First day with Sport 22FB

[SilverHouseDreams]

Our trailer came with Corel Ware and is stored stacked nicely in the cabinet above the stove. We don’t carry glass glasses, stainless pint cups, plastic tumblers, and ceramic mugs. The ceramic mugs store wrapped in packing foam in a tub under the dinette seating, as we don’t need them that often since we camp in the summer and just find cold brew coffee to be easiest.

[PB_NB]

We are heading out on our first trip with the 22' for a couple of days.

We are looking forward to seeing how comfortable this will be. I went through all the systems and tested them out.

Looks like everything is working fine.

Some of the things we are working on are:
- Beefed up hitch lock (Proven Ind) with extra steel on the front to cover the lock.
- I am making some wheel locks with Proven Ind's puck locks.
- I am making an aluminum table that comes apart for storage but will have a good carrying capacity for the propane grill and prep area.
- I need to fix that Boss stereo or replace it. Not sure what AS was thinking with this unit. I tried playing some mp4's from the USB slot on the deck and they wouldn't even read. The bluetooth worked for a few minutes and now wont reconnect to my iPhone. Stuck with radio now. I have a Bose speaker that I can use with my iPhone that sounds great.
- I am not too sure why there is an antenna on the roof? According to the little LG TV, it can't find any channels at all. We don't watch TV when camping so that's not a big deal other than the added weight for a non-essential part.

What sort of Audio/Video upgrades have others done with their trailers?

Im my Camplite, I put a 28" 4k Samsung monitor in it along with a Sharp blu-ray player and then the Bose speaker. It was great for movies on rainy nights.

I feel that we have taken a step back to 1999 with this tech.

[Konakcc]

I got around this issue by using an Amazon Fire stick and pairing BT to stereo. You might be able to find speaker out to BT that you can stick on the back of the TV.

Originally Posted by aacreek

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We are loving our new 2019 Sport 22 FB Airstream. We had a Casita for four years. It's a pretty big upgrade and we still awestruck. Below are a few things we are having issues with, but overall we love it.



One annoying issue is not being able to play the TV though the speakers when on cable or antenna. DVD works fine through speakers.

Bathroom and stove vents would have been nice.

Wish there was more exterior lighting.

Double sink is nice but lost counter space.

Towing with my Tacoma is a little shaky at 65 mph. Dealer installed weight distribution hitch. I think it was just high winds, we will see next time I tow.

[Konakcc]

For TV, you need to "scan" the airways. Pairing tv back to sterio requires external device. Other than that, my setup works.

[Boxite]

Not only do you need to “scan” for channels... you need to remember to TURN ON THE AMPLIFIER at the wall antenna outlet. (And have that little “jumper” properly connected.)

[PB_NB]

Boxite, I ran the scan on the first day inside the trailer. The antenna was powered and the connector is secure to the wall and TV.

We didn't have a proper walk through at the dealer due to the COVID procedures. The AS tech wasn't going to spend anytime inside the trailer. We just walked around the outside so we really didn't try things out but were assured by the tech that all systems were good.

The DVD's work so we don't need to change anything in a hurry.

I think the priority for me is to make the trailer hard to steal. Then I can start to improve on the functionality.

We are looking forward to heading out tomorrow for a few days!

[Boxite]

There should be a short 3” “jumper” which connects the two coax connectors to themselves also. If not jumpered, your TV does not see the antenna. The short jumper is only removed if you have a cable-connection or dvd player inserted between the antenna and TV.

I have my DVD player as a stand-alone unit that feeds my TV thru HDMI cables, so my short jumper never as to be fiddled with. I use the TV’s “source” selection to switch between antenna and dvd player.

[waninae39]

we dont use the DVD in the player, as it has a HDMI to AV downcoverter. we removed that piece of junk

we update to an LED tv with a builtin DVD players we route the TV audio output to the player only and turn off the TV speakers
we also have a small SS PC and an andoird streamer . all plug into the TV and the TV send the audio to the JVC players.

Its easy to hide the audio cable in the groove at the back of the floor of the road side upper cupbard

we also upgraded the std speakers to better quality ones and used the existing holes

everyone is happy with the upgrade

[Msherw]

We loved our first day with the new 2018 Airstream 22FB back in October 2017. But we outgrew the shiny little Baby Doe and last week we traded her back to the originating dealer for a 2020 Jayco Redhawk 24B motor coach.

As we age, sometimes we part with the past and embrace the future because we need more comfort to keep rolling. Age does it to everyone.

Here is our very sad parting pic of her.

[PB_NB]

Does anyone know why the dining table sits on the bench rather than being flush with the bench?

It is not very comfortable with the bump from the table edge. I noticed that someone put some foam around the bench to level the table edge.

Has anyone done something different with the table?

[PB_NB]

Made a new dining table for the 22FB.

Our reasons for doing this were:
The original table had an issue with the trim (poorly installed and then glued solid) creating a sharp cutting hazard. I could have fixed that but then we discovered the table is bigger than the space between the benches which created a bump when making the secondary bed.

I was going to trim down the original table and install some ledgers for it to bear on. The goal was to make it flush so there was no bump.

I found a piece of live edge pine at home depot and trimmed it to fit between the benches.

The other challenge was the 3 stage Springfield Table Leg was made to stop the table from coming down any more than it did.

I had to take the leg apart and shorten it by 2" and then reassemble it. That was a real treat!

Now my new table top fits between the benches and stops with the top flush with the benches so no more bump.

It is also a nicer size being a few inches smaller in all directions.

This is what it looks like when in the up position:

[PB_NB]

Originally Posted by Boxite

There should be a short 3” “jumper” which connects the two coax connectors to themselves also. If not jumpered, your TV does not see the antenna. The short jumper is only removed if you have a cable-connection or dvd player inserted between the antenna and TV.

I had a chance to make a jumper from an old cable wire and stuck it on the outside cable connection.

I was able to tune into Dr Oz! It works!

It further adds to my amazement of why the dealer has not made such a simple suggestion as this is on my punch list. And further confusion since there was no jumper supplied in the package.