We recently purchased our second 16 ft scamp a couple months ago and discovered she needed to have a little more work done on her than we originally had thought such as the shower drain pump needed to be replaced as the first one had frozen .....
If your propane tank is over 12 years old you cannot refill it!
Propane tanks have a manufacturing date stamped on the handle, the tank can only be refilled for 12 years (after manufacture) unless it has been pressure tested and re-certified (the cost to re-certify is almost as much [or more] as buying a new tank).
If you use a Tank-Exchange program this will not affect you, as the Exchange Company ensures each tank is inspected. tested and certified. However, you pay a premium for the convenience of using tank exchange programs.
Recently, a neighbor at my storage lot had to replace his electric tongue jack because water had intruded the gears and the jack was Froze-up. Shortly after he had his problem the cap on my electric jack cracked and I had to replace it.
These incidents had me looking for a weather proof cover of some type that could protect my electric jack and it's inner workings.
I am a new owner of a Scamp 19, new to me but 1986 model. I have been doing upgrades and plan a new axle before hitting the road. Today was LED tail lights. The lights were three wire but the Scamp is 4wire. After install, it did not work so I had to go back and investigate.mit appears that others have encountered this situation. What I found out was to connect the green wire from the trailer to the blacks. Turn signals, brakes and running lights now work! Hope this help someone out. Looking forward to hitting the road and enjoy reading all the tips and advice on the forum.
This is my first year with my Scamp and therefore, my first winterizing. I am wondering if I need to jack up the trailer slightly to take the weight off the tires. I have heard conflicting stories about axles bending if it is done or damage to the rubber seals if not done. Any helpful ideas??
I was looking at an ad for a 2010 used Scamp and browsing the photos when I came across one showing the damage from a tire blowout. The photo was on the inside of the trailer and I was shocked at what I saw. The hole was big and splintered since it was OSB or a relative of that and I was thinking how I would not want to deal with that. My thought was that one would need to replace the entire floor since patching it, I don't see how that could be done and end up acceptable.
hey everyone, im new to the site and campers, just took my new but old little scamp out on the first trip and found out that when I have my battery connected everything seems to work but when i try and plug it in everything will still run off the battery. If i disconnect the battery i have no power even when i switch it from 12v to 120 under the camper... when i got home i noticed that one of the two breakers was flipped i switched them all of and back on and still nothing... any ideas what can be wrong?
If you have a water heater you'll need to flush it regularly to remove the mineral buildups that will destroy the tank if left to accumulate. It is pretty easy to drain it regularly with a 1 1/16: 6point socket to remove the anode rod. If you notice a rotten egg smell when using hot water, your tank is definitely in need of flush and cleaning. Here is one flush/clean process that is pretty close to what most folks do: Flushing and Cleaning RV Water Heater
Have been having intermittent trouble with the tongue jack and Joe Z came by last week and we took it apart and determined the switch was bad. Ordered a momentary on-off-on pole reversing switch and voila jack is working good as new.
