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RE: Full tank of Propane=How many days of usage?
if you're dry camping or boondocking, your battery will die before you even use 25% of your propane.
This ^
The fan on your furnace will eat up battery power quicker than you realize.
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Tvov
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05/24/13 05:49am |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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RE: Independent wheel suspension
My 21' TT has torsion axles. 10 years now with no problems.
Advantage: Low ride height. I have only one fold out step, not 3 or 4 like some TTs with leaf springs.
DisAdvantage: Low ride height. Have to be aware when going over speed bumps, going up steep entrance ramps. Less options to add things under the TT such as storage tubes (for stinky slinky dump hose) or whatever else.
Having owned my TT with torsion suspension for awhile now, I think I would prefer a leaf spring suspension, but as I said the torsion suspension has been completely trouble free.
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Tvov
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05/23/13 10:09am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: HELP! What does this NEWB need?!
Another vote for your driveway for your first "campout". Next camping trip, if possible, closest campground so you can run home for stuff.
Next one is hard to resist:
Try not to buy everything you "think" you will need before you actually start camping! If that makes any sense. Our first couple years camping we bought tons of "needed" stuff for the camper... then we spent the next 8 years cleaning out all the stuff we didn't actually need.
Talk with other campers about what they have, everyone loves talking about camping stuff! Everyone also has a different opinion. Get info from various people, then figure out what will work for you.
Have fun, and see you on the road!
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Tvov
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05/21/13 05:39am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Independent wheel suspension
Ivylog, is what you pictured considered "independent wheel suspension"?
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Tvov
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05/21/13 05:28am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos
Those propane tankless water heaters need a certain minimum water pressure don't they? Obviously you had no problem with your water pump. I am curious because a friend with a hunting cabin tried one of those heaters, but it didn't work because his gravity-fed water system didn't have enough water pressure.
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Tvov
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05/16/13 05:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Any Advice on Financing an RV Purchase?
If you really want to get loan, have you tried buying from a dealer? See what they have for used (or new) units. Dealers usually have their own arrangements for loan companies, they WANT you to buy one of their RVs! Just be careful, and pay attention to the small print!
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Tvov
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05/11/13 07:05am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Escort
LOL! Almost spit out my coffee, Mortimer!
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Tvov
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05/11/13 06:59am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Suggestions for Gettysburg and Lancaster PA
We stayed at Artillery Ridge campground in Gettysburg a few years ago and liked the campground. They have trail rides into the battleground you can go on from the campground - bring your own horse (they have stables on site, very cool!) or use a horse from the campground. They used to have a huge diorama at the campground that was impressive with a light and sound show, but I understand that it may have been moved to a larger building.
Get one of the "self-guided" car tour CDs. Any campground there probably sells them. Makes for a very relaxed tour of an incredible battlefield. If I understand correctly, there are monuments to fallen soldiers from every state all over the battlefield. We found monuments to Connecticut soldiers -- made it a unique tour of the battlefield, looking for specific monuments.
Also agree with watching the "Gettysburg" movie beforehand.
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Tvov
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05/11/13 06:56am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: 12 volt coffee makers is the any good reason to own one?
I even use it to make egg coffee now and then!
That looks different, I may try that!
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Tvov
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05/10/13 05:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Post your tow vehicle pics here
01 1500HD 6.0 V8
http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/Original_Prankster01/ad038efa.jpg
What are you towing? Those are pretty big tires - kinda noisy on the highway?
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Tvov
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05/10/13 05:19am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Newbie looking for TV recommendations
I don't know about "stay away", but if you are thinking about saving money then I would say a gas engine has more benefit for limited towing. Diesels shine on the highway towing big trailers for a lot of miles -- better fuel mileage than gasoline engine, more power (usually more torque, "grunt", power), just nicer overall for towing. But the fuel mileage advantage is lost for around town driving, and in the Northeast diesel can cost well over 10 cents more a gallon than gasoline. Also in cold Northeast winters, if you want to run an older diesel in the winter you need to consider plugging in an engine block heater or at a minimum allowing it plenty of time to warm up.
If you can find a diesel in good condition for your price, then get it. Otherwise, certainly don't discount gas engines.
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Tvov
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05/09/13 05:14am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 12 volt coffee makers is the any good reason to own one?
French press. Been using for years now for camping.
Yes! Really easy to use, fast, and makes good coffee even from crappy store brand coffee.
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Tvov
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05/08/13 05:41am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Newbie looking for TV recommendations
A truck in that age and price range with a snowplow already attached will probably have some serious rust/rot issues, either obvious or hidden. Inspect carefully!
Just keep your eyes and ears open, you never know what you might run in to. I remember one guy mentioning that he would contact the local fire department to see if they were selling an old "brush truck", as those are usually kept up well. Also, members of the fire department usually seemed to spend their Sundays washing the fire engine, then their own trucks! So their personal trucks were many times in excellent condition, if they were thinking of selling.
Good luck!
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Tvov
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05/08/13 05:36am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Syracuse NY to Tampa FL
We stayed at Florence RV Park in South Carolina a couple times for an overnight while traveling. Within sight of highway. Recent reviews of it are not great, but might still be fine for overnight.
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Tvov
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05/08/13 05:10am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Park Website lies rant
Between reading the RVParkreviews site and asking questions here on OpenRoads forums, I've had excellent "luck" in finding good campgrounds. I have written some reviews for RVParkreviews, and agree that it is important to try to write about everything at the campground, good and bad.
I've gotten to the point where I virtually ignore park descriptions on a campground's own website. The pictures especially can be hilarious when you get to a campground and see what angle they needed to contort themselves into to get nice pictures.
Any review website works best when more people contribute to it!
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Tvov
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05/05/13 07:07am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos
We've got 2 types of liquid hand soap dispensers in the house, the plain liquid soap and "frog farts" bubbly soap.
I just have to ask, What the heck is frog farts bubbly soap?
LOL!! The question that has been going through everyone's mind!!
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Tvov
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05/05/13 06:51am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Awning question what is too much wind
I haven't bought an awning lock yet, but for now: I just take my awning rod (for unfurling the awning) and put the end in the hole in the end of the awning tube, then zip tie the rod to the awning support. Other people have pictures of this scattered in these forums. Probably not quite as secure as an official awning lock, but seems to work until I can get something better.
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Tvov
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05/05/13 06:47am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Awning question what is too much wind
We usually leave it out when in heavily wooded campgrounds, which is where we normally camp. At night I lower it as much possible while still being able to open the door of the camper. This helps with wind, and lets water run off.
I also use the awning deflappers -- they make a HUGE difference. I can't even imagine setting up an awning now without them.
I do roll up the awning if we are in a windy, open campground and also if we will be gone all day.
The only time I had a scare with wind and the awning was the second year we owned the TT. Our campsite was at the end of an open field, and I didn't have awning deflappers. That night a thunderstorm showed up, and after a couple wind gusts made the awning dangerously flap I went out and rolled up the awning -- midnight, in a thunderstorm, in my "BVDs", lol! Next morning I went to the campstore and bought awning deflappers.
We've never done the "carport" setup, taking the lower arms off the camper and securing them vertically in the ground. I might do that this year just to try it.
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Tvov
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05/03/13 10:17am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: check out this electrical "connection"
Looks like a lot of construction sites I have been on.
Yep.
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Tvov
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05/03/13 10:05am |
Tech Issues
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RE: The 1959 Ford Thames campervan restoration begins.
Good stuff!
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Tvov
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04/29/13 01:48pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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