Customizing the Cruiser

With the USAFA famcamp and the Colorado state park campgrounds now open, we have four reservations in hand to take the Phoenix Cruiser on the road.

None of our current plans call for us to travel far ... or for long. Those days will come soon 🤞🏻. In the meantime, we'll be dipping our toes" back into the RV'ing world with some three-day local adventures ... starting with a stay at the Peregrine Pines famcamp at USAFA immediately following the Memorial Day long weekend.

Mui brought the Cruiser home from storage yesterday to start prepping it for the road.

First up ... installing an undercarriage sewer hose carrier. We have limited outside storage in this rig, so this was of particular importance. The rig has a macerator that we can use for short stays, but a more permanent sewer connection will be essential for longer stays.

Next, we installed a Roadmaster spare tire carrier. The model Mui opted to buy attaches to our existing tow hitch. Although it blocks access to the rear storage cabinet, the assembly is easy to bring down when necessary. The installation instructions left a lot to be desired IMHO, but using common sense, we prevailed in short order.

Finally, we also de-winterized the Cruiser. With an access pipe to the stix-and-brix sewer system readily available, this chore was easily accomplished. Fingers crossed we don't have any freeze warnings from this date forward. And if we do ... well, I guess Mui will have to go sleep in the rig so as to run the propane heater 🤪Read more