Nunas

We had a Safe-T-Steer added to our 2005 Winnebago Journey 39F two years ago, when we were in Quartzite. It is inexpensive and easy to install (four cast iron bits and four springs). We put it on as a safety feature, not to overcome any handling problem. The idea is that if we get a front wheel blow-out we should not loose control...hope never to find out. Anyway, we noticed an improvement in handling. The RV tracks straight ahead now with light pressure on the steering wheel and is somewhat easier to handle in gusty side winds.

We had six panels (4 80s and two 125s) on the roof of our trawler, a very similar installation to any RV, but bigger. We used custom-fabricated omega mounts (similar to s-mounts but stronger) that held the panels off the roof for ventilation (per manufacturer's recommendation). We used self tappers but the recommendation elsewhere in this site to use rivets sounds good. If you have a fibreglass roof (as we did) then use 3M 5200 or similar adhesive bedding/sealing compound under the mounts, not self levelling compound. Self levelling compound is not an adhesive. We also put self levelling compound right over the mounts, perhaps not needed with the 5200 but why risk a leak! We never had a moment's trouble with this installation, despite going through some heavy gales and taking sea water right over the boat on several occasions.

We recently replaced both picture-tube TVs in our coach with flat screen LED-LCD models from Best Buy. We chose the LED-LCD because it is an extremely flat design, even compared to the previous LCD and plasma TVs. To make the conversion we simply bought veneer faced plywood to match the cabinetry in the coach. We cut the plywood about an inch bigger than the hole for the old TV set all around. On one vertical edge we mounted the plywood to the cabinet face with a piano hinge. On the opposite side we put two cupboard door catches and a child-proof catch. The design gives us two big new storage areas behind the TV sets, yet guarantees that the door cannot fly open if we hit a bump. The TVs are mounted to the plywood with flat mounts bought from WalMart. The ones we used have little plastic catches that guaranty that the TV cannot jump off the mount if we hit a bump. We saved at lest 100# of weight and gained some nice storage. The job is easily done by anyone using only hand tools, if you get the lumber yard to cut the plywood to size.