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RE: Roadtrek tool
The first tool I bought for my Roadtrek was a set of Robertson drivers, from Sears. I got a set with stubby handles so they don't take up much space.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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11/02/09 10:37pm |
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RE: Roadtrek Popular 190 Sewer Hose
I recently purchased a 2009 Roadtrek Popular 190. Currently I am "stuck" in the state of Missouri because my sewer hose fell apart. I found a wonderful place that does warrenty work for Roadtrek and they said replacing the hose shouldn't be a problem. This was 4 weeks ago. My patience and the remainder of my sewer hose is gone. My question is simple and I would love to get some feedback. Is Roadtrek always this slow in shipping parts? I know when I had work done on the generator Roadtrek was slow in shipping the part needed but I didn't think a sewer hose would be this difficult. I have been on the phone with Roadtrek and the current situation is "we are trying to track down the hose we sent out by UPS. The hose is on its way but it is lost in the mail. Life is never dull.
Unfortunately, we have not had good experience with Roadtrek dealers in our region and we never go to a Roadtrek dealer for service.
Our sewer hose lasted 10 seasons, but fell apart in September. I took it to an RV service facitiy nearby and got it replaced in 1 day. We are fortunate to have several RV dealers nearby which will repair most makes of RV's.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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10/18/09 06:06pm |
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RE: What would you do?
We have a Suburban propane heater which we have used all winter for 9 seasons without any problems. It is a quiet heater and does not keep us awake when it runs.
The motor wore out this month and had to be replaced. The motor kit was $89.00 and the labor to replace the motor was $110. Considering that we operate the heater all winter to eliminate humidity, I think we got excellent service from the original heater.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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10/18/09 05:58pm |
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RE: Too chicken to winterize...UPDATE
It's not rocket science - even I do it myself (a non-handy female) Just drain all the tanks, flush the grey and black tanks then leave the drains open for a day or so afterwards so everything has a chance to dry out. Also drain the water heater and leave the plug out so that drains completely too. Then close it all back up and dump some of the pink stuff into the toilet, bathroom and kitchen drains.
We've done it this way for 5 years now and never had a problem.
I have to admit though, I cheated this year and drove my B to work (at a car dealership) so that I could pull it into the nice warm garage and do the work.
From my experience, the above procedure eliminates one important step, i.e., using a gravity drain method does not get the water out of the toilet flush value. I had my toilet flush valve freeze and break the first winter, so now I use air pressure to blow dry the valve. I attach an air valve fitting to the city water inlet, open the city water valve, depress the toilet flush valve, and then blow air at approx. 40 psi. To verify that I got the water out, I put a dry paper towel in the bowl, as I do this from outside the RV. I generally do this twice. Everything else can be gravity drained as you describe. I agree with most posters about how easy this is once you learn how, but I never put anti-freeze into my fresh water tank, only in the P-traps, and black & grey tanks, which I always empty and flush before winterizing.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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10/18/09 05:47pm |
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RE: Sprinter Awning information
Attaching the awning to the motorhome eliminates the need for stakes and ropes if you have a brisk wind, but the Fiamma can be used either way.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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09/24/09 07:53pm |
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RE: ROADTREK Dodge vs Chev
We have a 2000 Roadtrek 200 Popular on the 1 ton Chevy Express Van
chassis. We have been extemely pleased with both the handling and gas mileage of our van.
I can't speak from experience other than to say that in the 10 years of participation in this forum, there has been considerable mention of handling issues with the Dodge chassis Roadtreks.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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09/23/09 07:26pm |
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RE: RoadTrek 210
On our 2000 Popular 200, the water collects in a pan under the A/C. If it overflows, the water goes to the corner posts, until it is below the tail lights. At that point, it collects in a sink like cavity, which drains through a tube to the underside of the RV.
The tail lights are not water tight, and rain water also collects in the same cavity for drainage.
I suspect that our rigs are similar as to how they drain.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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08/18/09 10:30pm |
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RE: Class B Refrigerator Survey
We have a 30 amp camp ground style connection on the outside of our garage, so our RV is always connected when we are home, thus we don't unload our refrigerator after each trip.
This is a big time-saver when getting ready to go somewhere.
We have been doing this for 10 seasons without incidents.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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08/18/09 09:02pm |
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RE: The "Rockies"
We crossed Colorado and Nevada through the mountains twice. One time in a GMC Conversion Van and once in a Sprinter. The GMC did fine but we had to turn off the Air Conditioning so not to overheat.
Turning off the A/C on mountain hill climbing is good advice and is standard practice for us, i.e., whenever the temp guage shows 200 F, the A/C gets turned off until we get back into level or downhill mode.
We have never over heated and usually don't have to leave the A/C off for long periods.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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05/29/09 10:38pm |
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RE: How do *you* sleep more than two in *your* van?
...how do people who own class B's other than the RT Versatile or PW Lexor TS4 sleep more than two?
The Roadtrek Populars combine the front and back passenger seats to make a bed. We found this to be totally unworkable as it blocks the side door which is the only practical means of getting out of our RV when in camping mode.
So we found an alternative method, i.e., we rotate both front seats to face the rear, put a large cooler between the seats, and cover with a lawn chair recliner mattress.
This leaves the side door unobstructed, and is a very comfortable bed for a person no taller than approx. 5' 6".
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ROADTREKKER2000
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05/25/09 09:33am |
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RE: So Many Sprinters...
Like the LTV Serenity II, the Roadtrek 210 and the Excel are not really class Bs. They have more space than a vehicle actually built within the body of a van, which is probably why so many of them sell. But they sure aren't stealthy.
For us, functionality and comfort were the reasons we bought a awide body Roadtrek, after looking at all the B's available on the market.
m.p.g and stealth were not even considerations and $5.00/ gal. gasoline won't change our perspective.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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05/24/09 11:03am |
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RE: A great buy for RT owners
IMO...as soon as a person blocks visibility of their license plate with gear, the blocking mechanism becomes illegal...as license plates must be visible and readable at all times.
When I added a hitch-haul to my RT200, I moved the license plate to the back of the hitch-haul, and added reflectors to the back and sides.
The carrier being displayed already has reflectors, but my hitch-haul did not.
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ROADTREKKER2000
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11/19/08 07:59pm |
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