Re: New to Chinook
Posted: May 9th, 2020, 8:43 am
Congrats, Fat, You'll love that new Premier if your experience is anything like mine.
I got my 1998 Premier in 2014 to carry Wife, cat & dog, and two parrots up and down the West coast between family in N. Cal and Seattle. Also, here were bad wildfires in N.Cal, and having Moho stocked and ready to go as a bug out vehicle was good insurance. I personally prefer the rectangular windows on the Premier side and fewer motorized things, like the rear step, dump valves. (easier to maintain or fix) Power mirrors would be nice, though. One of the best things about the Chinook is that you can park it in a standard parking space.
I have learned a lot about RV systems online, and PARTICULARLY on this site. The archived info here is awesome. I've been able to upgrade some from 1998 tech with new AC/DC power panel; water heater, furnace, and fridge overhaul, and adding solar panels, battery capacity, etc. I had a really good independent mechanic install inserts in all 10 spark plug holes, because I read about the occasional blowout concern on early Triton engines.
Roly
I got my 1998 Premier in 2014 to carry Wife, cat & dog, and two parrots up and down the West coast between family in N. Cal and Seattle. Also, here were bad wildfires in N.Cal, and having Moho stocked and ready to go as a bug out vehicle was good insurance. I personally prefer the rectangular windows on the Premier side and fewer motorized things, like the rear step, dump valves. (easier to maintain or fix) Power mirrors would be nice, though. One of the best things about the Chinook is that you can park it in a standard parking space.
I have learned a lot about RV systems online, and PARTICULARLY on this site. The archived info here is awesome. I've been able to upgrade some from 1998 tech with new AC/DC power panel; water heater, furnace, and fridge overhaul, and adding solar panels, battery capacity, etc. I had a really good independent mechanic install inserts in all 10 spark plug holes, because I read about the occasional blowout concern on early Triton engines.
Roly