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Just to chime in with my own 2¢...
Tolerance is a two-way street.
The "Bluehair" threads follow a typical pattern where someone either innocently stumbles into a Toy Hauler thread without realizing it or intentionally jumps into the thread out of oneryness so they can pick a fight. Either way, the comments are generally the same: "Stop doing whatever it is that you're doing and start doing what I think you should be doing." Well, I guess they'd be right if we were in an RV park, but we're not and they're not in a park and they're not right.
So the word "Bluehair" inevitably pops up to describe the person.
Not once have I seen someone say "you old bluehair" or any other mention of age. The word isn't describing a certain age, it's describing a state of mind. It's a word to describe "them who are not part of us and are acting a certain way about it". However you say it or whatever word you use, the meaning is the same. We can be politically correct and substitute the term with another one, but what does that solve? We've abused our language like that for years with all sorts of different words. Every time a word is shunned, another one follows right behind it.
Think of all the fun words we used to have to describe someone we thought was a moron. My favorite word when I was a kid (I can't say it anymore) rhymes with, uh, tree-guard. How many different incarnations has that word seen over my lifetime? I think the current version is "window licker".
Anyway, hate the word Bluehair if you want, but another word will come hot on its heels. Is anyone using the word to disparage the elderly? No way. Frankly though, it's about the most decent term I can think of to describe some of the folks who rant on about the evils of outdoor speakers in a Toy Hauler thread.
So tolerance? You bet, I'm all about tolerance. Even better than that, I appreciate, rather than tolerate people who were born different than me. But being born different is not the same as acting different. And if you chose to act a certain way, then don't act surprised by the consequences.
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i brought 2 400 watt 12" pa speakers. on my last camping trip.. never turned my outside speakers on.
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I for one am appalled by people and their loud music.
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Y-Guy wrote:Keep in mind many folks just hit the "Newest" link and reply to any thread they care to without looking to see what forum its in. Most don't understand desert camping, they are only thinking about loud music in their RV park.
I'd suggest you put a request into the software folks. When someone hides a forum, ask them to make that forum also disappear on the Newest/Active/Popular results list too.
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Ivylog wrote:I'm sure your neighbors will like the improved sound quality and volume with the new speakers.
Nice! Its not about how loud they will go but how nice they sound! You should camp next to me sometime!
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nayther wrote:shockwave21 wrote:I am in the process of replacing mine at the moment. Looking at the Polk Marine coaxials. Heard a lot of good things about them so I think I'm gonna give them a shot. Also going to run mine off a 4 channel amp (powering the inside 2 as well). Screw the neighbors, if it's too loud, you're too old!
Can't go wrong with Polk, great quality in my experience.
I agree with Y-Guy, as soon as something comes up here about our outside speakers some Blue Hair has to bash us. Thanks goodness they stay in the RV parks.
That is some funny stuff!!
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i replaced my outside speaker (just one) I had one go out and did not want to replace both I got the name of the speaker and then went online and googled the speaker and ordered when the speakers came they were in black and I needed white I called and they told me to keep the black ones and they would send me the correct color right away I was very pleased with the company and the speaker works just fine for me
one thing thow I did try and get the speaker from a marine shop and found out that the depth of the speaker was to deep and it would not fit thats when I orderd the ones online
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Thanks for all the info. I will check out the kicker speakers...
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Just replaced mine with Alpine and the quality is much improved-
The new speakers were slightly smaller so I cut some 9" aluminum circles, cut out the correct hole for the speakers, Painted the aluminum white, screwed the speakers to the aluminum and screwed the aluminum to the trailer.
Easy job and great sound.
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Thanks for all the nice comments, especially the blue hair as it's better than no hair. Besides a MH I own a F350 and 5er but not a TH. In my many years on these forums this is the first where I should not comment unless I own one. You all seem to be a touchy group and part of the me generation. I ride dual sport and boondock a lot but usually camped besides a lake. The Desert is not my thing so maybe sound does not travel as far and loud as it does across water. Having to listen to someones hard rock from 1/2 mile away (sound travels that well across water) is not my idea of being a good neighbor and is not how I was brought up in the camping community. You were correct in assuming that outside speakers are not my thing and yes, I use headphones when watching my outside LCD and no, it's not becauses of the generator running as I have an inverter with lots of batteries to power it.
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