New Hi Lo Owner!

Luckydog671 said:

Hi Raul,

I believe the dealer in El Cajon is this one: RV Rentals, Sales, Service, Camper Trailer Outlet

They do advertising on RVTrader.com This is probably the same former Hi-Lo dealer Les mentions so it looks like they are still selling used ones. Anyone on the west coast looking for a Hi-Lo may want to consider giving them a visit!

You are correct that there is no stereo in the unit. I'll take a look in the locations you mention to see if I can locate the wiring. How would you run the speaker wiring from above the kitchen counter to the wall above the dinette?

Thanks,

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The wires to the speakers should already be there.

Luckydog671 said:

Hi Raul,

I believe the dealer in El Cajon is this one: RV Rentals, Sales, Service, Camper Trailer Outlet

They do advertising on RVTrader.com This is probably the same former Hi-Lo dealer Les mentions so it looks like they are still selling used ones. Anyone on the west coast looking for a Hi-Lo may want to consider giving them a visit!

You are correct that there is no stereo in the unit. I'll take a look in the locations you mention to see if I can locate the wiring. How would you run the speaker wiring from above the kitchen counter to the wall above the dinette?

Thanks,

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My wiring is in the front cabinet, street side right, where the loft bed is.

Luckydog671 said:

You are correct that there is no stereo in the unit. I'll take a look in the locations you mention to see if I can locate the wiring. How would you run the speaker wiring from above the kitchen counter to the wall above the dinette?,

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The wiring is there already, at least for trailers configured to have the stereo above the kitchen counter: http://www.hilotrailerforum.com/f33/stereo-installaion-2408t-2915/

Raul

New to you HiLo

The factory installed stereos I am told weren't that great of a quality. Search the internet for a stereo at a good price. One advantage of the loosely installed carpet is that if you bring in stones and dirt it can be vacuumed away. It also keeps the floor underneath in hopefully excellent condition. Love that upholstery fabric. Have fun with the wash and wax.

Agree with Sam about the factory installed stereo. Ours is one of those and it's pretty "tinny". However, it works and does everything: DVD/CD/FM/AM/TV. It keeps our Grandkids amused if needed.

- Jack

JackandJanet said:

Agree with Sam about the factory installed stereo. Ours is one of those and it's pretty "tinny". However, it works and does everything: DVD/CD/FM/AM/TV. It keeps our Grandkids amused if needed.

- Jack

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One of the things the seller of our camper included was a 26" TV with built in DVD player. I'm not really into watching TV while camping but it may come in handy for Grandkids so we'll probably take it when they are with us.

watching tv while camping

We don't have a tv unless the campground has cable. A TV might come in use if you want to see the weather in the area you are in. Inputs are good for DVD players ect.

Finally got my 30 amp to 15 amp power adapter today so was able to plug the camper in and check out the TV. It's actually a pretty nice little TV with 2 HDMI inputs, as well as a component jack. The DVD player seems to work well and I can play CD's also. I hooked it up the TV to the antenna and was even able to pick up a few stations (we are in a rural and mountainous area). Two questions:

1. The little switch with the red light on the TV antenna input plate is an antenna booster, correct?

2. How do you know which way the antenna is pointing? Is there a reference point on the antenna itself, or the antenna rotator, that indicates direction?

Thanks,

Lucky dog, I think No. 1 is correct; another word dear husband uses is "amplifier." (There is also a button to turn off the amplifier if you wish.). To get better television reception, you gently pull and turn the knob in the ceiling near the entrance door while watching the tv screen for better reception from the antenna. When we are staying in RV parks with cable television like Fort Wilderness in Disney World, dear husband brings along a few extra cable lines as the interface connection between the Hi-Lo and the cable service at the box seems more often than not to be bad. When we think it is poor cable tv reception, it turns out to be a bad cable line.

Congratulations on your beautiful choice of the Hi-Lo. We have the same floor plan, just the heavier 25-foot Classic. Everyone is right about the Hi-Lo Company installed stereo. It is poor quality audio and sounds tinny. If the wiring is there, install your own quality stereo. Your television audio also can be wired through those speakers for playing DVDs, which gives you more of a theater sound.

