Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / July 2004

Anyone tried or heard of National brand tires?
Can get 10 ply for 44 bux per tire, not mounted.  Load range D
$310 mounted for Carlisle Suretrack. Load range D
opinions?

I'm looking for a cheap Gortex shell jacket parka. I know
some places have really good deals on things like
discontinued items--once I got some $250 Gortex pants
for about $35--but right now I'm not having any luck

Hi Gang,
I'm contemplating upgrading my tow vehicle from a '02 Dodge 1500 4.7Ltr to an '04 Dodge 2500 Turbo Diesel.
I tow a 23' TT that has a dry weight of 4300lbs.
I've never owned a diesel and none of my friends have either.

Im a single man of 46
Could I buy a typical van and convert it into a mini RV
of sorts for travel and adventuring? And have plenty of
room inside for sleeping and living by myself while on

Hey, don't know if this is normal or if I have a problem with the generator.
When I run the genset I have a digital clock that gains time while the unit
is running. It keeps OK time on shore power. I had a guy tell me that it's
doing this because the generator is running too fast.

Has anyone rented an RV in Europe? Is it expensive? Do they have national or
state parks or must you stay in private campgrounds?

we are new rvers. would like to install medicine cabinet in our
Sightseer(winnebago).  can't find one anywhere that might fit. tried camping
world, walmart, target, home depot, lowes, sears,even Winnebago dealer who
suggested that we look at other people's rv's and maybe that might ...

Ok....I bent the awning...I told you all that last year.   And I lost
the battle over the "tilt is irrelevant since the fabric stretched
beyond practicality"  argument.
So..." they( a couple of service writers and some peers)" said, "you

What is the most coincidental thing that ever happened to you?
For me it was when I bought my new Dodge Ram, I had to sell my old 94
GMC,
1/2 ton. I had bought this GMC in a town some 20 miles to the west of

Al Cuppett
US Army & Action Officer, the Joint Staff (JCS), Retired
 posted at: www.infolords.com                                       
                                                     18 July 2004

My wife and I went and looked at a used Bantam hybrid trailer (the beds fold
out of the hard shell).  There was some water damage to the front sleeping
area, the fabric was stained, the mattress was moldy.  Under the rear of the
trailer, the last underpanel had some blems that ...

Does any one know just where under the dash the brake controller is to
be plugged it. 2004, 2500, w/tow pkg.

Cruising the web for kicks I ran into our old '84 Sunline
5th wheel at the same dealer we traded at for the '94 Award.
It looks like the one we had even down to the radio/cassette
player above the sofa. We had many enjoyable trips with this

I was told by a diesel mechanic that the clatter noise of the diesel was
made by the slamming closed of the injector valves.
What made them quieter was the advent of the electronic injector pump
installed at each injector. Requiring less pressure to open the injector

How long, in a hot climate, can you go without dumping the black tank
before the odor control product stops working?
John S