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RE: Wierd Discovery
Does your unit have a laundry chute to the basement? If so, it is a simple matter to open the compartment door with the universal key, climb up through the laundry chute to the inside, and help themselves to what ever is there. No need to open a window, a door, or pick a lock. You might try putting a game camera, the kind hunters use to detect activity, inside the unit. If someone shows up, you have their picture.
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KCFDCapt
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06/03/13 07:13am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Running AC with Generator Issue
Sounds like too much load for the generator circuit. Are you switching you refrigerator to propane? If not, it will run on the gen and increase the load. The 20 amps is enough to run the A/C alone, but with the charger, the refrigerator and all the small items pulling amps, it is not enough. The hard start kit for the A/C will definitely help, and can't hurt. The 112 volt reading is close to the 107 volt minimum and is a real tell to what your problem is.
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KCFDCapt
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05/29/13 07:08am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: hiway 41
Howard 41 is a good road all the way. You can turn north on the 101 and go on from there.
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KCFDCapt
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05/11/13 10:34am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: "A" drivers licence
California requires a Class A Commercial drivers license to tow a fifth wheel trailer over 10,000 gross. You can tow a fifth wheel with a gross of between 10,001 and15,000 with restriction 41. That restriction require passing a 20 question test. No medical is required and there is noted to upgrade your license. Go to you DMV office to take the test. No drive test is required. You can download the study booklet from the Internet.
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KCFDCapt
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05/04/13 12:26am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Whats your favorite adult beverage??
McCallans 18 - neat.
Tullamore Dew if I am drinking with protestants
and Bushmills if I am drinking with Irish Catholics.
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KCFDCapt
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04/26/13 07:51pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: #0 gauge cables
These guys will custom make anything you need:
http://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine
Any length, any wire, crimped, sealed with shrink.
Be sure you know the stud sizes.
Good chance you will have 3/8" on the inverter and 5/16" on the battery.X2 All of mine are from here.
X3 I ordered all mine here. Ordered on Saturday and got an email conformation of the order the next day. The cables were shipped by priority mail and in my hands in California on Thursday.
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KCFDCapt
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04/15/13 04:06am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Userid's and passwords
Mr. Hamm,
Unfortunately, for security purposes with your personal information that may be attached to your membership, that option is not available. A recommendation I have made in the past is to create a MS Word document(that you can save safely on a flash drive or PC) that contains your sign in ID and password for each website.
thank you for your membership,
S. Wilmes
Good Sam Care Team.
The document on a thumb drive is a good idea. One thing that can help protect that document is simple. Highlight all the text and then select the color for the text as white. It appears the page is blank. When you need to access the information, highlight the all text page and select black. Your document will reappear. You can name the password document with something you can remember but sounds innocent to prying eyes if the thumb drive falls into someone elses hands.
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KCFDCapt
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04/03/13 08:42am |
Good Sam Club
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RE: broke down looking for ideas
I love it when seemingly complex and expensive problems has a simple and inexpensive solution. Thanks for the forum to get help on all issues.
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KCFDCapt
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03/30/13 06:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: State Tax..
When it comes to tax money and refunds, remember, IT'S THE IRS. (THEIRS)
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KCFDCapt
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03/23/13 07:11am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Paying Traffic Tickets at OXXO
I have heard that bribing a policeman in the U.S. is more common these days.
Wrong info! Unlike Mexico where this is very common practice, if you even suggest this in the U.S. you will be locked up. If you have personal experience then let's hear it, but if not then why would you even suggest this?
Yes I have personal experience, twice. I vacation in Akumal every November. We fly into Cancun, rent a car and head south to Akumal, about 60 miles away. The police in Playa Del Carmen are notorious for the "mordida." Both times I was stopped for a non-existent violation, details are irrelevant. The officer asked for my drivers license, looked at it, handed it back, and proceeded to tell me what he was going to cite me for. He then asked for the license again with a big grin and held out his hand, palm up. I made a show of opening my wallet this time. My badge is in the center of my wallet and he could see it plainly. The smile faded, he asked, "Policia" I replied "No, Bombero, Capitan." Bombero means Fireman, and Capitan means captain. Both times the nice officer simply said "Have a nice day," in his best English and we were on our way.
