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RE: Having T/C level when plugged in to house.
If you don't keep it level, all of the electrons will flow out the outside fridge vent and you'll have this huge mess of electrons to clean up on the driveway. ;)
Not only that but the cabilation sthemer rotated areas will require lubrication, but usually it's to late and the thing will be toast.:S
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Paoli
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07/22/08 10:12am |
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RE: Pacifc NW Labor Day TC Rally at Fintry again + caravan
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2518994736_6045c61111.jpg
Chilcotin Highway between Williams Lake BC and Bella Coolla BC.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2518969250_f85299e774.jpg
Pigs on Chilcotin Highway.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/497208078_6a7064382d.jpg
South of Nimpo Lake.
View from rest stop at Chilcotin Highway.
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Paoli
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07/21/08 05:56pm |
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RE: Pacifc NW Labor Day TC Rally at Fintry again + caravan
diesel today is $1.06 a liter. Just about $4 a gallon. Gas is a bit cheaper. I live just outside Greater Vancouver where there is a 5 cent surcharge for transit.
My, my, how things have changed since Jan 12th. :(
Just in case you folks are wondering about diesel prices in the Williams Lake area: The last time I filled my tank it cost $ 1,50/ liter. (actually 1.499)
I suspect that when you buy diesel at the LAST pump before you go down the hill the price will be well over $ 2,00/ liter.
Last year on our trip to Bella Coola ( april 2007) I paid $ 1.40 at the last pump in Anahim Lake, and that was BEFORE the major price increases.
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Paoli
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07/20/08 11:19pm |
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RE: manufacturers...who's going strong???
From the Penticton Herald Newspaper:
Penticton RV plant faces shutdown
JOHN MOORHOUSE
07/18/200
The hammer of a slumping economy has just hit another Penticton manufacturing firm.
West Coast Leisure Homes will be closing production Sept. 12 affecting some 40 workers. A small administrative staff will remain. The company produces Okanagan RVs and campers at a 60,000 square foot plant on Dawson Avenue.
Company president Chris Epp said Thursday although production operations will be shut down, the company remains in business.
“This is not a bankruptcy. This is a plant closing,” he said. “It‘s a big difference. The suppliers aren‘t going to be left high and dry.”
The remaining staff will be able to look after warranty issues and retailers will be serviced, he said.
Epp said West Coast Leisure has been gradually reducing its workforce over the past eight months from a peak of about 150 people on staff a year ago.
Although the plant is closing, Epp said the door remains open to a possible reopening when the economy turns around.
“We‘re going to shut the doors here and discontinue production for the time being until such time as market conditions improve – or otherwise – we‘ll see how things go,” he said.
Epp noted the entire North American RV industry is going through a downturn, with several other manufacturers in Canada and the U.S. closing down.
Although B.C. and Alberta are the company‘s main markets, Canadian sales have gone flat in tandem with the slumping U.S. economy. The strong Canadian dollar has also had a significant impact -- about 20 per cent of West Coast‘s sales are to the U.S.
“In the past year we‘ve seen our dollar go from 85 cents to parity. That‘s when it seemed like someone was turning off the faucet,” he said. “With an 85 cent dollar we were still fully busy. We were booking six months out, but once the dollar got to parity our business dried up.”
The Okanagan brand in the RV industry was started in the late 1960s and went through at least two ownership changes before West Coast Leisure bought the production rights in 1991 when it was operating at Travel-Mate Industries.
“I personally have been involved in this company for 24 years and a number of the employees date back beyond that. It‘s been around for a long-time,” he said. “It‘s been a hard personal decision as well as a hard business decision.”
West Coast Leisure joins a growing list of Penticton area manufacturing firms which have closed or announced closures in recent months.
Canwood Furniture saw its last day of full production last Friday, while Hyak Specialty Wood Products will shut down its construction stake plant at the end of July. Last fall, Weyerhaeuser Canada closed its Okanagan Falls mill, followed by TSW Laminating and Oldcastle Glass.
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Paoli
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07/18/08 05:32pm |
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RE: Okanagan Truck Campers to Cease Production
That's bad news.
Specially for the City of Penticton.
There are more manufacturers in the north and south Okanagon, hopefully we don't hear more bad news. :-(
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Paoli
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07/18/08 05:10pm |
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RE: manufacturers...who's going strong???
As usual your information isnt accurate I just left the Bigfoot factory several days ago they are on a reduced work week and and developing several new products .
Big Foot is working on a new model motorhome.
Their smaller motorhomes models have not much space behind the steering wheel.
They are working on changing the "basement layout" in order to make it possible to move the drivers seat more to the back. I have seen some paperwork on it. It looks good.
Some dealers have seen a proto type.
