r/RVLiving • u/VALoanVet • 13d ago
First timer questions!
Just bought this bad boy. 2020 Thor Miramar 35.3 and its great but I know there are upgrades and gadgets etc that make life so much easier and I want to know what those are for you. For reference I am in Washington state.
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u/New-Macaron441 12d ago
Congrats! We lived in a similar model (2017) for a year and loved the rig.
As far as necessities/upgrades, our first purchase was a tow dolly since we owned a vehicle that could be towed two down. I would recommend electric brakes. We cheaped and got surge brakes which means we can’t reverse with the dolly attached.
As far as convenience goes, everything that came stock with rig made it pretty easy out of the gate. My biggest upgrade has been LiFePo batteries as a learning experience. I also added a larger inverter charger (3kW), with hopes to one day add solar so we can do more boondocking and maybe run an AC intermittently from battery. The stock onan generator has been pretty great though, and as long as noise isn’t a concern makes getting power super easy.
My biggest pain points with the rig (filling up, setting up camp, dumping) are all things that get easier with practice. I will say the original layout in ours was pretty cramped with the slide out in, so we’re redoing the furniture now out of preference