RE: Winter RV'ing in class C
It is warmer in Taos than Angel Fire in January, but it is still way below freezing at night. Average of 11-12 degrees in Taos and a average low of 1 degree in Angel Fire.
Boy, I wish the weather people would ever get it right. An average low of 1 degree in Angel Fire during January is overestimated! I know because I do a lot of snow removal work on an open tractor here in Angel Fire in the winter, and the temps don't reach above zero until an hour or so after daybreak:
* 1 above zero is cold, but the tractor starts easily.
* 10 below stings, and the tractor is a little slow to start.
* 20 below hurts, and the tractor goans to start.
* Below that just numbs the skin, and the tractor won't start.
About the only place that is consistently lower in temperature in these parts is up in Alamosa.
:)
Lynn
RE: Winter RV'ing in class C
The problem with staying downstairs in northern New Mexico is that the temps or the elevations are not that much different up or down.
Au contraire! I love going down to Taos in the wintertime because it's always so much warmer there than here in Fridged Ridge .. er, I mean Angel Fire! (They're a little under 1,500 feet lower than we are.)
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Lynn
RE: Motor Homes with numbers printed on the end caps?
I did not think you could join the Airstream club unless you owned an Airstream, so why would this Winnie have an Airstream number? Makes no sense to me that it would be An Airstream number. So anybodys guess could be right on this. By the way click on the forth picture to get a better look at the number.
I may be mistaken, but I don't think he was saying that it was an Airstream number. It was more that it might be a number along the lines of those used by the Airstream association, that is, some kind of a club number.
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Lynn
RE: Winter RV'ing in class C
I am currently shopping for my first "new to me" RV. Was recently at a dealer and he asked what I would be using the RV for. One of the items he spoke on was taking the RV to New Mexico to skiing during the winter.
Dealer told me I needed a nicer, more $$ class C OR a class A for that since cheaper class C models aren't enclosed on the bottom and my gray, black, and water tanks would freeze and possibly crack.
Is this true, or was I being told a line...
Kind of depends on where you're planning to stay for your ski trips. A lot of folks park the RV someplace downstairs and drive a toad 20-whatever miles up to one of the ski areas. Staying downstairs means a LOT warmer temps: Freezing cold at night, but often above freezing during the day. However, if you want to stay upstairs near the ski areas, then expect it to be subfreezing 24 hours per day, often with nighttime temps well below zero. No small feat to handle that kind of temps in an RV, so it has to be fully enclosed, insulated and heated for tanks and all plumbing and sewer lines; retrofits simply don't work well enough for these kinds of severe temperatures.
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Lynn
RE: Goosenecks of the San Juan
U should be ok to the Goosenecks, but DON'T try to take the RV any farther up Rt.261
Agree whole heartedly. I know, someone's gonna say, "Shoot, trucks go up and down it all the time and even 40' Class A's do it." But, I sure wouldn't take my rig up or down, especially down, that road.
... Bruce
*I agree with Bruce once again!
How 'bout we let them decide for themselves AFTER they watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5mdW2Uro9A
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Lynn
*But Navajo Tacos (with cold beer) still rule at Twin Bluffs!
RE: Motor Homes with numbers printed on the end caps?
I think some of them are the number of builds coded by manufacturer.
Finally a correct answer.
Not for Airstream! It's the number from the club and does not reflect building codes.
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Lynn
RE: Motor Homes with numbers printed on the end caps?
Airstream had one of the first travel clubs and they put numbers up there. ...
The Wally Byam Caravan Club (WBCCI) is the official name of the Airstream association. It is not only the oldest RV club, but also independent of the manufacturer, Airstream, Inc. Each member receives a unique number, generally placed on the end caps.
When we bought our vintage Airstream, we could still see the outlines of the original WBCCI membership number. We asked the folks at club headquarters, and the original numbers were still available, so we got them!
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Lynn
WBCCI 21043
RE: RVing in North Central New Mexico
I heard that they've completely torn down the old store so that they can start from scratch. In truth, they probably needed to since the old structure was obviously not capable of handling the snow loads we've seen recently. Heaven knows that if our store up here were to collapse, the whole valley would be in really deep doo-doo: Trapped in snowy, snowy wonderland with no source of food within over 20 miles of mountains.
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Lynn
RE: Ft. Smith to Colorado Springs
... Tried a new way back to Arkansas with mixed results. Cut off I-25 at Raton, NM and linked up with state higway 412 in New Mexico, and stayed with it into Tulsa. This was to avoid the I-40 hassle, speed, and mess, especially in western Oklahoma and OK City. 412 was rough, especially in western Oklahoma, but the worst part is the lack of any RV parks and facilities for about 400 miles! We ended up driving from Creede, CO to Ft. Supply, Oklahoma (about 11 hours drive) before finding a camping area, which was very nice. It was the Corps park at Ft. Supply Lake in Ft. Supply, OK.
