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RE: NC mountains campsite recommendations
Hard to get in physically or they're just busy?
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Stclairm
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05/20/13 08:49am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: NC mountains campsite recommendations
The state parks don't have full hook ups. I believe there is a state park in the mountains that has a few FHU sites. We loved Mama Gertie's in Swannanoa. Check out rvparkreviews.com Probably the single best source for campground info and reviews.
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Stclairm
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05/15/13 10:53am |
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RE: Chevy or Ford
Don't disagree with what ya'll have said, just posted what I thought was pertinent to the OP. Would I rather have a 2500, yes. Could I afford one or justify it for towing our TT about 10 times a year, no. I wish I could have found a HD payload F150, but once I set out to buy one that Saturday a little over two weeks ago, it was happening that day. I was just ready to be done looking at trucks and move on. I see people all the time thinking because they have a SUV rated to tow 5k, thinking they can tow a 5k trailer. RV salesman tend to sell people whatever they want to buy, just like car salespeople.
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 06:35pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Chevy or Ford
^ I only said what I did because I worked as a service advisor at Ford through the 6.0 nightmares and was told that hadn't gotten much better. I'm sure yours is the better tow vehicle, as it should be, but these newest 1500's are doing more than a capable job for the recreation TT guys. I spent next to no time researching this truck as I was tired of looking at used junk. I looked at the Dodge online, ruled it out when every truck around had 3.55 gears. There were no Chevy's with the 6.X engines. My friend who has been a Ford service advisor since 1996 at the same huge dealer said he felt the 13 Ecoboost had the bugs worked out, so I bought one after driving a Nissan Titan that the dealer wouldn't offer me numbers on neither my trade nor their truck....... :)
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 02:01pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Chevy or Ford
No offense, but I wouldn't own a diesel made by Ford after the 7.3. Obviously a 2500 series truck makes a better tv than ANY 1500, but I didn't have that kind of money, especially considering I was looking for a cheap TV, something under $8k. I got what I was looking for, $8k trucks that needed thousands more spent on them that I didn't have. I'm no where near the capacity of my truck with my 28 ft 49XX# dry travel trailer, so I call it fine.
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 12:43pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Holiday Travel Park Emerald Isle, Nc
I didn't experience any unfriendly employees. There was someone at the gate every time we came through the two times we've stayed there. I would agree there's no security where they store them though. The beach is much less people friendly in the water due to the current, so we tend to go to Myrtle Beach Travel Park as it's much less expensive and the beach area is awesome. Still like EIHTP, but won't go often because of the $100 plus rate.
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 11:37am |
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RE: Chevy or Ford
Just bought a 13 F150 supercrew 4x4 ecoboost 6.5ft with maxtow and like it so far. It's absolutely fantastic as a daily driver. Still gotta get my equalizer hitch readjusted for this new truck though. Really didn't consider a Chevy since they are redesigning them and every one I found had the 5.3 in it.
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 11:30am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
Just had my rubber roof cleaned, a uv coating applied, and areas that needed touching up were done as far as being resealed. Local rv store where I had it for sale for a little over a month did it for me. I thought $230 wasn't too bad. Flushed my fresh water tank which I've never really used in the two years we've owned it, flushed all the lines out and the water heater. For some reason, the winterization process left my hot water tank nasty and I drained it and bypassed it. Guess it just happens if you don't blow it out with air.
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Stclairm
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05/14/13 11:27am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Headed to Fancy Gap KOA for Memorial Day weekend- got lucky!
Checked out that Snappy Lunch from the street. Looked interesting. We usually stay at FG in the fall and I've been there when it was starting to snow! Hopefully it will be warm enough for my son to swim, but I doubt it. He'll stay at the fishing pond and gameroom.
They also have a TCBY in Mt. Airy, another favorite.
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Stclairm
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05/13/13 06:38pm |
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RE: Headed to Fancy Gap KOA for Memorial Day weekend- got lucky!
