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RE: Travelling with food for personal use from Canada
I usually bring no food across the border and plan on a stop at the first Price Chopper as you just never know what they will confiscate at the border.Meat,fruit and vegetables are a sure bet on being denied entry and it doesnt matter if its in its original package as on the last camping trip i did to Lake Meachum i had to toss 2 dozen Jumbo hot dogs that had never been opened..
Exactly. Our seasonal site is at Ausable Chasm. We cross weekly and still get the same questions at customs about any food going in. We buy everything once we cross the border.
It doesn't matter whether it's for your own consumption or dog food, they will likely keep it. Before we had our seasonal site, we would cross at either the Vermont and NY borders and they would always inspect our 5th wheel for food products (they would go straight to the fridge and pantry). You won't get a $10,000 fine, they just keep and destroy what they find.
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06/27/08 03:24am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Maintenance when you're sitting stationary
We're in a seasonal also this year. I've been running the slide it if we will be away from it for a couple weeks. I also 'dry clean' the trailer with a cleaner and wipe it down with a cloth. I also use a seal conditioner for the slide seal and I pump the tires 10 psi over their max (65psi to 75 psi) to help avoiding a memory (per Goodyear's recommendations).
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PackerBacker
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06/26/08 07:29am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: daming of niagra falls
Eventually, maybe tens of thouands of years from now, the falls will be rapids. Thats the way of nature, and nothing can stop it.
and that's the way it should be.
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PackerBacker
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06/26/08 07:23am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Canada Day LW?
Congrats, Eric. May your retirement be a long and healthy one.
Thanks Gerry
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PackerBacker
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06/26/08 07:17am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Firewood
New York State Parks strongly suggest that you do not bring in wood transported from other areas, but no laws or limitations so far. Since we camp mostly within a 100 mile radius, not a big deal, but if I was coming from further away I would buy local wood.
NY just enacted a new law at the beginning of June stating that you cannot transport untreated wood more than 50 miles. We're in the Adirondacks and this was the buzz in our campground the past couple of weeks.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/ny-bans-shipping-firewood-in-effort-to/n20080604155209990007
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PackerBacker
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06/26/08 03:29am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Canada Day LW?
Congrats PackerBacker - here's to a long and enjoyable retirement :B.
Thank you ... Eric
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06/24/08 05:18pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: "Calling all Seasonal Campers"
Well beleive it or not, I did unplug the trailer again this weekend and waited a little longer than I did before, probably 2 mins and it finally stopped. It was barely creeping, but it did stop. So what do I do now, leave well enough alone???????
If you really like the place and it's not a deal breaker then wait and see about the next bill. It sounds like the 'incremental' portion may amount to about $75 for the season so personally I'd live with it for this season and make whatever changes you want next year.
... Eric
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06/24/08 06:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Myrtle Beach -- mosquitos?
Not recently but 3 times in the past 5 years and I rarely saw a mosquito. We were in Myrtle Beach Travel Park each time and I was able to sit out just about every evening without being bothered by bugs.
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06/23/08 11:01am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Why RV Tires Suffer So Many Blowouts
There are 3 things that lead to "Frequent Blowouts"
1: Overload.. Many trailers, epically and even some motor homes the tires are really NOT up to the needs of the vehicle, Even empty the tires can be marignal and when you load 'er down with all the junk you haul to the campground.. Forget it.. Every trailer I've had I upgraded the tires and ... They last much longer now
2: Speed: Trailer tires only.. These are often small tires which means they "Spin faster" as you go, this makes more heat in the bearings which is transfered to the tire which gets hotter and hotter and BANG too hot. Well lubricated bearings help to reduce this.
3: NON-USE. The WORST thing, I mean THE WORST short of sticking a sharp object it it, you can do with a tire is NOTHING. Just let it sit there They need to be driven.. They are not meant to sit, be it on blocks or on the ground, they are NOT meant to sit there not moving..
4: AGE, (Years) Folks say "I only got 15,000 miles on those tires and already BOOM they go flat, my car tires last 40,000 miles or more" That's 15,000 miles at 1,000 miles a year, or 15 years.
