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RE: RVing to the Island Provinces
Most people traveling to Newfoundland will take the long ferry route from North Sydney in Nova Scotia. In 2018, we took a different way, driving up Hwy 389 from Baie-Comeau in Quebec to reach Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Much of the way was unpaved, but it was not bad. Took it slowly, of course. This is truly a "lonely highway."
The road down to Blanc-Sablon was HORRIBLE in 2018. DOES ANYONE HAVE MORE RECENT INFORMATION ON LABRADOR HIGHWAY TO BLANC-SABLON? If it has not been improved then I would not want to go that way again and would take the long way back.
From Blanc-Sablon there is a short ferry to Newfoundland. We took to long ferry back to Sydney.
If you go to Labrador, I highly recommend taking the ship up to Nain and back. This is a coastal freighter that stops in all of the villages along to coast, and also takes passengers. The locals using the ship sleep in chairs, but we took one of the nice staterooms. There is plenty of time to get off the ship and check out the towns. It is interesting just to watch the unloading/loading at each stop. Every conceivable item comes in on the ship.
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RoyF
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08/17/22 07:55am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Fence for Dog
Look up Midwest Exercise Pen. We got ours at Petsmart. It can be set up outside, or inside if you have enough space.
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RoyF
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07/15/22 04:52pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Cleaning your 7-pin connector: air gun brushes
Thanks, BarneyS, you have it.
I had been getting "trailer disconnected" and "turn signal not working" messages off and on for some time, and my trailer brake and turn lights finally stopped working. I was afraid that the problem might be hard to trace, but just cleaning the trailer's 7-pin contacts solved the problem.
The OP
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RoyF
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07/09/22 06:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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Cleaning your 7-pin connector: air gun brushes
I finally found the little wire brush that is small enough to get between and clean each of seven sections of a trailer's seven-pin connector, so I pass this discovery along in case I am not the only one who did not know how to find them.
It's called a air-gun brush, or a paint-sprayer brush. I found some at Harbor Freight, but in the paint-sprayer department. (Thanks to Harbor Freight for directing me to the right department.) Amazon has them, too.
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RoyF
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07/08/22 04:41pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: No CD player in new coach
I'm an old dog who had to learn the new trick. First, I went to my computer store for advice. I bought an inexpensive LG "slim portable DVD writer" which can copy a CD to a computer in a short amount of time. I used iTunes on my Mac (which I had never used before, and haven't used since). The entire library of about 500 CDs went onto one thumb drive. I listen to classical music, so the music is organized by composer rather than by performer.
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RoyF
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07/03/22 02:54pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Nebraska Hwy 2
We followed Hwy 2 from Grand Island to Alliance and found the road to be pleasant with low traffic, and we enjoyed the scenery.
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RoyF
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06/15/22 02:43pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: When the water pump turns on by itself.
In addition to the problem of leaks, I like to use the water pump while camping for another reason: to keep FRESH water in the fresh-water tank. The fresh-water tank needs to be topped up about every third day. The pump gets turned off at night or when we leave for a while.
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RoyF
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06/10/22 07:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Ford 350 mile per gallon
Head or tail wind does make a huge difference. I just want to report that my 2021 F350 diesel gets much better mileage than my 2008. The 2008 averaged around 9 mpg, and the 2021 gets 12 mpg. That's averaged over several thousand miles with all kinds of ups, downs, head and tail winds.
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RoyF
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05/31/22 09:23am |
Fifth-Wheels
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Does microwave need to be an "RV" microwave?
My microwave has died at age 14, so I'm looking to replace it.
Question: does the microwave in an RV necessarily have to be an "RV" microwave. (Some microwaves are marketed as "RV microwaves".) Or can I use any residential above-the-range microwave if it fits the hole?
My old microwave was a Domestic, 950 watt, 21 3/4" wide, in a 22" hole.
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RoyF
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05/28/22 04:28pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Black Tank Odors
Is your backwash a process where you attach a hose to the end cap? Or is it a black tank flush connection? If the latter there is a back flow preventer typically under a bathroom sink than can go bad and allow fumes to enter the bath.
I would like to learn about this backflow preventer. I have always wondered about a water line under my bathroom sink that is capped off and seems to serve no purpose. I suspect that it connects to the black tank because it comes up from below. (The underbelly is enclosed so I can't see where it actually goes.)
