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RE: Living in a Covered RV
ADCO makes covers with zippered roll-up panels on the passenger side. If your furnace, fridge, and water heater exhaust ports are all on that side, it might do what you want. The photo below shows our 33' Coachmen covered for the winter of 2010 in Upstate NY. The furnace and fridge are uncovered and useable, as well as the door, and rolling up the panel to the left would uncover the water heater, if needed. Rolling up the panel to the right would uncover another couple of windows if desired. In the cold weather, the breathable cover material is enough to allow the fridge fumes to escape the vent if it were running on LP. Either way, the small amount of heat from the fridge is not a problem. Obviously, the roof AC's were not a concern to us...
http://12078.net/stuff/rv_winter_2010.jpg width=400
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Dutch_12078
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05/20/13 05:53am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 50 to 30 amp adapter
I suggest carrying the adapter with you even if the park does have 20/30/50 amp power stanchions. It's not uncommon to find cracked or badly worn 30 amp outlets, while the less often used 50 amp outlet is in good shape. Just plug in your adapter, and you're good to go with no hassles about changing sites or waiting for maintenance to show up. I would report the problem outlet though, before I left the park.
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Dutch_12078
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05/19/13 06:52pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: How high can we count in images with numbers in them?
http://www.toybiz.cn/images/picture/bear/3549.jpg
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Dutch_12078
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05/19/13 05:46pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: How Much Stuff Do You Bring for a Weekend Trip?
The ultimate weekender... :B
http://12078.net/stuff/o8aooz.jpg width=400
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Dutch_12078
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05/19/13 06:33am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: New York State Parks
The NY State Park campgrounds operated by the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) offer dry camping only, with no hooks ups. The DEC campgrounds are located in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountain areas. The campgrounds operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) throughout the rest of the state, typically have electric only sites varying from 20 amp only up to 20/30/50 amp capacities, with water and dump stations readily available. A few OPRHP campgrounds have full hookup sites available.
One of our favorite NY OPRHP electric only campgrounds is Robert Moses State Park near Massena, NY on the Canadian border. Some sites there offer a fantastic view of the St Lawrence Seaway, where you can watch ocean going ships entering and leaving the nearby Eisenhower Lock. Another favorite is Four Mile Creek State Park on the shore of Lake Ontario near Niagara Falls, another electric only campground. And again, some sites have a beautiful view of the lake, with the city of Toronto skyline visible on the far shore.
Shot from our last campsite at Robert Moses:
http://12078.net/stuff/Seaway-0289.jpg
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 07:47pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: woman travelling alone
You might consider joining "Loners On Wheels". The members offer a great deal of information and support geared towards single RV'ers. Another good source of information and support would be the Escapees RV Club's "SOLOS BOF" (BOF=Birds Of a Feather) special interest group for single RV'ers.
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 06:39pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
Pet owners note well: Many states have laws against confining an animal inside a vehicle.
http://animallaw.info/articles/State%20Tables/tbusdogshotcars.htm
If I see anyone leave a dog unattended in a closed up vehicle (i.e. motorhome or trailer), I promptly call the police and animal control.
In many jurisdictions, an animal cruelty charge will result. In cases where the animal was harmed, the owner can be charged with felony animal cruelty.
Be prepared to politely get told to go pound salt when the LEO or ACO sees that the dog is safely confined in the appropriately heated, ventilated, or air conditioned environment of an RV set up in a campground.
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 06:13pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Oakplantation vs Mt. Pleasant KOA in Charleston, SC
Another vote for the Mt Pleasant KOA. We stayed there for several days in late March and really enjoyed it. As the others have said, it's very quiet, yet close to many stores and restaurants. The "SeeWee Restaurant" on Rt 17 is not to be missed!
Just don't go swimming in the lake at the campground... :B
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JtywXEaDf5g/UVjnAN5ZugI/AAAAAAAAg6Y/0FJkIS1Xe3M/s640/Mount%2520Pleasant-Charleston%2520SC%2520KOA-013.JPG width=300
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 07:43am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Who is this "Marcus" guy?
Marcus Lemonis is the chairman and CEO of Good Sam Enterprises LLC, the company that owns and operates the Good Sam Club, the Camping World RV/RV accessory stores, and other enterprises, including this forum. Marcus has been very outgoing in helping RV'ers resolve any issues they might have with any of the GSE products or services.
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 07:31am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Beware of Flying J
We only purchase FJ/Pilot if there is nothing, and I mean nothing else around. I don't like being price gouged because they might be a little easier to get into. We just drove I-95 from Florida to NY. My last fuel stop was Elkton, Md. FJ/Pilot - 3.899
Valero - 3.619 So where do you think I stopped? 18 cents per gallon is a decent savings.
With all the variations in fuel prices from one location to another, I would never make a flat statement like that. When we traveled from Florida to NY at the end of March, we refueled at an FJ in South Carolina because they were the cheapest in the area by about 10 cents, not including our discount. Who got the most recent delivery is often a factor in day to day pricing.
