Manual For Rental of My Winnabego Outlook 25j
Welcome to the wonderful world of RV’ing! I would like to thank you for renting HOPE, my RV! I’m Cathy and I wrote up this manual to make your trip easier.
Read this before your trip and get to know my RV before you leave. Then, if you have any questions, I can answer them when you come to pick her up. I will have a copy of this for you then, so you can keep it close for reference. You can call me anytime day or night with questions or problems! Once again, thanks for renting, and have a great trip! Also, you will have a printed copy of this manual for your trip!
Page 1 Intro and Index
Page 2 Driving Checklist / Setting Up at a Campground
Page 3 Tidbits of Info You Need to Know
Page 4 Water
Page 5 Electricity
Page 6 Propane / RV Floorplan
Page 7 The “TANKS”
Page 8 Winnebago System Check
Page 9 Gas Tank / Plug-ins
Page 10 Outside of RV Both Sides
Page 11 How To Use the Generator
Page 12 Checklist Before Driving
Page 13 Checklist For Checking Into A Campground
Page 14 My RV / Map to Love’s for Gas, Propane, Dumping Tanks
You can call me anytime day or night! Cathy 309-335-0144
PLEASE NOTE: If you are on a TOLL ROAD, please pay the toll. If there is no toll booth, please look for a phone number or website to pay the toll. Thank you.
DRIVING: Keep your eyes and ears open at all times when you are driving. NOTE: When you close the RV door, hold the handle out and shut it or it won’t close correctly, and can actually break.
My HOW-TO MANUAL for the RV Called HOPE
Before You Drive Check That:
Inside: All drawers are pushed in and cabinet doors are shut fully
Bathroom door is shut
Whatever you bring into RV, be sure it won’t move when driving
Everyone is seat belted in – NO MOVING AROUND WHILE RV MOVING
Outside: All outside compartments are locked, main entrance door is locked
Remove orange/black chocks from behind tires
Be sure the electrical cord is put away
Be sure the hose is drained as much as possible and put away
Walk around RV to make sure everything is ready to go before leaving
Checklist For A Campground Set-up
If you are stopping at a campground, you will need this information to check in. When you arrive, sign in at the campground office with the following information:
2019 Winnebago Outlook 25J, 27’ long, electricity is 30 AMP
License Plate is 412 653 RV
Ask if they have a pull-through lot (so you don’t have to back in)
Look where you will be putting the RV before parking
Check for low tree branches, bushes, etc
When parked, put emergency brake on
Park so that the RV is fairly level (at 27ft, don’t need to do much to level RV)
Place the orange chocks behind wheels, there are two
Open electric cord storage and take out cord
Put surge protector on RV cord, then plug into lot plug
Then turn OFF inverter on panel by microwave
Hook up water hose to water supply, then to “City -Water” on RV(see directions)
Check for branches before putting out RV awning
Do not use awning if it is windy
When It’s Time to Leave
Make sure the awning is in all the way
Turn off water at spigot, unhook water hose from the “City -Water” on RV, put hose away in water storage area
Unplug the electrical cord and surge protector, put away in electrical storage
Pull the 2 chocks and put away in the main storage area
Be sure all outside compartments are locked, main door is locked
Inside: All drawers pushed in, cabinet doors are shut, bathroom door shut
Whatever you bring into RV, make sure it won’t move when driving
Everyone is seat belted in – NO MOVING AROUND WHILE RV MOVING
Last, take a walk around RV to make sure everything is ready
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, CALL OR TEXT ME AT 309-335-0144. CATHY RYAN
TO TURN ON REAR CAMERA
Turn on radio if you want and set station. (it’s hard to do once camera is on)
Press button with house (HOME) on left side of radio
Swipe screen right to left until CAMERA button shows on screen
Push the camera button and the rear camera will come on and stay on while you drive.
KEYS
o You will have a starter key, one compartment key, two door lock keys
o The all-silver key opens ALL outside compartment doors
o Black top, longer silver key runs the engine, one on Garfield keychain
o Smaller gold keys lock both locks on main entrance door to RV
WATER
DO NOT drink campground water or water you have filled the RV tank with at anytime. Bring bottled water to drink. Here are the two ways you get water in the RV.
Method #1 - TANK FILLED WATER You will fill this tank up before you leave with the inlet close to the RV door that says Tank Fill. Get out the water hose (in outside compartment labeled water hose) hook up to the water supply and put the hose loosely into this inlet. The hose will not screw on this inlet, it just goes a few inches into the opening to fill. When the water starts to come back out, you know it is full. Put hose away.
