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RE: Quartzsite Tornado?
The big jan storm had tornadoes touch down in Blythe.
susan saw the same cloud and commented that it looked like it wanted to funnel, but we missed it.
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bill h
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03/08/10 09:47pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Fuel-cell technology arrives for RVs
i am using a Protonex fuel cell that uses methanol. It has to be a low sulphur methanol, though, so as not to wreck the membrane. by controlling the fuel supply, they control the purity.
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bill h
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03/08/10 09:41pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Longer valve stems
Best are short stems, but you have to have a trucker's filler and gauge or something similar.
Next best is long stems, but things get sticky when tire positions are changed.
Next best is hard metal extensions held on with blue Loctite.
Last place is flexible extensions. One failed on me. Lost a tire, lots of drama. Replaced its mate on acc of running overloaded for a while. No more.
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bill h
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03/08/10 08:10am |
Tech Issues
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RE: gas stabilizer question
I use RedLine fuel system cleaner for extreme situations and Seafoam for normal maintenance.
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bill h
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03/08/10 07:59am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 1991 31' P30-Steer Safe or Safe T Plus?
If I had to buy one myself I would get the Safe T Plus. To me springs belong on garage doors and not under my rv.
Both units have springs. One is internal, the other external. You pick what pleases your eye. They both help center the steering, providing a little more resistance to side forces.
I would expect the external set up to have more adjustability as far as spring tension, but can't say for sure, as no experience with the other one.
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bill h
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03/08/10 07:57am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: air bag tricks?
dupe
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bill h
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03/07/10 09:39pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Where to buy tires in So. Cal.
Fremont Tires in L.A.
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Fremont or Fairmont?
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bill h
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03/07/10 09:37pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: The ' BLOOM-BOX'
Interesting,
Bill h, has a neat small fuel cell. Seems all these different methods of its use, come from Silicon Valley.
The Protonex unit I am using is made in Boston and Colorado. They are a Boston-area company.
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bill h
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03/07/10 08:39am |
Tech Issues
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RE: attributes of an ideal converter?
One made by a company with parts, service and tech support.
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bill h
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03/06/10 06:58pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Where to buy tires in So. Cal.
I cant speak currently..but about 5 years ago...I did alot of looking before I took the plunge on 6 new tires(Costco didnt carry my size at this time) so I ended up at The Tire Guy/Man in Canyon Country, I think on Soledad Cyn Road? I got 6 new Remington's(295 75R 22.5) balanced and installed for just over 1800.00. Say what you will about the brand, but on my Vogue, they have provided good service(knock on wood). Good Luck NO one could even come close to that price, regardless of the brand!
Do you mean Mike's Tire Man?
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bill h
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03/06/10 06:51pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: outside propane tank
I just made a slightly longer hose to replace the original from the coach tank to the coach. When the coach tank runs empty, I disconnect the POL nut from the coach tank and move it, regulator and all to a portable tank. Our propane usage is right under half a gallon a day, so it is easy to refill the portable at the right time.
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bill h
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03/06/10 06:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Where to buy tires in So. Cal.
Per the Costco website;
Due to the high torque requirement for RV and large truck tires, tires 19.5" and larger can not be installed by Costco tire centers.
Hmmmmm.........my P30 with 19.5 only requires 150 lb ft stud torque.
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bill h
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03/06/10 05:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Why do gypsies want our RV?
My wife and I have gypsie heritage in our background. Those who have made inapropriate remarks have had an old gypsie curse placed on them. To have it removed send me one dollar.:B
If that were the case, wouldn't you have written Roma.
Either way, the check's in the mail.
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bill h
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03/06/10 08:07am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Geneator
Noise Level (dB): 69
That is EXACTLY the legal limit in Nat Parks and forests.
But, no matter how loud your generator is, it will be OK if you stay inside and play the TV loud enough to drown it out.
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bill h
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03/05/10 05:04pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: PORTABLE WATER TRANSFER PUMP
Saw a toad today with a 30 gallon barrel mounted on the roof rack. Hose pressure feed into the barrel and gravity feed into his RV.
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bill h
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03/05/10 04:56pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: PORTABLE WATER TRANSFER PUMP
You don't need a separate pump. Just use the coach pump to suck from the water jugs via a winterizing valve.
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bill h
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03/05/10 12:43pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Replace generator with batteries and inverter?
we only need the mains power for the coffee maker, kettle and microwave when we stop en route
You could cut your battery expense considerably by making coffee in a French Press, or even cowboy coffee. We find coffee tastes its best in a FP. Same for the kettle------- Heat it on the stove. And the microwave should be a small as you can live with.
Microwave ovens are happier and last longer with a PSW inverter.
Have you considered a little 2000 watt inverter gen? It would run the microwave and charge the battery a little while it was running. Using the gen for the microwave would allow you to buy a much smaller inverter and battery bank.
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bill h
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03/05/10 12:27pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: good price for Trjan batteries
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Just as a reference, both solar places in Quartzsite want $119 or $120.
I just bought a pair in Palm Desert ca for $96.50 ea
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bill h
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03/05/10 11:32am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Loud campers late at night
a couple of vans full of drunk dope smokers pulled in next to us, even though the rest of the park was empty. Well into the night we were treated to loud music, yelling, and the smell of marijuana.
Typically, individuals who smoke marijuana are quiet and subdued. My cop buddy sez he'd rather deal with a bunch of pot smokers, then drunks, any day of the week.
I dunno. Loud music and pot seem to go together. But, yes,they usually don't yell much and are not usually combative.
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bill h
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03/05/10 07:11am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: What kind/size generator do you have?
... and our portable is a little Honda EX650 in a little folding house.
Bill, what is the little folding house for your EX650?
Remember the old hog houses? the kind that held just one hog? Visualize a triangle. Just a steep roof and a floor, with one end open, one end closed.
Mine is thrown together out of soundboard, with no floor and both ends open so air can get in and out. I then lean a stiffened piece of heavy carpet, pile inward, on an angle at each end to catch sound coming out, but with enough space for air to move.
Sorry, no picture, as it is a sorry-looking thing. I have always intended to make a better one, but we use the Honda so seldom, it just hasn't happened.
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bill h
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03/04/10 06:08pm |
Tech Issues
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