The shuffle with the drivers license back and forth is to allow you to pull the folded money out with the license and put it in his hand. It may require more than one exchange depending on how much he thinks he can get.
The Chief of Police of Cancun is trying to stop the corruption and is working with the car rental agencies. The car rental agencies now give you a "Get out of Jail Free" card that explains the law and procedures for traffic stops. It also states you are allowed two minor offenses without being cited. The officer tears off a corner of the card so the next officer knows you have been stopped before.
I hope this clears up what I was saying. Sometime a $20 bill is a small price to pay instead of the hassle of the citation. By the way, I do carry two wallets. My badge wallet only has $20.00 in it so I can show the nice officer that is all I have. Fortunately the badge has worked both times I was stopped.
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KCFDCapt
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03/21/13 06:33pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Solar Panel
You have the size panel that is commonly used on an electric gate. It will put out enough energy to recharge a battery that has been used a few times a day to operate a gate. Not much there to recharge an RV battery after a days use. You can figure your load and usage with many of the charts available on the internet. You will need bigger if you are using it for camping. It might be OK for storing your RV, if you unplug the CO monitor and make sure the refer is off.
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KCFDCapt
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03/20/13 04:29pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Battery Venting
I have just installed 4 golf cart batteries in the front on my fifth wheel. I built a box and put weatherstrip around the lid to seal it. I put in a vent in the lower front corner and a vent in the opposite upper corner. I ran a tube from the upper vent to the outside of the FW to a vent. The reason is I did not want the corrosive gasses under the nose. My solar controller is in that compartment and I do not want to take a chance on damaging it. MTS makes a real nice battery box with a lid and vent for under $30. Google rv battery box and start designing your installation.
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KCFDCapt
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03/20/13 04:25pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Good Sam
The reason Good Sam and AAA are the same with their service is the providers are the same. Independent contractors serving both companies. We have a service provider in my area who is worthless in the dependability and professionalism aspects of business. Unreliable and poor attitude are his trademarks. Both AAA and GS have contracts with him. It in not the company of AAA or GS that is the problem, it is the contractor.
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KCFDCapt
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03/17/13 08:59pm |
Good Sam Roadside Assistance
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RE: Paying Traffic Tickets at OXXO
Just pay the nice officer and have a nice day.
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KCFDCapt
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03/08/13 05:28pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Oily LP gas?
The oily residue is not from the propane, it is from the hose between the cylinder and the appliance. If you are using a bulk cylinder on an appliance, you should use an inline filter to keep the oil from rendering the appliance unusable.
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KCFDCapt
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02/26/13 08:24pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Who has satellite internet.........at HOME ?
I have the Gen4 from Hughes. It is much faster than the old system. The service is very dependable. Last night we had 8" of snow fall. The Dish TV would not work until I swept the dish off this morning. Hughes net worked flawlessly, even with the snow. I am very pleased with the service and the speed.
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KCFDCapt
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02/20/13 04:05pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Will A Surge Protector Work This Way?
Yes. A 50 amp service has 50 amps available from each leg of the circuit. When you plug in your 30 amp cord using an adapter, you are only tapping into one leg. The surge protector cannot tell any difference in potential.
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KCFDCapt
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01/30/13 07:06am |
Tech Issues
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RE: 2012 Fuzion and dead batteries
Yes. install a dedicated battery disconnect at the battery. There are knife type and another type that use a rotary nut to disconnect the cable. You want the battery isolated completely to avoid any drain.
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KCFDCapt
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01/28/13 12:51pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 2012 Fuzion and dead batteries
Do you have a battery disconnect installed? Are you using it? If the batteries are disconnected and discharging themselves, you have a battery problem. If the batteries are connected and the system is draining them, you have something on that is taking the power. It may be normal stuff. It does not take much of a load to drain a battery bank after sitting for a month.
Remove the batteries. Charge them completely. Reinstall them with a battery disconnect in the circuit. See if that solves your problem.
As far as the incident where the slides would not close, you may have had enough battery power left to start the generator but not enough to operate the slides. Just running the generator for a few minutes would not be enough to fully charge the batteries.
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KCFDCapt
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01/28/13 12:59am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: AC Unit Question
No laughter. An A/C unit will not run off a battery. Well you could but it is not practical. You need shore power of a generator.
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KCFDCapt
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01/07/13 07:34pm |
Truck Campers
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