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RE: Battery Disconnect switch - Dodge Ram 1500 2x4
Harbor Freight has a disconnect, $3.99 in the last sale flyer. I discovered there is one on my Tioga. It works.
By the way, it is a 4X2 (four wheels, 2 of them powered) not a 2X4 (that's a piece of lumber).
OOOppss. I'm building a deck right now. Must be a lumberian slip.
Thanks for the heads up on Harbor freight. I am thinking about a remote with amomentary switch mounted near the towing electrical hook-up. Trying to make this simple as possible.
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sawdust_128
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10/30/08 08:59pm |
Dinghy Towing
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Battery Disconnect switch - Dodge Ram 1500 2x4
I want to get some ideas on what people are doing for disconnect switches.
I want to install a disconnect switch in my Dodge Ram 1500 2x4. I would like to do a reliable, clean installation that won't disrupt the stock cabling too much.
Any hints or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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sawdust_128
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10/30/08 08:03pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: How hard is it ?
Go find yourself a big parking lot that is empty. I went to a commercial warehouse area late at night. Wife and I practiced turning, parking, etc. with no pressure. Spend time in the rig learning it. Practice setting things up and taking them down. Everything gets easier each time you do it again.
Practice sitting in the driver's seat and become complete aware of the location, action and function of all the controls.
The more time you spend in it, the smaller they seem.
Take your time always.
Be in no hurry, ever.
Remember you are bigger than most things on the road and more than not, other driver's are trying to stay away from you.
Our first trip out, unknown to me, wife put a sign on the back of the rig which read:
"Old and slow with bad eyesight. How do you like his BIG new bus?"
I told her that sign had to go. She agreed. Another 200 miles I stop and check the rig. The new sign read:
"Yikes!!!! He's never driven one of these before."
Before we left that stop, I confiscated the new sign which read:
"His friends won't ride with him either!!!"
She's a sweatheart and knew that us laughing about the signs and ourselves just made us both relax and get back to the fun part of life.
So, bottom line, only work hard at enjoying yourself because time is short.
(on edit) P.S. In order:
2 heart attacks
3 stents
congestive heart failure
1 heart attack, 2 stents, 4 bypasses
ruptured appendix resectioned secum, bad periotonitis
Tachacardia arrest - pace maker/defibrilator implantation
Reconstruction of abdominal diaphragms damaged by periotonitis
Since the 1st of this year, 13 surgeries for cancer.
Today, clean and recovering.
I will not let it get me down. Joyful at each and every sunrise, thankful at each and every sunset, wonder struck in between.
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sawdust_128
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10/29/08 11:35pm |
RVing with Disabilities and General Health Issues
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RE: Advice on DPs
For the budget that you are talking about, you can buy a whole lot of used, high end coaches.
Look at these sites:
Prevost Stuff
California Coach Company
Diesel Pushers
I encourage you to look at these sites. You do not say how long you will be fulltiming.
When I planned, I decided I would not want to change coaches in at least 10 years.
I bought a coach conversion, 10 years old, barely used, looks like new, has a 1-million mile motor and a 10-million mile coach life.
I paid less than your estimate for the Revolution.
Do a search on these forums for the previous discussions on used vs. new.
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sawdust_128
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10/29/08 11:00pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What steps to take
We started a serious (so we thought) downsizing a year ago. We liquidated our business, sold off the shop equipment, kept a selection of stuff from the shop in storage.
We then started on the house. We have cleared unused items through all the usually identified channels. Furniture that remains is spoken for and will be collected when the house sells. Those things we just couldn't get rid of were destined to storage.
First came escalating fuel costs. Then came really escalating fuel costs. We felt the dream slipping away. We made the decision, purchase a bigger, better rig and go half as fast for twice as long. The numbers worked.
We took an 11-day trip and looked at a good selection of rigs that seemed to fit our needs and budget. The trip carried us across 9 states and we looked at about 25 rigs. We made the decision, set a closing date on the new-to-us rig and we were off to the races.
