AJMike
Senior Member
We just completed the purchase of a new Gemini 24KB and went out on a shakedown cruise. I wanted to share some comments and ask some questions of other Gemini or Compass users (or anyone else who might know the answer) because some things puzzle me.
This Gemini, maybe all of them, is on a Ford Transit chassis (2024 in this case) with a 6 cylinder gas engine. It behaved very well during the drive to one of our favorite boon docking locations and we have just been enjoying our stop. This is our second Thor. The first was a Four Winds model which was the first RV that we bought, perhaps 22 or 23 years ago, and this is much, much nicer than that one was.
So far I really like this Gemini. The generator is remarkably quiet when running, the inside cabinets are pretty and plentiful, the ride is nice even though the gas mileage seems to be terrible. I have yet to fit it up but the info display is showing me about 10 mpg which seems pretty low for a B+ RV. Perhaps the display is wrong or perhaps it will improve with use.
The Transit has the large info display on the dash and the guy who took us through the orientation could not explain how to turn off the display. There is no power-off button that I can find and the manual says to press the "calm" button, but when I did this the screen did not shut down and only eventually timed out after perhaps 10 minutes. Is there a way to actually shut down the display?
Qw live in southern Arizona so air conditioning is essential from June through September (and sometimes October) and the dash air on the Transit worked just fine, but I have been unable to find any way to adjust the AC fan speed. I guess I should download the manual from Ford but perhaps someone can tell me how to adjust that until I can get to a place to do the download.
Thor Customer Support told me that the generator in the Gemini uses gasoline rather than propane, which is a shame as it drains fuel and effectively lowers our gas mileage, but I am puzzled by Thor's decision to install a large LP tank in an RV that apparently only uses propane for the 2 stovetop burners. I would think that a tank of propane might last several years if that is its only use. The generator is a 2 fuel version which can be set up to use either gasoline or propane and I do wonder if it can be changed over from gasoline to use propane by some competent repair shop.
Thanks for listening.
This Gemini, maybe all of them, is on a Ford Transit chassis (2024 in this case) with a 6 cylinder gas engine. It behaved very well during the drive to one of our favorite boon docking locations and we have just been enjoying our stop. This is our second Thor. The first was a Four Winds model which was the first RV that we bought, perhaps 22 or 23 years ago, and this is much, much nicer than that one was.
So far I really like this Gemini. The generator is remarkably quiet when running, the inside cabinets are pretty and plentiful, the ride is nice even though the gas mileage seems to be terrible. I have yet to fit it up but the info display is showing me about 10 mpg which seems pretty low for a B+ RV. Perhaps the display is wrong or perhaps it will improve with use.
The Transit has the large info display on the dash and the guy who took us through the orientation could not explain how to turn off the display. There is no power-off button that I can find and the manual says to press the "calm" button, but when I did this the screen did not shut down and only eventually timed out after perhaps 10 minutes. Is there a way to actually shut down the display?
Qw live in southern Arizona so air conditioning is essential from June through September (and sometimes October) and the dash air on the Transit worked just fine, but I have been unable to find any way to adjust the AC fan speed. I guess I should download the manual from Ford but perhaps someone can tell me how to adjust that until I can get to a place to do the download.
Thor Customer Support told me that the generator in the Gemini uses gasoline rather than propane, which is a shame as it drains fuel and effectively lowers our gas mileage, but I am puzzled by Thor's decision to install a large LP tank in an RV that apparently only uses propane for the 2 stovetop burners. I would think that a tank of propane might last several years if that is its only use. The generator is a 2 fuel version which can be set up to use either gasoline or propane and I do wonder if it can be changed over from gasoline to use propane by some competent repair shop.
Thanks for listening.