The ONLY WAY to use this water is to first, go to the Control Panel, inside the RV between the microwave and the frig, high on the wall. There is a toggle switch labeled WATER PUMP. Before you can use the water, you have to turn on the WATER PUMP with the toggle switch. Now you will have water pressure and can use the restroom, wash your hands, run water. As soon as you are done with the water, turn OFF the WATER PUMP.
RULE TO USE RV TANK OF WATER: TURN ON WATER PUMP / USE WATER /IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF WATER PUMP
Method #2 - CITY WATER HOOK-UP This method uses a hose that hooks up and stays hooked up to a water source at campground or a house. The hose has an elbow on one end, so hose doesn’t bend and cut off water and it has a pressure adjuster on other end to control the water pressure. This will give you continuous water WITHOUT using the water pump.
When hooking up water at a campsite, ALWAYS wipe off the water source with Bleach or Lysol wipes, that are in the RV under the sink.
Hook up hose end with pressure regulator to the water hook-up at campsite
Hook-up the other end of hose to the camper where it says City Water.
Turn on water faucets in RV to get air out of lines. You will now have water whenever you need it. Do NOT use the water pump when hooked to another source of water.
RULE TO USE WATER: WHEN HOOKED UP TO SPIGOT DO NOT TURN ON WATER PUMP TO USE CAMPGROUND WATER
ELECTRICITY
There are two house batteries in RV. The ON/OFF Toggle Switch is by the door on the side of the sink. It has a green light when turned on. The blue circle on photo shows the ON/OFF Toggle Switch for the batteries. This will be ON most of time. The batteries will charge as you drive.
On the left side at the top is the awning switch for putting it in or out and another switch for awning lights off and on. Below those two switches, there is the switch to turn the house batteries OFF or ON. You can leave this ON most of the time, switch should be ON when you are parked and plugged in. If you are not plugged in, the plugs in the RV will not work, and the batteries will run down.
If you are not plugged in to 30 AMP service, the plug-ins and other electrical items will not work. Only the lights will work. If you aren’t plugged in, turn on the INVERTER – it’s also on Control Panel. With the battery ON, this will take the battery power and convert the power to be able to power the plug-ins and other electrical items. Use this when not plugged in, especially, to keep the frig cold. BUT DO NOT USE the microwave or the air conditioning unless hooked up to 30amp service.
In the outside compartment marked ELECTRICITY, is the plug to plug-in to the power at the campground. It is connected to a board which does not come out of the compartment. Find the other end and the SURGE PROTECTOR. Plug that end into the surge protector. Turn OFF the power to the pole that has the electrical hook-ups and then plug the cord into the pole. Then turn the power ON.
If it doesn’t come on, check the electrical hook-ups to make sure it hasn’t tripped. There should be a button to push in if this is the case.
Make sure Inverter is turned off when hooked up.
You might want to take off the surge protector if you have any problems.
Now, you are able to use whatever you need inside R and the house batteries should be recharging .
RULE TO USE POWER: If you are not plugged in to a 30 AMP campsite hook-up, do not use A/C or Microwave.
RULE TO USE POWER: Use INVERTER if not plugged in, turn OFF INVERTER when plugged in.
RULE TO USE POWER: You probably will NOT need generator.
RV BRAIN
CHECK TANK LEVELS AT TOP
FAR LEFT - Gas Water Heater SWITCH RED
ON RIGHT - Water Pump SWITCH RED
Generator Start on bottom
PROPANE
Propane is located on outside, on drivers side, second door from front, open to read level of propane in tank (photos on last pages)
Keep track of propane levels and refill as needed, a full tank can last two weeks depending on how you use it.
Heater runs on propane, it will automatically start once you turn thermostat ON. The thermostat is on wall between dinette and bed.
If plugged in to power, you can use little heater instead of propane.
Water heater runs on propane, and should start automatically once you turn the switch ON.
Turn water heater off as soon as you are done using it.
The Generator uses propane also.
REFRIGERATOR
Only works on electricity, be sure the dial on the inside of the refrigerator is turned on to 7 to begin with. You can turn it down as it gets cold.
To use frig while driving or anytime NOT plugged into 30 amp service, you need to have battery button ON and the inverter ON. Once you are plugged into 30 amp service, you can turn off inverter.
