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RE: Cool Vintage Rig
I learned to drive in a yellow 1974 VW Bug. Wish I still had that car.
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tomdinwv
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05/14/13 05:48pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Spare Fuel
WKRP, There are a few places that are easy to access on that route. I-64 Exit 39, there are 2 truckstops, a TA and a Go Mart. Both are easily accessed with you rig. Both have seperate gas and diesel pumps. About an hour west of those 2 options, you'll come to Grayson KY. I don't remember the exit # or the name of the place but turn right off the Grayson exit and it's on your left. I can't help you past there, but those place are not hard to get into and out of. We travel this route quite a bit, going to East Lynn Lake and sometimes, on down to Grayson Lake State Park. Good luck and enjoy your trip.
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tomdinwv
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05/12/13 11:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Leveling?
I had one of the cone supports downtheroad mentioned. Mine split on the bottom and the crack was working it's way up the side. I tossed it and went to the wooden blocks. I carry 5 short (10" to 12") pieces of railroad tie, several 4X4 and 2X8 blocks. The ties go under my tounge jack and stabilizer jacks. If I need to, I can add the 4X4's and/or 2X6's to get the jacks where I want them. I can also use the 2X's to level side to side when needed. Skipnchar is right about everything varying from CG to CG. Start with a nice assortment and after a while, you'll see what you use the most and what you don't.
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tomdinwv
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04/18/13 05:58pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: SOMEBODY wants my business
Customer service is becoming a lost art. Sounds to me like these folks have established a business model that will keep their customers happy. Happy customers are repeat customers. To bad more companies don't follow this example.
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tomdinwv
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04/12/13 04:32am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Ground Wire
Are you looking for the ground on your truck or the trailer? The white wire coming into your 7pin plug from the truck is the ground wire from the truck. You may have a bad/corroded connector in the plug. That's pretty common. Google 7 pin trailer connector wiring diagram, and you'll get a look at what all the wires in the plug are for. Your connector may be marked also. Good luck.
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tomdinwv
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04/02/13 01:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Flat surface electric stoves for house kitchen
We have a Fridgedaire glass top. Had it 3 or 4 years, no problems so far. I like it better than the coil types. No drip pans to get all nasty and cruded up. Cleaning it is no big deal. Use the "special" cleaner and it keeps it looking nice. I did have to install a bigger breaker in my breaker box after we 1st bought it because we couldn't use the oven and the cooktop at the same time without tripping the breaker. Check the manual and it will tell you the requirements for the new stove. If I remember right, I had to go from a 40amp to a 50 or 60amp breaker. You may not have that problem, but it's something to check.
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tomdinwv
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03/26/13 10:04am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Starting campfires
We just use paper or cardboard with some kindling most of the time. My wife makes her own fire starters at home. She take a muffin tin, puts cupcake papers in it, and fills them with shaved pet bedding. Then she melts candle wax and pours it in the cups over the shavings, lets it cool and ta-da, homemade fire starters. Just lite the cupcake paper, put some kindling on top and we have fire. They are cheap and easy to make. We keep the pet bedding for our rabbit anyways and she gets cheap candles from Dollar Tree to make them.
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tomdinwv
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03/19/13 05:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Power tongue jack --Why ?
Best RV related invention I've ever ran across. Love mine and would not go without it. I did have a disc removed from my lower back and have some metal braces and enough screws to open my own hardware store in there and it definately makes my life easier in that reguard. Even if I wouldn't have messed myself up, I think I'd rather have the electric jack. It's nice when you have to do all the up and down to hook up the W/D bars.
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tomdinwv
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03/15/13 10:48am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Would You Do ?
If there is room to park in front of and behind one of the cars, you could always get with a neighbor and park about 3 inches from the front and rear bumpers, making it impossible to get out. LOL. A couple days of that and they should get the hint. If you could get the offending parker's phone number, a nice for sale sign with a very low asking price could be good for a few laughs. Hope you get something figured out, but you may have to just live with the situation as it is. Good luck!
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tomdinwv
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02/02/13 07:35pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Electric jack on 25 foot TT???
An electric jack is the best thing we ever bought for our TT. Will never go without one now.
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tomdinwv
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01/24/13 06:03pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Did I do a bad thing in 1972.......?
Sounds like the young man recieved "instant karma". I love it when that happens. LOL. I would think you'll be fine on judgement day if that's the worst thing you've done in your life.
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tomdinwv
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01/20/13 06:32pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Old Cartoon Name (Green Rhinos, Orange Planet?)
I googled 80s cartoons and found a site that listed them all. 80scartoons.net is the website. Herculoids was part of Space Ghost and a few other space cartoons. I'm glad I found it. After reading your question, I would have racked my brain all night and never gotten a wink of sleep. LOL
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tomdinwv
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01/11/13 06:00pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Old Cartoon Name (Green Rhinos, Orange Planet?)
