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RE: Sacramento
You could try West Sacramento. RV Park Reviews lists a couple. I know West Sacramento has had a bad reputation but it has changed dramatically in the past few years. It's becoming a nice and safe town.
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Finally Time
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11/18/09 09:21am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Beginner Fender Benders
You might try giving a call to Gold Country RV Driving School I'm not sure if they will go to San Benito, but I know they did go to Santa Rosa for some friends when they go a motorhome. At the time I ordered my trailer I had never towed anything. Two instructors came to my house with a stake-side about the same length as my trailer. They spent the day teaching me to hitch-up by myself, back straight and into tight spaces to the right & left, make a "u" turn on a residential street, and some freeway driving to get the feel of big rigs passing. It was worth every penny. I have now towed about 13,000 miles and haven't hit anything yet.
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Finally Time
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11/17/09 11:18pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: OK....Who got my favorite site at Yosemite yesterday???!!!
What's so great about #60? After trying for a site at 7 am on the 15th of each month last year and not getting one until October, I decided to sleep in yesterday. Around 9 am my curiosity got the better of me and I went online. Grot a great site, #30, in Upper Pines for 7 nights starting April 14. Couldn’t believe how many sites were available. By the way October was fantastic. Had 7 inches of rain in 24 hours, then shirt-sleeve weather. After the rain all the waterfalls, even some of the ones only seen in early spring, were leaping out over the cliffs and the trees were turning. Not too crowded either
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Finally Time
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11/16/09 10:20am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Putting sewer hose in bumper
The inside of the bumper will rust even if you don't use it to store the sewer hose. To stop mine from rusting I bought a cheap string mop at the Dollar Store. Dipped it a can of rust proof paint and swabbed the inside of the bumper. Messy but no rust.
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Finally Time
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11/16/09 09:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Funny cat stories (nothing mean allowed!)
When I was little we lived in a house with an old fashioned wood-framed screen door with the long spring to keep it closed. When our cat wanted to come in, he would hook his claws in the screen and slam the screen door a few times. If no one got there quick enough he would climb the screen and hang there at eye level. No matter how many times it happened, it was still a shock to open the door and see a big cat flattened up against the screen in front of your face.
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Finally Time
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11/11/09 01:33pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Do you remember the TV show, "The Prisioner?
Re: Percy Dovetonsil, etc. Ernie Kovacks, but I don't remember the name of the show.
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Finally Time
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11/07/09 11:35am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Loose dog attacked me and my dog
I carried the dog mace (Muzzle brand) and found it does nothing if the loose dog is intent on getting your dog. A loose, aggressive Bassett Hound charged my leashed 45-pound chow mix when we were walking in a city park. I blasted him good in the face with the mace and he just kept coming. I picked up my dog and started kicking to keep him away. I got bit in the leg twice before a kick caught him in the snout and he ran back home. I talked to the Animal Control Officer and he said most of the time when an attacking dog is "high" it won't even notice something like pepper spray or mace.
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Finally Time
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11/06/09 11:10am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: RV 2009
When the family was standing in the "big" trailer, I liked the host's comment "you can tow this with your mini-van." I don't think even the most crooked RV salesman would have had the nerve to say that about a trailer that big.
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Finally Time
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11/02/09 10:06am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Equalizer Drop Shank
I plugged your numbers into the Hitch Shank Spec page in the Progress website. It recommends the 90-02-4300 Shank, 6" drop/10" rise which they sell for $153 in their store. I had to get a longer shank for my setup and found I could buy the proper Equal-I-Zer Brand shank $20 cheaper from my local RV Dealer.
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Finally Time
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10/31/09 11:13am |
Towing
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RE: newbie pardon the dumb uestions
I tried a percolator, but the coffee turned out too bitter for my taste. Now I boil water in the coffee pot on the stove and pour it into a French Press from Ikea. Best $12 for coffee I ever spent. Tastes fresh and no filter to bother with.
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Finally Time
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10/30/09 12:26pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Reversible Fantastic Fan
The Fantastic Fan in my trailer reverses, operates with a thermostat, and has a rain sensor that closes it when a few drops of rain hit and reopens when the rain stops. You don't need to have any other cover over it. I've never had any problems with it.
