I have to apologize to my niece Emma who was trying to help me while I filled the fresh water tank on my Scamp before I headed out on my first plugs-out test ( battery only ) camping trip. I grabbed the hose and turned the water on, then went to fill the tank. Emma is three, and about three feet tall and got a face full of water as it splashed back out of the fresh water filler. Plugs-out should also apply here. The fresh water tank has no air relief valve to allow air to escape as the tank fills with water. With nowhere else to go the air rushed back out the filler hole and soaked my Emma. I plan to remedy the situation by adding a one way vent. Emma got to change her outfit, which I know she loves to do.
An Aquarium check valve should do the trick. http://www.petmountain.com/show_product/11442-519247
Minor successes:
After that little mishap I was off for the weekend to camp in a State Park on cape Cod that does not have electric or water hookups. I was expecting this, and had a fully charged battery. A 110V/12V DVD player with screen, a 110v Fan, and a Sirius Satellite radio that runs off of 12V. I was grateful that it all worked, and that despite a severe lack of counter space or shelf space I managed the weekend without tripping over wires and bringing the whole thing crashing down around me. I definitely want to install some sort of shelf in the corner near the front door to hold a small TV DVD combo, or radio.It will probably have to be a removable one so as not to interfere with the top bunk whenever that is in use.
Minor mishaps:
Leveling a small trailer is in many ways more difficult than leveling a larger one. Larger trailers have leveling jacks! the Scamp has a tongue jack, and some adjustable feet in the rear. No jacks on the sides! While I managed to pull in to the site it became quite obvious that there was no level area that I could park the trailer. Leveling front to back can be done with the tongue jack, but without any option side to side I spent a weekend juggling pots and pans that tended to slide off the cook top, and beer bottles that slid off the counter! I have been told of a jack that fits on the tire of small trailers. http://www.amazon.com/BAL-R-V-Products-Group-28050/dp/B000BH5MAA At $119.00 the price seems kind of steep.
I think I'll stick to using my car jack and laying some LEGO style blocks under the tire. http://www.amazon.com/Camco-44505-RV-Leveling-Blocks/dp/B00480BWCI
