zebrv19
Newbie RV’er
Is there a Venture owners group that has events? Should we go to the factory and tour?
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Post by zebrv19 on Aug 13, 2020 19:21:43 GMT -5
My wife and I have been at this camping thing for some time now. Tents, used Coachmen (redone of course), a Jayco 29BHDB and now a Venture STT302VRB. The one thing we would to see is factory installed solar. I guess there are two things, outside grills are typically light and small. I would like to see a nice grill supplied by the manufacturer.'
I grew camping in a 21' Phoenix and my wife in a tent camper, now this was camping. What I'm dragging around is a hotel room on wheels.
Any other items you can't live with?
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ZanderMan
Weekender RV’er
Needs monitoring
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Post by ZanderMan on Aug 14, 2020 9:03:45 GMT -5
My wife and I have been at this camping thing for some time now. Tents, used Coachmen (redone of course), a Jayco 29BHDB and now a Venture STT302VRB. The one thing we would to see is factory installed solar. I guess there are two things, outside grills are typically light and small. I would like to see a nice grill supplied by the manufacturer.'
I grew camping in a 21' Phoenix and my wife in a tent camper, now this was camping. What I'm dragging around is a hotel room on wheels.
Any other items you can't live with? Factory installed solar would be nice, but I'm seeing a lot of less-than-optimum technology selections by Venture due to cost-savings that says an aftermarket solution would allow you to select better components. For a guy who likes to see readouts, I do wish they put a charging / voltage meter on the battery alongside the inverter... Another aftermarket thing I'm planning to add.
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Post by philmontmike1 on Aug 25, 2020 9:55:06 GMT -5
I'd like an actual 12 volt outlet that I can put my remote meter into to see the battery level. Electric stabilizer corner jacks as a standard accessory.
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Post by canadaventure on Aug 25, 2020 10:44:06 GMT -5
I would like to see Sonic replace the current entertainment unit (CD/DVD) with one that actually plays blu-ray movies. For the price we paid for the unit, you would think this would be standard equipment, but it wasn't on our 231VRL. I ended up taking my old PS3 unit, and securing it in the spot behind the TV, so now I can watch blu-rays, and play games on those rainy days!
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Post by thewolfgang on Apr 14, 2021 8:24:25 GMT -5
How about: (at least not present on my 2021 Venture) outside power outlets power outlet by dining table A decent place for your TP holder in the bathroom (split the storage doors into two (horizontally), and add an open section for the TP and other 'stuff' Towel bars in bathroom At least one longer bed in the 'kids' bedroom (Own the st327vik) Split the circuit into multiple, so toaster and coffee maker can run at same time Replace DVD with Blu-Ray DVD players Kitchen Isle.. allow for a tall trash can Outside kitchen.. Stove and sink are up too high to be practical for short people. No usable lights for cooking. Pantry: Would be nice to have movable shelves Better cleanup of saw dust! Every time you move the camper you find more. Screen door: The reach through cannot be closed from outside Vent openings.. need extensions to be able to use for shorter people. Bonus: A place to store weight distribution bars outside, next to battery, perhaps in a lock box.
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Post by fotohouse65 on Apr 14, 2021 11:35:51 GMT -5
How about when the jackknife sofa is used, which allows for a nice area of storage under it, you install a rolling drawer instead of just a face plate.
This was the standard in my fathers 20 year old coach. It is a very easy modification and shouldn't add too much in cost nor weight.
Reason for this mod? it is very difficult to access the storage area under the sofa since it doesn't lock into place half way up so it is quite the balancing act trying to get items under it.
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Post by WrkrBee on Apr 15, 2021 13:08:58 GMT -5
Mount the converter where it is not at floor level, Sonic Lite. Your customers do not want to get on all fours to check breakers or fuses.
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3rdof5
Weekender RV’er
Finally camping season!
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Post by 3rdof5 on Apr 15, 2021 19:17:38 GMT -5
Factory solar mounting is really not what you want. If you are parked in the shade it's useless. A portable, movable solar panel is much more useful. An old school 12V cigar lighter type outlet would be nice. Many of us long time campers still have devices that use it. Honestly, my 251VRK is only missing that one feature, otherwise I'm happy. What I wish the manufacturers would supply is a more model specific owner's manual complete with a schematic wiring diagram for that particular unit.
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