Awesome video because you quickly covered each item with just enough detail. Love the updgrades ; sad they are needed. RV manufacturers should have many of these items already installed for new RV's.

I have a primetime tracer 230rbs, added inside door pull handle, under $10 works great, AP sunroof shade, well made and under $50, 10 min install. Kool.rv ac diverter, diverts air from ac to vents to make more efficent, easy 15 min install, under $90. Lippert solid steps and rail.

I just did this today and don’t know why it’s not standard for water storage tanks. The valve for our tank could only be accessed from the far corner of the one bench, most inaccessible place possible. I got an extra of the round electric covers from the RV store. Drilled a 3.5” hole on side of camper right in front of that valve. Affixed, sealed and caulked the cover (I also cut off the little tabs on the inside of the cover). Now I can access that valve from the outside, literally right next to the fill port for the tank. So much EASIER!

Relocating the trailer brake is an awesome idea! I'm glad I gave you a chance, despite you being over this episode for almost a year. I've been hunting good RV advice for almost 5 years and this is the first time that I've heard of this, despite appreciating the fact that the trailer brake is important. Thanks for sharing.

Upgrades in your situation are great. We took a different approach and bought a Class C that had almost everything we wanted so we bought knowing I'd swap the 6 gallon WH with an on-demand WH (took me about 8 hours), will have on the road mobile coverage, and will swap the kitchen sink with a 1 basin model. Other than this it's just a matter of storage solutions.

I love some of these Mods, when we first got our travel trailer I wanted to get them all. After owning for some time I've come back to this video to see what else we can upgrade :) Thanks for sharing!!

I added the knife valve to the front grey/black and rear grey tank dumps but I added clear elbow to both of them... outdoors rvs are great, but before 2020 they didn't add hatched to access the valves. the added valve and elbow brings the connection out and faces them down. you can connect hoses easier and you can ensure its empty with clear elbows. I dump the black water, then close the new knife valve and flood back the grey tank into the black tank and then open the valve. it flushes the black tank with soapy grey water and really clears the black tank nicely. saves time and water not having to attach black flushing hose.

OMG contact sensors on the cargo doors is exactly what I need! The first month into RVing I left one of the doors open overnight and a storm rolled in and I got some water in there. Ordering these ASAP. Brilliant!

Very impressive mods for sure. Just realize "really really easy to install" is extremely relative. I know a lot of the mods you've done are way beyond my level of competence, and access to tools needed. Inspiring none the less.

That oxygenetics shower head is a must have..my 6 gallon hot water heater now lasts for a full 10 minute shower without going cold.

Wow. One of the most comprehensive videos I've watched on RVs. Thanks

Great information and I appreciate breaking the video into sections corresponding to the modifications you are talking about.

I started rv living a couple months ago, vintage RV, and found some wasps nests in the internals. The mesh covering on the vents in a great idea to prevent this from happening again, I'll be doing that this weekend.

Thank you. May Jesus continue to bless you and your family

All this is only for fulltimers. I'm a weekend and a two week RV user. Most usefull for me is The Lithium battery. Most of this is unessescery upgrade. Keep it simple with less issues. I live in Norway and has a US Rv with a RV transformer. 230/120V AC 50/60Hz unit. Im an electrician ha done the changes.

We installed a wood stove in our RV. Amazing upgrade!!

It's fascinating (to me, at least) to watch the newer trucks offer off-grid power options and now hybrid powertrains. This could change the electrical side of boondocking. Ford's 2021 F-150 will offer inverter options that range up to a 7.2KW inverter. The smallest inverter option is 2.4KW and, with the larger gas tank, can generate that sustained amount of electricity for a total of 85 hours. Daytime A/C use and house bank charging whenever needed could be supplied for days at a time. Maybe not the best choice for full-timing...but for most of us, simply checking the option boxes for the new towing vehicle replaces the expense and complexity of electrical systems which full-timers lust for. And all that sunk cost in a trailer's electrical system isn't lost if one wants to later upgrade the RV.

Great mods to your trailer. Most industries can rarely keep up with the "Do it yourself" folks. If they did, there would be few aftermarket RV accessories out there. That said, what the RV industry needs to concentrate on is reducing the water intrusion into most RV's. There are way too many perforations through the exterior skin of most RV's. Every hatch, jack, light, etc. provides a potential water entry point. The best exit point of many RV systems is the rear of the trailer, and the second best is the sides of the trailer below the floorboards. If it was up to me, I would design a rig with nothing on the roof. The heater/A/C could be mounted at the rear of the trailer and ducted forward. Bath/kitchen fans can also be exhausted out the back. Solar panels could be mounted in an array that folds down over the rear of the trailer while in transit and flips up when parked. If they would eliminate all roof perforations, they would also lose the need for a ladder. Antennas can be mounted from the rear wall as well.

