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RE: Maps with counties and/or cities & Interstates
We always carry AAA maps which show the counties as well as cities, highways, etc.
Also, remember that the NOAA radio stations don't necessarily cover the area you are in - see below for Colorado coverage -- white means signal, otherwise no signal:
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Popsie
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05/21/13 05:47am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: ReadyBrute and ReadyBrake
What's the difference between Readybrute Elite and a Readybrute with a Readybrake added?
The obvious is length and two pins versus only one pin to connect the Elite. Am I missing anything?
I ordered a Readybrute Elite (RB 9050) on eBay. The seller sent a Readybrute tow bar (RB 9025), stuffed a Readybrake (looks like an older style -doesn't match what's available on the RB website) in the box and is calling it good. I'm looking for other differences for seeking refund.Contact your credit card company and tell them you are disputing the charge and why. (If you're a good customer) they odds are very high that you'll get your money back.
I think that eBay has some sort of customer satisfaction response too. Contact them, and also PayPal if that's how you paid.
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Popsie
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05/20/13 09:18pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: need new deep cycle batteries for class a
My RV has one Interstate 8D for the starter and 2 Interstate 8Ds for the coach.
I replaced the house batteries after 9 years, and the starting battery after 10 years.
I'm not sure that I will live long enough to replace them again, but if I do I will stick with Interstate.
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Popsie
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05/20/13 05:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Progressive RV Insurance Scam
It is written in to your policy!? Then it cannot/shouldnot be called a sacm. The only 'scam' is ypour use of the word in your title/text. "Caveat Emptor" alwys has been the rule!I'm not a lawyer or an insurance salesman, but if it says "Replacement Cost Personal Effects Coverage" up front on the first page, and the $500 limit is hidden on page 35, then it seems to me that they are trying to mislead the buyer. The correct description would be to say "Limited Replacement Cost Personal Effects Coverage ($500 per item maximum)" on the front page (my emphasis added). What other reason could they have for burying the limit except to try and mislead buyers (especially old and slow folks like myself) on what they are getting for their money in order to steal a sale by making their product seem cheaper.
I had a wake up call from "INSURANCE COMPANY NAME DELETED TO PROTECT ME FROM A LAW SUIT" on a homeowners policy due to a limit that I didn't know about until after I'd purchased the policy receiving just a few pages for my money, and then receiving a lengthy stack of pages explaining the coverage in language only a lawyer could understand well after I'd signed up and paid. And to make it worse, I didn't understand that the loss I was trying to get reimbursed for had an unwritten clause "Oh we consider that leaking water pipe normal wear and tear so it isn't covered -- although there was no wording saying "normal wear and tear excluded" anywhere in the policy even though the policy language did included leaking water damage as a covered item.
Don't get me started. My lawyer cousin (who was an Insurance company employee for decades) explained it very simply, they make money by selling policies and collecting premiums, they lose money by paying claims. And, their employees get rewarded for collecting and punished for paying.
I feel better getting that off my chest :)
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Popsie
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05/19/13 09:04pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Alfa See Ya
We've parked next to several of the Alfas over the years, and their owners always seemed very pleased. My wife also likes the interior layout - but I'm not qualified to have an opinion on that.
YMMV
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Popsie
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05/19/13 08:50pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Best surface for tires to sit on for extended periods?
Don't let them sit on anything - jack them off the ground and use good tire covers.
Good tire covers I agree with. Jacking them off the ground, who does that anymore? Too much work and if I want to go I don't need the extra work. My rig sits on gravel with old rubber mud flaps between the tires and gravel. My last set of tires were 7 years old when replaced, without any problems.
Depends on your RV, I lift them off the ground with a few mighty button pushes.
I replaced my previous tires after about nine and a half years because of warning after warning on this forum. The dealer told me they were in great shape and would become retreads.
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Popsie
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05/19/13 08:43pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Best surface for tires to sit on for extended periods?
Don't let them sit on anything - jack them off the ground and use good tire covers.
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Popsie
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05/19/13 05:24pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Directv DVR continuously resetting when no signal from sat
I just looked up the specs for a randomly selected Seagate hard drive. Parked it was listed as 368 g's and operating it was listed at 68 g's. Clearly having the drives parked( turned off) is much safer.
Also remember that Directv uses standard hard drives and not laptop hard drives ( which can handle more abuse). Unless necessary unplugged is safer for transporting a DVR.
Replace the internal drive by plugging a solid state drive into the SATA port on the back of the directv box. Then you can have more storage capacity if you choose to, and you won't have to worry about g's :)
We are talking DirecTV here. DirecTV axillary drives are eSATA and replace the internal drive so they are not add-on storage. I think current drives range from 320gb for an HR20 to 1TB for a Genie. You need a housing too with a power supply.
Looks like 300gb plus drives start a little over $300 on Amazon. Seems doable but expensive. If me, I'd swap out the internal drive. Not that hard if you know/have the secret keys to the kingdom. Got kind of hard starting with the HR24.
I'd do some reading. Search SatGuysUS and DBSTalk. Seem to work but one guy says the temp is too low and it fails on his box. You can buy 3-4 1TB regular drives for the price of one SSD.The point of the Solid State Drive is to avoid any possibility of head crashes while keeping the unit powered on while driving down the road in order to keep from losing the ability to play/replay TV shows that have been recorded on your DVR (resetting). In other words REPLACE the crash-able internal drive (not to add storage - although you can get a larger drive if you want), and the easiest way to do that is to plug in an external SSD int the port labeled "SATA" (at least on my box).
