RE: Propane consumption.
scmopar,
Congratulations on your new Roo 26RS.
Did you get it at RVW?
How much weight does the bunks hold?
I can't find anywhere they specifically say the weight. the majority of documentation have seen say the bunks hold 200 to 250 lbs.
Bob
Bunkends on the Rockwood Roo hold something like 1200 lbs each. If you're talking about something else, please disregard. Even regular bunks in TT's hold 250 to 350 typically.
RE: transporting / shipping fresh fish from alaska to lower 48.
I drove 4500 miles with a cooler full of frozen salmon in my trailer from Alaska. Rock hard still at final destination (Ohio).
The key is to make the trip when the average outside temperature is -20 below. :) True story.
Kidding aside. Dry Ice and a cooler is the way to do it. I recommend vacuum pack the fish, then wrap in freezer paper, replace your dry ice every couple days as it evaporates til you get home. All should be well.
RE: My wacky grey water filter experiment.
Start with full fresh tank. Water gets used for dishes and shower, goes into grey tank. Process grey tank output and return to fresh tank. Endless loop almost, barring evaporation and incidental loss from gunk filter. Right?
Any excess grey water that surpasses system capacity, coming from outside sources such as water bottles/jugs, rather than fresh tank, gets pulled from a valve in the top portion of the grey tank to be used for toilet rinsing.
Finally, process the sewage juice and port back to grey tank which, in turn, effectively double processes it back to the fresh tank.
There, we can now dry camp until the filtered "solid" sewage removes all moisture from the system. It may be possible, if you drink lots of bottled water or canned beverages that you could go forever.
Problem solved. Wait. Was there a problem?
RE: Road Conditions on the route from Indiana to Alaska
I just drove from Alaska to Indiana at the end of Dec 07. The road is in great shape except aprox 150 miles between the AK border and Destruction Bay. If your transporter goes a reasonable speed (and the road pretty much forces it) through that section, your trailer should be in good shape when it arrives. That trip is a huge amount of driving, a couple hours of slow driving is no biggie in the grand scheme.
RE: Alaska trip, Safety inside RV
my apologies, sue.t
If you are talking about the Yukon Territory, I fully understand what level of remoteness you are talking about. You are absolutely right.
In my mind, I was thinking about the Alaska road system, which is far more active, relatively speaking, where crimes of opportunity are more likely to occur because the opportunity IS there.
What I'm thinking of equates to this. A child is less likely to be abducted inside a walmart (busy campground) then a country bus stop (lightly traveled area). You are talking about a place where there are no children, so to speak (middle o' nowhere)
I think I'll shut up now before I look more stupid than I already do...
RE: Alaska trip, Safety inside RV
... people that want to prey on other people aren't going to waste their time where there aren't any people!
Not to be argumentative, but this is a pretty naive statement, predators often seek more secluded places because people usually have thier gaurd down and the chance of crime detection is much lower.
I'm certainly not saying there is a perv behind every bush out there, but secluded areas are all the more reason to be aware of whats going on around you.
RE: Alaska trip, Safety inside RV
I disagree with the idea that a small dog is better. In Alaska, a big dog is worth his weight in gold. Why? Because he will make a more complete meal for the bear so it will be too full to go after you right away.
I have camped all over Alaska and never had a single security issue. I've left stuff unattended at campsights most of the day without a single problem, even in tents.
If you're concerned about the other kind of predators, like creepy people, just camp where there are other people around. Creepy people usually don't like it when they have a crowd of people watching them be creepy. Even they realize that Alaska has law enforcement and people have cell phones.
I am surmising that since you are from California, you have a lessened sense that people generally leave each other alone. Yes, you can get yourself in trouble anywhere, but just use some common sense and you should be just fine.
I would recommend NOT camping in the parking lot of Chilkoot Charlies in Anchorage or the Salty Dawg in Homer. If you camp there, I can almost gaurantee you will have people trying to come in to use your potty, or worse!
RE: Road to McCarthy?
I haven't been on that road in years, but I understand it can be very hit and miss. I can't imagine that it has really been "upgraded" but it does get graded from time to time.
I wouldn't take the TT unless you don't mind severely shortening it's useful life. That road CAN be about the worst road you will ever travel. Not only RR spikes but huge timbers can jut out at odd angles and do real havoc if you aren't paying attention. I shudder to think what the washboard factor would do to a TT.
If the road is bad and you are pulling the TT, plan on going under 15mph, more like 10 is probable.
RE: cooper creek or russian river kenai
If you are at the Russian River, hike up to the place a little bit before the falls that indicates "no fishing from here to falls", in other words, the most upstream place you can legally fish downstream from the falls (it's clearly posted). I have had some of the most wonderful dry fly fishing in that stretch that I have ever found anywhere for rainbows! Just a perfect spot and never crowded. The best time is between the sockeye runs when the fish are a bit hungrier and the bugs are hatching in full force. Do watch for bears, they are very active in that area, especially the closer to the lake/falls you are.
