New Hi Lo Owner!
 

Hi all,

We made it home safely. Attached are a few photos.

Awesome!
 

Congratulations on the purchase and on the safe trip home. I am proud "with you".

Cool! And you had a "shakedown" camping experience too!

Looks a pretty unit! *thumbsup*

- Jack

I gave it two thumbs up, also - now you can see my ugly mug!

What a nice looking Hi Lo! Congratulations to you Luckydog671! Take good care of that baby and it will last a very long time!!!

Thanks, Bubbie- will do!

Congrats. on your new HiLo
 

Looks like a very nice well cared for unit. How does your wife like it? Inside pictures please.

Looks great! All your pre buy research paid off.

I second that, since I finished the remodel on the house and the wife doesn't want anymore holes in the Sheetrock, it's out to the hi-lo to do the next mod. Watch out you'll get the mod bug too

Thanks, Sam! My wife really likes it. :) We both liked the layout of the older 22' Classic model we looked at previously but we wanted to see the 24' Towlite with the tip-out in person before making a final decision. She really liked the way the tip-out opened up the main cabin. The newer unit we ended up buying is much cleaner and nicer inside and out than the Classic we looked at so that sealed the deal!

I just started going through the interior today trying to learn where everything is so will try and get some interior photos in the next day or so.

Thanks for your help in helping me research Ruben!

Yeah, Les, I expect I will but that's the fun part, making it your own! Thank you for all your help!

Inside Photos
 

Attached are some photos of the interior of the trailer. You may notice that the fabric on the dinette and sofa is actually the 2006 model colors. We believe this is because the trailer was manufactured at the very start of the 2007 model year. Date of manufacture is May, 2006 but it is a 2407T model according to the trailer ID plate, and it was registered as a 2007. I also noticed in the owner's manual that a couple of labels had been placed over certain information to indicate that it was a 2007 so it appears Hi-Lo hadn't even printed the 2007 manual yet.

The carpet was installed by the previous owner and is just loosely laid on the original flooring which appears to be linoleum.

Looks really nice, Greg. Good buy!

- Jack

Thanks, Jack!

Additional info: I was not able to obtain the original purchase documentation but the trailer appears to be originally sold from Dinuba RV in Rio Vista, CA (SF Bay area) as there is a dealer sticker on the exterior near the entry door. It looks like they are out of business now but I'm guessing they were a Hi-Lo dealer.

The original owner owned it until 2011, then sold it to the fellow I purchased it from so I am the 3rd owner of the trailer.

Luckydog,

There were only a few Hi-Lo dealers in CA. Dinuba RV started out near Visalia (Kings' Canyon area) and then the owner moved it north to Rio Vista. They sold most of the factory Hi-Los in Northern CA. There was another dealer in El Cajon outside of San Diego, and I think there was also one in LA.

We would visit Dinuba RV every time we were traveling thru Rio Vista to the Sacramento Delta.

Looks great. Wish I could get mine to shine like that. :) You should have a great time with it.

rick

Congratulations on your new TT.

When we bought our Hi-Lo 1 1/2 Yr ago, we found a dealer in El Cajon that still had three new ones in stock. He has a very well priced 24T but I just did not have the time to drive there and back from the Seattle area.

Incidentally, I can't tell for sure, but it looks like your trailer does not have a stereo installed. Some had the stereo and speakers in the forward, upper cabinets. Others had the stereo installed in the upper cabinet above the kitchen counter, and the speakers in the forward, upper cabinets. Mine did not have a stereo, but I found that it had the wiring provisions installed. I mounted a stereo in the factory location above the kitchen counter and the speakers in the forward cabinets. All the wiring was there, so it was an easy job.

Hi Raul,

I believe the dealer in El Cajon is this one: RV Rentals, Sales, Service, Camper Trailer Outlet

They do advertising on RVTrader.com This is probably the same former Hi-Lo dealer Les mentions so it looks like they are still selling used ones. Anyone on the west coast looking for a Hi-Lo may want to consider giving them a visit!

You are correct that there is no stereo in the unit. I'll take a look in the locations you mention to see if I can locate the wiring. How would you run the speaker wiring from above the kitchen counter to the wall above the dinette?

Thanks,

Thanks, Rick- looking forward to my first wash and wax job! :rolleyes:

The wires to the speakers should already be there.

My wiring is in the front cabinet, street side right, where the loft bed is.

The wiring is there already, at least for trailers configured to have the stereo above the kitchen counter: https://www.hilotrailerforum.com/f33/...on-2408t-2915/

Raul

New to you HiLo
 

The factory installed stereos I am told weren't that great of a quality. Search the internet for a stereo at a good price. One advantage of the loosely installed carpet is that if you bring in stones and dirt it can be vacuumed away. It also keeps the floor underneath in hopefully excellent condition. Love that upholstery fabric. Have fun with the wash and wax.

