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RE: Queso Dip?
I have the "home" version and the "camping" version. The camping version is easiest. I use the microwave most of time on the road but less "flair" to the recipe, rotel, some pre-cooked meat type substance.
The home version can be done on the road if you have the time and want to work on the ingredients.
For the crockpot.
I prefer boneless skinless thighs - 4-6 boiled for about 20 mins or so (thawed) with whatever seasoning you prefer.
As they boil toss the velveeta, 1 or 2 blocks(depending on amt of guests) cut up in crockpot with some rotel and I like to add a little water to cover the bottom of the pot.
Either a block of cream cheese cut up or the med sour cream and toss it in.
Chop up some onions and bell peppers and saute until transluscent and toss it in with the cheese.
When chicken is done chop it up and add it to cheese.
Keep some of the stock to help thin the dip out if needed.
Stir occasionally.
Now clean up your mess and enjoy the dip when it reaches that right cheesy consistency!
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dfwscotty
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02/26/13 02:19pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: CROCK POT ROAST TO DIE FOR
I concur with the cream of mushroom soup, thats what I use. I don't recall what size roast I use, I just eyeball it in the butcher case to make sure it fits in the oval crockpot. Toss the taters, onions and carrots (small whole mushrooms sometimes) all in at once and cover the whole works with dry soup mix of your choosing. Usually ready in 4-5 hours. The cream of mushroom soup makes a great gravy. Grab a loaf of bread and you are all set.
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dfwscotty
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01/03/13 07:54am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Basic shower/water heater questions
Don't forget that gray water comes into play depending on if you are in a site with full hook ups or are shuttling the gray water to the park dump stations as needed.
I'm always thinking of the gray tank over the length of a hot shower since a majority of the parks we stay at don't have full hook ups. The DW and I do the "on/off" navy type shower and always have plenty of water. Maybe one of these days I need to take a non-stop shower while parked in the driveway at home just to see how long 6 gallons of hot water will last.
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dfwscotty
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11/25/12 08:05pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: One night camping
Not for one night but the close campgrounds like the op spoke of work great for handiness. Frequently we will start a 3 or 4 day camp weekend on Thurs or Fri. We'll hook up and head out after work. Get up the next morning and go to work and after work head straight back to the campground. Nice to just get away even if it is not very far.
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dfwscotty
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11/08/12 07:07am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Best Interior Height
Crossroads Zinger 31BS(bunkhouse) owner here. Yea, I know about the Crossroads posts that have popped up lately but we have had no issues with it. I'm 6'3" and I have at least 6-8 inches of headroom in the trailer. Slides are tall too so no ducking as you get up from a seated position in those areas. We have the shower/tub combo and it sits up on a base with an arched skylight. I can stand up straight in the shower and still have several inches of headroom.
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dfwscotty
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11/08/12 06:41am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: At campground and Awning won't move
Here is a link to Dometic...just open the awning link and pick your model awning. If you're not sure you might read a couple of sets of instructions. They may have the same troubleshooting sections in common.
When you get home print out a set and keep them in the rv along with instructions wiht all the related rv toys your unit has.
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dfwscotty
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09/23/12 10:09am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How to put a fiesta Awning down ?
Look around the storage compartments....you should have a pull wand. Once you are ready to pull the awning out you hook the wand to a fabric loop and out it rolls.
See if these will help.
http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/docs/tech/052876-301r2%20Patio%20Awning%20Service%20Manual.pdf
http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/docs/tech/052876-201r2%20Patio%20Awning%20Owner%20Manual.pdf
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dfwscotty
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09/23/12 09:47am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Mexican food
If able this is easier to prep ahead of time at home....
No exact measurements, depends on who is going to be around when i make it.
Pack of velveeta cheese
Sour cream or block of cream cheese
I prefer boneless/skinless chicken thighs (4 or 5)
can of Rotel
1 green/1 red bell pepper
1 crockpot
Slice Velveeta and toss into crockpot with sourcream/cream cheese and let it start to heat.
Toss chicken into pot and boil with your choice of dry seasonings
chop up peppers and saute in a pan then toss it into the crockpot
Put can of Rotel in crockpot with juice
When chicken is done chop it up and toss it in the crockpot
Keep the chicken stock in the event you need to thin your cheese dip.
If you can keep from eating it before you head out let it cool and just take the crockpot with you to warm it up.
There is no set amounts of additions or type of meat. I've done it with sausage as well for a change. You can also add the heat to your liking with some chopped jalapenos or some jalapeno juice.
It's pretty simple process but kind of a pain to do in an rv with all the pots and pans you need to take care of the chicken and peppers..
Feeling really adventurous? Try some jalapeno poppers. There are some recipes in this section somewhere.
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dfwscotty
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09/23/12 09:35am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: What can I grill for breakfast ?
Hey SuperDave.....link to the cinammon rolls recipe in that first pic?
"drooooollll"
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dfwscotty
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09/18/12 11:41am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Escaping your RV in the event of a fire
You are more than likely going to injure yourself if you make an escape heading out of an escape window, small or large(the windows). I'll take that over the alternative. Think about your escape path. The prop rod is a great idea but my body pushing through the hatch is all i will need. Know where you are going to land. Don't bail out thinking a quick bounce on the pad will hurt just a little when you land on your campsite pedestal. If you have a fire and you are cut off from your door you will have no idea where that prop rod is....you are going to get that window open and be gone. We're talking seconds. I have sat and stared at the tiny bedroom escape window. Yea, wife and I will fit through it but there is no rolling over the side and dropping out as you hang on to the edge. It's head first or feet first and body dragging over the sill and over 5 feet to the ground. It's a great video that makes you think. I would have never thought of the blanket to protect the edge from scraping all my skin off!
