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RE: Newb question about fresh water tank
Jeffrey, You can travel with water in your tank. Full up if you want to. Fill up at home and take off.
If you're near a spigot that isn't threaded, you'll need a handy device called a "Water Thief" - and you'll also probably need a second set of hands to help you fill your fresh water tank.
The reasons why your dealer told you that you shouldn't travel with water could be any number of reasons:
1) The sway (it's very very insignificant)
2) The gas mileage for carrying those extra pounds around (also very insignificant)
3) The dealer didn't have any experience. Most likely!
WoodGlue
X2 on the "Water Thief". Be sure to carry one because many times the water outlet is not threaded and you'll need this adapter.
Water Thief
As to etiquette, just connect a hose or hoses and fill your rig. Pull the hose across the street if you need to.
As to towing with a full tank of water, you can if you want. We've done it before but prefer to tow with only a few gallons of water in the tank.
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Ron3rd
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06/19/13 06:24am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: fiver v/s TT
As noted above, there are pros and cons with both. With a properly set up TT you should not have any sway, so that's not a deal breaker either way. The 5ers have a few advantages including the bigger storage bays. They tow nice due to the wheels being set further back.
The "con" is that you generally need a bigger truck due to the much greater pin weight, and 5ers generally cost more. TTs are kind of more "bang for the buck" IMO, but I'd love to have a big 5er with a big 1 ton truck. Not in this year's budget though.
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Ron3rd
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06/17/13 09:27pm |
Towing
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RE: Toyota Tundra
I graduated from a 2000 Tundra (4.7 V8 though) to my current 5.7 Tundra. It pulled our 6,000 lb trailer OK but felt like it was at its limit. It was very reliable and we towed all over for about 3 years. Nice little truck.
We bought it used at 60,000 miles and sold it at about 100,000 and it never gave us a problem except the tps (throttle position sensor) needed to be replaced at about 90,000 miles, common on Toyotas, costs about 50-70 bucks if you do it yourself. Easy to replace the tps. Agree also with the poster above; the early ones had lousy brakes.
I'm kinda in agreement with the posters above if there are rust issues. Ours was a Calif truck and being from Calif, the rust issues associated with the early Tundras are unknown here. I guess they might be common in the east where they use salt on the roads, which is not done in Calif.
I would give you the same answer if it was a Ford or Chev with 150,000 miles on it; if it runs good and you like the truck and can pick it up for a good price, I say go for it.
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Ron3rd
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06/17/13 09:04pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Toyota Tundra
I graduated from a 2000 Tundra (4.7 V8 though) to my current 5.7 Tundra. It pulled our 6,000 lb trailer OK but felt like it was at its limit. It was very reliable and we towed all over for about 3 years. Nice little truck.
We bought it used at 60,000 miles and sold it at about 100,000 and it never gave us a problem except the tps (throttle position sensor) needed to be replaced at about 90,000 miles, common on Toyotas, costs about 50-70 bucks if you do it yourself. Easy to replace the tps.
I'm kinda in agreement with the posters above if there are rust issues. Ours was a Calif truck and being from Calif, the rust issues associated with the early Tundras are unknown here. I guess they might be common in the east where they use salt on the roads, which is not done in Calif.
I would give you the same answer if it was a Ford or Chev with 150,000 miles on it; if it runs good and you like the truck and can pick it up for a good price, I say go for it.
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Ron3rd
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06/17/13 09:02pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Motivating the DW
Why don't you ask her what the problem is ?
That is a very insightful comment. The OP's situation may be beyond the scope of this forum and basically none of our business.
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Ron3rd
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06/17/13 08:50pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Dual-15-adapter-generator
I know which one you're talking about but don't see it on Amazon either. I believe CW has them.
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Ron3rd
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06/17/13 07:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: New EU2000i surges at idle
I just bought a new Companion 2000 to parallel with my older EU2000. The new gen runs kinda weird at low loads as well. I wouldn't call it a surge, but it definately "bobbles" around. My older gen runs smooth as glass. I too have been trying to figure it out. It's definately not a gummed up carb since it did it right out of the box brand new. I think it's a setting on the carbHi,my new one is doing the same thing, not the companion but the reg 2000. Not a surging but (bobbling) as you say, also blows white smoke at startup. My old 2000 was still working great when I sold it.
(a few thousand hours later)
Definitely something wrong. Bad gas maybe? Choke stuck on? My 9 yr old EU2000 has never produced any smoke of any kind.
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Ron3rd
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06/16/13 11:25am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Poor design medicine cabinet - anybody upgrade?
We had the same cabinet in our old trailer and learned to live with it. We would just open it VERY SLOWLY after arriving and stand everything back up. Never gave us much of a problem.
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Ron3rd
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06/16/13 08:51am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Plastic Sink Repair
Nice work milo. More than one way to skin a cat.
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Ron3rd
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06/15/13 04:16pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: How to estimate returning 50% load without scales
In my opinion, measuring the front rise/drop will get you in the ballpark well enough to get the trailer home. Then, as you already mentioned, you can load it up, take it to the scales, and set the hitch up properly.