Agree with Sam about the factory installed stereo. Ours is one of those and it's pretty "tinny". However, it works and does everything: DVD/CD/FM/AM/TV. It keeps our Grandkids amused if needed.

- Jack

One of the things the seller of our camper included was a 26" TV with built in DVD player. I'm not really into watching TV while camping but it may come in handy for Grandkids so we'll probably take it when they are with us.

watching tv while camping
 

We don't have a tv unless the campground has cable. A TV might come in use if you want to see the weather in the area you are in. Inputs are good for DVD players ect.

Finally got my 30 amp to 15 amp power adapter today so was able to plug the camper in and check out the TV. :) It's actually a pretty nice little TV with 2 HDMI inputs, as well as a component jack. The DVD player seems to work well and I can play CD's also. I hooked it up the TV to the antenna and was even able to pick up a few stations (we are in a rural and mountainous area). Two questions:

1. The little switch with the red light on the TV antenna input plate is an antenna booster, correct?

2. How do you know which way the antenna is pointing? Is there a reference point on the antenna itself, or the antenna rotator, that indicates direction?

Thanks,

Lucky dog, I think No. 1 is correct; another word dear husband uses is "amplifier." (There is also a button to turn off the amplifier if you wish.). To get better television reception, you gently pull and turn the knob in the ceiling near the entrance door while watching the tv screen for better reception from the antenna. When we are staying in RV parks with cable television like Fort Wilderness in Disney World, dear husband brings along a few extra cable lines as the interface connection between the Hi-Lo and the cable service at the box seems more often than not to be bad. When we think it is poor cable tv reception, it turns out to be a bad cable line.

Congratulations on your beautiful choice of the Hi-Lo. We have the same floor plan, just the heavier 25-foot Classic. Everyone is right about the Hi-Lo Company installed stereo. It is poor quality audio and sounds tinny. If the wiring is there, install your own quality stereo. Your television audio also can be wired through those speakers for playing DVDs, which gives you more of a theater sound.

Dee

I have an Amazon Kindle with mini HDMI output. I bought a cable to go from mini HDMI to regular HDMI. This allows me to hook the Kindle up to the TV and play movies that I rent from Amazon. I just need to remember to rent and download a few movies before going camping.

Raul

Thanks, Dee! I really like the floorplan and think it will work great for us and the grandkids. Just found out another one is on the way so glad we got the overhead bunk! We only looked at one Classic but liked the extra width it provides. Does yours have the tip out also?

I'm having a blast going through everything in the Hi-Lo and discovering where things are and how they work. Also, been working on my checklist to see if it makes sense and starting to go through the manuals.

Turns out I actually have the manual for the TV antenna (who knew?). Yes, TV amplifier is the better word. I think I figured out how to tell which direction the antenna is facing. There's kind of a little pointy arrow thing on the front of the antenna which you can use to point it in a known direction. I was trying to find two stations which I knew I should have been able to pick up. The problem is you just can't turn the antenna to search for channels that are not already in your scan list- you have to do a scan, rotate the antenna a little, do a scan, rotate, etc. Problem is, each scan takes about 5 minutes so it was a very time consuming process. I was finally able to find the two stations I was looking for in a very narrow band.

Luckydog -- yes, we also have the tip out. It really opens up the floor plan. Have you had any thoughts about improving your comfort level when sleeping on the large dinette?

Dee

increasing comfort level on cushion cracks/bed
 

You will find quite a few back posts on this subject. We got a foam topper at Walmart for the dinette bed that our daughter sleeps on. DH and I had custom foam mattresses made up for our couch single beds that we leave as a bed. These greately increased our comfort level for a small amt. of money. Money well spent.

Hi Dee,

So far we have only spent one night sleeping in the camper and that was on the trip home after buying it a couple weeks ago. Yes, the factory cushions in the big dinette are not very comfortable, are they? Thankfully the seller included a memory foam topper. We'll see how we like it after a few times and then decide if it's adequate or not.

I'm wondering if most people when using the rear dinette as a bed just leave it as a bed while camping?

Thanks,

One thing I really liked about the class C Lazy Daze I owned before was the cushions they used. The model I had was what they called a Twin/King which had two facing sofas in the rear of the coach with a dinette table between the sofas. You could either convert the sofas to two twin beds or drop the table (just like in the Hi-Lo) to make a king size bed in the rear. Lazy Daze made their cushions in house with a high quality two-stage foam. The lower, thicker piece was denser for good support and the upper part was a soft, comfortable foam. I sure do miss those cushions! :(