List of items we have used to outfit, repair or upgrade our travel trailer. Some of these items
may be unique to our Imagine XLS 22RBE trailer.
- Consumables
- Scott RV toilet paper (best we have found) – RV Toilet Paper
- Toilet Bowl Brush and Holder – Brush
- RV Toilet Tank Treatment (several kinds out there, using this now) – Treatment
- Grey water tank treatment (per tank if boondocking where tanks are not emptied often, once a month if mostly RV parks with hookups) – Treatment
- Fresh Water Tank Sanitizer (after storage or if not using tank much it might develop issues) – Sanitizer
- Or use bleach from local store – How to with bleach
- Propane – we use refillable tanks rather than trade-in tanks like Blue Rhino as trade-in tanks are only filled to 75%. U-Haul stores have had good prices for refill. Also many RV parks and a few gas stations can refill.
- Water
- Water pressure regulator (RV Parks can have too high of pressure) – Regulator
- Water filter – Filter
- 25ft Drinking water hose (has been too short a couple of times) – Hose
- 10ft Heavy duty drinking water hose – Hose
- 4ft Drinking water hose – Hose
- RV parks may have the faucet in an underground vault to protect from freezing. You can need a short hose to get out of the vault to attach regulator and filter.
- 5 inch hose strain relief (take strain off hoses so they last longer) – Hose
- Heated drinking water hose (in freezing weather need heated hose) – Heated hose
- “Y” hose adapter (can hook up drinking water hose and the hose to flush tanks) – Adapter
- Right angle hose connector – Connector
- Water blow out plug (winterizing – use air to blow water out of lines) – Plug
- Holding Tank Gear
- (This all goes in storage box on back bumper to keep them separate)
- Holding tank drain hose – Holding tank hose
- Holding tanks hose wench – Wench
- Spare holding tank drain cap (tabs break off and small drain for water that will leak from holding tank) – Cap
- Drain hose support – Support
- Water hose to flush black tank (not a good idea to use drinking water hose) – Hose
- Hose nozzle for drain hose cleaning – Nozzle
- Sewer hose rinser for drain hose cleaning (less awkward than using nozzle) – Rinser
- Holding tank cleaning wand (sometimes solids get stuck) – Cleaning Wand
- Storage box mounted over spare tire on back bumper – Storage Box
- Propane Gear
- Heavy duty propane tank hoses with gauges (reports of the plastic fitting to tank cracking on our old ones) – Hoses
- Keep old ones as spares
- Replacement propane tank fitting gaskets – Gaskets
- Propane scale (to get accurate amount, gauges vary a lot due to temperature) – Scale
- Light weight table top grill – trailer has quick connect propane outlet – Grill
- Trailer has this as the propane quick disconnect near back (use for our grill) – Fitting
- Electrical
- 30A surge protection – Surge Protection
- 15 to 30 amp adapter, plug trailer into standard outlet, can’t run AC – Adapter
- 50 to 30 amp adapter, for RV sites that only have 50A outlets – Adapter
- 25ft 30Amp 10 Gauge RV Extension cord – Extension
- 30 amp Twist-loc plug to 30 amp RV socket adapter – Adapter
- Not as common – A generator or a garage may have a twist-loc
- Replacement 30A male plug – Plug
- Replacement 30A receptacle – Receptacle
- Electronics
- Two desktop computers in modified dinette area
- Travel WiFi Router – Router
- Small 3 in 1 Printer (inexpensive, what we have) – Printer
- Small 3 in 1 Printer (if you do lots of printing, has tanks rather than carts) – Printer
- Trailer Operating Gear
- Air compressor for tires – Compressor
- Torque wench (maintain tire lug nuts) – Wench
- Trailer tire pressure and temperature monitoring system – System
- Includes repeater & sensors for 4 tires. Wireless connection to smartphone
- Cordless 1/2 drill (use with socket for leveling jacks) – Drill
- Socket for leveling jacks (there are other adapters if they don’t use 3/4″) – Socket
- Tire repair kit – Tire Kit
- Trailer-Aid Plus (to change tires) – Trailer-Aid
- May need to use a layer of leveling blocks under this if ground is uneven.
- Leveling blocks (we have 4 packs of 10) – Blocks
- Locking wheel chocks (come in sizes for different tandem axle spacing) – Chocks
- Tool kit (basic tools and a socket set)
- My weight equalizing hitch has some big bolts, so had to get some larger sockets and a big torque wrench to adjust and maintain them.
- Imagine XLS 22RBE Trailer Repairs
- RV type electrical outlets (adding or replacing it takes these) – RV Outlets
- Our trailer uses standard GFI so were able to use one from Home Depot (check GFI size so it fits) – GFI
- RV Water Heater Thermal Cutoff switch – Switches
- RV Water Heater Thermostat Kit – Kit
- RV Water Heater Ignition Module – Module
- RV Water Heater, Spark & Sensor Electrode – Sensors
- Roof sealant (handy to have if you snag a tree branch) – Sealant
- Trailer Axle Grease Seal (needed if you repack wheel bearings) – Seal (these are for our trailer model)
- Trailer wheel bearings (bearings should last for a long time) – Bearings (for our trailer model)
- Waterproof electric brake connectors (used under trailer to splice wires) – Connectors
- Trailer comfort
- Walmart small 1500W heater (to save propane, use RV park power) – Heater
- In freezing weather we use both (as propane furnace in ours also heats holding tank compartment).
- Air conditioner silencer (our GE model was very loud) – Wacko Silencer
- Walmart 9 inch 3 speed fan (we can set AC temp a bit higher) – Fan
- Roof vent insulator (keeps heat or cold out) – Insulator
- Roof vent cover (use vents in rain or snow) – Cover
- Window insulation (cut to size and use Velcro strips to attach to window frame) – Insulation
- Indoor/outdoor thermometer (outdoor sensor mounted behind spare tire) – Thermometer
- Other
- Trailer rear view camera system – Rear camera
- Trailer side view cameras add-on to rear view system – Side cameras
- Fridge and cabinet brace bars (use a number of sizes of these) – Bars
- RV Water Heater Insect Screen for our Dometic model – Screen
- RV Suburban Furnace Insect Screen – Screen
- Weather Station
- US Flag spare tire cover (comes in sizes to fit tires) – Cover
- Storage tote (can stack two high in pass-thru) – Tote
- Rechargeable work light (you will use this a lot) – Work Light
- Headlamp (I like Black Diamond) – Headlamp
- Shoe storage pockets – Shoe storage
- Stick-on hooks (3M has many styles) – Hooks