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RE: Beginner Fender Benders
Let's see. I managed to pull the receptacle that the big cord plugs into out of the side of the trailer before I ever even took it out of the driveway for the first time. Was practicing hitching up, moving forward a few feet, backing up and unhooiking. Forgot it was plugged in. Oops! Moving on......I've backed into something low and bent a back scissor jack twice. Oh! And I've managed to get the cord that plugs into the truck caught in the hitching mechanism and sever it not once but twice. Think I've got that one figured out so it won't happen again. Bottom line is that these things happen.
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MotherOwl
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11/21/09 07:29am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Newbie! 26' TT.
I struggled with brake controler adjustment for three years before getting a Prodigy. It has made all the difference in the world.
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MotherOwl
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08/01/09 08:02pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: KZ Frontier
I have an '04 KZ Frontier 2405 with the rear queen slide. It has been a good trailer that I could recommend. There were a few minor problems right at first that were fixed under warranty. Can't really blame the manufacturer for things like bent scissor jacks and cut power cords.:R With regard to price, make an offer and then be willing to walk away after leaving a contact number. Who knows!
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MotherOwl
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08/01/09 11:54am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Campers these days
I can still remember the smell of a second hand blue canvas tent that we had when my children were little. Our first trip was to the Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Somewhere there are pictures of my son and daughter, both pre-school, feeding some ducks that came by our campsite in the Smokies early in the morning and then again late in the evening. I love the comforts of my trailer, but I wouldn't have missed our times in that old tent for anything.
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MotherOwl
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07/12/09 05:25pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Hello, We are new here
A phone call to the RV park you are considering would best answer your question about whether the cost of electricity is included. If it isn't included, I suspect that you would do better to pay the extra cost rather than fueling a generator to run A/C 24/7 which is what it will require in Mississippi during the LONG hot summer. (I grew up in Mississippi) In addition to the excellent advice previous posters have given, I would suggest that you go to the bookstore, buy several books on the different types of RVs and their systems, and then read, read read. One that I found helpful when I first started was The Complete Idiots Guide to RVing by Brent Peterson. Another good one was RVing Basics by Bill and Jan Moeller. I also used Woodall's RV Owner's Handbook. I don't know if these particular titles are still available but I'm sure there are some good ones out there.
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MotherOwl
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07/11/09 05:07pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Too many tomatoes
My wonderful neighbor hands bags of them to me over the back fence. They've been so good this year!
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MotherOwl
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07/09/09 07:03pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: It's so hot in Texas
It's so hot and dry here in Louisiana that the crawfish have fleas.
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MotherOwl
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07/09/09 07:01pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Temporary Dwelling
Are you planning on spending the winter in an area with really cold weather? I live in the deep South, but I hear that there can be a problem with water lines freezing when it stays below freezing for any length of time. Others can help you know what to expect in that area.
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MotherOwl
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07/04/09 11:43am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Rear Slide questions
We keep a couple of duffel bags w/clothing and some grocery items on ours when we travel. We do not go crazy and "load it up". We have the "old" KZ rear slide system. There was no "official" documentation from KZ about using a support brace during travel, but I called KZ and asked last year wheat their position was after reading of a few issues where the rear slide pulled the old ceiling track system out of the ceiling on the Frontiers. Long story short, they mailed me a support brace free of charge. I do use it, but didn't have any issues prior to using it either. The Spree line has a totally different rear slide system so I don't know what KZ recommends. Ask your dealer or call KZ direct. I have heard of NO Spree owners with rear slide issues or the need for the support brace yet. KZ 1800 768 4016.
My experience and my trailer (K-Z Frontier) is exactly the same as Buffalodan's except that I did have a problem with the screws coming out of the ceiling track when traveling. KZ had a fix to keep the screws from coming out as easily. I always use the brace they sent and have had no further problems during the almost five years that I've had the trailer. The ceiling glide keeps things straight, but doesn't actually support the slide. It was the bumping up and down when traveling that created the problem. I do like the rear queen slide. Allows extra space when extended that I don't have to account for when towing and backing.
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MotherOwl
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07/04/09 11:32am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: But one more 'gas station' experience!
TXiceman,
Pretty rare statement coming from Texas and rarer yet from Houston!
All the Texas boys I seen thought they had NACAR pickups and cut me off at least 12 times in Houston alone and I drove through there at 9am Easter Sunday!
