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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
Added a grey tank and plumbing, fixed a work around me inverter while I am plugged into shore power and then took out the dinnette which really opens up the walking area in the trailer. The dinnette sruck out in front of the fridge and furnace. Probably stuck out about 2 feet into the walk way.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/jimb63/2013-05-19_14-44-48_793_zpsf27c5fa6.jpg
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jbrowning
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05/19/13 06:25pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Ready to Roll in the Morning
Great looking rig, hope you all have a fun vacation.
Jim
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jbrowning
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05/09/13 10:39pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
A friend of mine will be coming over in 3 hours to put in a grey holding tank (my 1971 Terry didn't come with one). We will be checking the plumbing, installing the toilet, dewinterizing it, putting on new fender skirts (bye bye old plywood skirts that are on her). Then see about being able to pop out a window and putting a screen window in it when I want to. Then get my class on how to use everything then it is off to the races come next Friday! I can't wait,
Oh and my sister will be out looking for a spice rack to mount to the inside kitchen cabinet door
Jim
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jbrowning
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05/04/13 07:03am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
Just got finished replacing the counter top, sink and faucet.
Before
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/jimb63/Before_zpscf72368b.jpg
During
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/jimb63/During_zpsab23b561.jpg
After
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b243/jimb63/After_zps81a631a5.jpg
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/28/13 06:02pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Installing Fender Skirts
Thanks for the replies.
Hello LeBout, I have a friend who works in the parts department at a RV dealership here in Colorado Springs and he ordered them out of one of his catalogs.
Hello Denlor, what size bolt should I be using and is there a certain grade I should be looking for?
Thank you
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jbrowning
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04/16/13 06:29pm |
Travel Trailers
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Installing Fender Skirts
Hello everyone, so I am about ready to replace my fender skirts(I was missing one and the previous owner used a piece of plywood). I am wondering if anyone here has done it and could give me some helpful hints on how to do it? These skirts didn't come with any hardware. So I only have the skirts. Any idea of what size screws and type of screws I would need?
Thank you
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/16/13 05:15pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
I took mine out camping this weekend. Both it and I came back home with smiles on us!
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/14/13 11:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
Installed a Winegard Roadstar TV/fm antenna and mounted a second 12volt battery to the old girl. Just about ready for race season to start. :-)
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/10/13 05:33pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Displaying TV for viewing through a window.
There are two ways that work ...
First method (cheap): Use a black screen over the window.
Second method (expensive): Use a circular polarizing filter over the window.
Hello and thank you for the reply. Where would I find the black screen is this like what you would use on your computer screen and if so won't it make the window dark so it would be hard to see the tv screen on the inside of the window?
Thanks
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/08/13 05:34pm |
Technology Corner
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Displaying TV for viewing through a window.
Hello everyone, I have a 1971 21 foot Terry Travel Trailer that I take to motorcycle races here in Colorado. I am a photographer and I am trying to display pictures on my 24" flat screen LED TV but the sunlight is so bright you can't see the pictures on the screen. I will be getting a 10x10 or 12x12 dark blue or black canopy to have over the front of the trailer (where the TV will be at)to try and darken the area. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can make this work? I guess along the same lines, how do you view the TV that can be mounted to the outside of the trailers? Are they using a special type of screen so it can be viewed in the sunlight.
I always try and face the TV away from direct sunlight, thinking this would help eleminate the problem.
Woohoo race school weekend is this weekend and then May starts the race season. :-)
Thank you
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/08/13 12:26pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
Replaced the screen on the screen door, replaced a wall outlet that was loose. Also pulled the trailer to Pueblo then back home and it felt really good. Can't wait till Saturday. The first camping trip of the season.
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jbrowning
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04/07/13 06:43pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
I replaced screens on the windows and cleaned all the windows. I installed a CO2 detector. I also installed a transmission temp gauge on my tv.
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jbrowning
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04/06/13 10:01pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Quick and Easy meals while at the race track
Wow thank you all for the great suggestions. Since it is just me what size crock pot would you all suggest and should it be a 110volt? I have a large 6 qt at home but don't really want something that big because it will only be me at the races and camping.
Also the bbq ribs I like, but could I use something else other than bbq sauce in the crock pot with the ribs? Maybe like beef bullion or something like that?
Thanks
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/04/13 09:31pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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Quick and Easy meals while at the race track
I am a weekend photographer and during the summer months I photograph motorcycle racing. I have a fully self contained trailer now with a working stove (non working oven). I normally run off of a 2000w generator for power with no problems or I am plugged into 110v. I have in the past years just made it through the weekends eating cold sandwiches and hitting the food vendors (brats and hamburgers)for meals. Now I'm getting a little bit older (turning the big 50 in 2 weeks) I am wanting to eat better at the race track (food to keep my energy level up while keeping my blood sugars in line). The last thing I want to do is have to make a lunch or supper when I come in from the track. Lunches are only about a hour long (taking away about 10 minutes walking from the track to the trailer) leaves me about 40-50 minutes to fix and eat, get camelback filled up and download the morning pictures. Some weekends could be cool and rainy while other weekends could be upwards of 90-100 degrees.
Does anyone have suggestions of what I could make at home and take with me to eat at lunch to keep my energy level up in the afternoon races. Also suggestions on stuff for supper of an evening.
Thank you
Jim
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jbrowning
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04/03/13 11:11pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?
I made my trailer happy today. By replacing the operator and torque bar bearings on three windows and was able to remove the screws with flat washers that was holding them closed.
Tomorrow a little bit of cleaning then start working on replacing the rusted kitchen sink.
Jim
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jbrowning
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03/30/13 07:27pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: refrigator parts
We are heading out for the first time this year leaving next sunday after church...gonna surprise my kids with a few days down at lakewood...i was working on my camper and noticed the circuit baord for my frigde is burnt...I need a dinosaur p-711 wondering if anyone knows the cheapest place to order one. Thanks for your help Martin
5 Star RV is the place I get my used parts from. I know that is a little ways away from you. But I have known them to ship my order the same day I place my order.
Here is their website.
5 Star RV
Hope that helps.
Jim
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jbrowning
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03/25/13 01:17pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Bacon grease
Thanks everyone for the replies. I have home canned green beans with bacon grease in it every once in a while. The doctors frown upon that now a days. I remember my mom and her mom having butter lettuce with tomatoes and hot bacon grease on it also. Now the bacon grease and bread I had not heard of before. I might try and sneak that in sometime the doctor isn't watching. I do the eggs and bacon every weekend. Normally the left over bacon grease is used on the fried or scrambled eggs with cornbread crumbled into the eggs. Yummy.
Thanks
Jim
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jbrowning
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03/17/13 04:51pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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Bacon grease
so what does everyone do with their bacon grease from this morning bacon for breakfast? Here at the house I save it in a big thick coffee cup but I'm not sure if I want to do that while camping. I can always let it harden up and then throw it out with the trash? So sorry but precooked bacon is not an option....yuck!
Thanks
Jim
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jbrowning
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03/17/13 10:55am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Here's a pretty clever picnic table ilumination idea......
I like the idea. I am wondering if you put yellow or oranges lights wouldn't that cut down on the bugs? Kind of like the exterior door lights that are yellow.
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jbrowning
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03/10/13 08:11pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Power Tongue Jack Installed!!!
Great mod. I have the fab in the garage to install next weekend.
Jim
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jbrowning
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03/10/13 07:26pm |
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