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dfwscotty
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09/18/12 11:38am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: WeberQ and a griddle
We have the Coleman roadtrip grill. It has two grills and they offer a griddle to replace one of them. I found a rectangular griddle/cookie sheet looking thing at Walmart for around $19. It is non stick, smooth on one half, rippled on the other. It has metal and I thought plastic handles but haven't melted them yet. Its a standard size that fits the grill nicely. Only use one burner to cook on it. Great for fajitas, bacon, stuff that won't work on the grill.
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dfwscotty
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09/16/12 08:33pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: To double door...or not to double door...
We have the exterior bathroom door as well. Our thoughts when we were shopping was that it would be more convenient for us when we take the little ones with us. If it is just DW and I camping we never use it but if it's hot out the kids can go in and out wtihout draining the ac from the main area. And as someone said if we put the little ones to nap on the main bed up front we use it to to enter/exit keeping the noise down.
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dfwscotty
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09/13/12 06:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How was your Labor Day Weekend?
I typed out a couple of paragraphs but realized I was boring myself with details so I won't bore you.
Just a quick laugh...
It's only a little after 8a on Sunday morning. The 8 year old grandsons are riding bikes and I look across the street as one of them is playing with the only payphone within a thousand miles. I think nothing of it. A few mins later he is on the other side of the rv when a park ranger pulls into the parking area of the showers(where payphone is) and he starts walking towards our camp. I am sitting on the doorside of trailer and he walks down the road out of sight. The oldest daughter is sitting farther towards rear of trailer and can see what is happening. She says, "uh oh". Sure enough....he called 911. He was so embarrassed! He was pretty subdued for the rest of the morning but the ranger wasn;t too hard on him.
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dfwscotty
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09/08/12 09:10pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Clever Tip To Remind You To Lower Your TV Antenna
This past Labor Day weekend we were packing up and I cranked the antenna down. I do at least 2 360s before pulling out. The DW and I usually pull out just before checkout time. Most others have left, campground is peaceful and when we do leave there is no line at the dump station. When I dump and there is someone is behind me I will usually close the valves and hang the hose over the tailgate. I then pull forward to get out of the way. This weekend there were still several RVs in line. As I stopped one of the guys waiting in line tells me my antenna is still up. Sure enough, its lacking about a foot from being down but the crank is tight. I run it back up and down and it sticks again still part way up. I run it back up, spin it and crank it all the way down. I did look before I left the campground but it was low enough and I knew it was down since I knew how far back I had to be to see it fully up. I probably would have made it home with no hits but thanks to those of you out there that do take the time to tell me...."hey, you are about to screw up!". I don't mind!
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dfwscotty
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09/08/12 08:41pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Crossroads Cruiser Aire CTL28LB
Manufacturers are never perfect but we have been happy with our Crossroads Zinger so far.
Another forum to browse through for ideas....
http://www.crossroadsrv.com/forum/default.asp
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dfwscotty
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09/05/12 03:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Proper set up of Stabilizer Jacks
A few days before the holiday started I was wandering through CW seeing what my next worthless purchase would be. I had been looking at the 4 pack of the stackable aluminum screw jacks that Mike mentioned a couple of posts above this one. I wasn't really in the mood to pay around $40 to stop my bounce. This time when I walked by that section I found a 2 pack of the same thing for $20. Perfect. I get them home and open them up. Hmmmm, these are really tiny but if it says 6000lbs then I will make it work. We have a Zinger bunkhouse that is really tall not only to the roof but to the frame. I always carry a couple of cinder tile blocks to aid in stabilizers not having to be run all the way out. I set the 4 corners and then added the screw jacks. A couple of tweaks to the corners and it did seem to improve the stability. Never got a good test of them since I had all the family in and out all weekend instead of just the DW and I. I did have to not overtighten them since they would take up the slack of one of the corners....just snugged it. I may try the X Chocks in the future.
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dfwscotty
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09/05/12 02:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Freezer cold/fridge warm
I checked it this morning as I left for work and it is cooler so hopefully it was the thermistor laying loose that was the issue.
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dfwscotty
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08/30/12 09:29am |
Tech Issues
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Freezer cold/fridge warm
Dometic 2652 which has been working great to date. Plugged it in to start getting ready for the weekend. The unit always works great and cools down quickly.
Except today. The unit is running and the freezer is cooling down but it seems like the fridge isn't cooling. One thing I did correct that was the only thing out of the ordinary was the thermostat that is at the end of the wire at teh back of the fridge. I think is should be up behind the temp control slide up and down thingy but it had flopped down and was laying on the top shelf. I put it back behind the adjuster and i'm waiting to see if that helped.
Trailer is level, it's on automatic and running on electricity and the fuses are ok.
Your thoughts?
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dfwscotty
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08/29/12 08:23pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Liability?
My advice come with a warranty...
30 seconds or 3 feet, whichever comes first.
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dfwscotty
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08/16/12 07:36am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Reflections on First Weekend in new TT
Congrats on the new rig! Nice set up you have there with the campground where they set it up for you! The DW has the same set up with our trailer. She goes to work, I stay home and hook up the trailer, take it to the campground and set it up. Then I meet her back at the house (we live close) and when she gets to the campground it is all set up ready to go!
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dfwscotty
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08/16/12 06:54am |
Travel Trailers
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