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RE: loss of spouse
Winnietrey, so sorry for your loss but what a wonderful post. My wife and I are approaching that time of life. Hopefully not real close, but.
I found your philosophy very comforting and am printing it for future reference.
Thank you!
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campigloo
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07/09/20 05:34pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: New Ram is awsome!
I hope you enjoy yours as much as we’ve enjoyed our 2012. I find the computer to be very close to hand calculations. Wait till that Cummins breaks in! Mine, solo, at 65 gets about 20mpg. 60 I’m getting 22. I run my tires at 65 front and 45 rear. I helps a lot.
After 216,000 miles, 49 states and 4 Canadian provinces it still runs like new. It did anyway, until an 80’ sweet gum attacked.
Enjoy!
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campigloo
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07/09/20 04:56pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Moving on up
I hope you put a ton of miles on it!
Enjoyed having you as a regular.
Happy travels, hope to see ya on the road sometime!!
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campigloo
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07/09/20 04:28pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Axle and Hub Question
Looking on my phone is hard but I don’t see a problem. A blue mark will indicate overheating but doesn’t necessarily indicate a ruined axle. If they had to beat the bearing off maybe; but yours looks just fine to me
Like Lynmoor said, run! Get a second opinion if it makes you uncomfortable but avoid CW like it was corona. (unless it’s served chilled)
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campigloo
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07/09/20 04:17pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Air conditioner noise reduction
My wife recently informed my that she could not sleep with the noise of the roof air conditioners and that we would not be allowed to use them during the night anymore.
I would buy her a tent, much cheaper and easier...
Have you priced a divorce lately? :)
If it was just about saving money I wouldn't even have this rig. I have no regrets about doing this and am looking forward to our next trip.
Hahaha!!
“she got the gold mine, I got the shaft”!
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campigloo
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07/08/20 04:16pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Horrible customer service
I dropped good Sam years ago for that very reason. I’ve never used the financing branch but the rest of it was equally bad.
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campigloo
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07/08/20 04:01pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Bucking while towing
I’m guessing you’re talking about porpoising where it bounces like a seesaw. Try new, quality shocks. I put Bilsteins on my ram 2500 along with a set of stable loads. On roads that I previously had to slow to 45 I can now run at 60. Also, when riding solo and the stable loads disengaged
I get better handling and a noticeable difference in body roll.
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campigloo
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07/06/20 04:39pm |
Towing
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RE: Stay on your own side....
There are plenty of sightseeing places in the 48. Go see what’s in your own country. Canada will open soon enough.
Are Canadians still regularly doing their shopping in the US?
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campigloo
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07/06/20 12:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Class C vs Trailer for Cross country with family? Help
Have you thought about taking just the truck for the commute? Hotel it on the travel days and rent a trailer from somewhere near where you want to actually have fun. In that area, some of the rental companies will even deliver and set it up for you.
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campigloo
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07/06/20 12:24pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Switching from 12 volt to 6 volt batteries
To reduce consumption consider 12v TV sets. We bought two about a year ago and they’ve been great. They draw less than half the power the ac version pulled.
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campigloo
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07/06/20 12:12pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: towing with Subaru Ascent
I like sway bars. It’s true that if you’re loaded properly you shouldn’t need it. I’ve found they can be really nice in unexpected gusts of wind coming broad side.
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campigloo
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06/26/20 06:16pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: When I'm driving do I run my fridge on propane or electric?
With all the rigs on the road it seems from some posts that a major fire is inevitable in your rig. So true. I’d be willing to bet that any second you’re going to get in a wreck and die. The best thing to do
Is stay off the road completely.
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campigloo
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06/26/20 05:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 2007 Heartland Trailrunner Battery Drain / Reverse Polarity
I’ve never heard of a trailer that old having an inverter. What is a red lit switch? The inverter gets a drain?
How old is the battery and what type battery is it? Normally the shore power has nothing to do with the 12v except for the converter trying to charge the battery.
This sounds like a defective battery. Could you be overthinking/trying too hard?
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campigloo
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06/24/20 07:24pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: no power
If your lead acid battery got discharged to nearly nothing and sat dead for a short time it probably sulfated and will never hold a charge again.
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campigloo
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06/24/20 07:10pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Question about solar panels
However you wire it make sure you use the same type battery throughout the system and use about the same age. In your case, new.. Don’t mix 6v with 12v and don’t mix agm with lead acid, etc.
I wired mine separate from the battery that came with the trailer. I have 4 6v gc for the coach and use the 12v only for the tongue jack and emergency brake. I use a trickle charger I got from academy to keep it charged. Works well, I just store it in the propane tank cover when rolling.
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campigloo
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06/23/20 03:55pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Advice o WDH after CAT scale
If you’re getting porpoising try uprgrading your shocks. I added stableloads to my spring pack and Bilstein shocks. The combo eliminated almost all of that. I only get it now on the most severe roads. There is a bridge near us that before I couldn’t go more than 45. I now run it at 60 no problem.
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campigloo
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06/21/20 10:40am |
Towing
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RE: Bat Wing Antenna & Driving
I thought for sure they were supposed to be down when traveling. There are several reasons. Avoid having it torn off when going under bridges, avoid damage to the antenna from the wind forces, avoid air lift so the RV tires maintain ground contact.
And in the down position it interferes with my crime fighting.
Check on your Crime Fighting Utility Belt right next to the Grappling Hook. There should be a Deep Space tracking Beacon adapter that resolves that issue.
Thanks Rob!!! I’m going for a practice session tonight as soon as the sun goes down. I’m going to check that out!
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campigloo
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06/21/20 10:23am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Do most parks check/copy your ID? (Victims of ID theft)
I’ve had it happen a few times at private parks and public parks. For me it’s no big deal. I’d rather have them look or copy my dl than my card. THAT I would have a problem with.They have a record of your card number the second it is used for a purchase. The only true firewall preventing your card from being compromised every time you use it is the fact that almost all people are not mastermind criminals. Bulk theft of card information is the big threat and that is generally accomplished by mastermind criminals often accompanied by lax digital security on the corporate level. The Russian mafia doesn't travel from RV park to RV park bribing reservation clerks to steal card numbers.
No kidding huh? I thought a major strategy from Moscow was to bring down the USA via rv parks.
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campigloo
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06/21/20 10:20am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Do most parks check/copy your ID? (Victims of ID theft)
I’ve had it happen a few times at private parks and public parks. For me it’s no big deal. I’d rather have them look or copy my dl than my card. THAT I would have a problem with.
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campigloo
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06/20/20 11:50am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Bat Wing Antenna & Driving
I thought for sure they were supposed to be down when traveling. There are several reasons. Avoid having it torn off when going under bridges, avoid damage to the antenna from the wind forces, avoid air lift so the RV tires maintain ground contact.
And in the down position it interferes with my crime fighting.
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campigloo
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06/20/20 11:43am |
General RVing Issues
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