Hello
My family just bought our 2004 24T back in October 2014. We bought it in southern California, and drove out to get it from our home in Utah. We had a great couple days getting it back home, and then immediately had to winterize it for storage, (it reminds me of the feeling I had as a young child at Christmas when I got my first bike and there was 3 feet of snow covering everything with nowhere to ride). The winter in Utah has been unusually mild which has made it tempting to de-winterize the trailer and go play, but have so far decided not to risk it.
The dealership we bought it from didn't know anything about it, but the previous owner that traded it in put together a really cool neatly organized binder, full of all the owner’s manuals, warranty information for all the different appliances, and some very helpful checklists as well. He also meticulously labeled
most of the switches inside the trailer, which came in very handy as well.
The first night was one to remember, I'll spare you the details but share with you that we pulled into the campground just before sunset with no idea about the black switch (not labeled) being a 3 way. I was able to raise the top, but didn't figure out the switch until we were packing up to leave the next day. We stopped in Vegas and stayed in an RV park with full hook ups, so I wanted to test out the AC and refrigerator. I was able to figure out the refrigerator, but not the AC (the "what the heck is this cord for?" that comes out of a mouse hole above the sink in the bathroom) until I was packing up to leave the next day.
When we finally got it home, I hopped on the internet and started scouring the Hi-Lo Trailer Forum to get a feel for the community and see what I could learn about our trailer. I'm glad I did, this is a great forum full of amazing people and invaluable resources. One of the greatest tools I have run into here and I'd recommend to anyone with ~2000 or newer model are the videos from a manufacturers DVD that were posted by Sting32 that you can find on youtube. There are about 36 short videos all together, which cover instructions on everything from raising and lowering, winterizing, and operating all the different appliances. (
http://www.hilotrailerforum.com/f49/hilo-video-owners-manuals-youtube-1233/)
My family and I are excited for the trips we have planned in spring and summer, and I'm excited about the prospect of hopefully meeting HTF community members in our travels. Though this is only my second post thus far, I feel as if I know most of the senior members as I've benefited from a lot of the knowledge they share.
Thank you all, and happy camping everyone.
Hope this helps.