Ah, Fellow Nerd! Bash 2020 - nice. This is a fantastic video blog. I have many, many questions. Thanks for the great ideas!

Good list, we’ve done a few of them ourselves. Just learn from our mistake on the screen door grab bar, make sure the trailer is level before installing it 🤦🏼‍♀️. Husband made sure the grab bar was level when he put it in, but the trailer wasn’t. So, the grab bar was slightly off level 🤦🏼‍♀️. Definitely will look into that knife edge thing for the black water. Wonder if that extra insulation down below cuts down the noise of the water pump, or if you have found a water pump that is quiet? If so, what brand? Not a mod, but we bought supports for our slides which helped with the overall motion of the trailer (keystone Montana high country fifth wheel with four slides) plus support for weight on those slides. Bought this trailer used in November 2023, the water seals on the toilets did not seal, we took them out and cleaned them, but iI didn’t help. In a crunch situation in southern Utah, so bought new seals at camper world for $50.00 for two, but can find them cheaper on amazon, and they fixed that issue. And yes, TMI, but if you are trying to conserve water, dry camping, and not use a lot of water when you do your #2 business in the toilet. I lay down toilet paper sheets to “catch” it, and then a quick flush takes it down, mess free and not a lot of water to flush that.

We filmed this in April 2020, before we remodeled it (remodel video coming up in a few weeks)! Here are all the mods listed with the video timestamps and the relevant links to our blog posts or directly to products. *** Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. 00:00 Intro 00:06 Mod #1: Door latch www.adventurousway.com/blog/installing-an-rv-door-holder-latch? 00:45 #2: Mesh screens over outside vents amzn.to/3hsefKF 01:13 #3: Propane quick connect www.adventurousway.com/blog/installing-propane-quick-connect? 02:24 #4: Extra insulation in the storage bay. - Our video of how we did the mod: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g85ndaSXxp2dh5c.html - Our Outdoors RV Factory tour video where we see this mod in production: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apN_fcuC2bizpJs.html 03:29 #5: Anderson connector for portable solar panel www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-solar-part-2-renogy-100w-portable-solar-panel? 03:54 #6: Storage box on the tongue - Plano tote, we found it at Walmart 04:20 #7: Welded lock point 04:51 #8: Anderson connector for DC-to-DC charger www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-3-dc-charger-truck-12v-socket? 05:15 #9: Quick attach emergency brake cable 05:55 #10: DIY portable solar panel www.adventurousway.com/blog/diy-portable-solar-panel? 06:50 #11: Diamond plate inside the storage bay 07:31 #12: Contact sensors 08:12 #13: Slide topper amzn.to/3ljmnzq 09:23 #14: 600W of solar panels on the roof www.adventurousway.com/blog/perfect-off-grid-rv-solar-system? 09:50 #15: Knife valve for sewer connector amzn.to/3hsTDlx 10:31 #16: Rear observation camera. amzn.to/2YAe5t5 (newer model) 11:04 #17: Welded hitch & tire carrier for 2nd truck spare 12:33 #18: Door grab handle amzn.to/3aZQN4P 13:01 #19: Extra 12V outlets for AeroGarden & laptops www.adventurousway.com/blog/aerogarden-harvest-elite-in-our-rv? www.adventurousway.com/blog/installing-12v-outlets-in-our-slide-out? 14:43 #20: Cut out Reflectix for each window 15:47 #21: Wall-mounted Pepwave router 16:43 #22: 12V fuse block behind TV 18:00 #23: Google Home Mini www.adventurousway.com/blog/mounting-google-home-mini-rv? 18:25 #24: Smart Wifi thermostat www.adventurousway.com/blog/upgrading-to-a-smart-wifi-rv-thermostat? 19:26 #25: Wall-mounted Dyson handheld vacuum 20:12 #26: Extra 12V outlet by the bed 21:53 #27: Maxx Air MaxxFan amzn.to/3b3969u 22:50 #28: Wall-mounted weather station amzn.to/3gtI2B2 23:30 #29: Bedside closet shelves 24:08 #30: LevelMatePRO www.adventurousway.com/blog/levelmatepro? 25:34 #31: Dry erase fridge / freezer doors www.adventurousway.com/blog/installing-magnetic-dry-erase-rv-fridge-freezer-doors? 26:31 #32: Paper towel holder amzn.to/3kTmhye 26:50 #33: Smart button to turn inverter on/off 27:12 #34: Kitchen faucet with filter www.adventurousway.com/blog/installing-a-double-kitchen-faucet-and-ultrapure-rv-water-filter? 29:16 #35: Oxygenics showerhead amzn.to/2ECzgnq 29:53 #36: Dometic 310 toilet www.adventurousway.com/blog/dometic-310-toilet-install-review? 31:42 #37: Lithium batteries & inverter www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-1-introduction-goals?

