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RE: Sway Bars
Well, thank you for that! That's why I wanted the sales guy to send me information on his recommendation (a request he ignored, BTW). I'll just have to wait until I can get him within grabbing distance to find out what he's proposing. Thanks again for the help.
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05/22/23 12:05pm |
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RE: Sway Bars
Okay, I'm back. Sorry for the lapse. It's been a horrid week.
I've got a Nissan Titan rated to tow 9500 pounds and the new camper is only about 3000 pounds. I'm thinking sway bars. I just don't want some 18-wheeler or Greyhound bus blowing this little guy sideways while I'm trying to pull it in a straight line. The salemen make their living by convincing me I need something I don't know alot about. I trust you guys more than them. Maybe a discussion of the difference between sway bars and weight distribution systems.
Thanks. I appreciate the help.
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05/20/23 04:07pm |
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Sway Bars
I’ve had sway bars on a 28’, 6,000# camper, but we’re downsizing to a 3,000# A-frame. Should I have them on this as well? Salesman recommends them, but he’s in the selling business. Opinions?
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05/15/23 12:07am |
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RE: Recommendations for a Fall trip to Maine
Just back home from Acadia. Went to Schoodic on Saturday. Camp sites appeared to be nice and level with plenty of privacy. Be sure to take your food with you as you probably can't get much more than a bottle of milk at the little shops in Winter Harbor. Heavy fog just off the shore. There could have been an entire fleet a hundred yards out and we wouldn't have seen it. Went to Thunder Hole on Mount Desert yesterday. Brutally hot here, but probably what you'd call a nice warm summer's day. Spent two years in Fayetteville courtesy of the Army -- never been so hot or so cold in all my life. I don't know how I ever got my skinny Yankee butt through Basic Training down there in that heat.
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08/08/22 12:26pm |
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RE: Recommendations for a Fall trip to Maine
Some possibilities for you: Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport is small but good. Maine Maritime Museum in Bath (as mentioned before) is wonderful and just down river from Bath Iron Works which has been building ships there since 1884, currently the best frigates for our Navy. Pemaquid Point in Bristol has a great lighthouse on one of the most trecherous spots in that part of the coast. One of my 11X Great Grandfathers was shipwrecked there in 1635 on the Angel Gabriel. He and one son came to the new world to get things set up before sending for his wife and other children. As a result of the shipwreck, both John and his wife were so traumatized neither would ever set foot on a ship again, and never saw each other. Google "John Bailey Angel Gabriel" for a good discussion.
South of Thomaston is Port Clyde with the Marshall Point Light showing the way to harbor. Well worth a visit. In South Thomaston we stay at the Lobster Buoy Campground, which is (shall we say) rustic, at best, but nice, quiet and right on the ocean. In Kennebunkport you might consider Sandy Pines Campground which is relatively new, great shower arrangements, and glamping. You're better off approaching from the Biddeford side rather than the Kennebunkport side as getting through K'port with a rig would be a task.
Wassamki Springs Camp Grouond in Scarborough might be a good place to explore Portland. I've not camped there (nearly in our back yard), but visited many many (40+) years ago and thought it nice. Portland is well worth a visit.
If I think of anything else of value, I'll post again.
fred.
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08/03/22 03:00pm |
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RE: Recommendations for a Fall trip to Maine
Make reservations -- the sooner the better. By early October, we're ready to shut down for the winter. Many CGs here will close by October 15. Acadia is wonderful. Our favorite CG on the island is the Narrows (careful, there are two -- one on the island and one on the mainland). Also, take a look at Schoodic Point which is a part of the National Park. It's a good ways away from Bar Harbor, but from all we've heard it's great. We'll be checking it out on our next trip up there. Be sure to go to the Jordan Pond House in the Park for pop-overs. Try Helen's in Ellsworth for a good, non-fancy, family meal. An absolute must is MoMo's Cheesecake in Ellsworth -- honor system and the best cheesecake around. There's a great auto museum in Southwest Harbor that's worth the trip.
The Farnsworth Museum in Rockland has a huge collection of Wyeth paintings -- 3 generations. The State Prison Store in Rockland always good to find good wooden crafts. Nearby is Doug's Seafood, well worth a visit. Freeport is good for shopping and allows overnight parking in the parking lot for RVs. Lots of outlets plus the home of L. L. Bean. Personally, I'd stay away from Old Orchard Beach and Ogunquit. Both are terribly crowded and uninteresting. Ogunquit, especially, is so crowded I hate to go through there in a four-wheeler, let alone an RV.
Depends on what you like. Maine Maritime Museum in Bath; the Longfellow House in Portland are both great. What do you like? Let us know and I'll try to refine my response.
Enjoy Maine!
fred.
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08/02/22 05:17pm |
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