[DutchmenSport]

OK, lots of folks above gave you good advise, but let's get practical and back down to earth.

Probably the first thing you should do is see if the camper will power up. You say you have 200 amp service on the property. I don't know what that means though. Is there a breaker box, is the breaker box in any kind of an existing building, or is it just on a temporary post. Are there receptacles available to plug things into, and if they are, what kind of circuits are they on? Looking at the breaker box will tell you, 15, 20, 30 amp breakers.

If you have a 20 amp house hold receptacle, then use that (initially) to power up the camper. Get an RV 20 amp to 30 amp adapter. If the camper electric cord has 4 prongs on it, and not 3, then the camper is a 50 amp camper. If it has 3 prongs, then it's a 30 amp camper. If it has 4 prongs, you'll need to get the adapter to plug into the regular house hold receptacle (15 or 20 amp). The other end is a 30 amp RV Plug. Then you'll need to get another adapter that will transition from the 30 to the 50 amp plug for your camper. But, you will only have 30 amps in the camper, not 50.

If you have the 3 pronged plug, then you just need the 20 to 30 amp RV adapter.

Anyway, plug in and see what works.

Here's some things to look for.


Your power converter will run on 120 volt AC and do two things. It will power all your AC appliances, like the microwave, the air conditioner(s), and all the normal house hold receptacles in the camper.

The converter will also power everything that runs on battery DC 12 volt.
This will include house lights, water pump, and furnace.

The refrigerator is no doubt an RV refrigerator. It will run on both propane or electric. But regardless if it runs on propane or electric, the circuit boards are all run on 12 volt DC battery, powered from the converter.

Slides also run on 12 volt DC battery and use both the battery and the converter. More than likely, slides will not operate on the converter only. They draw too much power and need the battery for the extra umph. The slides will operate off the battery with no shore power plugged in. But they probably will not work if plugged into shore power and no battery or a dead battery.

The converter also charges the trailer house battery and keeps it topped off.

So, all of the electronics in your camper is dependent upon the power coming through the converter. So, that is why this is the first thing you should check out. Everything else in the camper depends on this. It's the heart of the camper.

After that, the water system. The water system can be operated from your fresh water holding tank (comments above about sanatiazing are dead-spot-on!), or can be operated directly from a garden hose connected to an outside water faucet. I'd get the water going and check for leaks. This is second.

Third is the health of your holding tanks. If the trailer was used on the property and never moved, you could have a poop pyramid in the toilet (black water) holding tank. Slide valves may be stuck. Freezing temperatures may have frozen water in the drain pipes that were not drained, they could be cracked and have leaks. The P-traps under your sink in the kitchen and bathroom may be cracked from freezing, if the camper was not winterized.

4th is the Propane system on your camper. Propane is needed for the refrigerator, the furnace, the water heater, and the stove. The water heater can probably be run on both electric, or gas, or both at the same time.

Check the date codes on the propane tanks and check for leaks with soapy water.

These are the 4 things to examine careful and proceed one step at a time. If the trailer is going to sit and not move anywhere (like used for actual travel and camping), then there is no need to worry about tires, brakes, and the electric system for towing, running lights, suspension and all of that at this time. However, if you are taking it on the road, then this is also paramount that everything is examined careful before hitting the road.

Congrats on your camper and lets all hope when you plug in, power up, connect the water, and flush the toilet, absolutely everything works flawless!