Just an added note on water filtering. From my backpacking days I want to make sure we're protected against giardia and cryptosporidium. CDC says you need water filtering to an absolute 1 micron (absolute not nominal so all the pores in the filter are no more than 1 micron) and/or a rating of NSF 53 or NSF 58.

Here's the CDC guidance on Crypto from https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/crypto...o/filters.html.
Guidance is the same for Giardia: https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/dri...e/giardia.html

That's why I'm going for something that can handle these.

Happy camping!

Joe

my favorite leveling blocks are from a sheet of plywood cut into 16 inch squares. first set was 1/2 inch and second set 1 inch. mix match share as needed.

Sailor_Joe Morning. I hear you on the water concerns and the boat water. We used a queen sized water bed in the cabin sole for spare water for years and always filtered it through a great filter, a cruise, wether in an r.v. or a boat is not the time to find out about bad water! We have only used the rig twice at this point loaded to about 7,200 lbs. total with about 920 tongue weight which includes full water. A person would really have to work at it to get to the 7,850 GVW on the unit. The truck has an 1820 lb. c/c witch leaves about 1.430 lbs. after the DW, dog and myself for tongue and additional cargo which is plenty. The eco boost really pulls, gets between 9 and 11 mpg. most of our trips average about 4,000 ft. elevation with passes around 7,200 and breezes over much of our course between 10 to 35. With the max tow package all fo the temps etc. stay very calm and the tow mode does a good job and the 36 gallons of fuel is perfect. We use a Blue OX with the Straptek system and it works great, the factory tires are a little squishy but will be fine until they wear down then we will go with my favorite Michelin LTX tires. We never carry both the suitcase solar and the generator, its one or the other. Have fun outfitting your new rig. Dave

Good list.

Might want to think about a couple of sections of 4" gutter to support the sewer hose (some people like to just lay them on the ground, I like mine supported). More of the leveling blocks can be used to hold the gutter up.

A single step foot stool will be handy and the folding ones are lightweight and take up very little room. A three or four step stepladder may also be useful to reach the upper cabinets, depending on height. If you don't have toppers on your slides (if not, consider for a future add on) then think about how to clean the top of the slides before pulling in; from the roof or carry a longer ladder.

I'm not sure if we're talking apples and apples here, but your Imagine should come with a power cord (check with your dealer). So not sure if your thinking you need an additional 30-amp cord or that the dealer won't provide one. Same with the dog bone adaptor and surge protector (not sure if our dealer just spoiled us or if this is common for all GD dealers). Our dealer also provided a length of sewer hose and a water hose and pressure reducing valve.

Have fun and welcome and welcome to the family

Sailor_Joe as funny as this may sound (if you are a coffee drinker), https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beac...s%2C299&sr=8-7 or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (i have the latter) because everyone know how well glass travels in a camper. Not to mention the old style uses about 25% less grounds which means less cargo needed. If you are a hot tea drinker, it makes excellent hot water.

Mine takes about 15 min to brew 9 cups of coffee. Not too bad, and since its plastic its a lot more forgiving in travel mode.

Sailor_Joe , got side tracked on truck stuff. We have not done anything to the truck to change anything. When loaded for the road the truck is up about 1/4 inch in the front which equals about -75 lbs. on the axel, the rear is down about 2 inches from empty. The Blue Ox is set with the rear of the spring bar about 5 inches below the a-frame. Before the Straptek that was 9 links of chain. The whole set-up sits absolutely level. IMO trying to get all the weight back on the front axel is counter productive for stability and some preload on the rear springs is a good thing. I use 38 psi in the front and 41 in the rear when towing just to stiffen things up a bit. The 2600rb tows better than our last tt which was 19 feet long and 1,200 lbs. lighter. It seems GD did a great job with geometry and balance IMO. Living in the rockies much of our travel is semi local or off to the west coast for family, sea food and some salt air. We many times drive hundreds of miles along rivers and across desert country and do not tow fast, 60 to 65 works great on the highways. In those conditions our rig does very well and the truck is good as is. Dave

Sailor_Joe Possible backup camera option for F150: www.navtv.com item #8664773336 I haven’t tried this yet, we are waiting on delivery of Imagine trailer.

@Sailor_Joe - after experiencing a flat tire within 24 hours or picking up my new TT a couple weeks ago, I would highly recommend the Andersen Manufacturing 3620 Rapid Jack. This makes tire changing a breeze! Also, I would suggest a torque wrench for those trailer tires as it's important to keep a close eye on those - one of my "must do" checklist items each time I'm preparing to tow.

Wow! A flat within 24 hours!! I've heard of others having the same thing happen. I'm planning to slap on a tire monitoring system before driving it home from the dealer, and on having a tire puncture repair kit and compressor at the ready as well. Was yours a blowout or a puncture? I was planning to get the Anderson Levelers which might do in place to the Rapid Jack. https://www.amazon.com/Leveler-Ander.../dp/B01LYQ1Z8S

I've got a decent torque wrench already (250 ft lbs) so will toss that in the tool kit too. And a universal lug wrench for getting the trailer wheel lug nuts off. :-)

/Joe

Thanks Dave,

I'm leaning toward the Blue Ox with the Straptek straps instead of the chains. This looks like good system and I can get the 1500 lb tongue weight version for some extra cushion (on the hitch, not expecting additional capacity on the truck :-)

It sounds like I can skip the suspension air lifts initially and see how it goes.

/Joe

Thanks John!

All good comments. I've got a black water hose support in my list, figured I'd get a collapsible one to keep it compact, so thinking of this Camco Sidewinder:
https://www.amazon.com/Camco-Sidewin.../dp/B000EDQQJ2

For the other items (power cord, dog bone, sewer hose) I don't know what the dealer is tossing in. I really bargained for a pretty good discount off list so I'm not expecting them to be generous. I already know it's just one battery. As to the surge protector, I'm going for a premium model, either the Progressive Industries EMS-PT30X https://www.amazon.com/Portable-RV-S.../dp/B01N0W4CZ8 that can handle a big spike (44,000A max spike) or a similar one that someone mentioned above.

Thanks again,
Joe

Thanks Al and Ann,

Hmmm, that looks interesting. Able to use the built-in dash screen on the F-150 instead of an additional one. But it has to be hard wired through the truck/trailer attachment and then through the trailer from the hitch to the backup camera. Do you know if they make a wireless adapter instead? That would be more interesting. I wasn't able to find any on their site but didn't look extensively.

/Joe

Hi Tortuga,

How well does that work for you? Any slippage of the boards? I grew up using 2x4s and would like to not buy so much plastic but wonder if the lego block style might stay interlocked a bit better.

/Joe

Joe I do understand not wanting to get so much plastic, but the nice thing is they are tire width, and do not absorb water. My stabilizer blocks (I'll post pictures after I repair the 2 with rotted bottom boards) have the issue that they absorb water from the ground even though treated. The plastic blocks (be careful on rocks) do not absorb water and leave wet spots everywhere. Luckily my stabilizer blocks just went in the back of the truck for moving. The other thing is wood blocks rot and creep compress over time.

There are mixed opinions on using devices that raise a flat tire off the ground with the other inflated tire. Theory is this will overload the inflated tire since it would be carrying the entire weight of the rig on one side. I tend to agree and would use a bottle jack if its ever needed. Some even carry two spares since they are concerned about the overloaded tire while the flat occurs on the other tire. Many times folks will report having a flat tire and then find the other tire fails some time later on the same side. Its a personal choice but its clear that when one tire is supporting the rig alone, it is overloaded.

Jim