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RE: Engine braking on 2017 F150 5.0L
Just wear ear plugs.
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goducks10
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03/28/23 05:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Works for me. CG's are crowded enough as it is.
You're very welcome. I wouldn't want to run into more people like you.
What is people like me?
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goducks10
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03/23/23 05:16pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Seven States That Are On My Do Not Visit List:
California
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Washington
After all, I'm just helping them out. Since they don't want the type of vehicles I drive, then they shouldn't mind losing any potential tourist revenue. I just wonder if they are going to stop jets from flying into their states?
Works for me. CG's are crowded enough as it is.
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goducks10
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03/23/23 09:33am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Been to china multiple times. Depends on where you are as far as visible polution as well as non visible but noticeable polution (eyes, lungs etc.) Some places are really bad, other places are comparable to most large U.S. cities.
But then in the U.S. places near coal fired plants have pretty bad visible and respiratory pollution as well. it's hard to clean up the pollution from coal fired plants, way worse than NG fired plants.
We had a relatively new coal fired plant about 150 miles from us. Every time we drove by it on our trips east the air was visibly darkened, sometimes pretty bad. Now that they have converted it to NG air is visibly clear whenever we drive by.
If you are referring to the Boardman coal fired plant, it closed two and a half years ago. Don't believe they ever converted to natural gas. The owner, Portland General Electric, closed the plant as it transitions to renewable energy sources, namely wind energy. The emissions of that plant were nothing compared to the sight of the hundreds of ugly wind turbines serving as a visual blight and destroying the view shed of nearby pristine country. Wind turbines have destroyed the beautiful vistas of the Eastern Columbia River Gorge. If the greenies weren't so anti fossil fuels, they would be protesting in the streets to remove the wind turbines.
I find the view driving out near Boardman boring as heck. Miles of rolling brown hills.
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goducks10
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03/20/23 08:52am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: purchasing from dealer with a hail "freckled" sidewall
Walk away. There's too many used RV's out there for sale and prices are dropping. Why settle for a possible fixer upper?
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goducks10
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03/18/23 09:54am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: The Ford Explorer Men only Edition
Cute. I get it . . . in recognition of Women's History Month. OK.
So, when is Men's History Month, or did I miss it?
The world's population is almost an equal split, 50.4% men, 49.6% women.
So, we should expect equal billing, right?
Women haven't had equal billing ever.
They just got the right to vote in 1920.
They still are told what they can and can't do with their bodies by old white men.
They still get paid less. 18% less.
There might be as many women as men but they sure as heck don't get equal billing IMO.
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goducks10
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03/10/23 10:55am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: ADCO Designer Series UV Hydro cover - any feedback?
I've been using the ADCO Aqua Shed for 4 seasons now. It's still in great shape. I used the same model on a previous 5th wheel for 5 seasons and it was still good so I gave it away when we sold the 5er.
I'm in the PNW so we get our fair share of rain in the winter and it holds up well against that and the wind.
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goducks10
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03/07/23 06:18pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: State Parks
I just booked into Myrtle Beach for the last week in March 7 days + 1 free. That’s supposed to be a busy week. Going from there to Charleston the next week and no problem there either. Happy camping folks, enjoy your life.
Myrtle Beach in March would hardly be considered as prime time for camping. I think the folks on here are talking about the summer months when the parks get filled up.
Isn't it spring break then?
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goducks10
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03/04/23 01:17pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Electric and ICE forever together?
It will depend on whether auto manufactures have a demand for ICE vehicles. Some demand for ICE cars may go dead if EV's become cost effective. Just like sedans of the past. Ford quit making them and tooled up for SUV's. Same will happen for ICE. Whats popular will be built.
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goducks10
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03/04/23 09:07am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Axle and tire?
Yes, dump your tires if they say Made in China. I run 16" Michelin XPS RIBs. Zero problems in 9 years of towing all over the USA.
Not sure what you paid for them 9 years ago but today they're off the charts expensive.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=XPS+Rib&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=385R6XPSR&tab=Sizes
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goducks10
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03/04/23 08:56am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: TT Hitch qutestions
Shocker hitches work as advertised. But aren't really necessary. Most frame failures from Lippert frames are with 5th wheels. Very few ever from TT frames.
What does fail with TT's that have Lippert frame components are the spring hangers, springs, and axles.
