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02-11-2013, 05:38 PM
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Gone Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: ALBUQUERQUE
Posts: 248
M.O.C. #12840
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Chairs
Discovered yesterday that the dining chairs all have storage areas withing. The seat lifts up. Who knew?
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02-11-2013, 06:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Bummer... we learned about it during a new rig PDI. Did you not get one? I hear some new owners don't get one if you buy from a private party and the sellers don't wanna spend that kind of time; they just want their cash and for you to leave.
We store table mats and some games in there and that's about it. We don't full time so we don't have a need to use storage areas like that very much.
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02-12-2013, 12:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,387
M.O.C. #8728
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If you store anything with weight in them, you can pop the cardboard bottoms off. Wine bottles fit in them but are a bit heavy. I replaced the bottoms with luan plywood screwed to the chairs. Works great. It's also a great place to store placemats and stuff like that.
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02-12-2013, 01:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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I knew. Very handy!
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02-12-2013, 02:24 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Grand Ledge
Posts: 417
M.O.C. #12618
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PDI????? We bought ours at Nature's Way RV in Crystal River, FL. It was a consignment as the people that bought it new, he had a heart attack after 3 months in Florida, and she took him home to pass away, and was convinced the trip to Florida killed him, so said she was never coming back. The Monty had only been lived in 3 months and was just like brand new, however the RV sales did absolutely nothing as far as PDI. It was obvious if you didn't buy "their" sales brand they weren't interested in you. I would never recommend them, but some deals end up like that. But looking back, and looking at what we have, wouldn't have changed a thing, we love the unit and would never even consider trading up. But on the other hand, the original owners had it long enough to go thru any factory goofs, as we have had not even one hitch with it. So we're happy campers. Happy Trails, Steve and Susie
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02-12-2013, 03:20 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Sounds like you got a great deal and a lovely rig. If not knowing about the chairs is your biggest problem, life is good!
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02-12-2013, 04:22 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bella Vista
Posts: 472
M.O.C. #12223
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My problem is having five of them I'm always wondering which one has the playing cards
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02-12-2013, 04:33 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Silverton
Posts: 489
M.O.C. #11144
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We were shown that during our PDI at the dealership. It has come in handy for storing "things"......
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02-12-2013, 04:35 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Silverton
Posts: 489
M.O.C. #11144
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Flymutt, consider it a "shell game"...... LOL
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02-12-2013, 05:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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They are nice until you forget where you put that brand new package of printer paper and you tear the rig apart looking for it. Then you give up and go buy another new package and are looking for a place to store the new package of paper. It's a vicious cycle around here. I sometimes wish the chairs didn't have that storage.
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02-12-2013, 06:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 729
M.O.C. #3206
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In our Monty, I removed the existing storage compartment and built new much deeper storage areas- One of the best mods I was able to do to our Monty- JMHO- Don
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02-12-2013, 10:03 AM
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Gone Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: ALBUQUERQUE
Posts: 248
M.O.C. #12840
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I bought my rig used from a dealer in Tucson. The chairs were not mentioned in the brief PDI I received. Doubt that the tech knew about them. By the way, I found an envelope with the previous owner's name on it and called him. He said he traded the Monty in for a Class A and was sorry. Said he had less storage room in spite of the high cost differential.
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02-12-2013, 10:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,284
M.O.C. #11675
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by McIver
Discovered yesterday that the dining chairs all have storage areas withing. The seat lifts up. Who knew?
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Just wait until you find the other secret hiding place...
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02-12-2013, 05:45 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location:
Posts: 310
M.O.C. #12816
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O' NO, Seahunter, we're not getting that started all over again are we!
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02-13-2013, 01:49 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Grand Ledge
Posts: 417
M.O.C. #12618
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Whew, seems I just got over laying awake looking at every little thing in the bedroom looking for the secret hiding place. And now, it starts all over again. I never did find it in our 2008 Mountaineer 336RLT. But like some have already mentioned here, when you start forgetting things, everyplace seems to become a secret hiding place, especially those items you said, I'll put this right here so I'll know where its at. Went to the hardware store one day, got the item I went for and said when checking out, this is returnable isn't it? She looked at me sorta funny, so I continued with, I just bought one of these a couple weeks ago and have searched everywhere, the only way I'm going to find it is to buy another. And sure enough within a couple hours after returning to the 5er, there it was, so took the replacement back and had the same check out and she was grinning soon as I hit the door. Happy Trails, Steve
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02-13-2013, 01:49 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,284
M.O.C. #11675
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Neil.M
O' NO, Seahunter, we're not getting that started all over again are we!
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LOL - Couldn't resist...
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02-13-2013, 02:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wheatland
Posts: 675
M.O.C. #10623
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Steve and Susie
Whew, seems I just got over laying awake looking at every little thing in the bedroom looking for the secret hiding place. And now, it starts all over again. I never did find it in our 2008 Mountaineer 336RLT. But like some have already mentioned here, when you start forgetting things, everyplace seems to become a secret hiding place, especially those items you said, I'll put this right here so I'll know where its at. Went to the hardware store one day, got the item I went for and said when checking out, this is returnable isn't it? She looked at me sorta funny, so I continued with, I just bought one of these a couple weeks ago and have searched everywhere, the only way I'm going to find it is to buy another. And sure enough within a couple hours after returning to the 5er, there it was, so took the replacement back and had the same check out and she was grinning soon as I hit the door. Happy Trails, Steve
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Thank you so much, Steve. I just knew I couldn't be the only one like that.
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