Good setup and well thought out. I'm looking at a 24TRX and need some good usable mods....Great Job!!! A good rule of thumb for off-roading / Ditch the 20" rims - get a 17" or 18". It will allow a tire with more sidewall to absorb impacts and flex over rocks, as well as the ability to deflate and enlarge the track when in deeper sand. etc.

I’m in the very beginning stages of my full-time RV, living journey. Just stumbled across your channel and enormous amount of valuable content, thank you. I am subscribed. Look forward to future videos.

Nice setup! Amongst many other upgrades, I picked up the Dometic 310, because it’s pretty easy to add a cheap bidet adaptor. I probably won’t use it when not connected to sewer, as it helps fill the black tank quicker. But sure is nice and cuts down on paper waste.

Very good job! I love all these mods! We struggle with most of these and instead of trading in the camper we can add some of these! Thank you 😊

This is a great video! I live in an RV now but am converting a school bus into a tiny home and a lot of these upgrades I now have to think about because I will be installing them instead of buying a coach with everything in it

Cold will push the heat out of a structure if it gets underneath. You find out real quick cold is more powerful that heat. In extreme weather, build a skirt to keep that cold from getting under your rig.

*i like that idea with the fridge, i have the same one though i was considering upgrading mine to a bigger one because that one just doesn't hold as much as i would like. I have the same stove and hood vent in mine as well and i do live in mine full time as well. i don't travel with mine i am living in it on a lot that i am being allowed to use by a friend. I have power and cable internet here as well as septic. I upgraded to the Oxygenics shower head on another youtuber's reccomendation and like you left the metal hose rather than change it out for the braded plastic one that came with the shower head, got a lot of interesting though i am sure costly ideas from this video. but since i am not living in a home i can focus my money on those upgrades and possibly have the same enjoyable experience in my own RV. Incidently Harbor Freight sells a 300Watt solar array with the props that you could set out on the ground they don't come with the fancy inverter and charge controller you have but they do have the 300 watt pannels (3x100 watt) with the frames and props*

We really appreciate your time and recommendations for upgrades. I have a few of your recommendations in my A. shopping cart, just need to run by my better half. Many of your ideas will be appreciated in our new OR 22FQS! Especially the leveling system. Thank you! 😊

Omg. You won my loyalty on the safety latch to somewhere else besides the hitch. Good work

This really was a great video. Unit you showed the emf nightmare you sleep over. Lol. It’s great bro. Just startled me. I would love the opportunity to mod a vehicle like this and explore my creativity like you have.

I feel like a caveman watching the RV of the future. Hope the manufacturers adopt more of these fantastic upgrades.

What a GREAT video! I like how you go into some depth without rambling. You speak slowly, clearly, and are easily understood. Not to mention that the volume is great, with no background noise 👍🏻 I'm a new RV'er and you had some awesome suggestions. You've got a new subscriber and a thumbs up here. I'm looking forward to checking out more of your posts. 😎👍🏻

Cool upgrades. I would NEVER sleep on top of a lithium battery bank due to it's ability to go critical and explode or become a flame thrower. I've just seen too many lithium batteries go supernova to ever feel comfortable doing that. Although not probable, still possible. Still, cool upgrades throughout. Good job.

Definitely can't wait for the smart home videos. The geek in me is showing.. lol. Another great video! Love all the mods guys!

Good on you for being focused on safety, but in regards to your dead-man brake: You said your concern was if your entire hitch assembly on your truck was to break off your vehicle, you'd lose your whole trailer, but the dead-man brake wouldn't engage because it would still be connected to the hitch. The brakes on your trailer are set up in reverse. By default, they are locked on. It takes the power coming from the electrical connection to your truck to release those brakes. So if your whole truck hitch were to break off the back end of your truck, the electrical connection between your truck and trailer would be broken as well, and your trailer's brakes would lock up instantly. That's why you can't roll your trailer without hooking up the electrical connection.

