radio delete

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I never used the radio in my trailer. The 'ol Jensen is now on the shelf in the garage to go with the camper if I ever sell it. I made a shadow box as a place to set my coffee cup and TV remotes. My chair is right next to this.

[wrenchbender]

I removed mine 12 yrs ago makes for great peace in the Wyoming Range

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I do like to watch a couple of news programs on the TV set in the evening. And I like velocity channel. Mostly I read. One of the best modern inventions for me as a traveler is the electronic book ( kindle ).
As for Blutooth speaker, I got the Sony XB20. It was $100 at Best Buy, works easy enough and sounds pretty good for as small as it is. Mostly I like that I can set it right next to me, and at just reasonable volume level, I can hear it over the noise of the roof air-conditioner.

[GrandpaKip]

CavemanCharlie wrote:
I see your list of TV channels. I agree with almost all of them. But, I've found that I am a much happier person when I quit watching the TV news. It's all just paparazzi hype. It makes you afraid of everything and paranoid.

Best thing I ever did was to quit watching the news. Second best thing I ever did was to cut way back on TV viewing all together.

I go out and do things. The TV is for rainy days.

Yep, that's about the only time ours is on.

[GrandpaKip]

gmw photos wrote:

GrandpaKip wrote:
I listen to music all the time, so that wouldn't work for me. The iPod is hooked up to the radio and goes all day. The television though, it's hardly ever on.

I stay in a lot of CG's where the neighbors are fairly close. Couple that with I typically like to have the windows open, and the fact I have a fair bit of hearing loss....with speakers I have to have the volume up quite a bit. Makes using the trailer speakers kind of rude to the neighbors.

So I like to use my small Sony bluetooth speaker and have it close to me ( I use it for the TV set also ) or use my headphones. The built in Jensen I removed had literally only been turned on a couple of times in six years.

Our camper has the outside speakers in the awning ends. They are pretty low quality and sound terrible if cranked up. When they go, I'll invest in a decent Bluetooth speaker. When the music is on, I always walk around to find how it affects the neighbors. At some point, I'll probably remove the junky Jenson and make a cubby hole, also.

[CavemanCharlie]

I see your list of TV channels. I agree with almost all of them. But, I've found that I am a much happier person when I quit watching the TV news. It's all just paparazzi hype. It makes you afraid of everything and paranoid.

Best thing I ever did was to quit watching the news. Second best thing I ever did was to cut way back on TV viewing all together.

I go out and do things. The TV is for rainy days.

[CavemanCharlie]

I almost never use the radio in my TT. I have a portable radio with CD and Cassette . It is so easy to carry outside and then carry back inside that I've found it works great for what I need.

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Grandpa Kip, I sent you a PM.

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GrandpaKip wrote:
I listen to music all the time, so that wouldn't work for me. The iPod is hooked up to the radio and goes all day. The television though, it's hardly ever on.

I stay in a lot of CG's where the neighbors are fairly close. Couple that with I typically like to have the windows open, and the fact I have a fair bit of hearing loss....with speakers I have to have the volume up quite a bit. Makes using the trailer speakers kind of rude to the neighbors.

So I like to use my small Sony bluetooth speaker and have it close to me ( I use it for the TV set also ) or use my headphones. The built in Jensen I removed had literally only been turned on a couple of times in six years.

[GrandpaKip]

I listen to music all the time, so that wouldn't work for me. The iPod is hooked up to the radio and goes all day. The television though, it's hardly ever on.

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Huntindog wrote:
We use our radio quite a bit, and would miss it if it wasn't there... I bet most people would agree, and resale would suffer on a unit with no radio. So I would not recommend anyone do a permanent delete Be a shame to lose potential sales over something like that.( I understand that GMW kept the radio just for that reason)

That's a good point when modifying a trailer to our own tastes. I do all of my mods so they can be undone and the trailer taken back to stock.
I removed the front fold down bunk because it was in my way and not needed. But I could re-install it in about thirty minutes.

I have no plans to sell this trailer, but who knows, I might change my mind in a few years.

Part of the fun of the trailer is doing mods to make it more usable for my style of use. And for me, this is the real value of looking at these forums. To see the mods people make and get ideas for my own use.

When I want to listen music, I use my iTunes and either my headset or a small Sony bluetooth speaker.

[Bumpyroad]

Huntindog wrote:
We use our radio quite a bit, and would miss it if it wasn't there... I bet most people would agree, and resale would suffer on a unit with no radio. So I would not recommend anyone do a permanent delete Be a shame to lose potential sales over something like that.( I understand that GMW kept the radio just for that reason)

a radio is not even on my list of must haves, want to have, etc. when looking at a rV. that is why they invented tVs.
bumpy

[stevemorris]

ScottG wrote:
Nice job!!
On our last TT I figured the large area the tiny radio occupied must be mostly empty. I opened it up and found I was right. I ended up turing it into a cabinet and making a place for a DVD player to sit.
Makes you wonder what they're thinking. Storae is always important and they just ignore these useful area's.
Our new trailer has a large empty space above the fridge and I've got my eye on it.

our tt had a large space above the fridge too, possibly to accomadate a taller 2 door unit. I turned that space into a cabinet

our radio/cassette player is mounted in a stupidly large empty space too, I like the mod done by the op, my radio is right by the door, great place for a key/phone cubby

[Huntindog]

We use our radio quite a bit, and would miss it if it wasn't there... I bet most people would agree, and resale would suffer on a unit with no radio. So I would not recommend anyone do a permanent delete Be a shame to lose potential sales over something like that.( I understand that GMW kept the radio just for that reason)

[rbpru]

At some time the previous owner removed the AM aerial. So mine is just FM, CD and DVD. It is also part of my phantom loads.

I pull the fuse when I am on battery.