If going short distances, use an ice chest and turn on refrigerator on arrival.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, CALL OR TEXT ME AT 309-335-0144. CATHY RYAN
DUMPING THE TANKS
YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DUMP THE TANK EXCEPT AT THE END OF YOUR TRIP-CHECK THE LEVEL OF THE BLACK TANK ON THE RV “BRAIN” IF YOU HAVE 3 OR 4 LIGHTS, IT NEEDS DUMPED
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU FOR A FEE
NOTE: If you used Method #1 - TANK FILLED WATER At the end of your trip, if you have water in holding tank, please run water out through the sinks, toilet, and shower in order to empty this tank out, it will all go in the grey tank, so you can drain it. If there is no water in holding tank, ignore this.
Open the large outside storage area, last door on the drivers side
Put on gloves, there are some either in here or in water compartment
Open the large bin sitting right inside the door, then open the smaller bin inside of it and take out the drainage hose
Take the bin and place it under the drain outlet tubing (just in case)
With gloves on, take the main cap the dump tank off very slowly, there is a tool to help
Put on the end of the tubing and twist into place, make sure it is secure
Place the other end of the tubing -clear end- into the dump tank disposal opening
Next – Black tank is on the left, Gray tank is on the right under the RV
NEVER open both tanks at the same time, start with the Black Tank, then Grey Tank
The Black Tank handle is on the left, open: twist and pull out
Make sure dump tubing is even, move it slightly to dislodge anything stuck inside
When nothing else is coming out, shut off black tank – push in and twist to close it
The Gray Tank handle is on the right, open: twist and pull out
Always do the gray tank last, it cleans out the black tank contents from the dump tubing.
Put cap back on tank securely.
When done, if there is a water supply in area – run water through the tubing
Put tubing back into bin, bin back into storage.
This can be done for you for a $50 fee taken out of security deposit.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, CALL OR TEXT ME AT 309-335-0144. CATHY RYAN
WINNEBAGO SYSTEM CHECK - SWITCHES and LEVELS
This is located on upper wall between microwave and refrigerator
This panel is high on wall between microwave and refrigerator.
1. At the top of this panel is where you can check the levels of the batteries and the tanks (see below)
2. In the middle of this panel: If using Water Method #1, Here is where you will turn on the WATER PUMP switch on. Do not use if using the City Fill Water Method #2.
3. Next to that is the water heater switch. If you want to use the hot water, flip the GAS WATER HEATER switch. It takes a few minutes for the water to heat up. It runs off propane. Turn OFF as soon as you do not need hot water.
4. At the bottom, is the GENERATOR SWITCH and HOUR METER
AT TOP OF PANEL * CHECK TANK LEVELS
1. CHECK TANK LEVELS AT TOP
2. FAR LEFT -> WATER HEATER SWITCH RED
3. TO THE RIGHT -> WATER PUMP SWITCH RED
4. UNDER THOSE -> Generator Switch BLACK and HOUR Meter
As you press the buttons, the light above it will light up showing you:
E (empty) 1/3 (1/3full) 2/3(2/3full) F(full)
You can check any of these items anytime. You can check the battery power also.
TIRES Tire Air Pressure – The front tires are easy to check. The back tires need to have the metal rim popped off in order to fill the tires with air. The inside tire air inlet is very noticeable. The outside air inlet is exactly across from the inside tire outlet. You have to pop off rim and reach behind to be able to put in air.
Back tires should be at 65 PSI Front tires should be at 65 PSI
GAS Tank is on the Driver’s Side - USE REGULAR GAS
HERE IS THE GAS TANK - ELECTRICAL CORD COMPARTMENT IS UNDER THAT
Thiselectrical plug-in and phone plug-in is under the table, on the bottom of the bench closest to the bed. It is one of the only plug-ins and under the round cap are the cell phone plug-ins. You will have to get under the table to plug in cell phone chargers to USB ports.
They did NOT put these in a very good place.
I plugged in an extension cord, laying on the bench, so you don’t have to get under the table to plug something in.
PASSENGER SIDE OF RV
The black round cap under the window is where water goes in to fill the fresh tank to use on your trip. You won’t use this if hooked up to a water source.
The CITY FILL is on the other side and that is where you will hook up to water source.
The first two storage compartments along the passenger side are empty, you are welcome to store things in any of them.
The last one is not useable at this time.
