Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
We want to thank all of our members for their participation and input over the years, and we want to especially thank those that have acted as Moderators for us during our amazing journey living and traveling in our RV and growing the RV-Dreams Family. We will be forever proud to have been founders of this Forum and to have been supported by such a wonderful community. Thank you all!!
We did it we bought our dream home this last week, so excited! It's a 32' Daybreak motor home. We bought it out of state so had to make a long drive home, pretty much empty and we were little surprise at how much noise there was, now I'm a little worried it's going to be worse when stocked with supply's, any one have any hits to cut down noise and what our some of your hits to make things ride well???
as you load up it will dampen the acoustical noise....as far as engine noise is this a gas or Fred Diesel unit?
if the unit was fully empty as you brought it home the ride and suspension noise is a bit louder due to the coach being light and the tire and suspension being rigid.
if it is engine noise your hearing does the coach have a banks system on it? the tend to run a little louder....I placed a large throw rug over my dog house area(engine hump cover) to dampen the noise and it dropped alot..
your tires could be inflated to a loaded pressure..
__________________
1998 ...Harney Renegade DP class A
rers1@mail.com
My Service dog and life partner " Nikki"......Klee Kia Miniature Husky....(she Runs the ship!!)
We are not lost in the Woods.....Just Extreme boondocking!!!!!!
Go through and make sure everything is tight...oven door, stove top, closet and cabinet doors, windows...etc. Place pads between pots and pans, wrap items that will rattle like glasses and dishes or place them in quilted pouches you can buy at home stores.
The engine noise can be reduced by placing Dynamat sound dampening material inside the engine compartment. If an aftermarket exhaust sytem has been added to the engine, like headers and flow through mufflers have them replaced with stock components. When climbing grades as your engine heats up the fan clutch will kick in, this can be very loud but is necessary. It will sound like a high powered fan (which it is) or jet engine is in your engine compartment.
Take a drive and have one of you walk back and identify where the noises are coming from and look for ways to prevent the noise...add rubber stops on doors, put a dish towel in the oven door, make sure the burners grates on the stove are secured or put in a door...etc.
The last resort would be to put a thick curtain to block off the driving area from the rest of the MH.
__________________
"Small House, Big Yard "
"May the FOREST be with you" Alfa See-Ya 5'er and 2007 Kodiak C4500 Monroe
