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RE: Pilgrim Intl. Closing
GOSHEN — Another blow to the RV industry — Keystone RV in Goshen is laying off almost 300 workers.
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CEO Ron Fenech says 290 workers were laid off Thursday morning, effective immediately.
Fenech says the uncertainty of the market is the problem amid the struggling economy and high gas prices.
He says it's not uncommon for RV companies to lay off workers heading into the fall when the summer camping season ends, but adds Keystone has never done this before.
The company will still employ 2,600 people.
The announcement comes just three weeks after Monaco Coach laid off 1,400 workers in Elkhart County.
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Tundra2084
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08/08/08 05:35pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Coach too old?
We have a different take on the situation. The Motor Coach RV Resort we go to in Florida in the Winter has a rule of a unit being 22 feet or larger. The Name of the Resort is also missleading in that it says its a Motor Coach Resort but over half of the Rver's there are in Fivers as well as a few TT's thrown in there. They do not allow tents or popups but will allow Hybrids.
Guess if it bothers some then there are other places to stay and if you don't like our fiver being next to your million dollor mansion then move on down the road. Our money is just as good as your's and heck we even spend it where we camp. We don't bother others and we make sure our site is kept clean and quiet.
Yup our unit is newer BUT we would do the same in a smaller older unit as well..just our way of living.
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Tundra2084
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08/08/08 12:53pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Campgrounds along the New York Thruway (90)
Just a suggestion but if you go to the passport america website and click on campgrounds then click on the state your looking at traveling through you might find what you are looking for there. It will tell you about each campground as well as directions to it from most major highways. You DONT have to join to view what they have on their website but because we belong to this club we save on all our camping during the year.
Happy Traveling and Enjoy your trip.
Passport America Website
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Tundra2084
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08/06/08 09:31am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Membership camp grounds
We will stick with our Passport America club and pay $44 a year in dues (less if you sign up for more than 1 year) and pick our campgrounds accordingly. Would rather pay a campground 1/2 price and keep the thousands of dollors in charges and dues in our pocket. Father inlaw belonged to C2C and now that they dont travel much they gave up their membership. They only belong to PA now and are very happy just paying for the time they use it. They also had to pay to no longer belong to C2C to cancel their membership..talk about double dipping.
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Tundra2084
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08/01/08 08:17am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: First-time diesel fueling with trailer
You shouldn't have any problems fueling your TV if you use the larger fueling stations on your route. We look for Flying J's, Petro's and other large volume Fueling stations on our routes. We do look for flying J's first as most of them do have RV fueling lanes that can and do accommodate larger RV's. We also carry the book called the Next Exit that lists different routes and what's coming up at the exit like Fueling stations that have Large Area's for Rv's and Trucks to fill up at.
We went on our first long trip with our fiver and new truck in may. Took a route we hadn't taken before with our new to us Diesel and wouldn't you know it...first time we didn't plan where we could stop cause it was backroads and no book to help there, we couldn't find a station with Diesel on our route.
Mind you it was a lot of back roads and not many towns either so we WONT be taking this route again and we go to this destination every year some times twice a year.
Now we carry a 5 gallon can of Diesel when we travel. Not fun for DH to walk to the next town looking for Diesel and a gas can to carry back to TV to fill so we could continue. Learned a very valuable lesson that day. Don't go BELOW 1/4 tank on fuel thinking that there will be a Station that has Diesel. At about 1/2 tank we start looking for a place to stop to refuel.
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Tundra2084
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08/01/08 07:49am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: DW wants a new 5er
Funny how people are brand loyal and go by what others have said about the other brands. We own a Ford diesel and no problems as of yet. Brother is a mechanic and he works on all models and even he said that its how its driven, taken care of, and how its used that will usually determine how a vehicle runs. We all agree that all makes and models have lemons so do some homework and get what you want. JMHO
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Tundra2084
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07/24/08 10:17am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Folks sold home -- all he$$ broke out today UPDATE
Well you could have a situation like we had. We had our house sold for a little below asking price. We went and found another house and had the closing dates all set on both homes. The new house would close a month before the old house sold which gave us time to move slowly and get things set up the way we wanted them. On the day of the closing on the house we were selling the buyer walked away from the sale without any notice. It wasnt until 5pm the day of the closing that we were told that the house was not sold. Talk about stressfull.
Well the next day we went back to our old house and changed out all the appliances we had left for the seller with the one's that came with the new house that were older.
Then we figured ok..what now..put it back on the market and that same day an agent called to see the house which we had decided to repaint in the living room. Told them sure come on over but we are painting..no problem..house sold that night to the people who came to see it that day.
Now up here in Kitchener Ontario when you sign on the dotted line at closing you MUST be OUT of the home when the keys are turned over to the new buyer.
When we had closing on the new house the keys were turned over to us at noon and told its yours..nobody is in the house as the law states and you can move in when you want. When we came to the house there was furniture and things still there from the other owner. Called the realator and told them to call old oweners and to get their stuff out by 5pm or its all ours. What a mess. All said and done glad thats all over with and that we made out a little better in the end but sure made for one heck of a bad situation.
