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RE: Electricity Charges in Fla. ?
The KOA I am at here in Starke, FL charges electric only for those that rent monthly. They do read the meters and use what ever the local utility company dictates for KW rate which is usually %0.15 to $0.16 per KW.
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DocData3D
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01/22/13 06:37am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Long Term, Low Cost RV campgrounds or sites
We full time at the KOA in Starke, FL on US301. $375 /month plus metered electric.
We love this place, especially during the winter when we have a large crowd that likes to do things.
Dave
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DocData3D
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08/23/12 06:48pm |
Full-time RVing
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Ugh! Another tire thread, ST235/80R16 Towmax only.
OK, here goes another tire thread..... sorry. I would like to limit this to a very specific question and not a general discussion of which are good, which are bad, etc, etc.
I want to know if anyone has remarks, good or bad, specifically with regards to Towmax ST235/80R16 E tires. I know there have been a lot of complaints about Towmax quality but I'm not interested in comments about any other size and I would really appreciate your understanding about this.
I suspect this will limit it to owners of large 5th wheel owners.
Thanks!
Dave
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DocData3D
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07/23/12 10:55am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Oven Ignitor
This may be the post you are referring to.
This was the one I followed but I had to modify it because I had a different cook top. DW loves it!
Dave
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DocData3D
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07/20/12 01:53pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Reflooring "How to's"?
Excellent! Thanks!
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DocData3D
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07/06/12 08:22am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Reflooring "How to's"?
Very nice looking. What flooring did you use in th eliding room? Were the slides recarpetted? By you? If so, how did you edge them?
Thanks,
Dave
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DocData3D
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07/06/12 08:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Reflooring "How to's"?
That was an interesting read but did not address any of my issues. This is probably because of how my Alpine slides are built. I am attaching links to 2 photos that, hopefully, show what I would have to deal with.
There are no 'rollers' but there is a full length nylon glide strip (the white strip in the photos.) The black edge in the photos is the edge of the slide floor and it is cut tapered to match the angle of the nylon glide strip. When full extended, the black edge is still on top of the nylon strip.
You can see where I had to fold back the slide floor carpet edge which extends out over this floor/glide joint. If I recarpet, I will have to edge the carpet in the slide as can be seen in the photo. If I want to tile/vinyl, I don't think there is anyway to do so to the slide since it would have to extend out to cover the joint and as there is a bit of a lip there any tile would bend and eventually crack.
http://www.MustangOne.com/images/CarpetEdge1.jpg
http://www.MustangOne.com/images/CarpetEdge2.jpg
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DocData3D
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07/06/12 07:21am |
General RVing Issues
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Reflooring "How to's"?
We full time and, obviously, the 'great' carpeting they use in these campers will have to be replaced eventually (not ready yet but...)
Has anyone done a DIY recarpeting in a large 5vr? I'm interested in how you handled the edges of the carpet in the slides. Also, did you completely remove the bed and slide mechanism to replace all the carpeting in the bedroom or did you just carpet around the bed base? Also, how did you handle the edge where the carpet meets the vinyl between the pitch and living room?
Then, as an alternative, has anyone replaced all their carpeting in favor of a vinyl floor and, if so, how did you handle the slides where it meets the main floor?
Photos would be very helpful.
Thanks,
Dave Seay
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DocData3D
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07/05/12 08:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Life membership - no response
Try it again. It shouldn't take that long. Mine took about a week.
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DocData3D
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07/03/12 11:38am |
Good Sam Club
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Last chance to check your DNS
Read this...
http://m.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/last-call-wipe-dnschanger-internet-doomsday-854340
And then go to http://dns-ok.us
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DocData3D
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06/30/12 09:51am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Suggested stops across South Dakota?
How about the Badlands National park? There's a nice KOA near the SE corner of the park. There are also the Minute Man silo and bunker tour (http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm) and the tour of Ellsworth AFB (http://www.sdairandspacemuseum.com/).
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DocData3D
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06/23/12 09:03am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Life membership
I waited about a week.
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DocData3D
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06/22/12 06:36am |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Life membership
Yes it is. You submit an application along with a copy of proof of the category you are claiming. They look at it and give you a call to take payment. I'm retired military.
Dave
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DocData3D
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06/21/12 06:58am |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Protecting front of 5vr?
However, I have been told that there is always a lot of repairs being applied to the roads up there mostly because of frost heave and that you run into a lot of sections that are gravel.
Are you saying this is not true?
Thanks
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DocData3D
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06/15/12 09:52am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Fulltime / Handgun
Everything above is true but do not confused 'carrying' with 'transporting'.
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DocData3D
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06/15/12 09:00am |
Full-time RVing
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Protecting front of 5vr?
We will eventually be making a trip from FL to Alaska towing the 5vr behind out Ram 3500 TV. Do I need to protect the lower front to the 5vr behind the truck (not the nose above it)?
If so, what are recommended ways of doing this?
Thanks,
Dave
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DocData3D
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06/15/12 08:55am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: LED's --- Do They Run Cool?
I have an infrared meter and just ran a test. I turned on one LED fixture and one (of the few i have left) incandescent (921) fixture for 20 minutes. The LED read 94.5 degrees F while the incandescent read 147.8 degrees F.
I changed all the fixtures that we use the most to LED just to reduce the heat load in the camper. We full time and live in FL so any heat reduction I can get is well worth it.
Dave
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DocData3D
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06/12/12 08:44am |
Tech Issues
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RE: How to download garmin update with Hughesnet?
See if you can 'borrow' a connection (other than Hughesnet) somewhere, like from the campground. On Hughesnet, you will never get it downloaded. You will exceed your bandwidth and go into the slowdown they talk about and never get there.
I had them for a year and it was the most painful time on the web I ever had. I've been on a Verizon air card for the last 2 hears and love it!
Dave
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DocData3D
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06/12/12 08:26am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Help with Fresh water tank draining
I keep my FW tank full in case of outages in the campground and drain and refill it every 3 months or so. I found it is much easier to empty the tank by pumping it out. Obviously you need to be connected to a sewer hookup. Start the pump and open all your faucets. It is much faster that way and you don't end up with a lake under your camper.
Dave
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DocData3D
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05/31/12 02:36pm |
Tech Issues
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Washer Dryer combo question
We have a Splendide 2100 and are really loving it. Yesterday the campground lost water due to a pipe break for about an hour. No big deal but I was wondering what would happen with the washer if the water supply was cut off in the middle of a cycle? Does the unit keep on chugging along or does it shut down?
Thanks,
Dave
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DocData3D
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05/31/12 08:16am |
General RVing Issues
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