Looking at a 2003 V10 SMB

[adventureduo]

Alpine, perfect! Just the answer i was looking for. Thank you

 

[Chris]

Is it a done deal, you getting it,, got SMB heh! Just had too.

Congrats my friend, Wife and I just got back from four great days on the white rim. Bugs not so bad, heat well for us not so bad. Point is I run a 4D AGM house bat. And a 68 w solar panel. Two panels would be ideal, for extended stays; however I find myself moving more often....tankity-tank-tank. The solar gives just enough regen for the light routine stuff. Lights, phone, PDA, radios/GPS recharged and of course the priority item....Coffee pot and espresso machine. We just added a 2nd refer an Engle45 before the rim tour and power was always good, course we moved everyday but one, spent two days in the white crack. lol

If I was better at posting pics I would. :bigbossHL:

 

[Rexsname]

There is a saying in the RV world....." Drinks for 8, Dinner for 4, Sleeps 2!!"

 

[jammyauto]

I have one and never use it since it takes up too much space. I will likely get the PETT toilet that uses wag bags. However the portapotti has a lower "tank" that you simply pull out and dump in a toilet. No hose, but it is very easy. Again, it takes up alot of space under the microwave on the 50 model. Of course you are getting the EB which is bigger.

I never understood why SMB put the portapottie in the galley. I don't really want that near my food. I have the EB so I have a little extra room. My pottie is in the very back of the van. My layout is basically an EB50/EB51. There is about 20 inches of space behind the bed inside the van. The downside of coarse is that you either have to climb over the bed/seat or get out of the van and go around to use the pottie.

 

[adventureduo]

Ok, looks like we are set to pick up the SMB EB50 4x4 on Thursday night! I'll have to post pics when we get it! Thanks everyone for their help and wealth of knowledge in this area.

 

[slooowr6]

Congrats on the new SMB, can't wait to see your new DUO rig!!

 

[mightymike]

FWIW, we have a 2000 Excursion with the gas V10. It has 172,000 miles on it and we've had ZERO issues with the motor or anything else on the truck. It is a 2wd drive model and we get 13 mpg towing the boat. As an interesting aside, we did not have to change the rear brake pads until we had over 100,000 miles on the truck. It was more truck than we needed, but an Expedition with the larger motor would have acutally been more expensive. I hope you have the same results with your new rig.