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RoyF
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05/28/22 04:21pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Basement Organization
Pictures (see above reply to OP). The heavy aluminum stuff is a "portadeck", which is a set of 5-inch steps leading to a 4'x3' deck which is even with the fifth-wheel door, and which is a godsend for my wife, who has bad hips.
https://i.imgur.com/IF7IxF4l.jpg
Honda generators (not shown) are stored in this open area.
https://i.imgur.com/S38wU0yl.jpg
Detail of one the L-braces.
https://i.imgur.com/VbNyl1jl.jpg
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RoyF
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05/18/22 08:56am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Basement Organization
I also recently added some bulky items. I put in a shelf similar to yours, except it is almost full width: 26 inches inside. It consists of two 30-inch plywood boxes, open on both ends. Placed together, they create a 5-foot-long tube. That leaves 3 feet at one end for some tall stuff. I used 15/31" plywood and L-braces to tie the pieces together and give it strength (although heavier stuff goes on the bottom).
This (almost) doubles my usable storage space, and stuff that was previously on the bottom of a pile are now easily accessible. I created two boxes because one long box would be heavy and awkward to handle.
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RoyF
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05/18/22 07:08am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: I know I wandered off...
Maybe the ultra-light trailers have taken away much of the pup market. Although I have a fifth-wheel now (gotta have my recliner!), DW and I enjoyed our pup for ten years and took month-long trips in it. I think that the ten-foot pup (about twenty feet when set up) had more space than the ultra-lights: two beds one 4'x7' and the other 6'x7'. We put clothes and a lot of other things on the smaller bed while set up. (Clothes were stowed in the tow vehicle while traveling.) We had heater and AC. We even had a shower (a curtain around the toilet). But, alas, there was no recliner.
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RoyF
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05/11/22 05:04pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Black tank not draining!
For breaking up the "mountain", an inexpensive plumber's snake should work well. It's flexible and the rotating action should break things up.
I used a piece of old garden hose when it happened to me four years ago, but next time I'll try a plumber's snake.
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RoyF
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05/11/22 08:17am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV recovery!
A sad story. Perhaps the thing that we should come away with to reinforce the maxim that you never, never go down any road unless you already know that you will be able to turn around or get through. Even a two-lane road may not allow for turning around. A single-lane road is definitely a red flag.
We routinely apply this caution before entering a shopping mall or fuel station, where a bad result is likely to be a temporary inconvenience. Let us not forget to apply it when a bad result is certainly going to be costly and could be lethal.
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RoyF
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04/19/22 08:59am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: %#$@^ critters!
For protection against mice, glue traps baited with a bit of peanut butter are very effective. You might put a few out during the next winter. Check them once in while and replace bait if it is too hard.
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RoyF
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04/15/22 08:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Route Hot Springs AR to Oklahoma City area (Canadian, OK)
I like to reach I-40 from Hot Springs by 270 west to 71, 71 north to hwy. 28 at Waldron, hwy 28 west (becoming 128 in Oklahoma) to 59, then 59 north to I-40. This is two lane road, but it's fast except for a few places (watch the posted speeds on curves and in small towns), and the traffic is light.
Taking I-40 all the way (through Little Rock and Fort Smith) is much further, no quicker, and you be in a line of big trucks at all times.
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RoyF
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04/15/22 06:59am |
Family Camping
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RE: Keeping fridge door open while in storage
I haven't tried this, but maybe get a wooden dowel cut to the right length (2 to 3 feet, maybe). Use mini-bungee cords to attach dowel to wire refrigerator shelf. Repeat for freezer. (Thinking of my refrig, which has wire shelves in both sections.)
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RoyF
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04/14/22 10:51am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How to find diesel prices?
From OP: Darry&Rita and LouLawrence, thank you. As you say, the pop-up menu has a scroll bar, which stupid me just didn't notice.
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RoyF
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04/11/22 06:27am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How to find diesel prices?
Thanks, everyone. I was using gasbuddy.com, not the phone app. Their webpage used to have diesel, but it has changed (again). I will try the phone app.
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RoyF
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04/10/22 07:03pm |
General RVing Issues
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