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Finally Time
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10/22/09 12:08pm |
Travel Trailers
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Cell Phone Service in Yosemite ?
I am going to be camping in Yosemite next week. Does anyone know if there is Verizon Cell Phone Service in the Valley? I always like to leave a contact number with the neighbors just in case of emergency.
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Finally Time
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10/09/09 09:33pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Heated Tanks - 12 volt ?
Thanks for all the input. Unfortunately my manufacturer went belly-up before the general recession. I did check the owner's manual; no mention of tank heaters. I went under the trailer and took a look. They look like black pads glued to the bottom of the tanks. The wire is about the same thickness as the ones to the useless gauges for the black and gray tanks so I am guessing they are 12 volt. There is no sign of a thermostat underneath or inside anywhere I can see. I checked the weather forecast again. Now it says possibility of snow for a couple of nights, temps down to 34 F and daytime temps in the 60's so I'm guessing I'll be ok without using the tank heaters.
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Finally Time
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10/09/09 09:25pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Revisit R.V. licensing Registration
Don't come to California - 2006-21 ft trailer = $237 for one year. 2006 Ford Explorer = $220
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Finally Time
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10/08/09 08:49pm |
General RVing Issues
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Heated Tanks - 12 volt ?
I have heated tanks on my trailer; at least there are two switches by the door labeled tank heaters.
Next week is going to be my first week dry camping and temperatures in the low 30's are forecast for nightime in Yosemite. Anyone know if the tank heaters are usually 12 volt? I have a generator but am planning to run it only a couple of hours in the morning to recharge the batteries.
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Finally Time
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10/08/09 08:38pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Kitchen Cabinets
I used them in a rental duplex. They have held up well to tenants for the past 4 years.
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Finally Time
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10/05/09 11:55am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: best route from cresent city to pleasenton,ca
I second the 299 to I-5 route, then a couple of suggestions. #1 - As above I-205, I-580, I-680. Or #2 - I-5 to Sacramento, then I-80 south to Cordelia, I-780 south to I-680 south.
The shortest would be 101 but it also has the heaviest traffic. No way would I take it with a 5'er. In the past it has taken me almost 45 minutes just to get through Santa Rosa and I also have spent more than an hour traveling the 20 miles between 101 and I-80 to get to I-780.
#1 will have the least traffic. #2 is sort of a compromise. What ever you do don't plan on driving any iof these routes during commute times.
299 from Eureka to Redding has some tight turns for about 10 miles east of Weaverville down Buckhorn Sumet, but nothing to worry about. Busses, semi's, logging trucks, RV's, including 45 foot Motorhomes with toads driven by 95 year olds, use it all the time. (I used to drive it round trip once a month for work.)
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Finally Time
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10/05/09 11:48am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Bent and damaged Equalizer pins
Can't see your pictures but from your discription it sounds similar to a problem I had. The pins on mine were getting bent gouged across the outside edge where they contacted the L-brackets. I checked the spacing of the square cutout on the L-bracket and found mine was one of those with the incorrect spacing, i.e. - too much space between the upright and hole. (Sorry I don’t remember what the correct space is.) I phoned Progress and they sent me new L-brackets and pins. Since then, no more problems with bent or damaged pins.
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Finally Time
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10/05/09 11:15am |
Towing
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RE: DD got an Aussie, What can I expect.
I had a beautiful Aussie, Sparkey, for almost 14 years, but he was the one they must have used to show how smart all the others were. He was not very bright, but loveable. He did love everyone - a stranger was a friend he hadn’t met yet - UNLESS that stranger came in the house or yard uninvited; then he became a superb watch dog. We also had a female Chow mix; they played hard together but Sparkey was at the bottom of the pack and was very happy to be there. All in all I would say he was the perfect dog, except for the heavy undercoat and long feathering - hair everywhere and constant brushing and trimming his back legs. If I let the hair on his hind legs grow, viewed from the back he looked like he was wearing baggy golf knickers.
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Finally Time
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09/29/09 12:06pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Buying a motor home
I know this isn't one of the ones you listed but the Class A Damon Avanti is also a narrow body, 94 inches.http://www.damonrv.com/motorhomes/avanti/floorplans/3106
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Finally Time
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09/22/09 10:44am |
Beginning RVing
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