Ohhh..the reason we found out the other buyer backed out was he found another house in a different town and forfited his deposit which we had to split with his lawyer. If we could have we would have gone after this jerk but in the end it wasnt worth it.
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Tundra2084
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07/20/08 09:05am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Questions about Going into Canada and across Ontario
We cross all the time with our 2 dogs into the states from ontario and they will now allow beef and dog food as long as the beef is for personal use. Harder time getting into the usa than into canada so keep passports handy as they do help.
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Tundra2084
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07/18/08 06:22am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Setting up a truck
Big Red F-150 Its not the lenght of the fiver ...its the WEIGHT. Not all small fivers are light and not all long fivers are heavy. Our fiver is 31 feet long..and its an ultra light..weight is 8100 lbs GVWR with a pin of 1142 lbs because its a rear kitchen our pin is lower than others.
We owned a Puma 253fbs that was 27 feet long and it weighed GVWR 10,000 lbs and the pin was 1200 lbs. Screaming going up hills is nice but stopping safely with ample space to spare between you and the car in front of you is even better.
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Tundra2084
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07/16/08 09:08am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Walmart more heart then KOA
When ever we drive by a KOA I cant help but tell my husband, there's another KOA ... (Kiss Our A#$) camggroud and not many people staying there. With all the private campgrounds and state parks if enough people stayed away from the BAD Koa's then someone would notice and things would have to change.
Thats just My Opinion though.
And yes we have stayed at a couple nice Koa's like the one we stay in in Vermont. But if that one changes as its a new KOA then we will look else where to stay.
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Tundra2084
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07/13/08 06:56am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: 1/2 TON TV for 5th Wheels, any 5Wtrailers light enough...
Ok so I did a little looking and this is what I found for all you folks that are looking for a smaller fiver to be towed by your 1/2 ton trucks.
Half ton Towable Fiver that weighs under 4000lbs with a tongue of 600lbs.
Guess they are making them lighter and smaller now for those who don't want to tow the big rigs anymore. Kinda strange they list it as tongue weight instead of pin but hey its new and maybe they dont know the difference lol.
Here's the info on this Fiver
STANDARD FEATURES (25 FIFTH):
* 2-Burner Stove w/ Range Hood
* Sink w/ Auto Pump & 9 gal. tank
* 7 Windows
* Power Converter & GFCI
* 6-Gal. LP Hot Water Heater
* 1-piece Marine OSB
w/ Linoleum Flooring
* 14" x 14" Roof Vent
* 2- 3500 lb Electric Brake Axles
* Rubber Roof
* Two 20 lb LP Tanks
* Hot Water Shower (24"X40")
* Toilet w/ Black Tank
* 54" Dinette
* Stereo w/ 4 in & 2 out speakers
* 2- Built-In TV Antennas w/ Jacks
* 13,500 BTU AC with Heater
* 2 Way Refridgerator
* Sleeps 7
* U-Shape Overhead Cabinets
* Clothes Closet
5thW is 3,740 lbs w/ 600 lb tongue
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Tundra2084
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06/24/08 04:26pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Rear kitchens, pros/cons
Check this out if your interersted in rear Kitchen Rv's There are 3 pages of opinions for you to go through and to find out what others feel about the units and why.
Rear Kitchen questions
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Tundra2084
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06/24/08 04:23pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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A new half ton towable
Ok so I did a little looking and this is what I found for all you folks that are looking for a smaller fiver to be towed by your 1/2 ton trucks.
Half ton Towable Fiver that weighs under 4000lbs with a tongue of 600lbs.
Guess they are making them lighter and smaller now for those who don't want to tow the big rigs anymore. Kinda strange they list it as tongue weight instead of pin but hey its new and maybe they dont know the difference lol.
Here's the info on this Fiver
STANDARD FEATURES (25 FIFTH):
* 2-Burner Stove w/ Range Hood
* Sink w/ Auto Pump & 9 gal. tank
* 7 Windows
* Power Converter & GFCI
* 6-Gal. LP Hot Water Heater
* 1-piece Marine OSB
w/ Linoleum Flooring
* 14" x 14" Roof Vent
* 2- 3500 lb Electric Brake Axles
* Rubber Roof
* Two 20 lb LP Tanks
* Hot Water Shower (24"X40")
* Toilet w/ Black Tank
* 54" Dinette
* Stereo w/ 4 in & 2 out speakers
* 2- Built-In TV Antennas w/ Jacks
* 13,500 BTU AC with Heater
* 2 Way Refridgerator
* Sleeps 7
* U-Shape Overhead Cabinets
* Clothes Closet
5thW is 3,740 lbs w/ 600 lb tongue
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Tundra2084
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06/21/08 03:17pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Diesel gas prices in Canada & Alaska
Petro Canada today Gas at $1.32 ltr Saw Diesel yesterday while traveling as high as $1.43 ltr so its all over the place as you can see for the prices
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Tundra2084
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06/17/08 09:44am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: New Driver's Licence in Ontario June 16th 08
Skip, skip, skip I think you have gotten soft in ur advanced years. Dealers are there to MAKE MONEY!!!!!!! The more the better. They'll tell ya anything to make a sale, even the ability to tow a 38' Montana with a Ford F150. So I don't put much stock in anything a dealer has to say or an association they may be a member of. Anyway we must get together this summer and dicuss this over a beer or six.........