Yea we ate there and loved it. Thanks
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Stclairm
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05/13/13 12:23pm |
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RE: Headed to Fancy Gap KOA for Memorial Day weekend- got lucky!
Always do. They get my highest marks for many reasons.
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Stclairm
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05/13/13 10:32am |
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Headed to Fancy Gap KOA for Memorial Day weekend- got lucky!
I tend to procrastinate when it comes to booking cg's apparently. I got the last spot they had today. I called Zooland and Dan Nicholas and both were full. I guess this is one of the busiest camping weekends of the year. Glad we got in as this KOA is one of our favorite campgrounds, although I will say they seem to keep going up in price. I guess if you find a nice cg that's under $40 a night, you've found something special.
Anyone camping there that weekend? Looking forward to our normal routine of hiking to the Devil's Den and checking out Mt. Airy. Any recommendations for a restaurant to try?
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Stclairm
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05/13/13 10:18am |
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RE: Myrtle Beach Travel Park?
Our favorite park in MB bar none. We love the beach side sites, don't recommend the ones in the trees where you first come in. Super nice bathhouses in the beach area, nice camp store/grocery too. Good sites with a covered table that a lot of people enclose and make into a room.
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Stclairm
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05/12/13 06:35pm |
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RE: Zooland in Asheboro NC or Crosswinds in Linwood?
Yea, I drained it to the outside before winter. It did make the water foamy and smelly. What a pita it was. I bought this blue chemical fresh water tank treatment and had to fill it to 2/3rds, rock it, run water out each faucet for a few minutes. Drained the water heater a couple of times, filled the tank to cap, flushed the lines again, drained the tank again.
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Stclairm
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05/08/13 04:31pm |
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RE: RV park in North Myrlte Beach,SC ?
Myrtle Beach Travel Park + 2,330,572. Best one we've stayed in.
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Stclairm
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05/08/13 01:05pm |
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RE: Zooland in Asheboro NC or Crosswinds in Linwood?
I posted my review on rvparkreviews. Pretty nice place, great little playground for little kids. The weather was pretty cool, low 50's and constant wind, so it wasn't ideal. Looking to try Dan N. park next time I'm that way.
I had a time with our TT first time out. They did something at the lot where I had it for sale that blew both my main 40A fuses and had all my breakers turned off. That took me a little bit to figure out. I had drained my water heater, bypassed it and winterized the system. For some reason, my hotwater heater was funking up the water making it foamy and stinky. I already knew my freshwater tank needed flushing, so I spent quite a bit of time taking care of all that. Not fun, but it's good to go now!
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Stclairm
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05/08/13 01:00pm |
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RE: Just hooked up my Equal-i-zer hitch to my new F150
I need to find someone in Apex to properly set it up.
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Stclairm
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05/04/13 08:11pm |
Towing
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RE: Post your tow vehicle pics here
My new 13 F150 EB hooked up today and headed out camping!!!
---see signature since pic not loading today *
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Stclairm
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05/03/13 02:58pm |
Tow Vehicles
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Just hooked up my Equal-i-zer hitch to my new F150
My measurements unloaded in the front were 38 LF 37 3/4 RF. Rears were 39.5. Loaded: LF 38 1/8, RF 38, LR 38 RR 37 7/8. The installation video says you want the fronts as close to the unloaded measurement as possible and the rears should be lower. Do I call this good or make an adjusments? I have the hitch L-brackets with three open holes above the mounting bolts. I'm pretty sure this is about exactly where I had it for my Surburban. I tried to sell the trailer and had removed everything. Thanks for any guidance. This was done on an uphill slight grade, looked to be fairly level under the whole rig.
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Stclairm
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05/03/13 12:23pm |
Towing
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RE: Wait 1000 miles to tow with new F150 EB?
I'll change the fluid when I return. Good idea.
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Stclairm
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05/02/13 12:19pm |
Tow Vehicles
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