About 90 days later we went and signed on the rig. We lived in it at the dealer's camp ground for 3 weeks. It was a struggle to get back because we didn't want to come back, just wanted to keep going.
When we finally got back (we managed to turn a 1-day trip into a 2-week expedition), we made a frenzy of activity to get rid of the house and most of the rest of the stuff. We have decided that we will probably never come back to a stick and brick unless forced to do so. We are now selling most of the stuff we already placed in storage. We are down to just a few items we will keep. All of our photo albums and slides are being scanned. All original being given to other family members.
I share this, because of the original question relating to "chicken or egg". My assessment is that I did it right by accident. I say this because it could have turned out that after the 3 weeks, we did not want to go full time. Had the house been sold in the frenzy, then what?
I learned something else that I feel is worthy of sharing. People ask me the same question all the time, "When are you going on your big trip?". I always answer the same way, when everything is done and I am comfortable with leaving. I explain that leaving is an event not a when. To have the event of leaving, a lot of other events must occur first. Many of these events I have no control over other than starting them, like selling the house, selling the cars, etc. DW and I made the decision that we would never put a goal date out there to pressure ourselves. We just have a goal, to go. It has saved us immeasurable frustration.
Some other thread will allow us to talk to the other big question I always get, "Where will you go first"? My response is always "Not go where, but go to more comfortable".
Hope this makes some sense.
My Dad, Uncles and Grandfathers all said the same thing "Time is short!" I say that now myself.
One last final thought. You have been on the amazing journey of life. That adventure is about to CONTINUE. You are just changing how you're making the trip. Be the good traveler.
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sawdust_128
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10/29/08 04:30pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Best Tow Bar
Deen:
Did Remco move from Omaha to Washington??
Moisheh
I thought that Remco actually shut down, sold out, moved or somesuch.
bumpy
Remco
P.O. Box 27998
Omaha, NE 68127
402-339-3398
800-228-2481
fax 402-339-6552
www.remcotowing.com
I had a conversation with them last week.
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sawdust_128
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10/28/08 11:21pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Best Tow Bar
You need to call one of the towbar manufacturers. You have a motorhome which comes witha 5000 lbs hitch(unless you modified it). You have a vehicle which with cargo could weigh over 7000 lbs.
I believe that you are going to need a class IV towbar (up to 10,000 lbs).
The question I would have is:
Is the hitch and frame mounting points up to the task?
I may just be paranoid about it.
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sawdust_128
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10/28/08 12:21am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: How do I overcome the nighttime crazies?
I have some suggestions.
1. Go to bed before you get into the "scary thinking".
2. Make a list of all the good stuff and read it everytime you get to a scary item.
3. Celebrate your upcomming departure, heavily. Pass out before it gets scary.
Remember: "Life is what happens while your making other plans."
Here are my rules for a simple life.
Rule 1. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Rule 2. It's all small stuff.
Rule 3. You can't change Rules 1 & 2.
Rule 4. Unless you have to, don't do it with your money.
Rule 5. Don't get arrested.
See, S I M P L E!:B
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sawdust_128
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10/26/08 10:15pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Blue ox Old stye Towbar vs New style Towbars
I have the Blue Ox Anenta LX. It is great. Pull a full size pickup w/ camper shell and a big load of tools.
Try here: Hitch Trader for sale ads
Mke sure you either get the safety cable with it or buy a tow bar weight rated set of cables. If you ever decide to pull anything heavier, you have full capacities on bar and cables.
Hitch trader has an LX "near new" with cables for $515 (10,000 pounds). New from PPL, it is about $625.
Do yourself a favor and add on the locking hirch and connector pin set. Prevents anyone from fooling with your hookup while in at the rest stop or eatery.
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sawdust_128
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10/26/08 09:57pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: I bought the HHR, now what?
Look at the Blue Ox additional light socket ket. It was easy to install.
No putting it on and taking it off.
