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RE: Is This Motorhome selling well for Winnebago?
I know that my wife fell head over teakettle for it at the Pomona show last year. Wants to sell the condo buy one travel around the country and the great white north for a year and then sell it and buy a C so we can continue to take the DGK on the road.
We were told it was not on the Sprinter but the "H" series chasis.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/22/13 10:55pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: connect my sewer lineinto my home sewer system
Yeates689,
You don't say where you live in CA and while I don't know how every town, city and county works, I do know about some of them. Most sanitation dept's don't really give a crud if you use your cleanout to dump your tanks. I didn't have an easily accessable cleanout in my homes sewer system so I installed one. It just so happens that it is where I can access it with twenty feet of one inch Sewer Solution discharge hose. The cleanout I installed is a 1.5" abs pipe with a coupling on the outside of the house. I used a sewer test plug to cap it off. Not a good idea, it would be better to use a slip - FPR coupling. The slip - slip coupling I used has deformed from the probably excessive pressure from the test plug. I try not to dump when there are any City employees around, which is very seldom on our street. Actually I don't give a rats a$$ if they see me. The cleanout is properly installed and meets code.
If I were you, I would just install the clean out and use it when needed. But I have been known to mentioned the fact that I worked for the City for 33 years and sweet talk employees out of stuff.
I use a Sewer Solution instead of a 3" slinky or a macerator pump. I have to pump over a planter that is about 18" high and it works pretty good. The original manufacturer sold to someone, maybe Camco, I,m not sure and of course the price is three times what I paid and the customer service supposedly sucks. My waterhose quick disconnect broke and the only place I could find a replacement was the manufacturer. A tad Spendy. Oh yeah, the SS has several adapters to fit different sizes of common sanitary waste pipes, mine is 1.5" but it goes up to 4.0 inches. This gives you an air tight coupling of your drain line and the sewer line.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/21/13 08:22pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Strut to hold up cabinet
Try Rockler or Woodcraft or any cabinetry(woodworkers)store. There are several toybox devices to keep little fingers from getting smashed. They keep the lids from free falling and should keep a cabinet door like yours open.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/21/13 02:44pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pulling my hair out talking to India!!!!!!!
I have to say that your discription confuses me. Most RVs come with a I/O box between the the various inputs, ie, cable, antenna, DVD/VCR and the TV. There are several inputs and only one output per TV. There are several buttons on the face of the I/O box to select what input is connected to what TV. If this is what youare calling a cable box in the coach then it is simple to hook up, if you have a cable box (DVR usually)in the coach and somehow connected to the cable box in your house I don't know what you need to do. We have two TVs in our rig, both flat panels, one requires that you select the type of input you have the other selects whatever is active. In our case the front TV never has to be changed because it is always connected to the I/O box and the DVD is internal and the rear TV automatically selects either the coax input or the separate DVD player. No cable boxes required.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/19/13 10:18am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 110 power
What does your inverter power when you are stopped with the engine and generator off and shore power disconnected? Those things should operate while you are driving. Most inverters are connected directly to the battery(ies).
If you are talking about a power management system, which includes power input and distribution and battery charger it may be different but, if you have either a MSW or PSW inverter that is used to convert DV voltage to AC voltage the above should be true.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/19/13 09:55am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Emerald Ash Borer profit?
We have found it much easier and neater to buy from someplace local. You can't move wood around here on the West coast unless it is in some kind of package. Most stores have the wood wrapped in plastic with some kind of handle.
Five bucks a day isn't all that bad and my Grandkids are worth it.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/18/13 09:03pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Will RG6 improve my RG59 signal on my 5er
RG6 has less loss than RG59 so yes, technically, it will improve your signal.
However, the distances involved in RV cable wiring are rather short so the gain will be minimal in upgrading. If we were talking about a large house with hundreds of feet of cable in the walls it would make a bigger difference.
If you cable is easy to replace, go for it. If it's a difficult process of fishing new wire around I personally wouldn't bother.
I agree with KD4UPL, I receive over 52 channels in the NE Los Angeles with the original 1989 Winegard antenna and RG59 cable. We have been in CGs where OTA was the only TV and received all or more stations the CG lists in their flyer.
The original antenna lead in was three pieces of RG59 and I had nothing but trouble, whit the installation of a single piece of cable all the problems dissapeared.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/17/13 01:06pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: traveling with cats
My cat survived many trips in our daily driver from Los Angeles to Mammoth Lakes, about 6 hours drive. He had his carrier with his quilt and the door open. We stopped three or four times for his water and potty breaks. He would crawl into his carrier and sit or snooze or roam around but he was not allowed on the floor. In the MoHo he slept most of the time either under my duvee or in an empty cabinet under my bed with his quilt.