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Tundra2084
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06/16/08 07:29pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: New Driver's Licence in Ontario June 16th 08
Well I have been up for the past three nights and have thrown this question of licence's around with a number of colleagues at work,and have come up with a new opinion. My previous posts were a mixture of mistaken information from MTO Officers and me not taking my own advise and picking apart the Highway Traffic Act. I think I have now done this and.......
As per the following.....taken from the Ontario Highway Traffic Act
"registered gross weight" means the weight for which a permit has been issued under the Act, the fee for which is based on the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles and load;
“gross weight” means the combined weight of vehicle and load;
Class A Class A — any combination of a motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kilograms, but not a bus carrying passengers
Class D Class D — any motor vehicle exceeding 11,000 kilograms gross weight or registered gross weight, and any combination of a motor vehicle exceeding a total gross weight or registered gross weight of 11,000 kilograms and towed vehicles not exceeding a total gross weight of 4,600 kilograms, but not a bus carrying passengers
Class G Class G — any motor vehicle not exceeding 11,000 kilograms gross weight or registered gross weight and any combination of a motor vehicle not exceeding a total gross weight or registered gross weight of 11,000 kilograms and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles do not exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kilograms, but not,
(a) a motorcycle or motor assisted bicycle;
(b) a bus carrying passengers; or
(c) an ambulance in the course of providing ambulance service as defined in the Ambulance Act
In my opinion and I'm sure there will be other opinions........
1. A 'G' licence is fine unless the combined weight or combined GVWR of your truck and trailer is under 11,000kgs (IF over then a 'D' licence is required)
2. An'A' or 'A' R licence is required if the gross weight of the trailer is OVER 4600kgs (NOT the GVWR as I had earlier thought and was told)
SO I apologize for any stress or problems I might have caused to you, your marriage, between friends etc. and humbly await the ranting and admonishments
P.S. SKIP lower your blood pressure I think you may be rights as far as the 'A' goes but may be close to a 'D'
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Tundra2084
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06/16/08 04:09pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: New Driver's Licence in Ontario June 16th 08
I realise that everyone is trying hard to justify not to have to be properly licenced and you go for it. What you don't seem to understand is that you have to read the actual Highway Traffic Act and NOT something put together by someone in the MOT office. Weights on the road, axel weights etc just confuse. So for those that do properly licence themselves good for you..... those that risk the $360 ticket well..... Cause I'm sure that the first long weekend after the 16th of June the OPP will be looking for improperly licenced trailer haulers.
AND Hamops Ya can't double tow with an 'A' R licence....one of the restrictions.
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Tundra2084
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06/14/08 02:03pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: New Driver's Licence in Ontario June 16th 08
SKIP!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're confusing yourself and everyone else.......Forget about axle weights, tongue weights, pin weights.....even barbell weights. Its very simple if your GVWR is over 4600kgs you NEED an 'A' licence.
Let me put it this way regardless of what the actual weight of your trailer is (unless the manufactor has grossly over or under estimated the weight on the metal plate on your trailer), then the potential for you to weight THAT weight is always there. In which case if its over 4600kgs then you need the 'A' licence. Sorry ta be the bearer of bad news. BUT ya know me ........ stur the pot and stand back ta watch LOLOLOLOL
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Tundra2084
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06/13/08 02:54pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: New Driver's Licence in Ontario June 16th 08
Spoke to an MTO Officer today as they were weighing Dump truck for over weight. Two questions I wanted answered. 1. Which weight is used for the 4600Kgs to have an 'A' licence 2. medical requirements on an 'A' R licence.
Answers: 1. The GVWR is used and what is stamped on the trailer (Unless the trailer is obviously misweighed then it would be weighed) and 2. Same as the regular 'A'.
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Tundra2084
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06/12/08 04:12pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Any one using a Ford V10 for TV?
We had a V-10 until a month ago and have now towed with both the Diesel and the V-10. Our last truck was a Ford F250 V-10 with the 4;30 rear and had no problem towing our fiver up hills but it was a gas hog. We did get a respectable 8.7 miles to the gallon when towing and on a good day got about 10.5 without towing.
We decided to look at the diesel's for longevity of the engine and the extra miles per gallon towing and not towing. Even now with the Diesel we are still ahead of the game in miles per gallon towing and not. Just took a trip to see family in NH as we do every year with our fiver. Compared last years gas usage to this years diesel usage and we used 35 gallons less fuel with the diesel. Even with the $1.00 a gallon difference in fuel we still saved money and it was a more comfortable ride not listening to the engine of the V-10 sucking down the gas on hills.
No matter what you get..a V-10 or a diesel you will have the power and the torque to pull your unit without problem. Get what you feel you can afford and what works for YOU. As for us..its now Diesel all the way just for the extra mileage and comfort in the pulling.
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Tundra2084
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06/08/08 08:12am |
Tow Vehicles
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