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RE: SNOWBIRDS!!!!!!
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm in Texas, I am a Winter Texan ;).
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 03:15pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: F53 460 Ford V8
I know this is crazy, but do me a favor and humor me. Check your transmission fluid. As they say, I'm just thinking outside the box, and it won't cost you a thing and should be done anyways.
Thinking if it was low it could be the source of the heat when you're moving down the road.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 03:02pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What are the slabs
From the You Tube link it kinda reminds me of the elephant graveyard that use to be in the old Tarzan movies.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 02:49pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: water pressure
If you have one of those $10 pressure regulator at the hose end take it off and see if it gets better. Those things are know to fail.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 02:13pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Water Pressure Regulator
Here's the pic's. BTW, this regulator is a low rate one (2.6 GPM)works for us, but others might want a more powerful shower.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z157/JJNowak/RVNet/DSCN2459.jpg
Overall setup: Input is on the right, out to RV is on the left.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z157/JJNowak/RVNet/DSCN2460.jpg
Close up of the regulator.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z157/JJNowak/RVNet/DSCN2461.jpg
RV hookup. Note slip connection. When I leave I just pop this off an onto the regulator input side. Closed loop no water spillage while traveling.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 09:03am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Dump into residential septic system?
We stay at our son and d-i-l's place for a week to ten days at a time. For the past couple of years I have used a macerater pump to reach a clean out that enters their septic system. I usually dump gray every 4-5 days as it requires that I unroll 100 feet of irrigation pipe to reach the clean out. Dump Black just before departure.
My d-i-l just asked her septic maintenance company about this and they said this is bad for the system as it is too much flow for the system to cope with at one times (they even said they shouldn't use the shower and laundry at the same time). Is this a real issue with an appropriately sized septic system?
I can work around by leaving the hose in place for the duration of our stay, but it is likely to freeze from time to time - they are outside Charlottesville VA near the Blue Ridge.
Any comments, suggestions ideas?
Her house , her rules, if she isn't happy , no one will be.
Yep, that's right. Or you could put $2,000 into escrow if they need to tear up thier drain field. I'm guessing she would be OK with that. Since it's the drain field that the septic man is concerned with.
Why don't you just dump the grey, and then spend the $4 to dump the black on your way out of town.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 08:26am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Buying an RV site???
... A really nice home with a three car garage just sold across the street for $41,000. I have a picture of it on my webshot page below my sig.
That's amazing. What was wrong with the house? (if anything.) I'm guessing it was a bank repo since no-one could do a short sale for that much of a loss. Kinda makes me want to point the MH southwest next winter.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 08:11am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Buying an RV site???
I'm struggling with this issue now. There is a park here that is very nice, and prices are much lower then a few years ago. Only problem is when I add up the monthly costs for a year, it doesn't make fiscal sense.
Last winter I posted the same type of question on the FT'er forum and got a lot of good advice. I think the best was to buy a lot in a "destination" area. Someplace that RV'ers make it a point to go to. Palm Springs is like that, and might explain why a prior poster had such good luck on the resale.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 07:53am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Any RV quilters?
Joey is an avid quilter also. When we leave for the winter she brings her sewing machine and a tote full of fabric. Many parks have quilters in them and activities on a routine basis also.
Wish I could remember where I got it, but I think it was off of the TomTom website. For those that are up for the challenge, you can down load all of the Quilt Shops GPS points into your GPS unit.
I did that prior to taking off this fall and can not believe how accurate and useful it is. Once we settle into an area I hit the button and it takes us to the nearest quilt shop. Just did that yesterday here in Rockport,TX. Joie just loves the shop.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 07:38am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Health Insurance
It's a lot like what is happening with buying medicine from Canada. It's being blocked because us US'er can't trust the Canadian medicine for quality. Like our good neighbors to the north are dropping over dead because of shoddy drug manufacturers. Give me a break.
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 01:04am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Water Pressure Regulator
Thank you all...John and Joey....I may have found my problem...the 3/4" female swivel was installed on the outgoing side and the 3/4" male connection was on the in side. When I connected it to the faucet I believe I am in backwards as I cannot adjust it at all. There is an arrow showing flow.If I was to reverse the two fittings they would match the arrow. I don't think I should be changing these. Would you know if they are shipped this way and if so I will return it????
Is your female connection on the in side of the valve.
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Dave
Sure does sounds like it's backwards. It should have been shipped correctly. I'll take a picture of mine tomorrow (if it stops raining) and post it for you to look at.
For the time being here is a picture which I found on the web:
http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/images/WattsH560wGauge.jpg
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John&Joey
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12/02/09 12:21am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Water Pressure Regulator
Anyone using the H560 Watts water pressure regulator?
Yes
Does the guage show the incoming or outgoing pressure??
outgoing
How does one adjust this regulator to say 45 psi????
Loosen the lock nut and turn the screw. Mine was set at 35 psi and we're OK with that.
