PapPappy
Wilmington, NC
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Ran the genset.....added some treatment to the gas tank.....checked the A/C, Refer, and Water heater (wasp nest in there!!)....dream of getting away!! Hopefully next month!!
DH Bill / DW Claudia / DD Jenn / DS Chris
The Paps! Sophie, Abby, Brandy, Kahlie and Annie 
2000 Winnebago "Minnie" 31C, Ford V-10
Purchased April Fools Day, 2008 
The Pets
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chadly
Racine, MN
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Joined: 10/03/2002
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I washed her. The whole thing...
Pressure washed it first, then used the soap pressure wash mix to suds it up. While the suds was soaking, I took the Mr. Clean magic eraser to it. I tell you what, the Magic erasor is a LIFESAVER. I have had grime and chalky buildup i have never been able to get off, and this ate through it. It didnt get it all, but it sure made a diffrence.
I had to wash in sections and it took 4 hours, but man it was worth it.
Tomorrow, I take her in to have the genny looked at and maybe have an alignment looked at. I have alot of slop in the steering wheel...
The Genny is burning the plug, so something is up...i'll know more tomorrow...
Me and the Wife
Emma - 6
Jacob - 3
1998 Itasca Spirit 31WT
2006 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4 toad
Blue Ox Aventa II towbar and baseplate, Brake Buddy Vantage
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Our camping and family pictures
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jaberg
Malden, MA
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Finally got the "Camper" back from the electrical overhaul. Everything is better than we'd hoped--but was more expensive than we imagined. So it goes. Took a shakedown cruise to Cape Cod last weekend and everything went well.
Yesterday I rewired the trailer socket to conform to the industry standard pin outs. (Anyone care to explain the thinking that goes into wiring a truck to match a trailer instead of the other way around--especially given that trailer must have been wired wrong!) Replaced the socket while I was doing the job--the cover flap had broken off. Currently running new wiring harness through the Demco tow dolly, pulling ground wires directly to each light. (The way they should be grounded to start with.) LED lights went on the Demco last week. Wish we had the $$$ to do the entire rig in LED--maybe next year.
Lots of little projects in the coming weeks as we prepare to head cross country. I'll try to keep you posted--and publish some pix of the interesting stuff.
Have Rover. Will travel.
Ford C8000 based custom Super C
Follow along on the journey:
http://roverhauler.wordpress.com
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Nick Wildwood
Hell California
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Joined: 04/16/2008
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Installed another 18 watt solar panel and plugged it right into the first one. Piece of cake....
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jaberg
Malden, MA
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Spent a good two hours cleaning (and polishing) the interior of one of the accessory hitches before I had the sense to throw a digital caliper on the receiver tube for our new bike rack.
2.02" doesn't fit into a 2" receiver.
Manufacturer has been informed and is looking for a tube that's within spec. Meanwhile, I did a bit of machining on the big tube. Tomorrow will be a more productive day.
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MikeMike
St.Petersburg,Florida
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The big map pocket door panel inserts have bugged me for 2000 miles -how they seemed to be alittle droopy.Just pulled the elastic and folded it over and super glued it to itself-flattened all the pleats and now its all proper without popping the door panels off.
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woodworker414
Crystal City,Mo.
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Well, we just bought a 2003 Gulfstream Cavalair 29.5, the lights on ceiling in the bedroom, bath, hall, shower did not work. They do now.
Just really looking everything over to learn as much as possible abou this unit. First trip planned for early Sept.
Bill
2003 Gulfstream Cavalair 29.5 V10 E450 normal bells & whistles
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Kendas
Tucson AZ
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Added to the "Things to do/get" list, remounted the new solar charge controller (first trip with it and it wasn't too secure, is now), added plastic bag holder, new bath mat, added a broom (list item).
Finally got a spare tire cover (I know, "hey dingbat, you need to keep it covered") 
Cleaned up my pancake mix "mess" (hey, that's what happens when you forget to tighten the cap on the bottle before shaking).
Fixed a "customer" wiring problem (my fault for using old wire nuts) ran genset for its' "monthly" afterwards.
1978 21ft Tioga Dodge 440 Motor,
4.5kw Generac and 80 watts Solar
Misc Things I've done to my RV pictures
USAF Retired
To Err is human... To Forgive is not SAC Policy.
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ohiotubagal
Ohio
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Washed the underside of the awning, using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser...worked great! Had to use a ladder, but boy it looks so much better now!
Figured out halfway through that I could tie the eraser onto the end of my swiffer and then didn't have to use the ladder.
Mish
1 DH (he does the driving)
2 6 yr. old DDs
2005 Coachman Freedom 30.5 ft
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chadly
Racine, MN
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I am picking the rig up tonight after work. The shop fixed a few things for me.
First off was the front end. I had a shimmy and they ended up balancing the wheels. one of them was way off. seeing they are aluminum rims they are harder to balance? Not sure but the shop seems to hate these.
I now have a new carb in the Onan. Seems the old one gave out. I'm still not sure if they have replaced the recepticle or not...i'll find out...
I also bought a new center console to replace the old one with. i'll hopefully get pics up of that tonight.
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