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RE: Cooking in my Suburban oven
I usually leave an old cookie sheet to deflect the heat on the lower rack and bake what I want on the upper rack. I also put the temperature about 50 degrees lower than usual.
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4AggiesMom
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08/13/12 11:08am |
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RE: Magic Water
On our trip to Florida we discovered that some of the clothing in both front wardrobes that was touching the front wall of the trailer was damp. We discovered that water had been coming in from around the two top amber running lights and following the front of the trailer down to a seam that runs horizontally across the inside of the trailer. The seams in both wardrobes was wet.
Hubby went out and put duct tape on them and the water stopped.
When we got home he caulked those lights really well. Then, he went around the whole trailer and recaulked anything that looked suspicious.
Lesson learned---to check all the outside light fixtures and all seams every so often.
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4AggiesMom
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07/24/12 12:16pm |
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RE: Camping vs. Available time to camp, time to sell TT?
Concerning the teenage years......
We continued to camp when our kids reached high school, just not as much. We figured the soccer, band, and work schedules of our kids were important. We thought that teaching the kids to follow through with their committment to these things were a "life lesson". Plus, we truly enjoyed all the soccer and band. We met tons of our kids' friends and their parents. It was just as much fun for us as it was for our kids.
Now, they are all married and some have kids of their own. We all still camp and enjoy the outdoor experience. We LOVE taking the grandkids on trips with us.
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4AggiesMom
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07/23/12 08:30am |
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RE: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My hubby uses a long PVC pipe that is attached to the rear bumper with bungee cords. He usually removes the reels from the rods and stores them separately. It is our easy, low cost solution.
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4AggiesMom
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07/23/12 08:03am |
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RE: Replacement AC
My air-conditioner is a 15K BTU Dometic brand. It has the dump feature so you can cool the main area down quickly just like AKincer mentioned in the post above. I did take every vent off and taped any open areas to make the air flow better. Plus, in the front bedroom I found that the ducting went past the vent a little so I put some insulation there and redirected the air to go out of the vent.
I have had a trailer without ducting and believe me, that is not the way to go.
Also, I don't think you have to have 50 amp service for a 15K unit. Mine is only 30 amp and it works just fine.
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4AggiesMom
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07/22/12 08:57pm |
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RE: Camping vs. Available time to camp, time to sell TT?
I am writing from the perspective of having 4 kids (in a 6 year time span) that were all involved in soccer and band, and had after school jobs. We still spent 2 weeks in the summer and a weekend or two during the rest of the year on a family camping trip. I understand the committment issue. My kids were not allowed to miss an event for their team or the band. But, we camped in a popup at the time and it was paid for.
It would have been difficult to justify an expensive travel trailer. I guess it just depends on your monetary situation, the age of the trailer, and if you plan to camp more when the kids go off to college. I think even if you sell the trailer you don't have to get out of camping all together. Heck, when we had the popup and we arrived at the campground, the kids did most of the set up so it was pretty easy on us. And even though they might have complained, those family trip memories are some of the ones they treasure most.
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4AggiesMom
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07/20/12 06:37pm |
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RE: cleaning the awning and cleaning top of slideout
I put a bleach/water mix into my pump-up sprayer and wet the whole thing down. Then, do the roll up and wait method. After unrolling, if there are parts that haven't come clean, I scrub a bit with a broom. Then,I rinse off really, really well. DONE
Watch out...not only clothes get bleach spots. I have also lightened my hair a bit by getting overspray on my head and being out in the sun. (I don't mind being a little blonder though!)
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4AggiesMom
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07/17/12 07:26am |
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RE: Trailer cord
I'm not sure what the red and white wires are, but maybe they are labeled at the plug end. That same thing happened to us last year going to Colorado. DH fixed it much the same way you did. He pulled the insulation off the wires, crimped them together, taped them seperately, then "taped the H___" out of them all together. It has worked fine ever since.
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4AggiesMom
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07/14/12 03:35pm |
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RE: Spree 323RL couch replacement
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79849226/#/S49840048
There are 3 mattress levels in this setup. We just got the cheapest since we are not living in the trailer. It is really easy to pull it from a sofa to a bed. It is quite comfortable.
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4AggiesMom
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07/02/12 10:15pm |
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RE: Spree 323RL couch replacement
I just replaced my jack-knife sofa with one from Ikea. It is not quite as fancy-smancy as the sofa that came with the trailer, but it is tons more comfortable (both for sitting and sleeping).
It is 55" wide and folds down into a double size bed. It has a washable cover which you can get in several colors. Also, we put it together inside the trailer so fitting it through the door was not an issue.
It cost around $250 for the frame, mattress, and cover.
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4AggiesMom
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07/02/12 05:43pm |
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RE: Wife's first setup on her own, am I forgetting anything?
My daughter, 3 small grandchildren and I go camping by ourselves quite a bit. We usually meet my sister (who drives a 5th wheel) and her 3 grandchildren.
We set up by ourselves. It is almost a matter of pride in being able to do it without help.
Sometimes the men at neighboring campsites are watching and it makes us a little nervous that we have to do the backing-in "on stage". But we go slow, double check EVERYTHING, and are careful to be safe.
Then, when everything is done we pop a cold one and relax. We are CAMPING!
PS....your wife will do fine. Just tell her to be in control and thinking about every step.
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4AggiesMom
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06/29/12 07:58am |
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RE: mattress pads
I ordered a 3" memory foam pad from overstock.com and cut it to fit with an electric knife. The electric knife cuts it like butter!
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4AggiesMom
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06/28/12 07:21am |
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RE: Seeking past hybrid owners - sound difference?
We went from pop-ups to a hybrid to our current travel trailer. I can say that I miss the open, roomy feeling of the hybrid. But I don't miss the late night noisy neighbors, putting up the tent ends, or crawling over someone to get out of bed.
Yet, I wouldn't give up the experience of our "learning" trailer. It had its purpose in our camping life, but after 5 years it was time to move on.
And, to answer you question, it is WAY quieter. If we want to sleep late I put blackout covers on the windows, crank up the air conditioner, and don't set an alarm. We could sleep til noon that way!
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4AggiesMom
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06/21/12 05:37pm |
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RE: Kodiak 290BHSL - Newb
Your air-conditioner should cool way better than that in only 82-84 degree heat.
I have the 15,000 BTU up-grade air-conditioner on my trailer so I may be getting better cooling than normal, but we recently returned from a 2 week trip where it was mid-90's everyday, we had midday sun, and the trailer kept very cool. We did run the air on Hi and kept the thermostat at 74.
A few months ago, I took the filter cover off the air-conditioner and the covers off all the vents and inspected them for air leaks and blockages. I ended up finding that not all areas of the ducting were sealed properly. I taped up all gaps that I found and I think it helped with air flow.
This might be something you should look into. Also, when we have direct sun on any window we put those shiny windshield covers in between the window and the shade to reduce the heat.
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4AggiesMom
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06/14/12 07:40am |
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RE: How long is too long? re: length of TT
I agree with several people here that it is all in your frame of reference. We camped all over the US for 20 years with 4 kids in a 12' popup. Some of the best times of our lives! So our first travel trailer (a 25' hybrid) seemed like a palace. After all, it had a bathroom, a fridge and hot running water.
We now have a 30' trailer with a huge slide. It has the single bunk over the double bunk as you were talking about. The Gkids love it!
We pull it with our 2005 F-150 without too much hassle. I don't think I would go much over 30' though. That seems to be the limit of our personal comfort zone in the trailer pulling department.
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4AggiesMom
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05/22/12 03:29pm |
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