MikeMike
St.Petersburg,Florida
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I did not plan on having my moms carpet cleaner with us-but it saved the floor when I left the kitchen faucet on -and went to my sisters and watched 3 movies on Turner Classic-returned and saw the tub overflowing-take everything you think you will never need,solder gun, shrink tubes,electrical connectors,crimper and most needed of all -a Swiss army knife that has a bottle opener for the Becks bottles-especially after you stay up to sunrise getting all the water out of your carpets.
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geezer34nh
New Hampshire
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After a life time of teaching auto shop and working in my own shop I feel naked without tools. As a result there are two top sections of rollaways full of tools tucked in the basement of Rover. Ya I know it is weight, but what can I say.
Brad
Brad & Lucy aka the Geezer & The Hedgehog
1990 Foretravel 38' DP
Kitty Kat: Earl
Whitey Ford the Explorer riding the car trailer
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n5tc
Salado, Texas
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A 12 volt compressor is not very effective for motorhome tires. I carry an small 120 volt one that has the capacity to inflate up to 150 pounds.
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Tom and Judith and Yappy Schnauzer Sable
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Dakzuki
Carnation, Wa, USA
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n5tc wrote:A 12 volt compressor is not very effective for motorhome tires. I carry an small 120 volt one that has the capacity to inflate up to 150 pounds.
n5tc
I had that concern when I bought mine so I tested it. Compressor inflates my tires just fine BUT I'm only a 10.5k GVW machine. I have not tested it beyond 70 something PSI.
I don't always have AC power with me so 12V is a requirement.....as is small size due to the size of my MH. If I had AC (and a bigger truck) I'd take a little Craftsman one I use to inflate tires at home. It's the tiny one they sell that comes with a nail gun. Goes on sale for $150 or so and it's 100% duty cycle unlike most 12V units.
95 Chinook Premier
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Jarlaxle
New England
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Currie and Old Man Emu have 12V compressors that will inflate a tire to 100+psi. The Curries are tough enough the military uses them.
John
1984 Ford B-700 school bus conversion, Thomas body
A bunch of other vehicles
3 nutty cats (Maya, Vierna, Briza)
One lazy dog (Marmaduke)
One wife (Liz)
"A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age"
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Dakzuki
Carnation, Wa, USA
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Jarlaxle wrote:Currie and Old Man Emu have 12V compressors that will inflate a tire to 100+psi. The Curries are tough enough the military uses them.
Big $$$
If I could afford a Unicat or Earthroamer that might be on the list.
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Jarlaxle
New England
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Think swap meets and eBay.  I did.
Alternately, look into a Power Tank, maybe?
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Dakzuki
Carnation, Wa, USA
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Jarlaxle wrote:Think swap meets and eBay. I did.
Alternately, look into a Power Tank, maybe?
I'm doin' just fine with a dinky cheap $50 compressor (ebay) as emergency air. If I was using one a lot I'd get an off road type one and mount it under the rig with a tank.....and then get air horns to "advise" those that cut me off not to do it again.
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Dakzuki
Carnation, Wa, USA
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mrb604 wrote:For those of you who bring sockets along, what sizes do you have? Are newer rigs mostly metric or do you still need SAE. I don't have an RV yet, still shopping, but the kids like to get me tools for fathers day and I need new sockets.
There's some "oddball" sizes you might want too.....like the water heater bung on mine. It's pretty big. I just keep that socket in the RV as I do with some other tools that live in it all the time like the hubcap remover/hammer.
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Mike& Rose
Lake & Horse country,Blackstone Valley MA
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YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE.
IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40.
IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.
IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL
PROBLEM.
See you on the road!
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