Just returned from our 4200 mile month long trip

[mike n sue]

Susan and I just had the best ever month on the road boon docking and staying at Rv parks. We traveled from St. Augustine Fl to Flagstaff AZ and everywhere else in between. Our 2002 Leprechaun 32 class C was perfect. Only two issues. Tire valve extenders broke and ruined a tire, this happened 3 times, we finally took them off and wont miss the. Fortunately we had a spare tire and the tools to change them our selves (it was hot!) The other issue is we are going to have to replace the toilet. Replacing the toilet is no big deal for me. Picking one out is. I would like the thetford low in parchment with foot pedal. Can any of you suggest one ? The one I would like has some bad reviews but here it is thetford aqua-magic v rv toilet pedal flush, low, parchment - 31651. Any feed back would be appreciated. We are off again for the month of September so I would like to replace it before that. One more thing, we had "toilet smells" and some one suggested dumping 3 bags of ice cubes down the black water tank with 1/2 full of water and some dawn dish soap then drive to our next stop.Wow worked like a charm. The tank sensors now work for the first time since we bought the RV 2 years ago, Plus the crapper smells nice

 

[Neal]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing and great pics!

 

[WinMin4]

Thetford is fine throw in chem to eliminate smell.

 

[John&Andrea]

I’m curious, what happened to the valve extenders? We use them as most people do. Was it on the front or back.

 

[mike n sue]

I’m curious, what happened to the valve extenders? We use them as most people do. Was it on the front or back.

The 1st time a road hazard ripped a side wall and the shredded tire ruined the valve extender on that tire. The 2ond time something Got caught up in the rear dual tires and damaged the valve extenders which then broke the valve stem off. I don't know what happened the 3rd time but valve extender broke loose and started flopping around then broke the valve extender.I don't know if it was just bad luck or something I or the tire store did when removing the spare and reinstalling the repaired tire. I wont use them again as it it is easy for me to remove the hubcap and check pressure.

 

[AbdRahim]

Check out https://www.shinyrv.com/. I also change to metal valve stems.

M C came with cheap plastic extenders which I got rid of early. They crack and leak on their own.

 

["EZ"]

Check out https://www.shinyrv.com/. I also change to metal valve stems.

M C came with cheap plastic extenders which I got rid of early. They crack and leak on their own.

Quality always pays.