Found it! Gotta love google.
•Herculoids - This was based on the original 1967 Herculoids, but with a more science fiction bent. Zandor, his wife Tarra, his son Dorno, and several strange creatures. They protected the planet Quasar from threats from space. Creatures in the episode included the laser-shooting dragon Zok, the rock ape Igoo, the cannon-horned rhino-triceratops Tundro, and the form-changing Gloop and Gleep. The 1981 episodes introduced Saju, a very strong Godzilla-like creature.
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tomdinwv
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01/11/13 05:19pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Old Cartoon Name (Green Rhinos, Orange Planet?)
I remember seeing it when I was a kid but I can't remember the name of it. Now I get to spend the rest of the evening trying to remember the title. AHHHHHH!!! LOL
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tomdinwv
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01/11/13 05:13pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Lessons Learned
I feel for ya'. I had been hauling something in my 04 Dakota and there are no stake pockets or tie downs in the bed. I had hooked a ratchet stap to the front of the bed. It was not a problem, got my load home, unloaded it, got a nap and went to work that night. Coming home from work the next morning, things got interesting. Someone (couldn't have been me, as I would never do such a thing,yeah right LOL) forgot to unhook the end of the strap without the buckle, from the top of the bed. The hook worked it's way down between the bed and the cab and of course found the drive shaft. I was moving along at about 50mph when the drive shaft did what they normally do to ratchet straps, ropes, etc... POW, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!!! I pulled over, waited a minute to let my bowels retract and got out to see what happened.
The ratchet piece on the strap had hit about 1" below my back glass leaving a nice little dent. At least it didn't hit the glass I told myself. The strap, origianlly a 10 or 12 footer, now seemed to be about 50 to 60 feet long and solidly attatched to my driveline. After about 15 minutes, I finally got all 500' of the strap cut off my driveshaft and decided to get on home. When I pulled out on the road, I noticed my speedometer was no longer working but I figured I'll look at it when I get home.
Made it to the house, pulled in the driveway and thought to myself, "self, that was not fun, you gotta remember to take those straps off when you hook them on the bed like that". That's when self reminded me that I could never have done something so irresponsible. So, I happened to look out the window at my truck in the driveway and found myself wondering, "where is that oil coming from?"
To somewhat shorten up an already long winded story, That little oversite cost me a new input shaft seal on my rear end, and I had to repair the wiring going to the speed sensor. Not to mention, the muffler had a dent in it that I could stick my fist in, but it didn't knock a hole in it so I got lucky there. Now, all ratchet straps go under the back seat of my truck unless in use.
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tomdinwv
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09/10/12 07:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fresh Water Tank
We have never added water to the fresh water tank. As a matter of fact, our's still has some RV antifreeze in it from last years winterization. With the exception of once or twice a year, our trips are only about 2 hours from home. The campgrounds we usually stay at have water and electric and we allways take bottled water to drink. If we took longer trips more often I'd put water in the tank but so far we have not needed to.
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tomdinwv
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09/09/12 11:24am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: 7 pin connector corrosion?
You can replace the plug on the trailer side for $10 to $20 if needed. I've seen a small wire brush kit to clean the pins on both connectors. It's relatively cheap to buy also. After you get them cleaned up or replaced, as garym114 said, put a little dielectric grease in there to keep out moisture. Good luck!
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tomdinwv
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08/29/12 04:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Dumbest thing I've seen in a while...
Google "Ghent Little General Gas Station Explosion" to see the effects of a propane explosion. A small gas station here in WV exploded when a tech was delivering propane to the station. They used the propane for heat and other things in the store.
On a side note, I was told by several mechanics that I used to work with a great way to weld on a car's gas tank. Apparently, you could start the car, run a hose from the exhaust pipe into the filler neck to pump the exhaust into the tank. Then you could "safely" weld up any hole or patch the tank. I never did figure out if they were pulling my leg or not and I always figured if I ever saw someone trying that method I would immediately put some distance between myself and whatever they were working on.
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tomdinwv
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08/25/12 05:33pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: puma tt
We have a 2012 30FQSS Puma. We've had it a little over a year (bought it new last Aug) and we've never had a problem. If and when we ever get rid of it I wouldn't hessitate to purchase another Puma. Good luck!
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tomdinwv
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08/22/12 07:27pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Refinery Fire
Gas and diesel here in WV has been going up steadily for the last month. Yesterday when I was out gas was $3.79 and diesel was $3.95 a gallon. About a month ago, gas was $3.39 and diesel was $3.49. I'm tired of getting gouged at the pump to pad these oil companies bank accounts but what can we do?
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tomdinwv
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08/08/12 06:58am |
General RVing Issues
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