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Prevost Newbie Here – What to Carry and Ladders?
I am new to the world of Prevost coaches with a double slide XLII but no stranger to toters and Class A motorhomes.
What Prevost specific items do I need to carry? I have the usual full assortment of tools and meters as well as spare belts and filters.
I also assume I will want a ladder to access the roof. Any suggestions on that (Little Giant maybe), what size, and the safest place on the coach to lean it? Once again, I assume use a towel to protect the paint and lean it against the rear cap.
I’m mechanically and electrically inclined so I like to be equipped to bail myself out of most reasonable situations without calling for help.
But we all know what they say about those who assume so I’m here to ask the experts!
Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!
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Apex,
Glad to see you posting, suggest you add a signature with converter and year. My Marathon came with a little giant and has the dedicated space for it in the bay.
To add a signature, go to “Profile.”
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Apex,
I am 3 yr new to the Provost Community. Plastic Country Coach be for. I carry a 17 ft Little Giant works great, For best results for me is lean it on the side with an old bath towel against the awing and ladder.
Larry Nelson
2002 XLII Vision. Single
2012 Honda CRV
HURRICANE, UT
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We also have a little Giant type ladder (not sure of the exact brand) that came with our coach.
I have used a towel to drape over the end (legs) of the ladder but I also use oven mits from Bed, Bath and Beyond to put over each leg. They have a gripping rubber surface on the ‘hand and thumb’ part of the mit that works perfectly when slipped over the end of the ladder-leg to lean against the painted surface without scratching.
Sometimes it hard to balance the towel on the end without it blowing off in the wind, etc. The mits work great!
Mark
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Apex,
In a lot of instances our coaches are built with provisions for a ladder. Sometimes the previous owner keeps the ladder that came with the bus, sometimes none was provided, but we all should carry one.
The ladder to carry is completely dependent upon the space to store one. So the ladder type depends on if it meets the needs, which in all cases should be to enable access to the roof, and it should fit in the available space. The Little Giant is one option, but there are others including the kind that collapses into itself but can only be used as an extension ladder, or like one shown below.
Storage space is limited so ideally you will select a ladder that not only is versatile, but does not force you to give up storage space that you need for other things.
This is an example of how I use almost 100% of my limited storage space with a custom arrangement that has provisions for my tools, spare parts, cleaning supplies and my ladder.
That has allowed me to use the other side of the bay for storage of our cart.
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Our CC had space for a ladder but no ladder, the 17 ft Little Giant fits perfectly in there. I have a pair of non-marring ladder foot covers that I picked up many years ago at Home Depot but they have gotten harder over the years and should probably be replaced. I have used it as an A frameladder quite a bit but not as an extension yet. Costco usually runs a sale on them so check them if you are a member. -
Thanks for the tips. For me it looks like a 17′ Little Giant or bi-fold ladder will work fine and lots of great ideas for paint protection. I love the oven mits!
Any Prevost specific itrems to carry? A friend with an XL II Marathon suggested a long squeegee to clear any debris from the top of the slides after camping around trees to help prevent a punctured bladder. I beleive the factory slides on an ’06 XL II have an air jet system to blow any debris off the top of the slide as it comes in so that might be overkill.
My signature isn’t posting and avitar won’t stay after being unloaded as a 100×100 jpeg so I will have to fiddle with it more later.
The coach is an ’06 Legendary.
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To clean off the slide tops I use a California Duster (Also have the air jet system). I insert the Duster handle through a Tee fitting attached to the end of a long PVC pipe. East/cheap to build. Comes apart easily to store in a bay. Have used it for years. Works great.
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Great idea…thanks! That will save many trips up a ladder.
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I’m assuming this is the one you use in case anyone aelse want’s the link:
http://californiacardusters.com/original-california-car-duster-plastic-handle/
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Yep. That’s the one.
I’ve had folks ask me what I was doing and offer to buy it. Probably could have sold a bunch to pay my PC dues.
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I carry a Telescoping heavy duty sucker if I need to get on top. A lot smaller than the folding one (Little Giant) I have.
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Jon,
Did you have to add another axle to handle the weight of having the Prevost parts department in the bay?
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