He figured out if we were in the MoHo or in the loaded car that we were not going to the vet and never cried, in the car without luggage ect, howled like crazy.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/17/13 12:52pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 12 Volt Outlets
Here is an example of our use while traveling with the DGKs. TVs, DSs, Ipods, nightlight in bathroom, laptops, cellphones, GPS and Dashcam. We have two inverters, one hard wired and one in a outlet.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/14/13 08:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Best Route to Sequoia Park in California
We live in the Los Angeles area, near Pasadena and we take I-5 to Ca. 14 to US 395 to Ca 120. A couple of grades but we see all sizes going up and coming down. We have a condo in Mammoth Lakes and often drive to the Valley for the day. Only been over in an RV once but nothing big. Lovely drive.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/13/13 10:36pm |
General RVing Issues
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A Thank You for all your prayers for our daughter
To my friends and fellow travelers, I want to thank each and every one of you for your support and the prayers you sent to our creator. Many of you have read about our eldest daughter since she was diagnosed with cancer several years ago. I have posted on and off about how she has been doing and how she has been fighting to conquer this insidious disease.
Today she met with a Doctor from USC School of Medicine and he had many good things to tell her. He has not been her Doctor or Oncologist but, she has gone to him for help and direction in the past. She had surgery late last year and almost immediately her indicators dropped dramatically. Then she had a small setback when her Doctors and Oncologist diagnosed her with leukemia and felt that it was caused by a combination of things including her radiation, chemo and the disease itself. At this point her indicator numbers jumped and she had a minor relapse, losing control for a couple of days.
She rebounded quickly and in a couple of weeks her number lowered. Since then she has accepted new and exciting challenges at work and has been interviewed by Reuters and other news groups. I am not quite sure exactly what she is responsible for at this time but she is a central figure in the recently publicized “White Shark Study” being conducted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. This new assignment took her mind off her troubles and she has been pressing on in learning all she can about colon cancer and what she can do to augment her medical treatments.
Back to today at USC, the Doctor she met with today said in his opinion that rise in her indicators was not caused by her cancer but was a fluke, He has never seen indicators go down. If there is cancer present they will only go up. Then is said that her leukemia was probably cause by extensive radiation she receive forty years ago, that it takes years for the markers for her variety of leukemia to show up. Her leukemia is under control with very mild drugs, her colon cancer seems to be in total remission and for the first time in 50 years she is voluntarily eating vegetable and other natural supplements. She has always been a little chunky and had dropped over one hundred pounds back when Ferggie was involved with Weight Watcher but in the last five years has put a small amount back on and she is once again losing the excess weight but through healthy eating and exercise. She still goes to WW as they have always been a goodly part of her support group.
The Doctor told her should the cancer return, that she is an excellent candidate for more surgery.
So to Steve and all of the rest of you on the forums, THANK YOU for your kind words and prayers. I had something much more flowery to say but Bless All of You. May you know that every sunrise and every sunset includes a prayer from our families to all of you and your families.
David
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D.E.Bishop
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05/13/13 10:31pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Supartz injections today
I have had both knees replaced and one hip, the hip was 2008 and I don't remember the pain it is so normal. I had the first knee done in 2010 and the second done in 2012, I was walking a lot after the first surgery, going up to an hour a day, five days a week. Then it started, pain and noise like you were crushing an Arrowhead water bottle. A lot of scar tissue involve and the surgeon removed it. Felt better but not up to an hour a day at a fast pace. Then the second knee was replaced. I was so jazzed to wake up and absolutly no pain in the new knee. Walking the next day, ome the second day and back in the hospital ER on the forth day. Hematoma from my buttocks to my toes on the back of the leg.
Still using Norco at least once a week and can't get up from a kneeling position without something to push against. I can walk from say the main(old) lodge at Yellowstone to Morning Glory Pool and back with the DGKs but sore that night. Sometimes it is so painful shopping with the DW that I go to the car and take a Norco. If I am moving the pain comes later as much as two hours.
When my radiation is over I'm going back to the Osteo Surgeon and get my old knees back. Actually my eldest DD wants me to try Tai Chi or Yoga, she says the low impact exercise keeps her going and while she waits for her TKR.
Like whoever says it, it's better than the alternative.
