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RE: Can I flat tow a 2003 Hyundai Elantra Auto???
Or since the wife "insists" on having that second vehicle, make her drive it behind you. Lol
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wbwood
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06/19/13 02:52pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Theft
I'm not paranoid about having stuff stolen but I do use diligence in keeping most of my stuff secure. My thought is it won't keep the crooks away but will keep the honest people honest.
That said, a lot of our gear is worn out so crooks would get what they deserve.This again? An honest person doesn't ever in any way need to be "kept" honest. What's up with that? I've never seen or heard of such a saying till rv.net...
You must not get out much! :B I am 45 and have heard since I was a kid.
I've heard it all my life too. Perhaps a southern thing....
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wbwood
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06/19/13 02:50pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Theft
We had our cooler stolen from underneath our TT one night. It was located in the dunes the next morning, minus the beer.
That's all at we are aware that has been stolen. If anything else was, we haven't missed it.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 02:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Winterization: wet or dry?
I learned to NEVER do that again!
Why?
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wbwood
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06/19/13 02:44pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Ocean Lakes - RV washing companies
That is what I heard about them D & M
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:57pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Destin Florida RV camping choices - Help
I'm hoping to get to the keys next year. We will see if I can talk the wife and daughter into it. I'm already getting hit with ideas of the outer banks, DC, New York City and etc.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:56pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Kerr Lake State Recreation Area, North Carolina
I keep the place mentioned here with the lake up near wilkesboro. Lol
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:54pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: corp of engineers parks book
Try this.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:51pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: cashiers, nc
It was in the 90/s here not too long ago terryallan
Hwy 64 is fun to drive in with a small car, but if you have someone who doesn't like steep drop offs and tight roads/curves, then I would avoid it between Franklin and highlands. I was in a small vehicle and had to slowly edge around a curve with a class c coming the other way. Only thing keeping us from going off the side of the mountain was about a foot or so tall stone wall or something. Was years ago and can't remember exactly what it was, but it even alarmed me a little and it takes a good bit to that.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Va. St parks and pet fee
This is a state park system that already has rates that are of a level of private campground rates without the added amenities. Especially when you add the dog fee.
Maybe they should just raise taxes in the state and let residents pay for the irresponsible actions of SP guests.
As far as tree girding goes - look it up or not - ignorance is bliss :P
Yeah but to have a dog on a chain long enough to girdle a tree without being noticed? If you have such trees in your park that can be killed in a few minutes of doing it, then I would imagine you need to protect those trees and/or put signs up not to do such a thing. Ignorance may be bliss, but knowing this and doing nothing about it but blame others is plain stupid.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:39pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: why would you do that?
Wow I have to say I am a little shocked that some folks seem to be upset by my question. I was just curious, I wasn't judging anyone. Just wanted to hear other opinions. One of the main reasons we own a RV is to avoid using public facilities. As to why we were watching? We were sitting in our site which was on the path to the bathhouse. There have been several comments that we are odd for watching our neighbours. What kind of a world do you want to live in that people don't smile and say Hi to folks as they walk by?
I would imagine the main reason you have your rv is so you can stay in an rv park or campground and that you don't have to sleep on the floor or get wet during a rainstorm and pack it up wet. Not to use the bathroom or take a shower.
So why pay to stay in a park that has the faciliities if you aren't going to use them? You could save a whole bunch of money dry camping somewhere without facilities.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:32pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Winterization: wet or dry?
Blowing out the lines (dry method) works well as LONG as you're very meticulous in the job you do. Any remaining water left at a critical place CAN cause you some repairs (water left in the water pump, check valves or faucet valves in particular). The "wet method" is much more fool proof and doesn't take much skill to do it right. It is also a faster method but the cost is a little higher (the cost of the antifreeze).
Good luck / Skip
X2
For each day of a hard freeze,
the antifreeze method = no worries
the blow out method = hope I got it all out
Agreed. Ask my BIL about the time he "thought" he blew all the water out of the lines of his toy hauler. Unpleasant surprise that spring.