Clean istallation.
No messing with the vehicle's original wiring.
Did it myself, took a total of about 2 hrs.
I believe the instructions are on their web site.
Some people who have tried this report that the light output is very low compared to the stock lights. This is attributed to the less than optimum placement of the new lights in the reflector. Personally I've used diodes on every toad we've had and never had a problem. Need to get the '08 Civic wired now.
I wanted to do the diodes, but voiding the warranty by cutting into the electrical system was a bigger negative than the bulb brightness issue. Thus, I have a full set of diodes for sale.
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sawdust_128
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10/25/08 12:58pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Sulphur/Rotten Egg Smell In Scottsdale, Help!
Never mind
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sawdust_128
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10/25/08 12:14am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Black tank dumping incident
Just never wear your good shoes when dumping.
-Tom
I beg to differ. You can always throw away and replace good shoes. But what do you think you can do when you wear sandels and something happens (not that I know:R). Do you know how long it takes to get over the suspicion that there are alien populations massing for attack in the spaces between your toes? Not that I could tell you:E. If you had just worn those good shoes, you wouldn't have had to keep running from your own dog who tried to burry you alive, foot first everytime you stood still, until you had at least a half dozen showers, and you do understand that I am only guessing here :S. The sensations are just so damaging that you consider wearing zip-lock bags (a right and a left) to bed. Oh yeah, the wife insists that you do, not that I would know :R.
O.K., let's get to the bad part.
1. It's your first rig.
2. You've owned it 3 days.
3. You have yet to venture out of the dealer's service camping area so you have never officially RV'ed.
I don't know that I'll .... er ...... my friend will ever recover.
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sawdust_128
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10/25/08 12:08am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Winterizing--blowing the lines out
Dumb questions here:
It seems that all the answers here suggest blowing water up and out the fixtures. It seems to me that it should be blown down and out through the drains. No?
Do you worry about solenoids in your appliances?
In refrigerator ice makers need special treatment?
Do you try to blow out traps?
Do you leave the systems open so they have expansion capacity?
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sawdust_128
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10/24/08 11:21pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Baseplate purchase in Canada
Try hitchtrader.com.
I posted in their wanted adds and saved big dollars (savings of just over 75% of the new cost) . I got a used baseplate for my Dodge Ram 1500 used. $3.00 can of paint and a good cleaning and it looked brand new. Spent a few dollars on replacement mounting bolts, but worth every cent.
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sawdust_128
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10/24/08 10:49pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: I bought the HHR, now what?
Look at the Blue Ox additional light socket ket. It was easy to install.
No putting it on and taking it off.
Clean istallation.
No messing with the vehicle's original wiring.
Did it myself, took a total of about 2 hrs.
I believe the instructions are on their web site.
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sawdust_128
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10/24/08 10:42pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: What is this thing in my rv?
It's the closet bar option for a skyhook.
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sawdust_128
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10/24/08 10:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What is this thing in my rv?
You people are in trouble.:B It isn't even winter yet and you are all suffering cabinitis. People GET A GRIP!! And please check your CO detectors!!! Open some vents! :R
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sawdust_128
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10/22/08 10:32pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RN job for RVers?
Check out Escapees "End of the Rainbow" You might find some useful contacts and info from there.
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sawdust_128
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10/22/08 10:19pm |
RVing with Disabilities and General Health Issues
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RE: Magnetic Lights
It was very easy to add the additional light socket kit to my truck. could just lay in the additional wires right along standard stuff in the truck. I used the kit from Blue Ox.
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sawdust_128
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10/22/08 09:39pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: vehicle registration costs by state
http://www.retirementliving.com/index.html
Here is one link, but does not list by County, as stated before each County has a rate set for PP tx, In NC it is around .84 of value, not cheep, registration would have to be checked at DMV which is not bad in NC.
Don't you mean $.84 per $100 of value?
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sawdust_128
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10/13/08 06:03pm |
Full-time RVing
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