Now we installed the same toilet and we also added a bidet to the set up which gives you a much more toilet experience and a clean butt TMI right . lol

wow, great set up. this is very similar to what i'll be setting up. i'll keep you in mind. thanks for the info!

Excellent video! I have saved it for future reference. I am definitely going to do several of those upgrades. Can’t wait to view the rest of your videos!

Thanks for sharing enjoyed it a bunch. Greetings from 🇨🇦

Absolutely brilliant! So generous and intelligent AW to share your experience and save aspirational RVers from having to learn the hard way.

Just the way you described the contact sensors early in the video, I knew you were a Home Assistant user - confirmed via your blog write ups!

Great list. We love our 21RBS.

Hi I was very impressed with your upgrades. I had one suggestion. They make a spare tire holder that goes in the floor for toy haulers. I thought you could put your batteries there and lower the sinner weight of gravity. It would also give you more space.

The most useful upgrades I have seen and the presentation was straight forward and easy to understand. Well done.

Awesome upgrades! We took a lot of notes and will be doing some this weekend, thank you for your videos and keep them up!

That was an excellent video - both content and presentation! Thank you so much for sharing your very creative mods. Love the whiteboards on the refridgerator!! My husband and I are planning to start RVing part-time next summer and we are hoping to do a lot of boondocking. While we have a Rockwood Mini Lite right now, we are looking at the Outdoors RV Creekside 21RBS for our future trailer - huge tanks!!! Safe travels to you both!

FYI a normal home thermostat will work you just have to wire it right... my Honeywell digital thermostat works just fine

One of the best RV info video's I've seen :) TY!

"A more pleasant toilet experience overall" - LOL

Jeeez! That battery set-up is....! Now I see where you’ve got your batteries.(instead of your front hitch!). A lot of your upgrades are great ideas and very do-able for anyone. Using your own fresh on-board water is a good idea. We all use the very best potable water source, so why do we not just take the extra step; filter it and drink it, instead of always over-thinking it and use bothersome bottled water. I like your shelving system. Those rod hangers are awfully dumb!

Now you’ve done all this you will probably trade it in! Lol!

Interesting video; thanks Matt. First visit and now your next subscriber. Best wishes to you both.

This was the first video of yours I’ve seen and WOW!……I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn’t hit the subscribe button fast enough. You deliver the information concisely and without the fluff. I don’t have to watch “man-bun-guy” and “dental-floss-bikini-girl” perfectly smiling in their perfect camper with perfect views.😂🤣 You’ve given me some great ideas which I will implement in my own travel trailer. I’m a single, 59 year old woman and do it all myself so I love good ideas. Can’t wait to binge watch your videos! Well done. Edit: I just bought the Level Mate Pro. It’ll be great since I’m by myself!!

I like the extra insulation that you put inside the front of the nose cap

Hah, I just bought a new faucet. Wish I had remembered your clever faucet!

Mesh screen to stop bugs

If those lithium batteries fail and start on fire, you guys are toast!!

Lots of great upgrades. Nice video. One note, the breakaway loop, did you check to make sure the license plate screw isn’t threaded into a plastic insert? That’s what most of them seem to be. I don’t think I’d trust one of those to trigger the breakaway.

Thanks Matt for such an informative video. So many wonderful ideas.

Ugh, I’m near Albuquerque and the wind NEVER stops!!! Our RV is struggling and we have some reall issues unlike the moisture issues that the coast lines have. No mold here. But the wind is 45 degrees most of the year. Ugh

Great video, awesome upgrades. I'm interested in the how to convert outlets to 12v? I have a small travel trailer with no inverter..

Great video. I have certainly taken some notes and extended my project list on our TT. Your electrical setup was the inspiration of mine and I can see adopting a lot of the mods you have shown here. See you out there. - Kitsune Travels With Vixen.

Best mod review ever. Great job.

Nice mods/upgrades!

Great video and I appreciate how detailed your time log is to find the certain modifications. Any chance we could get the model of the pep wave router that you have?

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing them. Definitely will be implementing a few of them ourselves!

Good gracious......you two are absolutely amazing. Thank you SO much for your incredible information......love your communication style as well.

AMAAAAAIZING! i did a bunch of 12v plug additions to our trailer can't wait to get on some of those other mods! great work

This is a great video! It will really help us as we are shopping for our outdoors RV. But didn’t you guys hint to an interior remodel at some point? I remember you painting the walls white and ripping out the dinette. When can we expect to see that video?