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Dutch_12078
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05/18/13 07:05am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
I've never been happy about the effort it takes to close and latch the common Trimark 60-650 lock assembly on our primary coach door. Knowing that the bolt on these locks are subject to stress breakage, making it quite difficult to get the door open for repairs, I decided to remove the inside panel and make sure everything was well lubed to minimize friction. With the panel off, I realized there are two springs used to close the bolt, one that's tucked away inside the bolt housing, and another that is primarily used to return the pull paddles to their resting position after the door is opened or closed. I found the spring return for the paddles is quite stiff, and that removing it allowed the door to close and latch with not much more pressure than that needed by most conventional residential doors. The downside of course, was that the paddles flopped around a bit without the return spring to hold them retracted. A brief search of my on hand spare springs turned up a much lighter spring of the correct dimensions to use as a replacement for the heavier OEM spring. The door now operates much easier, and closes with minimal effort while still retracting the paddles. My wife is also very pleased with the mod, and that makes me happy too!
The photo shows the original spring held alongside the lighter replacement.
http://12078.net/stuff/Trimark_mod.jpg width=250
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 07:51pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Blue Sky RV Insurance
You might find these two links helpful in sorting out the "Blue Sky", "RIS", "RLI", "Companion Casualty" relationships...
About us
Who we represent
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 05:38pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
Does this phrase in a campground description mean that we aren't allowed to leave our dogs alone in the RV when we are touring?
That's how it reads to me, but that also doesn't make sense to me. I can understand not leaving them tied up outside unattended...
Michele
It's best to check with the campground staff for clarification. I've found that many places the rule only applies to dogs left tied or penned outside, but left inside the RV is ok, while others mean it exactly as written, and not left unattended at all under any circumstances.
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 02:04pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Grid tie inverter with power outage capability
The grid tie system I have been looking at is this 10kw system- a complete system with the inverters integral to the solar panels. at just under $20k for everything including hardware it's looking better.
Our peak energy use has only been a bit over 12kw- this is residence and shop.
I do not believe this system I am looking at will work sans utility power though.
Chris, how much does your power company pay for a residential grid tie? At the time we looked into it, our company (Niagara Mohawk, now National Grid) was paying about 1.75 cents/KWH. The numbers just didn't work for us. Hopefully, you would fair better...
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 11:04am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Grid tie inverter with power outage capability
We looked into grid tying our residential hydroelectric generation system years ago at a former home. The costs to install the equipment needed versus the low rate that the power company would pay us made it economically unfeasible. Our payback time would have been about 75 years. Instead, we "made do" with the 70% savings on our electric costs that gave us about a 4 year payback on the entire hydro system.
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 10:19am |
Tech Issues
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RE: How high can we count in images with numbers in them?
http://www.indianafiretrucks.com/pictures/lake/lake-four-seasons/engine-3544-up.jpg width=400
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 10:00am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Hot Water
In my experience with a number of different RV 's and water heater brands, 20-30 minutes is typical to reach maximum temperature, with some variation depending on the starting water temp. If my Atwood water heater is turned off at bedtime for instance, and night time outside temps stay in the 50°F range or so, it takes about 10 minutes to get back up to full temp. If it's colder, it takes longer. From a completely cold start at 40°F ambient temps, it may take closer to 45 minutes to reach full temp.
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 07:19am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Former Head of FBI Hired To Investigate Pilot Flying J
What is the Pilot Flying J scandal?
I read the linked article, but it doesn't really say what was going on -- I guess some trucking companies were not getting rebates ?????
The discounts that Pilot Flying J gives to RVers seem to be applied when you pay for your fuel.
Is there some other discount/rebate that were entitled to but didn't receive?
Should we be getting some kind of Class Action notice?
In a nutshell, some trucking companies contract with Flying J for fuel purchases at reduced prices based on volume. Periodically, FJ sends them rebates from the pump prices, and is alleged to have shorted them in some cases. The immediate discounts that RV'ers and other "Frequent Fuelers" receive are not affected.
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Dutch_12078
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05/17/13 07:10am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Towpal saved my rear and Blue Ox comes through! So worth it!
If you don't want to post your cell number on your rig or toad and don't want the expense of TowPal, just post a free Google Voice number that's forwarded to your cell instead. Google Voice lets you filter and block any numbers you need to. If the number starts getting too many prank calls, just drop the account and sign up for another one with a new number.
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Dutch_12078
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05/16/13 08:36am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Cradlepoint MB1400?
I'm currently using a Pepwave Surf Mini On-The-Go in our coach, and a Cradlepoint MBR95 in our base cottage. I've used both in the past to connect to Tengo systems without any problems. I also have a CTR350 that I use with a small battery pack for portable use, and that too has been used to connect to Tengo. I think the MBR1400 should work just as well. I prefer the Pepwave OTG for our RV use though, since it works well with external antennas at a modest cost.
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Dutch_12078
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05/14/13 07:35am |
Technology Corner
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