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RE: Road America/Elkhart Lake, WI-where to take on water?
There has to be some water at the track for the concessions. I'd ask the track if there are any open faucets that you can use to fill water jugs an transfer them to your trailer.
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Michael in MN
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06/18/13 09:04pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Brrr.
-30F while camping in the Superior NF in Minnesota Jan. 1977 - in a sleeping bag under the stars.
Miles
Nice. :)
I slept in my camper at around -10f without the furnace. In the morning, I spilled an espresso and it froze as fast as it hit the floor.
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Michael in MN
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06/17/13 08:05pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Bilsteins vs. OEM Dodge shocks
I'd start out by assuming that either the shocks failed or they were installed wrong. If they are bad, take them back to where you bought them.
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Michael in MN
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06/16/13 09:53pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Solar wired to load centre?
Yes. As long as the battery is connected it will charge fine while in use or storage. You can even back feed into an unused 20a branch circuit assuming the system is no huge.
I wired my controller into an unused 15a branch circuit, backfeeding the battery via the load center and the 6ga wire that I installed from the load center in the rear of the trailer to the batteries on the tongue. The branch circuit feeds the battery, is fused at 15a and can be disconnected by pulling the branch circuit's 15a fuse.
Works for me.
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Michael in MN
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06/16/13 12:40pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Your favorite way to charge tt batteries between trips
A couple possibilities come to mind if your storage has no electricity, and if its covered so your solar will not work.
- bring the batteries home and charge them at home. That's a lot of work, but you'll start each trip with freshly charged batteries.
- Put a portable or permanent solar panel and a charge controller on the storage shed, use them to charge & maintain the batteries.
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Michael in MN
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06/16/13 10:53am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Any Bear Precautions Needed in Ontario?
So what about the food in the camper? Its not like I can hang a bear bag. Should I set an electric fence perimeter around my campsite?
Thanks,
Fred
In area's with black bears, I keep food in the camper (hard sided), but I make sure that the food smells are well contained and the garbage is taken out to the bear-proof containers each night.
If I had a tent camper or hybrid, would store my food in the car.
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Michael in MN
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06/16/13 10:03am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: SLAM, BANG
The really dumb ones manage to set the alarm off.
I did that once.
New truck. Drove it from the dealer directly to the campground. I woke up the next morning at 6am, and while I was in my tent fumbling with my gear - I accidentally hit the red button. :o :S
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Michael in MN
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06/09/13 05:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: fire wood
...The money made from firewood sales was just insignificant in the big picture.
That's what a ranger at a MN state park told me. In MN, the 'official' wood is relatively cheap at $5 for a decent size bundle.
From our conversation, I inferred that the $5 didn't have much profit in it for the state park. A buck maybe?
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Michael in MN
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06/07/13 06:25pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: fire wood
I'm following all firewall rules, simply because of the cost to us all to have infestations propagated across the country.
The ash tree in my front yard will die in a few years because some clown hauled infested firewood into my community. I'm not happy about that.
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Michael in MN
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06/06/13 04:48pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 3,500 max tow capacity.
For those that need to know it's a Toyota Highlander, ...
I'd start here.
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Michael in MN
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05/16/13 07:44pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Denon Cat5 cable- $10k
The cable is real and carries a $400 list price.
The Amazon sellers & reviewers are joking around though.
Edit: Three tries, still could get it posted correctly. :)
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Michael in MN
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05/16/13 07:15pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: RV pics past and future
Very interesting how far back they had RV's.
Didn't think they had FW's back then but then again they had horse trailers so why not trick out a horse trailer body into an RV.
Thanks for posting the link! :C
5th wheels go back to 1917!
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Michael in MN
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05/16/13 06:45pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Solar power
Though I have solar and love it, I don't think it would be worth the investment for you. We are aff the grid from 5-7 days at a time. With 2 days max, I think you would be just fine with 2 batteries. If you only have 1, add a second. You should be able to run everything you need for 2 days with 2 batteries..
Dave
I agree. If you add a battery and switch your lights to LED's, you should last two days without solar.
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Michael in MN
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05/15/13 07:50pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What effect is Sequestration having on the parks?
...but when I camp in the park i pay a fee, so I don't see how my stay is being subsidized by anybody.
I'm not sure about National Parks, but a quick read of my state park budget tells me that user fees are small compared to overall park budget, hence are unlikely to cover the cost of maintaining the campgrounds. I suspect though, that will depend on the park, as a park that is cheap to maintain but near a metro area will likely have a much higher occupancy than a park that is in the middle of nowhere and expensive to maintain.
We all subsidize all kinds of things for all kinds of people, and rarely do each of us individually benefit from each thing that we subsidize.
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Michael in MN
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05/11/13 07:41am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Solar so cheap that cells can be wasted
Would you have bought it if it were missing four cells?
;)
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Michael in MN
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05/10/13 07:18pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Livin Lite Camplite owner - review/comments
...I bet a panel of diamond plate on the bottom foot of that trailer would eliminate the worries and might look killer!
Edit: I see that the OP's rig does have a diamond plate treatment on the front and bottom of the sides. It does look killer! Really a nice looking rig, in and out.
My rock dings are a foot above the diamond plate. :)
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Michael in MN
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05/07/13 06:27am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Livin Lite Camplite owner - review/comments
Just curious about external body repairs. It looks like one large sheet of aluminum; would dents/dings or even a tear be difficult for the average RV shop to fix? Thanks.
A body shop might be a better choice.
The front of mine has a few rock dings. My guess is that one of the 'painless dent removers' would pull them back out.
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Michael in MN
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05/06/13 07:43pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camplite trailer question
They also have 14' and 16' models with slides. One of those might be a better fit for a short wheelbase SUV.
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Michael in MN
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04/28/13 08:21am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camplite trailer question
I recall a thread a year or (at most) two ago, by a Camplite owner who was very happy with his unit. He said the only thing he disliked somewhat was how cold the uninsulated floor got in the dead of winter (yes, he liked winter camping and was from MN I think).
This thread.
The aluminum floor will pretty much be the same temperature as the outside air. It has ribs facing down, hence has more surface area exposed to the outside than the inside. Carpet helps.
After a year and a half and 5000 miles, I still like it.
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Michael in MN
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04/27/13 10:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: camping in Wisconsin and MN
Thanks for the info and the pic. Guess I ought to unpack my shorts and pack some thermals instead!
Surely, by May 15th, the snow will have melted. I'm from Canada originally, I remember Mud Season. Lacking snow tires on my car, so any of you think I'll have trouble driving on the back roads in Northern Mn and wI?
By mid-May you'll be fine. I'd bring a change of warm clothes though.
If you are tenting, you'll have lots of flexibility on choosing state park and state forest sites. For bears, you shouldn't have any issues, but I would still follow 'bear protocol' and keep your food, cooking gear and anything scented out of your tent and stored in your car. In some parks, the raccoons are smart enough to unlatch your old fashioned mechanically latched Coleman cooler. :)
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Michael in MN
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04/20/13 08:34am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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