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goducks10
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03/03/23 02:46pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: State Parks
I’m just wondering if I’m in the minority or the silent majority. I have never experienced the issue of a public campground being booked solid but a substantial number of sites being vacant. But to be fair, I also don’t spend any of my time trying to determine the “booked” vs. “occupied” status of the hundreds of campsites over the week that I’m there (I got no time for that). In other words, I won’t be calling the governor, it’s not an issue to me.
True. Most of the CG's, State or Forest Service types only have 3-4 out of 30-35 no shows. Not really anything to get upset about.
YMMV depending on region.
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goducks10
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03/03/23 09:22am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
#1 These are government campgrounds run by government workers or government contractors. They. Don't. Care. Reserved sites are paid for and they don't care if the site sits empty. All your whining isn't going to make much difference.
#2 Increase your options. I still haven't figured out why so many of you people think private campground owners are the spawn of Satin. There are also plenty of city/county parks that are under used. Go. Someplace. Else. I have found that using a 50% off discount (Passport America or Happy Camper) often gives me a w/e/s site for the same or less than the state/federal parks w/e sites. Once all the fees are added in, I have discovered that many public parks have priced themselves out of my preferred budget. Sometimes, you just need to go camping someplace different.
X2
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goducks10
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03/02/23 06:27pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Replacing solid steps with folding steps
Do you have a slot for fold outs?
I have a 2 door TT and love my solid steps. If I had a 1 door 5er then now way would I go SS.
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goducks10
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03/02/23 06:24pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: State Parks
If you not there the site would be open up period. The only thing to debate is should you be fined? Death is not an excuse otherwise there would be a lot of Grandmothers and Aunts dying Friday night at check in time!
The vacancy problem can be curtailed, we just need policy makers to be aware of the problem and then have to stomach and determination to implement STRICT rules to address the issue.
As you can see from this thread there are plenty of people willing to tie up sites and knowingly leave them vacant as long as the reservation meets their own personal criteria. Some reserve sites for "just in case" without a firm plan to use the site.
Those that intentionally create vacancies are not concerned with the financial cost and can afford to waste the money on the vacant site. They have no concern for others who would actually use the site.
It's the other campers that must put there foot down and demand policy makers fine the abusers and eliminate deliberate premeditated vacancies.
In Oregon there's a CG called RiverBend. It's run by Linn County. Super popular all summer because it's close to a fish/ski lake.
Lots of small towns and a couple cities nearby within 10-40 miles.
Few year back we were talking to a one of the camp hosts and we were complaining about all the walk in sites that were booked wed thru sunday and that people were driving in to grab sites then driving back home only to show up fri nite. I said that's not fair. He said "Why not they paid for it". Thing is Linn County got more money that way because more likely than not many of those sites would be empty wed/thur.
IMO it's a systemic issue and good luck changing decades old policies.
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goducks10
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03/02/23 10:30am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
One of the things that the Ohio state parks did in regards to people booking the entire week and then going in to modify their reservation just to get the weekend, was that they no longer allow any reservation changes. If you cancel the reservation it cancels the entire reservation. You cant go in to modify your reservation and cherry pick a few days out of it. After you cancel you need to wait until you can try to rebook it. In the meantime others can sign up for email alerts if a site becomes available in that campground. So the original person who made/cancelled the reservation stand a good chance that someone else already booked it.
At least here there are no more days of just packing up your camping gear and going to find a site that day. Everything in our state parks is by reservation. Even if you pull up and the CG is half empty you still need to go on the reservation system and reserve a site. They don't allow walk ins.
The days of not planning out your trips ahead of time for summer and making reservations thinking that you will just pull up and get a site are virtually non existent anymore, at least in summer at the popular campgrounds.
As far as what others suggested, that if they didn't show up on time the site should be re-opened. Who makes that determining factor as the 'why' they didn't show to see if a site should be reopened? What if someone was called into work, truck issue, trailer issue, kid broke arm..but they still intend on coming for the rest of the reservation..is it the 17yr old kid at the check in?
As far as who determines a no show is not rocket science. You have 24 hours to show or call CG with explanation otherwise you are penalized.
My grandmother died or the dog hid the RV keys is not a valid excuse.
Either you call to say I broke down but I am now on my way or you face the penalty.
Yes some innocents will become collateral damage but the no shows will cease.