I'm not sure what the other new products would be.
Are you talking Big Foot truck campers?
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Paoli
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07/18/08 04:07pm |
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RE: Dicor Gone Wild --- now with pics
Haha, great photos!
I love your sundeck.
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Paoli
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07/18/08 04:01pm |
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RE: TOW HITCH
A regular hitch extender does my job. (See Matthews link)
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Paoli
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07/18/08 12:56pm |
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RE: manufacturers...who's going strong???
Big Foot and Northern Lite are still in business here in British Columbia.
I wondering when Northern Lite is coming out with a "slide-out" camper?
I might want to buy a slide out camper, right now I own a Northern Lite.
But I might have to buy another brand because they seem to be the only one not producing slide out units. (Correct me if I'm wrong).
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Paoli
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07/18/08 08:28am |
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RE: TOW HITCH
I have a Ten2000 on a GMC duramax dually long box.
We pull a cargo trailer with motorcycles.
I have extended the hitch and there are no problems.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2558404503_e9d14511bc.jpg
Pulling your boat should be easy.
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Paoli
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07/18/08 08:05am |
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RE: Flipped my fridge and still not working
I was told by an RV maintenance shop never to start up the fridge when the RV is NOT parked level.
My truck was parked once uphill a steep driveway and the wife started the fridge.
The fridge got messed up real good. Needed to buy a new one. Was 7 years old.
Oh, and btw, these suckers are expensive and could be hassle to install them as well.
We needed to take the camper door (with the frame) right out in order to get the old fridge out and the new one in.
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Paoli
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07/17/08 06:25pm |
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RE: Results for Canadian 2007 RV sales...drumroll:
Booming you say, but that was 2007.
I think they can't give away motorhomes right now.
I have seen prices drop by the week.
It's a buyers market for sure.
You are right, go ahead keep the economy floating, buy one at a reduced price and have some fun.
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Paoli
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07/14/08 08:10am |
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RE: Using blue foam for cab clearance
I use a rubber sheet under my camper.
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Paoli
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07/11/08 05:55pm |
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RE: How do people with kids do it?
Our kids used tents to sleep in.
Now they are grown up and have their own toys.
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Paoli
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07/11/08 05:51pm |
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RE: 2 bedroom camper for sale
Like I said the address of the manufacturer appears to be in a residential area. The whole company appears to be very strange.
Just because they use a residential address does not make it strange.
Many bus. people operate out of their homes these days or use it as an address for mail delivery. Home based enterprises are on the rise every where and there are several reason for that. I know one guy who employs 12 people out of his home. Been doing it for years and is very succesfull.
But yes, I think t h i s camper looks kind of strange... hey.....some people don't mind taking their campers off their trucks when camping. I don't do it but others do. This one DOES have an extra bedroom!
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Paoli
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07/11/08 02:49pm |
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RE: Who will survive?
I am in the market for a motorhome.
It's a buyers market right now if you want to take what they have in the lot.
But if you have your mind set on one model that they don't have in stock, you will not get it because they simply don't order it in.
I see prices on motorhomes dropping by the week.
Not sure about truck campers, but I still see a lot of those in dealer lots as well.
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Paoli
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07/11/08 02:41pm |
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RE: Never overweight again, gone to the darkside!
This camper sits a bit higher yet:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2650367775_0231cfbb5c.jpg
I just happens to see this rig last night in Lac La Hache, British Columbia.
Right away I was thinking about this thread. Luckely I had my camera with me.
(Why I take my camera with me when I go to the garbage dump beats me!)
Nice way of going camping and 4x4'ing! Lol.
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Paoli
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07/08/08 04:17pm |
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RE: Lost it to the wind !!
Any photos available to look at?
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Paoli
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07/07/08 07:15am |
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RE: Never overweight again, gone to the darkside!
It would be interesting to see the back of the camper and how you get in and out of it.
I like the looks of your outfit.
Very nicely done!
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Paoli
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07/06/08 04:25pm |
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RE: Killed my batteries for the last time - need advice
Would it help to keep the camper hooked up to electricity?
Some people told me it's a good idea, others said it's not.
Last year when my camper was off the truck I kept it plugged in all winter.
My battery is at least 6 years old and still works.
What's right, what's wrong....heck if I know, maybe someone here knows?The answer is yes..and...no.
If the camper has an old-style converter with a steady (non-regulated) 4A trickle charger you will boil the battery leaving it plugged in for extended periods of non-use.
However if you have one of the newer converters with a 3-stage charger (or have added one to your older converter) then it will help the battery last longer if you keep it plugged in when not in use.
Thanks, Steve, for pointing that out.
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Paoli
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07/05/08 08:08am |
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