Alite Mods - Exterior

Plug-Guard

I mounted a Plug-Guard to protect the trailer end of the wiring harness when it is not connected to the tow vehicle. The guard is screwed to the spacer between the tongue and the storage bin, where the swing-away jack just clears it. The seam in the spacer prevented me from mounting it on the other side, away from the jack.

New Shoes

The Alite came with no sand pads for the stabilizer legs, so I added a set. Since the stabilizers tent to loosen and droop during travel (even when tightened), I use ball bungees to secure the front legs, and the bumper tube bungees hold up the rear legs.




Clothesline


I love the bumper-mounted clothesline from Camping World that we used on our Classic, but it wouldn't fit on the small C-channel bumper of the Alite. The answer came from another owner - 2 tiki torch stakes! With a hacksaw, I shortened the stakes to the same length as the bumper and attached each with a single stainless bolt, backed with a fender washer, lock washer and nut. The trick to  drilling holes in the bumper was to mark the location with a metal punch and drill with several successively larger bits. The vertical clothesline poles are 3/4" PVC pipe. The horizontal pieces are 1/2" PVC. To keep the clothesline frame from drooping, I added a 3/4" PVC "T" to the outer pipe. My broom handle, cut to the right length, is the center support (when I want to sweep, I slip out the handle and screw on the broom). For travel, I bungee the long horizontal pipe to the front rack. The other PVC pieces go in the front storage box.


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