That's how I see it also.
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06/23/08 10:59am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Firewood
While at Mt Laguna in the San Diego mountains a week ago they had a sign up saying no pallets, scrap lumber, 2X4s, 4X4s, ar any other processed lumber. Not sure why.
Likely because most are made of softwoods and very prone to a lot of sparking. I used a bag of sawmill scraps once and spent the weekend watching to spark pieces going everywhere.
Last year I burned some maple that was cut in 2005 (off my lot) and there was hardly a spark.
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06/23/08 10:54am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Toughest RV travel experience?
Nothing to do with directions, but we ended up driving head-long into tropical storm Gaston in August 2004 on I95 in North Carolina. Visibility was next to zero and I've never seen so much rain. Fortunately no one stopped and traffic just kept moving at about 15 miles an hour; guess no one dared stop at that point.
We thought we were done with the bad weather that about a week later we were in Myrtle Beach Travel Park and we sat out the remnants of Hurricane Francis. I have never felt such strong winds. We pinned the trailer to the truck and cranked hard on the wheel chocks; it was a little un-nerving.
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06/23/08 08:52am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Vents open or closed during
We keep our 3 vents open under the MaxxAir covers all the time while in storage or just away from the camper. Been doing this 6 years now and only close them for winter (snow will blow in).
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06/22/08 06:14am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Awning Tie Down
I have the "screw in ground" anchors with the springs and I don't like them. I quit using the springs because of movement and the noise from even slight breezes.
I use the springs to keep some of the stress off the awning hardware but I also give the tie-down straps a couple twists around themselves. This keeps the wind from catching in the straps and being noisy (fluttering). I screw the anchors right into the ground with even the 'handles' almost buried.
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06/22/08 06:11am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Need Advice on Holding Tanks! That Fell!
Actually it not that uncommon of a problem. I noticed that on our Wildcat, the tank would sag a lot when it was full and with just two side edges holding it into place, it didn't give me that 'warm all over' feeling.
I had a metal strap/brace bolted under it across the center end to end. There is a piece of rubber 'bushing' between the strap and the tank to keep it from fretting. You need to be careful since these tanks are not very thick and can easily have a hole fret through them.
My local rv repair shop has actually fixed quite a number of 'falling' tanks over the years on a number of different brands of trailers.
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06/21/08 04:52am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Canada Day LW?
PackerBacker,
Welcome to the 2008 retirees club. I've been one since May 1.
For the long weekend, I will be* camping on my new-to-me property in another province waiting for the appliances to arrive on July 3.
* Providing Murphy doesn't come up with something new.
:B
Thanks kid ... and congratulations to you on your retirement. Looking forward to chasing fish in the Ausable River (NY).
... Eric
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06/20/08 11:43am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Canada Day LW?
s.lawson and CoMoCo
Thanks for the retirement thoughts. :)
... Eric
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06/20/08 07:42am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Canada Day LW?
Well our company is off on the Tuesday, HOWEVER, the Monday is the 1st day of my retirement. :C
We'll be at our campsite in the NY Adirondacks.
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06/20/08 03:35am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Stinky Slinky supports?
I use the 20' SideWinder support. The 20' one gives me lots of flexibility for different lengths of reach.
http://www.camco.net/images/LargeProduct/43031.jpg
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06/20/08 03:29am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Adirondack campgrounds
Ausable Chasm is a fun thing to see; also includes a 'mild' river raft ride at the end.
http://www.ausablechasm.com/index.htm
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06/19/08 06:52am |
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RE: RVing in Canada
We've been to Canada twice in the past 2 years. You currently do not need a passport to drive over the border, just a birth certificate will do (but not a copy). We were told not to bring any wood over the border but did so on both occasions. I plan a trip to the Montreal area in the fall and plan to do the same.
Please leave your wood at home! I was one of those 'need to bring my own firewood everywhere' people but after seeing some of the devastation, I no longer do it. I gave my pile of campfire wood to my daughter (lives a mile away) for her backyard fire pit.
I have a seasonal site this year in the Adirondacks and I was able to buy a pile of local wood for next to nothing.
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06/19/08 04:28am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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