Seeking some advice

Originally posted by campman Something you might want to do is look in some of the hidden areas (under your shower floor also make sure the shower floor is supported properly) and the giant open area under the water Heater. We found giant holes drilled by the builders to allow room for lines. They made the holes so over sized it is ridiculous! I will be spray foaming them Closed this year when things warm up. This will reduce cold (or hot) air entering the trailer and also reduce access to the trailer for rodents if in an area where they are active. I want to gain access for spraying by lowering some of the underbelly covering wherever I need access.

Hello Dan, and congratulations on your 192! We have a rp192 we purchased last year and already out about 10000 kms (6200 miles) travelling around Canada visiting family.

Now, for your mattress query...ditch the junk mattress that came with the trailer, don't just put a topper on it (we tried that). You should be fine with an 8 inch mattress as that is what we put in ours. The mattress we bought is flexible enough that it bends where needed. We don't often close the bed and we added the 3 inch topper we put on initially for even more comfort...absolutely wonderful to sleep on! We can still lift and store the bed with the topper, but it is a tight. We also travel with the bed down.

We put our trailer in our garage so can't help with cover advice.

Something you might want to do is look in some of the hidden areas (under your shower floor also make sure the shower floor is supported properly) and the giant open area under the water Heater. We found giant holes drilled by the builders to allow room for lines. They made the holes so over sized it is ridiculous! I will be spray foaming them Closed this year when things warm up. This will reduce cold (or hot) air entering the trailer and also reduce access to the trailer for rodents if in an area where they are active. I want to gain access for spraying by lowering some of the underbelly covering wherever I need access.

As has been posted earlier, welcome. This owner resource is unbeatable for help and info. The search function is persnickity but very helpful to find answers already answered in other threads.

Take care,

Andy

Welcome! I can't speak to Murphy bed mattresses, but the other mattresses we've had have always been replaced. We've had 2 covers destroyed over the first winter for each. Our trailers have been under cover in a hay shed that the wind does blow through.  We've found the roof serves a better shield than the fabric covers. The shed's sides are open about two thirds of the way up so indirect sunlight gets in for the solar. Good luck and have fun!