That don't work out here in Oregon. Sorry
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goducks10
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03/01/23 01:28pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
CG's have budgets based on occupancy expectations. If the budget is based on say 50% filled for the whole callander year with summer peaking at 100% and winter and 0%-? then it's of no issue if they have no shows. No shows are not cancellations. More times than not a cancellation can be put back into the system and rebooked. Every rebooking makes $8-$10 or abouts for fees. So thats bonus money if the site gets rebooked.
No shows are simply part of the original perceived budget.
It would be hard to deal with no shows depending on how each CG is set up with the computer system. !st off a no show isn't noticed until the next day or latter. Then someone has to notify someone else that there's a no show and that person has to start the process of trying to get it back in the system. Problem with that is it may only be a res for 3 nights. So by the time the 3rd night rolls around the sites back in the system but the 4th night is booked by someone else.
It's just too much work to deal with no shows. There's only so much that can be done before the Cg starts to lose money. How much time and how many more people on the payroll would it take to make a few extra $ to help someone get a site for 1-2 nights after a no show?
On occasion we've booked a site that was #2-3 on our preference list hoping that when we show up our 1st choice was still open. It's worked more times than not.
No one lost money on that transaction. We just tell the host we moved to a different spot and they change the tags. Easy peasy.
Fines and penalties will cover any administrative cost associated with dealing with the offender. The idea is once in place the policy will be a deterrent. Hand out a few fines and the no shows will cease.
Imagine how many people would abuse handicapped parking if there were no fine. In my area its $350.00 fine to park in an ADA spot.
It was not always $350.00 but it was increased until they got results.
Same with passing a school bus. All buses now have cameras $300.00 fine if you pass the bus when its' red lights are on.
The fines pay for the cameras, staff and then some.
If the reserver doesn't show they lose all their camp fees. Why should they have an additional fee charged? Just so someone else can have the spot? And how would anyone know that someone didn't show up for the spot they wanted?
Most all the spots I camp at in Oregon state that if you don't show by the checkout time the next day you forfeit the site. So one days wasted. Then what process would have to be in place for someone to get that spot?
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goducks10
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02/28/23 11:41am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
CG's have budgets based on occupancy expectations. If the budget is based on say 50% filled for the whole callander year with summer peaking at 100% and winter and 0%-? then it's of no issue if they have no shows. No shows are not cancellations. More times than not a cancellation can be put back into the system and rebooked. Every rebooking makes $8-$10 or abouts for fees. So thats bonus money if the site gets rebooked.
No shows are simply part of the original perceived budget.
It would be hard to deal with no shows depending on how each CG is set up with the computer system. !st off a no show isn't noticed until the next day or latter. Then someone has to notify someone else that there's a no show and that person has to start the process of trying to get it back in the system. Problem with that is it may only be a res for 3 nights. So by the time the 3rd night rolls around the sites back in the system but the 4th night is booked by someone else.
It's just too much work to deal with no shows. There's only so much that can be done before the Cg starts to lose money. How much time and how many more people on the payroll would it take to make a few extra $ to help someone get a site for 1-2 nights after a no show?
On occasion we've booked a site that was #2-3 on our preference list hoping that when we show up our 1st choice was still open. It's worked more times than not.
No one lost money on that transaction. We just tell the host we moved to a different spot and they change the tags. Easy peasy.
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goducks10
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02/28/23 08:44am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
Part of the problem is understaffing across the board. From State workers to camphosts to administrating companies like CLM. Last year we stayed at our go to CG several different times. It's a chain of small dry campgrounds that follow a river. 9 total. There's usually a camp host at every CG. Last year there was one for the whole 9 CG's. He was underpaid and way way overworked.
Same thing in the State parks we frequent. Fewer hosts and the kiosks are open far less as well.
I'm sure there's an easy way to handle all the res issues but it takes more people than they have.
Rules are not enforced and some some CGs just don't care if a person doesn't show up. They got their money. I don't think any of the management firms are looking at ways to make a profit off no shows.
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goducks10
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02/27/23 07:33pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: State Parks
So BC ( before Covid) we didnt have to much of an issue getting res at AZ state parks. Now there like 6-8 months out. When we do get a res, and are there we see open spots everywhere, lots with names on posts BUT peeps never show. I SAY SCAM
what would the scam be? Why would any CG fake res? It's lost revenue.
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goducks10
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02/26/23 06:06pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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