DRIVERS SIDE OF RV
In the very back is a large storage area. This is where items are carried for dumping the tanks.
Beside that is the small compartment where the electrical cord is stored. There is no lock on it, so be sure it is closed tightly when driving.
Above that is the gas tank.
The next compartment holds the water hoses. Above this is an inlet marked CITY FILL. This is where you will attach the one end of hose (hose stored in the compartment below) and attach the other end of hose to campground or other water source. Easy!
The middle of those three compartments on the other side of the tire, is the Propane tank, where the propane gets filled. It is on, you do not have to anything to it. You can check the propane level in here.
The last compartment, closest to the driver, is the generator. You shouldn’t need to use this, as long as you have electricity.
This panel is high on wall between microwave and refrigerator. At the top of this panel is where you can check the levels of the batteries, the fresh tank, the black tank, and the gray tank.
In the middle of this panel: If using Water Method #1, Here is where you will turn on the WATER PUMP switch on and back off as soon as you are done running water. Do not use if using the City Fill Water Method #2.
Next to that is the water heater switch. If you want to use the hot water, flip the GAS WATER HEATER switch. It takes a few minutes for the water to heat up. It runs off propane. In a pinch, you can heat up water with the coffee machine.
At the bottom, is the GENERATOR SWITCH and HOUR METER. If you have a place to plug in, you won’t need to use the generator.
RV FLOORPLAN
Before You Drive Check That:
Inside: All drawers are pushed in and cabinet doors are shut fully
Bathroom door is shut
Whatever you bring into RV, be sure it won’t move when driving
Everyone is seat belted in – NO MOVING AROUND WHILE RV MOVING
Outside: All outside compartments are locked, main entrance door is locked
Remove orange chocks from behind tires
Walk around RV to make sure everything has been done, put away
Checklist For A Smooth Set-up At Campground
When you arrive, sign in at campground office with the following information:
2019 Winnebago Outlook 25J, 27’ long, electricity is 30 AMP
License Plate is 412 653 RV
Ask if they have a pull-through lot (so you don’t have to back in)
Look where you will be putting the RV before parking
Check for low tree branches, bushes, etc
When parked, put emergency brake on
Park so that the RV is fairly level (at 27ft, don’t need to do much to level RV)
Place the orange chocks behind wheels, there are two
Open electric cord storage and take out cord (only use extension if needed)
Put surge protector on RV cord, then plug in to lot plug
Then turn OFF inverter on panel by microwave
Hook up water hose to water supply (see hose directions)
Check for branches before putting out RV awning
Do not use awning if it is windy
When It’s Time to Leave
Make sure the awning is in all the way
Turn off water at spigot, unhook water hose from the “City -Water” on RV, put hose away in water storage area
Unplug the electrical cord and surge protector, put away in electrical storage
Pull the 2 chocks and put away in the main storage area
Be sure all outside compartments are locked, main door is locked
Inside: All drawers pushed in, cabinet doors are shut, bathroom door shut
Whatever you bring into RV, make sure it won’t move when driving
Everyone is seat belted in – NO MOVING AROUND WHILE RV MOVING
Last, take a walk around RV to make sure everything is ready
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, CALL OR TEXT ME AT 309-335-0144. CATHY RYAN
REPEAT CHECK LISTS BEFORE LEAVING
Always keep your eyes and ears open at all times
when you are driving and when you get to your destination.
THIS RV
This is an Outlook Class C gas motorhome. There is sleeping space for six people with the overhead bunk above the cab, the booth dinette, the double-size bed in the rear, and the sofa bed. The kitchen is equipped with a three-burner range and microwave, and a double-door residential refrigerator. There is plenty of kitchen storage. It is built on a Ford E350 and is about 27ft in length. It has a Cummins Onan MicroQuiet generator. There is a large lighted storage compartment on the outside, with three small ones that are just as useful. The lighting is all LED.
Year: 2019
Make: Winnebago· Model: OUTLOOK 25J
Class: Class C
Location: GALESBURG, IL
Fuel Type: GAS
Gross Vehicle Weight: 11,500
Engine Type: V10
Sleeping Capacity: 7
Sleep Options: Bed, table, sofa, overhead
Air Conditioners: 1
Awnings: yes, with lights
Length: 27
Engine Manufacture: FORD 6.8L SEFI Triton V10
Water Capacity: 36 gal per tank
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: Beige
Hi Camping Family!