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    Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 6:12pm
Thanks for the answer Mike. I too, am a motorhome convertee. Have had 4 different ones since 1995. Thought we had given up the road, but after staying in motels last year we thought better. Got a 2017 M 179 and are trying to learn all about TT’s and TV’s. Thanks for the quick reply.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 6:04pm
Funny, nope not stolen - a bad experience with a motorhome and a over zealous campground mower. I have it so I carry it. May be an item I leave home this season, I keep it in my TV toolbox so it's not a bother. One of the reasons I went from motor home to travel trailer was the TV is transportation, when I had the motor home I had to use it as transportation or tow transportation.
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Posts: 140 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 5:37pm
MCarter....Why the extra power cord. Don’t tell me yours was stolen.
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Posts: 4517 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 5:00pm
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Posts: 3257 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 4:47pm
Pretty simple here, tool kit, spare fuses and a hand tire pump.  That is all.  Have had pod since March 2011 and haven't had to replace anything while traveling.  Now after saying that, maybe I will have to alter that statement this summer.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 3:53pm
Definitely a tool kit with sockets and screwdrivers as well as a small air compressor for airing up the tires.
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If you really get in a jamb for parts and can't find a local retailer, you can order most of what you need from Amazon and similar sellers and get either1 or 2 day shipping.  If you're at an RV park, have it delivered there.  If you're out in the boondocks, you may be able to round up a UPS or FedEx office for delivery, or even a USPS general delivery to Bumpuck and pick the part up there.  
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Posts: 4517 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 3:26pm
We carry a tool box, with fuses, wire, tire plugs, small compressor, (yes) a spare gas regulator, and some clamps and a few pieces of pecks tubing.
 I agree with Stephen pretty much any other stuff I can get at Wal-Mart or a parts or camping store.
We also had a propane tank pig tail go bad on our 171, picked one up at a Lowes and all was good to go!
We do have an extra anode rod and an extra heating element for the hot water heater ( have popped a couple of them) over the years.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 3:23pm
+1 to Rich and Cindy, battery charger and small air compressor.
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Posts: 328 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 1:17pm
We started carrying a battery charger after the converter broke on the road.  Able to get to Sears, buy the charger and run it at campsites with electrical hookup. It saved the trip.
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