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Offline rockrat

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The Eagle has landed
« on: February 08, 2015, 07:49:04 PM »
Picked up our new Jayco Eagle Outback over the weekend. I've currently got it setup in the garage with the roof raised a bit and the fridge running on 240V.  Not sure if i need the roof up thought because the vents are all on the outside and the fridge is directly under both the countertop and bed base. What do other people do?

Hopefully the FNQ weather gods will be nice and we'll take it for a shakedown trip next weekend, either to Charters Towers or maybe Kurrimine.

So far I have picked up a couple of issues that I'll get the dealer to check out including one of the ALKO drop down legs is not square and I think I can see a few cracks in the skylight frame.

The only other thing is the drop down cupboard seems to be out of level but I think it is simply because Jayco have installed rubber stops on the back edge. Has anyone else noticed this with their camper?
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 07:50:33 PM »
Nice camper.  Enjoy

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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2015, 08:00:52 PM »
Congrats mate. I hope the weather gets better here for you. It's pouring down here in Tully at the moment. Kurrimine is just up the road.

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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2015, 08:03:29 PM »
Great camper, you will really enjoy it.
Be careful of running the fridge on 240 for to long while the camper is down, the benchtop will get real hot and I transfers thru to the bed base. My cousin had his burn down in his shed from this exact thing.
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2015, 08:27:38 PM »
Quote from: V8ute on February 08, 2015, 08:03:29 PM
Great camper, you will really enjoy it.
Be careful of running the fridge on 240 for to long while the camper is down, the benchtop will get real hot and I transfers thru to the bed base. My cousin had his burn down in his shed from this exact thing.
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Really?? How do they roll them out the door with a problem like that?
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2015, 09:47:03 PM »
Friend of ours borrowed their parents one and left the roof light on. When they got home they plugged the camper into power, leaving the roof down and the heat of the light on the mattress burnt it to the ground.
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2015, 07:52:18 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on February 08, 2015, 08:27:38 PM
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Really?? How do they roll them out the door with a problem like that


It was a 2007 model swan with the vent in the kitchen benchtop, there pretty certain that a part of there cotton bed sheet was hanging over the side of the bed, as they pushed it in it folded under the bed base and up she went, they had arrived home late from a weekend camp, backed it in the shed, plugged the power in, turned the fridge to power and went inside to shower and went to bed. By the morning it was all gone, camper, shed and his dirt bikes.
I am not certain but I think they have eliminated the benchtop vent.
I never ran my fridge with the lid down in the 3 yrs we had it, a lot of people do and get away with it.
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 06:10:11 AM »
Does this mean you cannot run the fridge while pulling the trailer going to your camping site?
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 08:53:16 AM »
I reckon the risk depends on the year model. Eg bench top vent or not, halogen or led light.


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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 06:24:40 PM »
Welcome from another far northerner and newby to Myswag.  Be careful where you venture in the north during the coming days.Weather looks like its going to be a bit horrid. 
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2015, 06:33:38 PM »
Quote from: mheloy on February 11, 2015, 06:10:11 AM
Does this mean you cannot run the fridge while pulling the trailer going to your camping site?
It runs off the 12v from vehicle while travelling, via 12 pin plug
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Re: The Eagle has landed
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2015, 07:36:32 PM »
Quote from: ianola on February 11, 2015, 06:24:40 PM
Welcome from another far northerner and newby to Myswag.  Be careful where you venture in the north during the coming days.Weather looks like its going to be a bit horrid. 
All the best
Thanks mate. Haven't booked anything yet, but  I am leaning towards heading to either Charters Towers or down Airlie Beach way, possibly Bowen or Conway Beach.
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