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RE: Coast to coast pulling a 20-25 foot trailered
We've been pulling a 25 ft 5th wheel all over the country for years. We wouldn't think of taking long trips without the trailer. 1st thing is to make sure your tow vehicle is more than adequate for the trailer; ie, not overloaded. Mountains are a challenge but just take a little geting used to and to make sure you have adequate power and brakes and that you know how to use your gears to help on downgrades. Otherwise, its just a matter of planing ahead a little to make sure a campground will accommodate your size trailer and don't start down any backroads or enter any parking lots without knowing that you will have space to turn around or camp.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/14/09 10:22am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Retirement what is it?
Retirement for me is the freedom to not worry about maintaining a full-time job to make a living. So, our 10 weeks of workamping in summer is always a choice, not a necessity. If you find that you are just too busy to RV even though "retired", just remember that all those activities you are caught up in are a choice. They may be choices that you don't want to give up or don't think you can give them up but nevertheless, still choices. You may want to re-structure your life so as to have more free time or maybe you like it the way it is too much to change?
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Jayco-noslide
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11/14/09 10:15am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Florida
We have used Fl state parks in winter for several years and they all have water/elec hookups and some are very nice. The problem is that it is very difficult to get in to or to get reservations for the ones in southern Fl and near the coast. You can reserve up to 11 months in advance and that's what people do. I don't care for private campgrounds so don't know much about them. If you are willing to use northern and more inland state parks you can get sites. Also, the panhandle st parks may have sites in early to mid-winter.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/14/09 10:09am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Another Towing Question
My tow/haul does not completely lock out OD, its just that it won't shift into OD unless you are flat and with almost no load. So, it will never shift into OD towing but will solo.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/14/09 10:03am |
Towing
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Installing laminate flooring
We are going to have a soft spot in the floor repaired on our small 5th wheel. Some floor covering will have to be removed anyway so we are thinking of just having it all removed then replacing it ourselves with the snap together laminate flooring. Except for some tricky cutting, seems fairly easy? Anything we should watch out for or know about or any difficulties not apparent?
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Jayco-noslide
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11/12/09 06:15pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Another Towing Question
I don't want to worry you but my torque converter frequently kicked in and out before the trans went oun on my 2000 half-ton Chevy truck and it quit with a new trans. That's what it would be unless its actually kicking down a gear which would really be noticeable. With my tow/haul on, the truck never shifts into overdrive(4th gear) but the torque converter will lock up on pulls and it changes the rpm's a few hundred but definitely not constantly.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/12/09 06:11pm |
Towing
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RE: Short bed compliant 5th wheels - Brookstone
I don't know about that trailer but we bought a 99 Jayco, 26 footer, 6 years ago to go with our ext cab, short box and I've never regretted it. Ths salesman said I wouldn't need a slider hitch and I agree. Oh, I could get the trailer into the side of the cab but just have to pay attention and never a need to jacknife that much anyway.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/12/09 06:04pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Used Diesel Prices?
Sounds like they are high. It's seeming more like I may stick to a 1/2 ton gasser to pull my small 5th wheel because I will be able to get so much more truck for a given amount of money.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/12/09 06:00pm |
Tow Vehicles
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Air Compressor Advice?
I carry a battery powered air pump and it works great for bikes and will do for adding a few pounds to my trailer tires but forget it for the truck. I'm thinking I need to carry a small air corpressor to do it all but I don't quite know enough. How big do I need? Do they come with adapters that will fit our bikes as well as the vehicle tires? Will it run off of my 2000 W generator if I'm dry camping? And if you use it to winterize by blowing out the water lines, how do you do that? Where do you blow with it?
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:38pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Wisconsin
Not a chance. I'm afraid of all those Swedes and beer drinking Germans.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:31pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Smoky Mountains in April-May 2010
Late spring before schools are out is a super time to go and camp in 1 of the national park campgrounds(no hook-ups). April could be cold at times because of some altitude so May might be a little safer but I would risk later Apr also.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:28pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Heating a tent?
Depends. Big difference between southern and northern Georgia. It would be best to use sites that have electricity and have a good electric heater. Otherwise, I hear those Mr. Buddy propane heaters are good.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:18pm |
Tent Camping
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Used Diesel Prices?
Is the consensus out there that prices are high on used 3/4 ton diesel trucks or is it just my inexperience as I look at prices on the internet. Looks like my budget of around $16,000-$19,000 will only get one in the 2003-2005 range with quite a lot of miles? Or are sellers coming down thousands on their asking prices?
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:15pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Short term workamping
I think your only chance of geting a position that short would be to just ask, as you stay at campgrounds, especially state or national campgrounds if they have any short term volunteer projects that they need someone for just a week or 2. Maybe someone just left or a bunch of picnic tables need painted or something. We have worked for as short as 7 weeks or so at the end of the summer season but that's considered pretty short. I think some state parks will allow hosting as short as 1 month.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/11/09 06:11pm |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Class A or Fifth Wheel
That's a tough one. There are pros and cons to all types of RV's so it depends on your priorities. What I don't like about motorhomes is that you have a big expensive drivetrain to buy and maintain along with the camper part of the unit, you have to tow another vehicle around and the RV just sits doing nothing when you aren't using it. But those would be less concerns for a full-timer. We like that we can just un-hook the truck from the 5th wheel and use it for our daily transportation which we do and the 5th wheel doesn't have a motor, trans, etc. to break down and to need servicing.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/09/09 09:22am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: This Is Fun????????????
Unfortunate and sounds unusual so don't get discouraged. We've had our small used 1999 5th wheel for 6 years and we have had some repairs and a few problems but nothing like you are describing.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/07/09 01:56pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Kinda scared
You may just be having "normal" doubts. If you are really set financially, then it sounds like you have planed well, much better than some of the unfortunates who go full-time and really don't have adequate money. If you are keeping your home then do you really have much to loose? Just head back to the house and bail out if you really don't like it.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/07/09 01:52pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Thinking about buying a new TT.
I don't know but I would never be afraid to "insult" a seller by making a much lower offer. However, the question is how much to offer because they just might take you up on it. I don't think 80% of sticker price would be out of line. Also, you might look up the NADA book value of a 1 year old one just like it and see what the value is and offer just a little more. Keep in mind that they usually ask an inflated price so as to negotiate a trade-in so their asking price may still be high in today's economy.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/07/09 01:47pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Buying an RV over the Internet . . . Concerns?
I think buying an older, used motorhome is going to be a risk no matter how you buy it so it's important to get it "cheap" so as to allow for repairs and upgrading. My son bought one off of craigslist and even with having a chance to look it over, it still had some pretty major problems (cracked exhaust manifolds, fuel pump) and was not as good as it looked. Best would be to have it go through a good inspection by a qualified RV person 1st.
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Jayco-noslide
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11/06/09 09:42am |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: B2B sales on the road?
Have no idea what "B2B" is?
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Jayco-noslide
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11/06/09 09:37am |
Workamping Forum
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