Rants over thanks for the shoulder. Oh yeah, I'm only 73.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/12/13 11:34pm |
RVing with Disabilities and General Health Issues
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RE: Alaska advice for someone who's never been there
I've never taken the ferries very far and not to transit to Anchorage so I can't comment there. We did drive our 27' Bounder up from Los Angeles and did not have a towed. Now we have a '95 Sidekick and don't leave home without it. In 2010 we took the DGKs up and rented a 31' Winnie, no towed. We went everywhere finding campgrounds and fuel was no problem either trip. As far as skeeters, they were bad in a few places and drove the cat crazy at night the year we took him. I bought Ben's and no problem. DW stayed inside in the few places they were bad. The owners of Tolsona Wilderness Campground have lived there forever, raised their kid and now grand kids and I think GGKs, they have always used Ben's even for the babies. The heritage center in Anchorage is a don't miss as is the Whale Fat Follies. I can't remember where it's being held this summer and don't know if it will be done next summer but it is great. Gwinnie's in Anchorage is a fun place to eat as is the Brewhouse. Humppies is a fun place for lunch and has great hambergers. The place on the end of the Homer Spit has great halibut. It's right next to the Sailors Monument. The Salty Dog is fun for a beer and is on the spit. The Fiordlands NP tour is fantastic.Have fun and the most important thing is a good camera and lots of memory.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/12/13 07:21pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Suggestions for Gettysburg and Lancaster PA
Whatever you do, do not miss the Circlarama at the Gettysburg NP Visitors Center. What a painting. We were there in 2011 at the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. I am still in awe of what is there, cemetaries, battlefields, buildings, camp grounds by regiment, makes me wish I had paid attention in US history classes.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/10/13 08:26pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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Tioga Opening
For those of you East of Yosemite and are planning on visiting, Tioga Pass opens tomorrow at noon, golf in Mammoth Lakes by May 17 and end of skiing May 27.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/10/13 08:20pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Why idle?
While I cannot give you chapter and verse (you could contact Cal DMV for it) my wifes cousin drove a school bus for about thirty years and her boss more than that. They are very aware of the regs in Cal and five minutes is max for them. I assume it applies elsewere in the state.
I know that our fleet services constantly put out notices about letting or gas rigs idle until the heater would heat or until the temp guage moved. Their rule was cold start, no reving the engine and thirty seconds of idle then put it gear and idle out of the yard.
Most of our rigs required a Class B commercial license.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/10/13 04:34pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Lights Dim, Blink
Hi,
Probably the converter is failing. Replace and upgrade at the same time.
X2, worked for me. 98bluewave, I had the same problem changed out and upgraded, no more problem.
I did all the recommended stuff from cleaning grounds to tightening all the connections. New converter/charger from PD installed and no more flickering/dimming.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/09/13 10:33am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Has anyone glassed the front / rear end cap seams??
I have a similar thing with my rig, across the back there is a fiberglass quarter round panel from the roof to a flat filon panel, just below the escape window is a seam, covered by a "C" channel and another filon panel down to the bottom of the rig. The two filon panels are on an angle, the top piece goes out slightly from wher it meets the round top piece and the bottom goes back in to the bottom. I want to remove the "C" channel and glass over the two filon pieces and then reinstall the "C" channel. I was thinking of using a six inch wide matt, three inches on each side of the seam and two four inch matts overlapping over the seam. Using fiberglass matt rather than cloth would be two or three times a thick as the filon and yet hardly noticeable.
A mobil repair guy said to much flex but the whole frame is welded steel and seems pretty strong. I guess the side to side motion would cause some flex but right now the seam is taped and looks like shoot. So how much flex is there on the rear cap and would a good glass job help seal the seam?
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D.E.Bishop
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05/08/13 08:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Checking out El Monte rental sales
Actually yes the price is low in comparison to local prices, however, it is NADA Average Retail. I guess you are all correct, make an offer and see where it goes. What I really like about the rig is that functionally is reminds me of an "A". There is a lot of outside storage, the one big, three door rear compartment is not there. The rigs with that storage have raised the bed so high my DW needs a stool to get into bed at night. She hates that feature. So maybe this weekend she'll go look with me.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/08/13 08:12pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Checking out El Monte rental sales
Okay guys, lots of warnings but not one answer to my question,
"I have read a lot of posts regarding the purchase of a rental unit and after PMing IAMICHABOD and discussing his experience with El Monte RV, I went to look this afternoon. We are not quite ready to buy but, I was interested in the various rigs they have for sale. The one I liked best from the online ads is the 2005 Jamboree 31W. I looked it up on NADA and the notes on that year and model state that a awning and some other items are standard equipment. I understand that rentals are special ordered without things like awnings, my question is does one deduct from the NADA price because they don't have those items? I feel I should deduct them from the low retail price before making an offer. What do you Guys think?"
Maybe I should put it this way. NADA says there should be an awning and a outside entertainment system and a couple of other things. Of course being a rental those things weren't on the rig.
Question; Should I decuct the cost of the standard items that are not there from the asking price if I make an offer?
I think that would be fair. Of course if I found any other problems I would have those fixed or deduct the cost of those too.
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D.E.Bishop
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05/08/13 03:55pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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