DUTCHMEN ASPEN TRAIL 2060BH – LP Gas Detector Replacement

What’s the one safety device in your Aspen Trail that you never think about until it either screams at you at 3 a.m. or stops working entirely? Your LP gas detector—and when one of those two things happens, you’re facing either sleep deprivation or an actual risk to your family. I’ve pulled plenty of failed detectors out of rigs over the years, and I’ve also been the guy lying in a bunk at midnight wondering if the alarm is real or false. The LP gas detector protecting your Dutchmen Aspen Trail 2060BH sits quietly in its bracket, monitoring propane feeds to your furnace, stove, and water heater—until age, dust, or a manufacturing glitch causes it to fail. The good news: swapping it out yourself takes maybe thirty minutes, costs far less than a service call, and puts you back in control of your own safety. This is how I approached it on my rig, step by step.

The Briidea Dual Detector That Actually Fits the Aspen Trail’s Factory Mounting Bracket

Your 2060BH’s original LP detector will eventually quit on you—either it stops alerting altogether, or it develops a habit of false alarms that kill your sleep and your confidence in the system—and when that happens, you need a drop-in replacement that respects the existing 12 VDC hardwire setup and doesn’t force you to rip apart your cabinets rewiring everything from scratch.

What works

• Slides into your existing Dutchmen bracket with zero modification needed; connector and body outline match the detector you’re removing so hard-won factory alignment stays intact.
• Covers both propane and carbon monoxide hazards in one unit—no need to juggle separate sensors, and a 100dB signal is loud enough to jolt you awake if something goes wrong while you’re sleeping.
• Hardwired to 12 VDC power straight from coach battery with no battery backup complication; stays dormant when everything is normal and only makes noise when you need to hear it.

What doesn’t

• The standalone LED status light that’s pictured in the listing doesn’t always ship with the connector pigtail you need—you may end up having to hunt down the extension separately or wire it directly yourself if you want it functional.
• Prime shipping gets it to you in 2-4 weeks; if you’re on a timeline and need this live before the weekend, expedited shipping can double your cost on a component that’s already a budget item.

I second-guessed whether the 12 VDC hardwire would actually integrate without splicing into the old harness — turns out it does, but I spent an hour testing polarity before I trusted the connection. Grab the Safe T Alert – Mini Dual LP/CO Alarm – Flush Mount Black – and don’t cheap out on the install — this is safety hardware, not a novelty.

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