Barney
I agree and you can get very close with only measurements. Close enough in my book. Yes, the scale is the only way to get it 100% exact but IMO very, very few people set their hitch up based on scale weights, though theoretically that's the best way. Think of the 1,000s of hitches installed at dealers; do they run the rig down to the scales? Don't think so. They get it close and let it fly, assuming they have 1/2 a brain.
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Ron3rd
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06/15/13 02:30pm |
Towing
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RE: 2013 ram 1500 truck... 5.7 hemi-will this work??
Hitch up and go camping. You're fine with that setup. Your Hemi will pull that trailer around like a little toy.
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Ron3rd
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06/15/13 02:26pm |
Towing
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RE: Campground along PCH
Thanks for all your help....I hope we get a chance to stay at one of the campgrounds.
Rincon Parkway is NOT a campground. if you are thinking of a campground, then it has to be Thornehill Broome, which is a real campground. Rincon is simply parking spaces, on the shoulder, along the old PCH.
and Faria and Hobson, which are real campgrounds, are REALLY difficult to get.
Rincon is a parking spot along the highway. Been by it dozens of times but never wanted to park there. As mentioned, it's not a campground, but a parking space. The upside is your're right next to the water.
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Ron3rd
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06/15/13 01:00pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: "how to" on installing a 30 amp plug at your home?
I don't think you'd have a problem with the pro wiring it wrong if you show him in advance the 30amp RV wiring diagram! Explain to him, "THIS IS NOT 220V, IT IS A 120V "RV" PLUG, NOT A DRYER OUTLET!
Tell him, "this is how I want it wired and if you wire it for 220v you'll owe me some serious cash!
If you give the electrician a head's up, you'll be fine as many, many, have not wired the 30A RV outlet.
BTW, installed mine myself years ago with a bit of advice from this forum. I was lucky because we had a 220V dryer outlet on the other side of the wall that we would never use so I was able to take the 120V from there.
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Ron3rd
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06/15/13 07:48am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Connecting TT to 30a plug on Honda Genny
30a generator adapter on amazon
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F1CJDGA2L._SX450_.jpg width=600
That's exactly what the OP needs. They also make it in the "dog bone" variety which I prefer. Walmart or any RV has both types.
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Ron3rd
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06/14/13 08:42pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Beware of Michelin tires
I've read about the Michelin cracking problem but have not seen it on the several sets I've owned.
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Ron3rd
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06/14/13 08:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Oven Fried Chicken; how to?
Thanks for all the suggestions folks, I'm going to give some of them a try.
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Ron3rd
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06/14/13 06:34am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Oven Fried Chicken; how to?
Back in the late 70's a company came out with "Shake and bake" chicken coating. Is that what you are looking for?
Another thing to try is dipping the clean chicken in egg mixture, then coat with BBQ potato chips.
Bake at 325 - 350 until done.
Fred.
Hi Golden,
Not exactly. There is a way to "fry" chicken in oil in a heavy pot in the oven. I've got a basic idea of how to do it but was looking for a few tips and insight from folks who do it regularly.
I remember the old Shake and Bake from my High School days (about 35 years ago) and that is basically a baked method and not actually frying. The dipping method you mentioned has me interested though.
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Ron3rd
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06/13/13 11:05pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: New EU2000i surges at idle
OP said "new' (as noted by oldman). This needs to be addressed by Honda, not a forum. OP could easily void his warantee by following a bad set of instructions. Call Honda, Mr. foot soldier, or go back to the point of purchase.
While I agree with you for the most part, the first thing I would eliminate is old, bad gas. I'm talking about filling up your new Honda genny from that red plastic gas can that you used for the lawn mower about a year ago. Absent that, and the OP filled the genny up with fresh gas on the first pull, I'm with you 100% and say take it back to the dealer as something is wrong. This assumes the OP is not running the genny with the choke on or cap closed as noted above.
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Ron3rd
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06/13/13 11:00pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Campground along PCH
Rincon Parkway. It's located between Hobson Beach Campground and Faria Beach Campgrounds...spectacular setting!!
X2. Check out Faria Beach. Nice CG with full hookups. Most all of the Ventura camprounds "were" first come first served. But do some checking, Cachuma Lake (same region) now takes reservations and never did before. So I could be wrong. Maybe Faria takes reservations now. I'd stay there before Rincon or Thornhill. On the other hand, Thornhill does take reservations through Reserve America.
BTW, if you really want to check out spectacular, look into Jalama Beach in that same area. They now take reservations took, but I suspect they'd have to be made far in advance.
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Ron3rd
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06/13/13 10:37pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Campground along PCH
Rincon Parkway in Ventura is probably the one you are thinking about. But there are others - like at Pt Magu-Thornhill.
X2. We live about 2 hrs south of there. Rincon Parkway as noted above is further north in Ventura county on PCH. The other is Thornhill Broome on PCH in Malibu as also noted. Malibu is south of Ventura, maybe an hour at the most. Booth are interesting and fun from time to time but be warned if it's crowded you might not be able to get into a spot unless you're excellent at parallel parking a truck and long travel trailer.
Pros: you're right on the beach. Cons: getting into a site can be dicey. We didn't have any problem the last time we stayed at Thornhill Broom a few months ago.
You can google earth both of them and get the idea.
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Ron3rd
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06/13/13 10:35pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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