Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / August 2004

I decided to check the brakes on my Ford van today. The lug nuts were so
tight I had to use a piece of pipe to lever the lug wrench. As far as I
can recall, the last time the wheels were off was when I had the tires
replaced, about 20,000 miles ago. At that time, all the brakes were ...

Hi Y'all!
I thought I would take a moment and introduce myself.  My name is Nydia and I
am the proud new co-owner of a very lightly used 2003 Coleman/Fleetwood Bayside
Tent Trailer.  My best friend and her husband are my partners in this

I'm a new owner of a 1979 20-foot Dolphin Motorhome.  We love this
little motorhome, and I believe the Dolphins have quite a fan club.
But I do have one problem:  The springs that support the rear end do
not seem to be designed heavy enough to keep the coach level.  If

In a couple weeks, I'll be at the Leonard Harrison State Park on the
eastern rim of the PA Grand Canyon. This will be my first real trip
with the my trailer, apart from much local driving around (weigh
this, adjust that, etc) and one weekend at a local CG. I've reserved

    I have packed a few wheel bearings in my day (usually by hand with a
pail full of grease). I have now bought a wheel bearing packer that is a
funnel shaped thing am about to use it.
   I did forget in my old age the subsequent "backing off" of the wheel

We are new to RVing and planning to purchase a used 5th wheel.  Having
learned the basics about weight and balance, we have begun to look at used
units.
Here is a question about the purchase process:  We intend to purchase from a

I'm curious: I've recently retired and am planning a month-six weeks trip to
Oregon-Washington from Colorado. My wife says I'm a planning freak, and I do
spend hours on the computer with Topo USA and Streets & Trips and online
with the newsgroups and parks sites. It's just that I ...

So if I do _all_ the proper checking for leaks and the prospective trailer
passes my inspection, can I assume the unit is highly likely to be leak
free?  I.e., is it highly unlikely that a  leak can stay hidden for a long
time?

Perfer, Coachmen or Jayco
deepwood@earthlink.net

Buying a 2004 car or truck?
The 04' rollover tests are out. See link to find the rating.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/announce/press/pressdisplay.cfm?year=2004&filenam
e=pr34-04.html
BD

I'm thinking I want to make my own teardrop trailer, but I am
wondering where I can purchase the chassis for one. Are these things
commonly available?
Thanks.

No, not HERE (though I suppose some would debate me on that)!
It stinks in my home.  We've been using Odorlos ever since we got our fiver,
and we've never had a single problem, not one whiff of anything at all.
Now, all of a sudden, it STINKS to high heaven as soon as you walk in ...

Where is a good site to find RV costs, etc.?
Fred

Leaving here in about 2 hours for The Dalles, OR to meet up with Janet and
Barry W. Spending a couple of days in Dallesport, WA right across the river
from The Dalles. Leaving there early Friday AM and meeting my Brother at
Biggs Junction and heading down to Redmond for the FMCA ...

 I have to tell the folks that decide to throw your kitchen garbage in the
firepit before checking out of your campsite or just doing it ...to please
refrain from just that. Please put your burnable leftover food, food
containers, coffee grounds etc in the garbage. Please don't ...