ennajean
Wisconsin
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I'm sitting in mine now in our driveway. Everything packed except the frig.....and we don't leave for three weeks....can I say anxious!
Anne and Dick
DABEE a 2006 Ford Sportsmobile Penthouse top.
States we've camped in.
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locoqueso
Grayslake, IL 60030
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The weather was so nice, I pulled the Falcon out of winter storage...
- activated insurance,
- priced tires,
- vaccumed interior,
- cleaned gunk off the exterior,
- filled leakly rear tire,
- installed Dometic DuoTherm 5600btu Heat Strip Kit,
- installed Optima D34 batteries,
- and installed vented battery box.
1978 Westfalia Campmobile (P-21) - VW T2 2.0L F.I.- 148,000m
1993 Intervec Falcon (190SLF) - Dodge B350 Maxi 5.9L F.I. - 50,000m
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dirtyharryo
United States
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Loaded it up and took it to Rockbridge flea market, good day Saturday, bad day Sunday it rained.
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PSW
Oklahoma City
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I changed out all the 10 watt halogen lights in the Roadtrek with LED bulbs. Perfect fit and the whiter light really increases the light. This should really help with extended dry camping battery useage.
PSW
2007 Roadtrek 210 Popular
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Topsblades
Southeast US
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Yesterday, I bought a new a/c unit with a heat strip and I had my Onan 2.8 pulled for repair & service. Unfortunately while driving it I noticed it start to shift hard. I checked underneath and there was a lot of transmission fluid. I then dropped it off at the shop.
I'm waiting to hear how bad it will be. Wish me luck,
Rick
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Davydd
Minnesota
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I'm getting ready for our first trip this year in less than a month. One thing I did yesterday was install a dash holder for my iPad to use as a large screen GPS for the driver or for general use by the passenger. If you have a 2007 chassis or newer Mercedes Benz Sprinter this directly applies. Otherwise the ideas here are still valid.
I had a spare leather protective case for an iPad that I received from TD Ameritrade, my online broker, as some kind of appreciation gift that I found to be perfect for mounting to the dash of our Great West Van Sprinter Legend Class B RV. My original Apple brand case for the iPad 1 would work too but I plan to give my old iPad with the Apple case to our daughter and use the New iPad for a GPS in the spare case. The cases are sleeve cases with a flip over screen covers. That is a popular design and there could be other brands that would work just as well.
First, I bent the screen cover so it would lip over and form fit on the dash. Then I applied a couple of pieces of industrial strength velcro like so.
The dash has a tray above the radio. On the back side of the tray I applied the corresponding velcro strips which are invisible to view when inside the cab.
The iPad slips in from the top, rest flat with the dash and covers the radio. This shows the Tom Tom GPS app in the 2D view.
This is the more traditional 3D view one would normally use while driving.
You can lift the case to access the radio controls.
On the Sprinter dash there is an identical tray shape in front of the passenger over the glove box. I added velcro strips directly in front of the passenger seat so the iPad could be used in that position as well. All in all about a $5 investment in velcro was all I needed. The new iPad is thinner than the original iPad so slips in and out of the case with ease.
PS. To use an iPad as a GPS you need a cellular enabled version with the assisted GPS. A wifi only iPad will not work. In the case of the Tom Tom GPS I referenced you can use it without a cellular service. It has its own pre-loaded data and maps just like a typical standalone Tom Tom GPS. However, you do need the assisted GPS which only comes with cellular iPads. There is an alternative app called CoPilot that works very similar to the Tom Tom GPS which in turn is very similar to the Tom Tom and Garmin standalone units most B users are familiar with. But we are talking 10" screen here, bigger than standalone GPSes and built into the dash GPSes.
Davydd
2011 Great West Van Legend Sprinter B Camper Van
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OldRadios
Upstate New York
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Was 75+ here today so I pulled the batteries out of the vintage B. New battery charger will be here tomorrow so I'll charge and test them then take it for a spin. It may be still too early to take the cover off yet so I might just drive it around the property. I hate letting it sit for 3 or 4 months. Lot's to do on it this spring. Wife is making new curtains and it could use a new steering box as this one leaks a little and it's kinda loose.
Have a good chrome bumper I picked up over the winter that needs to be installed. I kinda like the flat black bumper it has now though. Makes it look like the Road Warrior. Makes people kinda get out of your way or they think your "Living in a van down by the river".
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ennajean
Wisconsin
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Had new battery installed....
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goreds2
OH H ..... EYE OH !
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Two days ago, I rented a power washer for various things around the house. I very carefully sprayed the chrome front and rear bumper plus did the side step rails. It did a great job getting them clean.
Warning: Do not use a power washer on the paint portion of the van.
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1990 Dodge XPLORER RV Van- Purchased 10/15/10
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* Sportsman GEN154 2000 Watt 80cc Portable Generator *
XM Satellite Radio since 12/25/2004
Sold my Class C 1976 Dodge TEC Motor Home 9/25/10
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thriftydutch
Ontario, Canada
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Changed 3 leaking fuel hoses. We were going to take her out to go cycling yesterday but sprung a leak in the fuel lines at the filter. That was the end of our cycling. Will go today. 26 degrees here in Toronto.
1990 L.E.R. Dodge B 250 Class B 17'
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