it is only about a mile from home. It is what I have been most concerned about with the camper and looking forward to the least. It was no big deal at all. I am glad it was no big deal. I am getting very anxious to go camping! We are curious to see how long the battery lasts. We were able to charge one of the two batteries but the other one won't charge so we will need to replace it soon. We still need to fill at least one of the propane tanks. There is a little bit in one but we don't know how much. We have learned how to light the water heater and camper heater and stove, though we haven't actually done any of it. I guess all we really have left to figure out is the fridge, it is a bit complicated. There is a switch under a panel in the side of the camper, the switch inside the fridge is broken. You can't see the switch, you have to feel for it. If it is switched one way it runs on the propane, switch it the other way and it runs off electric power. We need to play with it and figure out which is which. Dad says it doesn't run well on propane so I don't know how much we will actually use it. We will have to play with it and see how it goes. The last thing I am nervous about is the brakes. The trailer has brakes on it but we don't have a trailer brake switch on the truck my brother doesn't think we really need them since the camper is pretty small and the truck stops just fine with it hooked up. We did go up and down some steep roads coming home from Vegas and had no problems but at the same time we didn't have to stop while coming down a steep hill. When we come down Cottonwood Canyon in two weeks we will be very careful. Kenton plans on using the engine to brake as much as he can. He usually does anyway. My brother gave us a trailer brake switch but we haven't got it installed, don't know how to install it, and probably need some more wiring to completely install it. I can't wait until Kenton starts working so we can afford material so I can make some new curtains for the camper. We also want to get a magic mesh screen door for it. Wal Mart has them for $14.00 so that is not bad. Next week we plan on buying some rubber roof paint so we can seal up the roof and seams and see if we can get the water leak stopped. Bring on camping season! I hope we can go several times this year.