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Hi Carol,

I've been thinking about your table problem.? I think that my 2014 Ranger 10 is essentially like your Sport.? I don't have a table.? I have a sofa/bed queen size in the back and in the front it's all cabinets.? My bed has to be made up to travel.? When I take down the street side A wall over the sink, it has a metal leg attached at the top of the A that lays next to the wall when the wall is up.? The leg hinges out and down and the A wall is then supported by the metal leg.? Then I take the door side A wall down and it lays on top of the other one.? They are both supported by the metal leg.? I suggest that you may want to go to a dealer and look at a new 2016 Ranger 10 to see how this works.? It is called the single bunk (only one bed, the sofa-bed).? It may be possible to have them install this metal leg into your Sport, so that you can leave your table-bed made up as a bed, for travel.? The metal leg is probably very inexpensive and easy to install.? Keep us informed on your modification process.? Wishing you good health.? Pat in the Palace in Dallas.

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Carol... I love how people who do not own or have direct experience with a product can give such definative recommendations. Now if you would like the experience of someone who has used one for a year and probably had it save his roof at least twice... The Wind Cheeta does all and probably more than it is advertised to do! It does work when the roof is up AND most importantly is the ONLY product that protects WHILE the roof is being deployed. FYI... We are currently on the road 4 months now and have covered 14k miles with our 2016 Expedition. The Wind Cheeta was the first thing I added to it!

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With that small 5000 btu ac, I think he can get by with a 2000 watt. ?I run a 10000 btu ac with a 2000 watt, but can't run anything else at the same time.

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When Air Conditioning is in the mix, I would recommend minimum of a 2400 watt high current/surge unit like the Yamaha?EF2400iSHC. If running the AC, microwave, and coffee maker at the same time is required, you will need a minimum of a 3000 watt unit. If you can borrow/rent first, that is the best way to see if the generator will meet your needs.

Stick with Red (Honda) or Blue (Yamaha) if you want an easy reliable experience. Other options may work well, but unless you can find find someone who has direct experience with that make/model (or rent one), you are taking a chance. I took a chance on a PowerHouse that was a complete waste of money and effort. We got rid of it and purchased a Blue 2000 (No AC) which has been a pleasure to use and quiet.

Without the coffee maker, AC, and microwave, you can get by with a 500-1000 watt unit. The fridge will use less than 250 watts, the converter 200-500 watts depending on battery/load, lights and other stuff like phones 100-200 watts.

Hope that helps,

Tim

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When Air Conditioning is in the mix, I would recommend minimum of a 2400 watt high current/surge unit like the Yamaha?EF2400iSHC. If running the AC, microwave, and coffee maker at the same time is required, you will need a minimum of a 3000 watt unit. If you can borrow/rent first, that is the best way to see if the generator will meet your needs.

Stick with Red (Honda) or Blue (Yamaha) if you want an easy reliable experience. Other options may work well, but unless you can find find someone who has direct experience with that make/model (or rent one), you are taking a chance. I took a chance on a PowerHouse that was a complete waste of money and effort. We got rid of it and purchased a Blue 2000 (No AC) which has been a pleasure to use and quiet.

Without the coffee maker, AC, and microwave, you can get by with a 500-1000 watt unit. The fridge will use less than 250 watts, the converter 200-500 watts depending on battery/load, lights and other stuff like phones 100-200 watts.

Hope that helps,

Tim

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Carol, I would not recommend the wind cheetah. ?It only helps when you are raising or lowering the roof, and does only a little more than the bungees. ?It does not help after the camper us setup. ?Given that you can delay roof raising or lowering if some high winds pass through, but you can't do anything about a storm coming through during a week long camping trip, when you may even be away from the campground, the first priority for roof assist is get a system that protects the camper after it has been setup.?

Aliner makes a cable system that locks the roof in place after its raised. ?I think that's the best system. ?You'll have to call aliner to get it. ?They don't have it listed on their website as far as I could tell.

As far as sterilizing the water tank, fill it half full of water, dump in a half cup of bleach, fill it the rest of the way with water, let it sit for a day, then drain and rinse. ?For rinsing real well, fill with water and let it sit for a day to leach out all the bleach taste, then drain. ?You'll have to rinse several times.

Steve

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I would stay away from the cheaper Chinese generators like Harbor Freight sells. You can't go wrong with a Yamaha or Honda generator.

My .02$ worth

Tom in the man cave on wheels in Albuquerque

08 Chalet Arrowhead Trail Boss

05 Ford Ranger

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Good morning, we have replaced the table in our 2010 Expedition with a folding table like Amazon's Lifetime 28241 20" x 30". This gives us much greater versatility as we can easily use it inside or outside. ?We also cut a piece off 3/4" birch plywood to fit the space as a support for the cushions when in the bed position. ?When not in use it simply lays flat on the floor in the same space.?

We have also made the rear bed permanent with the addition of a queen mattress. ?Our spare tire was tongue mounted and we have moved that to the rear bumper. ?We have Wind Cheeta straps installed and have had no wind problems including leaving the camper set up throughout our Philadelphia winters. There is a problem of "strap slap" against the camper in moderate to heavy winds. We solved this while in Nova Scotia recently by tying a sponge to the straps which softened the slapping so we could sleep. I've also considered purchasing a fake wool seatbelt cover as a softer choice.

Our Aliner gets extensive use since our purchase in 2013 (retirement following 35 years of teaching) so far 3 trips to the west coast and Vancouver and a trip this summer to Maritime Canada. Another trip is planned for late October to our daughter's near San Francisco. Top spots to visit include Lafayette/Breaux Bridge, LA, Yellowstone National Park, International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, Santa Fe, NM, Savannah, GA and Coastal Maine.

We have had no towing issues with our 2012 Chrysler Town & Country. We do have a stabilizer bar installed. ?One reoccurring problem has been failure of our right brake/turn signal. Hopefully our dealer can find the problem during this our third visit to get it corrected. Any thought would be appreciated.

Happy camping!