In Tx some of the driving style comes from the ramps and exits off of I10 they are about 50 feet long to go from 35 to 75mph and the other way around. I really did not like driving in Tx.
I've never driven in Houston, but I do drive quite a bit in east Texas, including the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, as well as the panhandle and have actually found Texas drivers as a whole to be very courteous.
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MotherOwl
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06/29/09 02:53pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Can't Decide
Having a good dealership with a good service department close to my home has been a real convenience for me. Proximity of a dealer with which you feel comfortable is definitely something to consider if everything else is pretty much equal. While you would like to think that you will never need the service department, that probably won't be the case. Little things just crop up all along with pretty much any brand. With regard to the two trailers you are considering, I've been pleased with my KZ, however I've also heard good things about the Outback as well.
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MotherOwl
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06/27/09 07:46pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Any problem getting 36' trailer into most campgrounds?
Only you can decide whether the extra space is worth the stress of maneuvering a trailer that long into a campsite..........or wondering if a campground is going to have something available that you can fit into. Many state parks and some national parks won't accomodate anything that long. Others may have a limited number of sites that long, but they may not be available. I've watched people trying to back a really long trailer into a tight spot, and they don't look like they are having fun.
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MotherOwl
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06/22/09 07:39pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: learning to tow
I've nothing to add to the good advice you've been given. Can you do it? Of course you can. I was 57 years old and had never towed anything more than a small cargo trailer when I bought my 26 ft. travel trailer. I do it all by myself - hitching and unhitching, towing, backing, maintaining, etc. It will become second nature to you. Now get out there and do some towing!!!:B
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MotherOwl
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06/22/09 07:09pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Gosh folks.....I've got another question
When 50 Amp service is available, there will typically also be a separate 30 amp plug. I don't recall ever seeing ONLY a 50 amp, but they may be out there. It will typically be 30 amp only or both 30 and 50.
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MotherOwl
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06/20/09 08:22pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: KZ Spree 318BHS
Exocet,
I've had my trailer, also with the 13.5K A/C, in Arizona in July with no shade. I found that blocking the sun from the skylights with those foam pillows helped a great deal. I got mine at Camping World, but they can be cut from foam or styrofoam. It's not something you would need to do on a regular basis, but in extreme heat conditions, I discovered that placing that shiny reflective material over the windows facing the sun made a trememdous difference. Once I blocked the sun from coming through the windows and skylights, I was more than comfortable that summer in Arizona. I bought a roll of the material and cut it to size. Again, I'm talking about extreme conditions with regard to covering the windows, however, I always use the pillows in the skylights during the summer - just makes the A/C not have to work so hard.
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MotherOwl
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06/20/09 08:03pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: KZ Spree 318BHS
You might wish to check out the following site for owners of KZ products.
www.goingkz.multiply.com
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MotherOwl
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06/20/09 05:56am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Hello from East Tn.
Welcome, Mike. You certainly do live in a beautiful part of Tennessee.
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MotherOwl
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06/20/09 05:31am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Making quiet coffee
When I don't have 110V I use an old fashioned "drip pot" that belonged to my parents. Coffee is almost as good as the memories.
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MotherOwl
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06/19/09 06:32pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Awning mistake by a newbie...
It seems to me that there are two times that there is a greater than usual tendency to make mistakes - when one is just beginning..........and when one has been at it a while and gets careless. I've done both plus a few in between. Would have made even more but for the accounts that I've read here on RV.net.
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MotherOwl
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06/19/09 06:17pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Heated enclosed underbelly?
Mine is as others have described - A switch sends some heat from the furnace into the enclosed underbelly. Quite honestly, I have mixed feelings about the underbelly being enclosed. I live in Louisiana where it rarely stays below freezing for more than a few hours at a time, yet, when work needs to be done in that area, the cover to the underbelly has to be dropped adding to the aggravation and expense. On a recent trip I did something stupid and caused a minor flood inside the trailer. By the time I got home, the weight of the water that had accumulated in the low part of the underbelly had pulled the corrogated plastic material loose on one side of the trailer. I would have had to have taken it down anyway to let the insulation, etc. dry out, but having that area open would have been nice on that particular occasion. At least I could use the heat to make the drying out go faster. Bottom line is that while I see good and bad points to having an enclosed underbelly, living where I do, I would probably prefer not having it. Guess I could have it removed, huh?
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MotherOwl
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06/19/09 11:26am |
Beginning RVing
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