Great video. I need you to narrate my videos. You did all that without notes or stopping or going off track with very limited editing. I've done all those mods that relate to a motorhome plus about 70 more.... except for the fridge and herb garden and internet upgrade. I enjoyed this very much.

Great video! Very informative!

Great video. I learned a lot Thank you guys ❤️

The one thing that worries me I probably looked at a thousand RV upgrades and I have never seen anyone upgrade their SMOKE DETECTOR. That is very disturbing and the crazy thing about that is it isn't an expensive upgrade. I have a 2017 34 footer and it came with one smoke detector that is unacceptable. I recently changed the batteries in that one smoke detector and pushed the test button nothing happened. So I took it out to the range and used it as a clay pigeon and I promptly replaced my RV smoke detector I installed one at the bunk room one in the kitchen and on at the door of the master bedroom now i'm happy because all other upgrade's can wait my FAMILY COME'S FIRST.

you guys really put in the work!!

This is by far one of best most informative videos I have seen in three years! I am considering a ORV or sister product a Nash. You had so any great ideas. I also am looking at installing aprox 600 in panels on the roof and 600 AH in Lithium. I am so glad I found you! I am your newest subscriber.

WELL WELL WELL VERY WELL made video. Also can we give props to the editor?

New subscriber here. I am blown away by the number of mods. More so, that you made a video explaining all in detail. Do you have a rough estimate of weight with the with lithium batteries and inventor? Look forward to more videos.

Very good video, lots of good ideas. How wide is the trailer, I notice that the bed is accessible on both sides….major important

You may be able to fashion a laptop 12V to whatever voltage adapter using a boost converter from eBay. I'm thinking of doing this with our laptops. Need a spare junk adapter, cut off the cord which goes between the brick and the laptop, and wire it to the board, in a box. Not all cords are compatible so this one is more advanced. But it should be doable. Another option, use a very small 100W inverter.

Just a heads up, the license plate bolt goes into a plastic clip/insert that may fail before the emergency brake can engage. if you use that bolt you need to use a steel washer and nut behind the bumper on that eye bolt to ensure that the emergency brake will have enough to pull against. I love that mod. I will probably do the same style of mod to my camper. Keep up the great work. thanks for the content.

after so many lame RV videos, this one is really amazing. Keep putting these out!

Bloody hell mate! Videos quite good 👍

So many great mods wow. Love it guys literally can use so many of these, the solar is a big thing im getting interested in going forward on our journey. Also the slide topper is something we had on our older model and i would love to add one to our new model. Max_Your_Journey (Alvin)

I have yet to see a trailer video that has repainted the cabinets to a lighter (white?) color. I challenge you 😉

I had to watch the entire vid to work out whether you were a well spoken Australian or an accent neutral Englishman. The reference to the British Throne finally told me for sure. BTW> That electrical system is hectic and scary.

Thank you for al the great information.

Brilliant video mate

check with manufacturer before you add screens to furnace or hot water tank. My dealer told me do not do it since it voids the warranty and I have had them on all my campers to this point

u did great upgrades.....you should do it for a business... Great video

ARE YOU SURE THAT THAT IS A CLEANING WAND FOR THE TOILET? MAYBE IT CAN BE USED FOR THAT BUT ALSO MAYBE A BIDET?

Can you do a video on permanent RV's in camp grounds? I am a new owner of a permanent RV in a campground resort. Many of your tips can be used on this type of RV I know, but would like to know what is different in maintenance of my type of RV & the travel RV's you talk about. Thanks!

What a great Video Thank you

Where you're box is on the toung I have a tray for a Honda generator, 4 batteries, A case holding a 3000 watt inverter to plug the trailer into

Thanks so much for all the great ideas! I just bought a 2022 21kvs and am trying to figure out how to install an observation camera and hide the wires. Can you fish a wire through the back wall?

I never understand why manufacturers don’t always include slide toppers. They more than anyone know the problems that can occur if you don’t have one. Doing it during manufacturing is less expensive and a big plus to the unit. So many things they make you upgrade and install when they could add easily at a much cheaper cost overall.

Awesome video! Good info!

Quality video

Excellent additions for safety and ease of use. A lot of your ideas should be standard equipment when RV's come from the factory. Happy travels to you all.

Love the mods. Looking forward to other videos. Where did you get the tongue storage box? Thx.