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RE: Ever been snubbed or ashamed because of your RV?
A couple of years ago we were pulling a new 20 ft. TT with a new Dodge Dakota. We stayed at the campground at Turning Stones casino in Verona, NY. It's a beautiful campground with nice landscaping and paved parking spaces for the campers. The place was full of high-end motorhomes and us in our little TT. I wasn't ashamed and didn't feel inadequate, but I certainly did feel out of place. There was very little chance of feeling snubbed because we rarely saw anyone outside their RVs.
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rltorpey
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06/05/08 11:08am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Travel plans'
We're going to Disney World this summer, about 2400 miles round trip, and we'll do a few shorter (200-400 mile) trips. I tell everyone that we're going to go while gas is still cheap. :B
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rltorpey
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05/30/08 08:35am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: The ranks of FTers have decreased by two.
Thanks for the honesty in your post. DW and I have discussed fulltiming and I don't think we'll ever do it, although I can certainly understand how nice it must feel to be free to go and do as you wish. We both like our house too much. I expect we'll probably do an extended trip during the summer and an extended trip during the winter and a few shorter trips during the spring and fall.
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rltorpey
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05/08/08 11:42am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: How to quiet a noisy water pump?
You said "insulated" the lines?? Shurflo calls for two feet of flexible water line (reinforced hose) between pump and hard lines. This will get rid of the noise. :)
I haven't done anything about mine yet but this is what I was planning to try. Thanks for the info. I guess I'd better get a "roundtoit" and get the job done. :)
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rltorpey
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05/05/08 02:58pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 55 MPH no!
I think the current speed limits would be fine if they were enforced so that people would actually obey the speed limit. Right now a lot of people seem to drive 75-80 in the 65 mph zone on the expressway I usually use.
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rltorpey
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05/04/08 11:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: seasonal camp site
Ya Terryallan. We buy all our tools, autos, trailers and water craft "on sale". Thus, why we sometimes call them "sale boats". Seriously... Should have called it a "Sail Boat". Must be that grammer thing that some folks spot 500 yeards away. LOL!!!!
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spike99, great comeback. :)
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rltorpey
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05/03/08 04:50pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Can You use Your Rig Self Contained?
It would be interesting to know how many of the boondockers are from each region of the United States. I don't think there are as many great locations to boondock here in the Northeast as there are out west, so that might explain the popularity of campground camping here, as opposed to boondocking.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 02:41pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Can You use Your Rig Self Contained?
I just realized that my previous post wasn't completely accurate. We do use our camper without hookups quite often while we're traveling between campgrounds. We really like being self-contained. We stop, use the restroom, fix meals, relax, and then travel on to our next campground.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 02:24pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Can You use Your Rig Self Contained?
I know how to live without hookups but I prefer to have them. I don't really have any desire to go sit in the woods by myself or to camp in the parking lot at Walmart. And if I wanted to stay in the woods away from everyone I would just stay home.
We enjoy staying in a campground, participating in the activities, walking around the campground looking at everyone's campers, taking the grandkids to the pool and the playground, and not having to worry about about filling the tanks, emptying the tanks, charging the batteries, or running the generator.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 01:39pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: More Ethanol Fuel for the Fire
This administration is the the dumbest since I have been able to care. If I have to see one more blank stare into the headlights, I may have to consider drinking diesel.
This is the funniest thing I have read in months.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 12:53pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Dealer Won't Help with Mechanical Problem/New Purchase
ashling02, Thanks for the follow-up. As I stated in my earlier post, there was a lot going on here that we didn't know about. It sounds like the dealer didn't do a proper walkthrough and should step up to the plate now and fix this problem for you. If the microwave clock wasn't flashing, either it was running on battery during the walkthrough (unlikely) or it was running on electric and they didn't notice the microwave had no power going to it. Either way, it sounds like they didn't do a thorough PDI / walk-through. Good luck with your new RV.
Wait one second. the dealer didn't do a proper walk through????
the OP had it delivered to a campground with no power. what would you expect them to do?
bumpy
The OP stated "I went to the dealer for the walk-through. I am almost positive that the TT was running on BATTERY ONLY because I remember the microwave was not flashing as if it were on. Didn't even realize this was probably so until I read all the blogs tonite. If the electric were on, wouldn't the microwave have been flashing in clock mode??? This was something I did not think about; I just assumed that everything was fine because the lights were working."
Based on this statement the OP did a walkthrough at the dealership before the camper was delivered and it doesn't sound like the electric was working properly then. So I would have expected them to do a more thorough walkthrough so that they're not delivering a defective camper.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 10:35am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Dealer Won't Help with Mechanical Problem/New Purchase
ashling02, Thanks for the follow-up. As I stated in my earlier post, there was a lot going on here that we didn't know about. It sounds like the dealer didn't do a proper walkthrough and should step up to the plate now and fix this problem for you. If the microwave clock wasn't flashing, either it was running on battery during the walkthrough (unlikely) or it was running on electric and they didn't notice the microwave had no power going to it. Either way, it sounds like they didn't do a thorough PDI / walk-through. Good luck with your new RV.
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rltorpey
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04/30/08 06:49am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Dealer Won't Help with Mechanical Problem/New Purchase
And, I still don't understand why you and others are making the customer out to be the one that did the wrong thing. Let's see.....