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Popsie
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05/19/13 11:32am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Directv DVR continuously resetting when no signal from sat
I just looked up the specs for a randomly selected Seagate hard drive. Parked it was listed as 368 g's and operating it was listed at 68 g's. Clearly having the drives parked( turned off) is much safer.
Also remember that Directv uses standard hard drives and not laptop hard drives ( which can handle more abuse). Unless necessary unplugged is safer for transporting a DVR.
Replace the internal drive by plugging a solid state drive into the SATA port on the back of the directv box. Then you can have more storage capacity if you choose to, and you won't have to worry about g's :)
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Popsie
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05/18/13 08:26am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Former Head of FBI Hired To Investigate Pilot Flying J
What is the Pilot Flying J scandal?
I read the linked article, but it doesn't really say what was going on -- I guess some trucking companies were not getting rebates ?????
The discounts that Pilot Flying J gives to RVers seem to be applied when you pay for your fuel.
Is there some other discount/rebate that were entitled to but didn't receive?
Should we be getting some kind of Class Action notice?
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Popsie
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05/17/13 07:03am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Towpal saved my rear and Blue Ox comes through! So worth it!
My RV has a camera on the back which I use as an assist while backing into a camping spot, and I refer to it often (like a rear view mirror) to check that our toad is copacetic while going down the road.
It was built into the RV when we bought it so there is no extra cost, and it doesn't require action on someone else.s part.
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Popsie
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05/16/13 06:23am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Dumping air when parked
Peaches & Cream has it right. I have a 2003 safari Cheetah 36' DP. It has the same basic chassis as your Endeavor. Put out your slides, dump air and then level.When you dump air you are lowering the rig closer to the ground and will have more leveler extension available for you to work with. Make sure your parking break is set and block your tires. Once you dump air your parking brake is the only thing keeping your rear tires from moving. NEVER, NEVER LIFT YOUR REAR TIRES OFF THE GROUND!!I've lifted the rears off the ground on multiple occasions after assessing the situation. Once the rear axle load is shifted to the jack pads (which happens as you lift the rear axle), the RV isn't going to move unless you're parked on some sort of slippery slanted surface hard enough to prevent the pads from taking a grip on the ground. Almost all the time the jack pads sink into the ground to some degree as the rear wheels are lifted off the ground.
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Popsie
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05/14/13 09:31pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New invention could benefit RVers.
Anyone who has worked in a wind tunnel studying ground vehicles has seen how much drag can be affected by the shapes of the front and back, extraneous items like air conditioners or rear view mirrors, windows (compare a school buses windows to a passenger plane) the ground clearance and smoothness of the underside, etc. etc. PS eleven degrees is a magic number :)
I applaud this youngster for his efforts, and predict he will go far just by applying well known principles.
However, the real impact would come from getting a number of large school districts (to make the carrot big enough) to issue fuel efficiency goals as part of their high volume bus acquisitions.
Take a look at these bus concepts.
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Popsie
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05/13/13 09:37pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Canadians registering an RV in the US
You can create a Limited Liability Company wherever you like.
Delaware is probably the most popular for items like airplanes, yachts, etc.
You don't have to be a US citizen to own a LLC in the US.
You might want to talk to an attorney in your home area that is experienced in the LLC game to find the best solution for your situation vis-a-vis Canada and the USA.
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Popsie
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05/12/13 07:23pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Dometic NDR1292 fridge-freezer
Google "12 volt monitor alarm" and choose one to make sure that you have good 12v power to your refrigerator.
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Popsie
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05/10/13 03:57pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Cummins 8.3 Starter Solenoid Positive Terminal Wiggle
Suggestions: check and clean the ground connection (at both ends) for your chassis battery.
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Popsie
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05/07/13 04:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Surge Guard Question
I don't have a clue (in so many ways), but if you contact the manufacturer, maybe you can learn something that would be valuable to share with the rest of us?
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Popsie
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05/05/13 10:00am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Cant Print - Help
One of the unknown benefits of inkjet printers is that if any of the ink colors runs out, that part of the printhead can get frozen solid as the ink that's left in there dries out.
After that, putting in a new ink tank won't overcome the block.
This is why most inkjet printers try to get you to replace the ink tank when it gets to the bottom of its load.
It's best to keep spares on hand, and buy a new one each time you replace a tank.
Generally, you can buy a new printer for less than it would cost you to repair it once you let the ink dry up in the printhead.
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Popsie
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05/04/13 06:38pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Towing a Honda Pilot
I have a vague recollection that the reason Honda does not approve towing the Pilot has to do with damage during towing because there isn't a sturdy enough place to mount the baseplate.
YMMV
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Popsie
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05/04/13 06:37am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: 7 pin connector lock?
Not going to start a debate on the benefit of locking things, Lets just assume it will make me all warm and fuzzy..:) Anyhoo, does anyone know of a lock for the end of the 7 pin electrical connector? For me it would fulfill 2 objectives,l some added level of security, and keeping the end clean and free of debris. I have spent some amount of time both here and online without any good results..(next million dollar idea)? or I just stink at searching..:)
Any suggestions?I'm a little slow and I don't understand your problem.
I have a 7-pin connector on the back of my RV that has a spring-loaded door that snaps down and keeps dirt out of the connector when the 7 conductor cable is removed. I have the same thing on my toad. When I remove the cable, the connectors at both ends snap down to keep the receptacles clean.
It seems like it would be easy enough to install a hasp lock across both receptacles to "secure" them.
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Popsie
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04/28/13 09:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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