RE: Blu Ray Players with standard DVD's
I'm still using a standard def CRT tv. I do have a Blu Ray burner on my computer for certain data backups, and note it also reads and writes DVD & CD formats as well.
RE: Digital Multimeters- An RVer's Best Friend
I've got a relatively cheap one, as I recall it was about $40 from Radio Shack. It measures voltage up to 600 volts or so, amperages up to about 10, resistances up to a few meg or so. And even AC frequencies, as well as capacitances and a few things I don't know what they are for. It is great for checking CG power pedastals for voltage open or under load, circuit/device continuity, generator performance and frequency accuracy, electronic parts, etc. Very handy device.
RE: Dogs welcome in Yellowstone??
Yellowstone is not a pet-friendly park because of both the wildlife and the unstable ground. In the thermal areas, you must stay on the trail, because off it you risk falling through a thin crust into a pot of boiling acid, not a good way to die. You also can't let your dogs encounter and possibly tangle sith the native critters, some of which will eat said dogs for lunch (no feeding the wildlife) and some of which you dogs will try to eat for lunch. So you can't let your dogs off leash anywhere. You also can't take the on any trails -- for both those reasons plus they will attract wildlife you don't really want to encounter, grizzlys and wolves and mountain lions.
RE: water pump
If you have a hot water heater then I would think the air buble that sits on top of the H2O in that tank has been absorbed. You need to introduce air back into the HW tank. The air accomplishes 2 aims.
Absorbs thermal expansion of the water as it is heated thus minimizing pressure spikes.Introduces a short delay in pump cycles as the air will provide a push on faucet opening and the pump will run a bit past faucet closure to re-compress the air pocket.
That's my guess, too.
Drain the water heater, then refill. Should get you your bubble back.
RE: Help with gun selection
Taurus' Judge and S&W's Governor make sense. The Judge is 5 shot, the Governor is 6 shot, both take 410 shotgun and 45 Long Colt, the Governor also takes 45 ACP. Given the snakes, 'Gators, and 'hogs hazards, I'd suggest a 410 with #9 as the first and last rounds, with either of the 45s in the middle on the theory that just in case you get surprised by a snake, you got what you need for a quick shot, the 45s will take care of the 'gators 'n' hogs 'h' dogs, and if they get through that wall of bullets, your last one being another 410 will be close enough (a foot or so??) that there won't be any spread until impact -- or to fill their hineys with motivation to keep on fleeing.
There are also a number of "self-defense" 410 rounds available that mix a number of #9 pellets with three bigger slugs. Just so you'll know.
RE: installing a house toilet in our trailer
Yeah, do let us know how it goes. Only problems I can see are extra weight, extra water usage, possible cracking due to the flexing of the trailer frame on big bumps.
Even though I dislike the toilet in my rig -- it flushes poorly -- I'm not likely to go that route, as the 15 gallon black tank on my TT would fill up rather quickly at 1.6 gallons per flush, not good for boon docking.
RE: Warped Attitude
You know, this site used to be about swaping info on maintaing your RV but has turned into a B***h session about nothing.
You mean threads like this one?
RE: Lynchburg, VA Campgrounds?????
It was the Issak Walton that was $8/night. Are they membership? Why so cheap?
Dunno -- never been there, although I have driven past. And it is my understanding that Issak Walton does require a membership.
Either Paradise Lake or Issak Walton should be a doable cab ride. Walton is closer in distance, but Paradise is down a 60 mph highway. I recon which works better will depend on where the concert is.
RE: RV Park for Zion and Bryce NP?
Do note that the eastern entrance to Zion, the most direct route between Zion and Bryce, has a tunnel that will not pass big rigs. You have to go around or drive a toad.
RE: Yea Good Sam camping search site now has map
Personally, I like the smartphone apps. I have an iPod Touch, and the same software runs on iPhone and iPad, and there are versions for Android, too. Allstays costs a couple bucks, Good Sams and Woodalls are free, all have maps. The Allstays has many more POIs and many more CGs, too, but is less specific on some details, such as price.
I haven't tried the online GS app. Thanks for the info about it.
RE: How do you decorate your campsite?
I always thought God did a splendid job of that long before I showed up on the scene, but hey, whatever lites your fires. ;-)
Keep on campin'.
RE: Lynchburg, VA Campgrounds?????
There is an Issak Walton park in Amherst County, just north of Madison Heights. It is a little closer to the city center. All other campgrounds are farther away. Paradise Lake has been back and forth with the membership thing for years. Last I knew they did take non-member campers, but not at the $8 rate. Which ever you wind up at, enjoy the concert, and welcome to my town.
RE: inspectors vs doing it yourself
@WyoTraveler's right: there are good ones and ones who don't know jack. If you can find a good one, probably a good move. If you get a bad one, well, you know where that goes.
I once had a house I was selling black-balled by a house inspector whose main criticism was that the furnace was non-functional. He inspected in July, the furnace was turned off, so of course the thermostat didn't result in anything happening. Idiot.
RE: Towing Shouldn't Be This Difficult - Help Needed
I'm no expert, but if the truck wanders without the trailer, the problem is not the trailer, it is the truck. Most likely the front suspension is messed up somehow.
Whatever you do, don't tow again until you get it figured out. You might not come back.
And yes, those WDH bars are supposed to be stressed. I, too, cannot remove them without both a 15 inch piece of pipe as a pry bar and raising up the hitch and tail of the TV with the trailer's tongue jack. If you can just pull up to a stop, and pop the WDH bars off, they are not doing the job for you.
RE: Generator running AC, is single Honda too small ??
A 2000 watt genny is very marginal for starting and running a 13,500 but AC, and quite incapable of doing so if the RV's converter is actively trying to charge a house battery. It is certainly not going to be a happy camper for a 15,000 but AC, even when your house battery is full.
RE: In-Line Charcoal Water Filter for Under Sink
Lowes and Home Depot are probably going to be your best bet. I can vouch for the Pur filter @skipro3 mentioned. Bought my daughter one like that several years ago for her apartment, and it served her well through grad school.
RE: Leeking Batterys
I've never seen any liquid leak upward. Got pictures?
I'd like to suggest you inquire in the technical issues forum, as Forum Technical Issues is for things having to do with this web site, not with problems in the real world. You'll be more likely to get an answer over there