Dee

I have an Amazon Kindle with mini HDMI output. I bought a cable to go from mini HDMI to regular HDMI. This allows me to hook the Kindle up to the TV and play movies that I rent from Amazon. I just need to remember to rent and download a few movies before going camping.

Raul

Dee Tillotson said:

Lucky dog, I think No. 1 is correct; another word dear husband uses is "amplifier." (There is also a button to turn off the amplifier if you wish.). To get better television reception, you gently pull and turn the knob in the ceiling near the entrance door while watching the tv screen for better reception from the antenna. When we are staying in RV parks with cable television like Fort Wilderness in Disney World, dear husband brings along a few extra cable lines as the interface connection between the Hi-Lo and the cable service at the box seems more often than not to be bad. When we think it is poor cable tv reception, it turns out to be a bad cable line.

Congratulations on your beautiful choice of the Hi-Lo. We have the same floor plan, just the heavier 25-foot Classic. Everyone is right about the Hi-Lo Company installed stereo. It is poor quality audio and sounds tinny. If the wiring is there, install your own quality stereo. Your television audio also can be wired through those speakers for playing DVDs, which gives you more of a theater sound.

Dee

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Thanks, Dee! I really like the floorplan and think it will work great for us and the grandkids. Just found out another one is on the way so glad we got the overhead bunk! We only looked at one Classic but liked the extra width it provides. Does yours have the tip out also?

I'm having a blast going through everything in the Hi-Lo and discovering where things are and how they work. Also, been working on my checklist to see if it makes sense and starting to go through the manuals.

Turns out I actually have the manual for the TV antenna (who knew?). Yes, TV amplifier is the better word. I think I figured out how to tell which direction the antenna is facing. There's kind of a little pointy arrow thing on the front of the antenna which you can use to point it in a known direction. I was trying to find two stations which I knew I should have been able to pick up. The problem is you just can't turn the antenna to search for channels that are not already in your scan list- you have to do a scan, rotate the antenna a little, do a scan, rotate, etc. Problem is, each scan takes about 5 minutes so it was a very time consuming process. I was finally able to find the two stations I was looking for in a very narrow band.

Luckydog -- yes, we also have the tip out. It really opens up the floor plan. Have you had any thoughts about improving your comfort level when sleeping on the large dinette?

Dee

increasing comfort level on cushion cracks/bed

You will find quite a few back posts on this subject. We got a foam topper at Walmart for the dinette bed that our daughter sleeps on. DH and I had custom foam mattresses made up for our couch single beds that we leave as a bed. These greately increased our comfort level for a small amt. of money. Money well spent.

Dee Tillotson said:

Luckydog -- yes, we also have the tip out. It really opens up the floor plan. Have you had any thoughts about improving your comfort level when sleeping on the large dinette?

Dee

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Hi Dee,

So far we have only spent one night sleeping in the camper and that was on the trip home after buying it a couple weeks ago. Yes, the factory cushions in the big dinette are not very comfortable, are they? Thankfully the seller included a memory foam topper. We'll see how we like it after a few times and then decide if it's adequate or not.

I'm wondering if most people when using the rear dinette as a bed just leave it as a bed while camping?

Thanks,

sam said:

You will find quite a few back posts on this subject. We got a foam topper at Walmart for the dinette bed that our daughter sleeps on. DH and I had custom foam mattresses made up for our couch single beds that we leave as a bed. These greately increased our comfort level for a small amt. of money. Money well spent.

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One thing I really liked about the class C Lazy Daze I owned before was the cushions they used. The model I had was what they called a Twin/King which had two facing sofas in the rear of the coach with a dinette table between the sofas. You could either convert the sofas to two twin beds or drop the table (just like in the Hi-Lo) to make a king size bed in the rear. Lazy Daze made their cushions in house with a high quality two-stage foam. The lower, thicker piece was denser for good support and the upper part was a soft, comfortable foam. I sure do miss those cushions!