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Ah! You missed the RV park and the state park at Clayton, NM!
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Lynn
RE: Bluff, Utah area ???
Can Hovenweep ruins be reached on the roads from the towns of Montezuma Creek and/or Aneth In a word, Yes. You can also get there by turning off of 191 about half way between Blanding and Bluff.
If you decide to head for Hovenweep via the road to Aneth and Montezuma Creek, be sure to check out the "apartments" across the river (ask and someone will tell you where to look), only north facing Anasasi ruins I've ever seen.
As for the CG to use, I'd agree that Cadillac RV Ranch is a great spot. Not many amenities but the CG is always spotless, and Gaylan and Charlie are wonderful people. In fact talk nnice to Charlie and she'll give you a run down on the "local" ruins.
Might also consider a stop, or even a night at Sand Island. Nice BLM campground whose focal point is the Petroglyph wall.
And I agree with a "scoot" down Combs Wash, as well as Butler Wash. And if you have the time a trip up to Muley Point is well worth your time (the road up the hill from Goose Necks).
Also a Navajo Burger at Twin Rocks is a must, at least for us.
Bruce
I agree with all of this. WEll, except for one fine point: Get the Navajo Taco
at Twin Bluffs. With a cold beer.
:)
Lynn
RE: Best place to measure vehicle weights (Calgary, Alberta)
I've often used gravel pits, which usually sell gravel by weight. They often have a large-scale weighing facility. Check the phone book and give some of them a call to find out.
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L
RE: First Time Camping In USA Help... :)
By must-sees, I guess you're talking more about things to see and do rather than decent RV parks and campgrounds, right?
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Lynn
RE: Bread to hunt/kill.
Well, when I was young in the 50s, we had a bobcat in the house. (Mother killed by traffic; baby bobcat brought to shelter and eventually turned over to us to raise.)
It wasn't much for petting, but did like to sleep in the headboard of my parents' bed. It was very clean and used the toilet. (Caution: Leave the toilet lid UP!) However, feeding was tricky. It ate only red meat (of which we had way more than enough). You put out the meat and then stood very clear, for it would ferociously protect its "kill" from anybody who came too close.
Alas, the bobcat jumped off of the piano one time, and its collar caught on the music holder, flipping the cat in mid air. Landed on its back, breaking it.
Lynn
RE: RVing in North Central New Mexico
...There is a restaurant on the hiway from Espanola to Abiquiu and it's a new Mexican food type and has been there for over 50 years and I can't remember the name...It was on the left side heading left..
Boy, you got me on that one! Because of the way the valleys and mountain ranges run up here, we don't often get over into the area from Santa Fe/Espanola north through Abiquiu to Chama, so I'm kind of blind over there!
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Lynn
RE: RV resorts negotiable?
I don't know about where you are, but all of the places in this area seem to be chock full, no shortage of RVers at all.
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Lynn
RE: RVing in North Central New Mexico
Scout master
I would be interested which rv park your folks are staying in at Eagle Nest NM.
THanks
Gary
One quickie way to look up parks in Eagle Nest is to use the chamber of commerce listings:
http://www.eaglenestchamber.org/
You can also find them at the New Mexico Assn of RV Parks and Campgrounds:
http://www.newmexicorvparksandcampgrounds.org/
:)
Lynn
RE: RVing in North Central New Mexico
Hey CowgirlCreations:
We were in Chama last year for 4 days and yes there is a grocery store just outside of town.
Not a mom & pop type, just a little bigger and their prices were in line with everybody else's.
Last winter disaster struck in Chama: The roof on the grocery store collapsed under extremely heavy snow load. Of course, they're trying to rebuild as quickly as they can; meanwhile, locals are having to drive up to Pagosa or over to Dulce for serious groceries.
If anybody has recent updates on the progress -- perhaps a temporary building? -- I'd appreciate hearing about it!
:(
Lynn
RE: El Paso to Flagstaff
You can also avoid Albuquerque traffic by leaving I25 south of Albuquerque at Los Lunas. This route, now called Highway 6, is a section of historic Route 66 and intersects with I40 about 30 or 40 miles west of the city.
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Lynn
RE: Grey water dumping - is it legal in YOUR state?
Trumped?I doubt it. A later section of that ;aw allows other jursdictions to ONLY pass stricter rules/ordinances.
Yes, my wording was imprecise (a result of my need for some more java this morning). I meant that other jurisdictions could enact tighter restrictions, for example, not allowing any gray dumping into gopher holes. I think that's the case on all NPS property already, if I understand it correctly.
Speaking of gopher holes, we have the original owner's handbook for our 1967 Airstream, and it contains nice instructions on how to dig one: Dimensions, placement of hoses, the whole shootin' match.
:)
Lynn