Customer buy's an RV and included in the deal is the delivery to the campground. Customer does Walk-Through and all systems seem to be working fine. Water comes out from the hot-water side and since the dealer and customer aren't going to wait the 20 minutes to see if the water get's hot, they assume it's working and if the mechanic prepped the coach properly, it should very well be working.
Coach is plugged into power and all appliances work and 110 volt accessories operate as well. Customer and dealer do not have or use a voltage indicator to check each and every outlet (like the mechanic should have) so they assume they work.
Customer pays for RV, dealer has profit in their pocket and a defective product is handed over to the customer.
Please tell me how the customer did anything wrong here!?
This is an interesting scenario, but I haven't read anything that would indicate that this is what actually happened. Instead the OP wrote that the dealer delivered the camper two weeks ago and, while setting it up a couple of days ago, the OP found several problems. I'm not trying to place blame but it sounds like the dealer dropped it off and nobody checked anything. Therefore, noone would have any idea whether the camper was working properly when it was delivered or not. For all we or anyone else knows the squirrels could have been chewing on the wiring.
I think it would be nice if the dealer would send someone out to take a quick look at the camper to see if it's just a simple problem, or to at least have someone try to talk them through some simple checks over the phone, but I don't think they're obligated to do so. Of course, if it were me I'd make it pretty clear to the dealership that I was taking them off my Christmas Card list. They should know better than to just drop off a camper without making sure everything worked and the buyer knew how to operate all of the systems.
The problem here is that we still don't know the whole story. If we're going to create scenarios it's easy to imagine a buyer insisting that the dealer just drop off the camper and that they would be fine setting it up later by themselves. I've never worked for an RV dealership, and I understand that the "costumer" is always right, but I've dealt with some pretty obnoxious and stubborn customers in other industries.
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rltorpey
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04/29/08 04:51pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Crazy gas prices and an old 79 Shasta-What to do?
Here's a link to the search page at RVPark Reviews. It lists 44 campgounds within 50 miles of Lebanon, PA and 150 within 100 miles.
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rltorpey
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04/29/08 01:47pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Dealer Won't Help with Mechanical Problem/New Purchase
I'm afraid you're in the process of learning a couple of important facts about RVing.
Fact 1 - It helps if you are able to perform repair work on your RV yourself.
Fact 2 - If you can't do the repair work yourself you should be prepared to pay.
I recently bought a new RV but the dealer I bought it from is 90 miles from my home. So if I want things fixed for free (under warranty) it costs me about $75 for gas and most of a day. And if I have to leave it at the dealer and return on another day to pick it up the cost increases to $120 and most of two days. So, here's my strategy for dealing with this:
1. Minor problems that I can live with are ignored until I've had enough time to identify all of them and then they are taken care of (hopefully) in one trip back to the dealer.
2. Minor problems that I can't live with I fix myself. It's just easier and less expensive.
3. For major problems I bite the bullet and take it back to the dealer. And try to have all of the minor problems identified so they can be addressed at the same time.
I don't recall seeing an answer to the question asking whether you went through a PDI before the camper was delivered or not but there is an important lesson to be learned here and that is the importance of doing a thorough PDI before you accept delivery of a new camper.
You can't really blame the dealer here because he is looking at two round trips to pickup and then return the camper. That's a total of 140 miles plus all of the driving time. I don't think $150 is out of line. And if a PDI was done at the dealership and the camper passed it's quite likely that the problem is related to the wiring at the campground rather than the camper. Which means that if you can't troubleshoot this yourself trying to find someone who can do an on-site service call is probably the best option. Unless it's a major problem with the camper it probably won't cost much more than the towing fee to return the camper to the dealer. And if the problem is with the campground wiring, returning the camper to the dealer won't solve anything. On the other hand, if it's a problem with the campground wiring the campground owner might help you with the cost of the service call.
So I'd suggest checking at the campground office or asking some of the more seasoned seasonal campers to recommend someone who can look at it. You might even find the campground owner is willing to help out. It's been known to happen.
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rltorpey
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04/29/08 12:21pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fillmore Glen State Park, NY
I've never been there but here's a review from RV Park Reviews.
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rltorpey
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04/29/08 08:29am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Price of fuel
I wish I could get some of that cheap fuel. Here in western NY diesel is over 4.50 and regular is over 3.50.
A couple of weeks ago I filled my fuel oil tank with heating oil. 225 gallons at 3.75/gallon comes to around $850 per fillup and I go through 2-3 tanks each year. And my house is reasonably well insulated and not very big. I think it may be time to move into the 5er for the winter.
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rltorpey
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04/17/08 01:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Anybody going to Fort Wilderness?
We'll be leaving just as you're arriving. Our reservations are for July 18th through the 29th. Consider yourself lucky because the weather usually gets really nice right after we leave a place. :)
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rltorpey
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04/13/08 01:21pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Recipe's using oatmeal
Here's a link to a bunch of meatloaf recipes that use oatmeal as a filler.
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rltorpey
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04/12/08 03:22pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Bedsaver
I installed one on my hitch. It was very easy. And I'm happy to report that so far it's been a complete waste of money. I haven't dropped the 5er onto it yet. :)
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rltorpey
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04/03/08 10:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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