Since you have a copper canyon and with it being keystone, I think you will find in your manual (as the manual for the keystone sprinter select TT we had did) that it says to drain the water out of the lines and out the antifreeze in your fresh water tank and let the water pump, pump it through the lines. Yes in the spring you will have to rinse it out a couple times to get the pink stuff out and then you will have to sanitize the tank (which you should do anyways) , but to me spending less than $20 on antifreeze each year is well worth it. And to boot, it's a lot easier and quicker to do than blowing out lines and adding pink stuff to the traps and seals. At least with adding antifreeze and seeing the pink stuff come through the lines that its good to go.
But people do it differently. And many have good luck doing it both ways.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:24pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Used versus new
Another issue about used campers/motorhomes is that you don't know how they were treated or cared for. You don't know if it sat for a long time or if it was driven and never given an oil change or other required maintenance done. There is so much of the unit that you can not see that could be an underlying issue.
If you have cash to buy outright and stick $10k in a repair fund as DaHose mentioned, then it might be worth the gamble. But if you are like most of us are and need to finance, then you probably wouldn't have that large of a repair fund. But if you are gonna spend $25k on a unit and end up having to use that $10k in repairs, then it might be worth to get the $50k unit that is covered under a warranty after the time and headaches of the used unit sitting in a repair shop or you being stranded.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:14pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Motor Home Age and ESP?
I think it would depend on the plan you buy. If you buy a 4 year plan, then it's good for 4 years.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:02pm |
Good Sam Extended Service Plan
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RE: Honoring mail preference requests.
We still get a piece of mail every now and then and are life members, now elite members (for 3 years) because we bought a motorhome recently. We are GSERS platinum members, now have travel assist through the purchase, GSESP and some other things. But we get something maybe once a week and half the time that is a sales flyer. But it's no different than any other junk mail we get to include other sale flyers, coupon valu paks, credit card offers, refinance offers, and etc. 9 times out of 10, we can tell its junk and it goes in the trash.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 01:01pm |
Good Sam Extended Service Plan
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RE: Life Member Cards
Wish there was a way to do it online without having to call.
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wbwood
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06/19/13 12:54pm |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Dinghy towing question
I'm actually amazed at how lienent most of the country is. Just a few states require them on anything less than 3000 lbs. According to Brake Buddy's website.
Chances are, you will find on closer examination, that Brake Buddy is quoting TRAILER braking laws. In many states, a towed motor vehicle is NOT considered a trailer, according to the legal definition.
It is obvious the various states do not consider the risk worthy of legal note.
You would think brake buddy would post the most stringent information in hopes of selling more devices.
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Why would they post information that contradicts a requirement for braking solutions? Brake Buddy is in the business of selling braking solutions. If quoting trailer laws gives it the best possible marketing exposure for its product - however misleading in some cases - then trailer laws they will use.
And your remark is different from mine, how?
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wbwood
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06/18/13 11:10pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Motivating the DW
Holy cow !
I say " what do you think, want to head out with the TT next week for a weekend trip", and she is packing the trailer.
Maybe you need to start calling it your "Love nest" --Works for us!
Jack L
:B Since we got the kids out of the nest (mostly) our TT has turned into the Love Shack. We just got back from a week in the mountains and both of us were sad--we're ready to go again! DH wants to go to Destin for July 4th week--Hah! I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen, but perhaps I can find us some place a little less touristy along the way down there. Some place....quiet...and private...:C
Well lucky for you, Destin will probably be full that week... :)
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wbwood
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06/18/13 11:06pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Special 2 years for the price of one thru Camping world.
See...told you they would fix it...
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wbwood
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06/18/13 10:59pm |
Good Sam Roadside Assistance
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RE: ~Post your campsite photos here~
Site C2, Sherando Lake Recreation Area near Lyndhurst, VA.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/JJB/3b39d66a-7c81-49b7-85df-45c9c82c3c4c_zpsd777abee.jpg
Taken from the top of the upper lake dam. Visible are sites C1 thru C5.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/JJB/c7c6a3e1-a6c8-4c0c-a74e-74783a8bcce2_zps13aef305.jpg
We had a bear in the CG one night, and he left his footprints on the side of our truck. Apparently there was nothing of interest in the truck bed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/JJB/004_zpsbe822080.jpg
Nice looking area!
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wbwood
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06/18/13 04:11pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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