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RE: Suggestions for Northern Wisconsin and N. Minnesota
some of campgrounds that we have been to recently that i would recommend checking into in wis are: copper falls state park, governor thompson sp, council grounds sp, boulder lake (federal), and potowatomi (door county). all have a limited number of electrical sites and if camping on the weekend reservations are a must. we get reservations for all our trips to these parks.
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donut dave
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03/17/13 05:49pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: help water pump not working right
you have some air in one of the lines. keep the pump on and open each faucet individually. you will eventually let the air out and the pump will then work correctly. sometimes turning the pump off and on a few times will also get it to start to actually pump water. off course, make sure you have water in the freshwater tank.
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donut dave
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11/06/12 10:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Black Tank
i use about 5 gallons. my 30 gallon tank is long and shallow so 5 gallons gives enough to cover the bottom with about an inch of water. i can't imagine myself using less than that. the guys at the rv place that helped clean out the crusted on stuff from when i used only a couple of gallons said that more is better.
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donut dave
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10/29/12 09:22am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Reserve America
padlin-
reserveamerica.com and recreation.gov is the same company
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donut dave
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10/22/12 11:49am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Winterizing problem
mockturtle has the instructions. just follow those and it will be fine.
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donut dave
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10/17/12 10:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Winterizing problem
it is not a difficult fix. but in the future, do not push that button. it will cause flow to go the opposite way it is supposed to and then dislodges the o-ring.
i did this last year and i found the info for fixing it here on rv.net
i did some searches until i found step by step instructions on taking out the valve and reattaching the o-ring.
basically, you take out the valve and then look in it. you will see that the o-ring is off or partly off. pull out the spring, reattach the o-ring and then reassemble.
it took me about 10 minutes to do the whole job.
if my instructions aren't enough, do a search or two to find the step by step instructions which is exactly what you want to do.
do not waste $20 each time this happens it is an easy fix for $0.
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donut dave
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10/17/12 10:07am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: pink stuff on sale
menards had it for $1.69 a gallon last week.
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donut dave
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10/12/12 02:46pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: WI campgrounds
yup, no sewer line, but there is a dumping station. not sure the location of water spigots. the map of boulder lake cg should show those. we just filled up when we arrived as the dump station also has a fresh water fill section and hose. the lake is a short walk from the electrical sites and is a pretty clean lake. the part we liked the best is that the sites are large and are separated a good distnace from each other.
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donut dave
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09/27/12 08:45am |
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RE: WI campgrounds
the place to go is boulder lake. just north of reservation and just to the east of hwy 55. for reservations go to recreation.gov as it is a federal campground. there is a loop of electrical sites if desired.
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donut dave
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09/26/12 08:59am |
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RE: Colorado Springs area CG's
we stay at mueller, as well, to visit the colorado springs, pikes peak,
garden of the gods, cripple creek areas, etc
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donut dave
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08/15/12 08:07am |
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RE: Tripod for Direct TV dish
i built my own for about $10 and it works great.
bought a half sized concrete block, a 24 in pipe (the correct diameter for mounting the dish to it), pipe floor flange. bolt the pipe floor flange to the block. then screw in the pipe and mount dish. it is portable as you can unscrew the pipe, etc. velcroed a compass to the block (so i don't lose it) and glued a round level to the blocks surface. i then level it using wooden shims.
my friend who camps with us, saw mine and the next trip he had the same set up.
i got the idea from someone here on rv.net and he who even included a pic of the set up.
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donut dave
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08/13/12 04:18pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: City fill, Antifreeze hand Pump?
terry & john-
both projects sound like too much work whenever you winterize. i installed the kit like skip said and it works like a charm. i would do it even if the pump isn't used rather than rigging up a garden sprayer, etc.
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donut dave
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08/13/12 03:24pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Private/roomy Wisconsin campgrounds
yes there are. they are state parks. near that area would be:
high cliff which is east of appleton. we like it and have camped there 4 times.
hartman creek which is near waupaca which is west of appleton. we like it and have camped there 4 times.
point beach state forest. which is on lake michigan east of appleton and north of manitowoc and two rivers. we like it and have camped here 5 times. some sites are closer than 150 ft but most aren't.
potowatomi which is ne of green bay in southern door county and west of sturgeon bay. we like it and have camped there 3 times.
you can check these out more further on the wis dnr website and reserveamerica.com
if you want electricity or weekends, you will need reservations. you can make them 11 months ahead of time.
i know of no private cgs in that area with 150 ft between sites. they are in it for the $. so they cram as many together as possible.
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donut dave
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08/08/12 09:51am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: ???? for Wisconsin RV'ers....
the dealer should be able to issue another temp plate. mine took less than a month to arrive.
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donut dave
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07/30/12 10:35am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Keeping fridge "on" all summer
i basically do what mamma bear does.
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donut dave
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07/27/12 10:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Water pump issue......
might be a split in the pick-up tube. unless the split is immersed the tube won't pick up well. just like using a straw with a split in it. it doesn't work well unless the split section is immersed.
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donut dave
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07/27/12 10:40am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camping near New Glarus, WI
new glarus s p doesn't have electric but yellowstone lake s p does. we only camp at state parks/forests so i don't know about any private cgs in the area
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donut dave
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07/24/12 09:19am |
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RE: Wanted to share my experience....
be sure to put a positive post on the rv/campground reviews sites.
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donut dave
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07/23/12 11:33am |
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RE: Outer banks campgrounds
they are cold. we both were screaming. whatever the groundwater temp is. we have one like this up north and we call it 'the screamer'
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donut dave
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07/23/12 11:26am |
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RE: Camping near Dubuque, Iowa
nelson dewey state park just north of cassville wi
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donut dave
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07/16/12 07:56am |
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