BTW, I plumbed it into a whole house filter. From the park faucet, to a five foot hose, to the Watts, to the water filter then hose to the RV. I use slip hose connections so that when I pack up I can turn the house filter into a close loop.
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 06:21pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Chaulking the roof
Prior owner of my rig used silicone here and there on the roof. When I resealed the roof (used Dicor) last spring every bit of his patch work pulled right off without any effort. Made my job a lot easier fixing his patches.
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 05:47pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Whats with the Weather in the RGV??????
Well I got a full tank of propane and the furnace is running nicely. The 12V lights are bouncing off my wood (entry level ;)) cabinets, I just put some brownies in the oven a few minutes ago, DW is making a healthy chef salad for supper, and the rain is still bouncing off the rubber roof, so my seal job of last spring must be working.
I guess all those years we spent inside during the winter months is paying off now. What the heck, I would still rather have a cold day of snowbirding, then a warm day of working. :B
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 05:09pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: So who's in the Snowbird class of 09/10
:)
So has the second wave taken flight yet?
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 03:39pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Magantek Converter
I leave my rig plug in for roughly 7-8 months out of the year. I have two sealed batteries. So far no problems for over three years. I really wonder sometimes if the Internet doesn't create as many problems as it solve for people.
There is an old saying don't look for fire if you can't see smoke. In this case, have you had any problems with your batteries boiling over?
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 03:35pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Whats with the Weather in the RGV??????
... Also that is about as far north as one can go in the state of Mn..."
Hey Bucko, some of us call that home. :W
Just got off the phone with the daughter. Said St. Cloud is in the 40's and pleasant. She's hoping that this will be the winter that never was after enduring last winter.
I'm guessing that the party is coming to an end up there. Once the earth's angle get's steeper and the days get shorter (and colder faster) things are going to change in a hurry.
On the bright side, all this rain is helping keep the Texas mosquitoes back in the woods. Hmmmm..... it just stopped raining :E
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 10:28am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Fulltiming Income vs expense help for a Soon-To-be
First, I would suggest that you post your questions in the Fulltimer section, and that you go over to the Escapees forum where you will find more individuals who actually full time.
What will you do if your house actually sells in one month - are you going to start fulltiming in Alaska in February in an RV?
Can you fulltime on less than $3000 a month - yes. Will you be happy - that depends upon you and what you like to do. Anything less than $2000 will be a very bare bones style of living, especially with a DP. You should figure a minimum of $500-$700 year for maintenance. How old are the tires on the DP? If greater than ~5 years, you need to replace them and they aren't cheap. How old are the batteries. How long since the belts were replaced, the coolant, etc. Have you gotten quotes on health insurance? Individual policies are expensive.
Don't mean to be a downer, but I think you need to seriously consider why you want to do this - while it may sound idyllic (and it is for someone retired with a steady income stream) that may not be the case. Very few people make enough money to completely support themselves on the road.
Barb
Much wisdom in your words Barb. Thanks for taking the time to write them down.
To the OP remember it get's harder to recover from a financial mistake the older you get. At 40 you're on the edge. Still have enough years to save and still young enough to get a good job. You may be right this could be a perfect time to gamble on an adventure.
If you include health insurance figure $3,0000 a month. Work camping will drop about $300 off of camping expenses and will bring in a slight stipend. Cheapest rig to attempt your adventure will be a good used travel trailer pulled by a good used full sized van.
I'm in agreement with Cloud Dancer he has your best interest at heart. He was a FT'er once and knows it takes money to live well on the road. Otherwise what are you really gaining other then not having a boss and a house to maintain.
ON EDIT:
Just read your post about the camping on the beach. Just yesterday a RV'er had to hire mobile tech to come out to help him get his slide in. The salt air rusted things up that fast in only a week and he did everything right. Hard to budget for those things.
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John&Joey
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12/01/09 08:36am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Full-timers Cost Query
Make sure you go into this with your eyes wide open, and not with a dream. DW and I just spent the whole day checking out RV parks (about 12) on Port Aransas. About half of them were full of RV's that were rusting into the ground from the salt dew each morning. Littered with the trapping of FT'ing. This is the part that you don't see, hear, or know of.
As I look at these FT'ers I wondered what type of life they left and if they thought they were any better off now. Unless you have the means (i.e. $2,500 for brakes) I would not chase a dream based on the good wishes from strangers that may either have the means, or wish to leave their current lifestyle for the dream.
On the up side, Gulf Waters is a wonderful deeded RV Park. For under 100K you can buy a nice 35 by 80 landscaped lot and live the dream (or rent it for $500 a month.)
Again good luck, just make sure you have an exit plan and not the well wishes of others.
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John&Joey
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11/30/09 07:57pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Mountain gas class A information
Age has taught me it's the cheap and easy stuff that usually goes first. Age has also taught me that everyone wants to jump to the worst case scenario to show that they know how stuff work.
Glad the ol' horse is up and running great for you. A little common sense goes a long way with these older rigs.
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John&Joey
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11/30/09 07:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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