Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / August 2004

I want to pour a concrete pad for parking my 5er.  The rig weighs 12,800 lbs
loaded.  How thick, and what materials should be used for the base?  How
thick should the concrete be?  Should I use rebar or is the fiber injected
crete good enough?

Thursday July 29, 2004 Arrow Rock State Park Campground near Arrow
Rock, MO:           N39° 3.846': W92° 56.589' $14.00 for 30amps no
water & central dump.
We got an early start leaving Babler SP this morning because we had so

  The Urinal is too High
 A group of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, accompanied by two
 female teachers, went on a field trip to the local racetrack
 (Churchill Downs) to learn about thoroughbred horses and the supporting

Where can I get info on which vehicles can be towed easily and safely?
Fred

An elderly woman walked into the Bank of Canada one morning with a purse
full of money. She wanted to open a savings
account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank
because, she said, she had a lot of money.

I am considering buying an 80" rv but need to locate a storage site
for it since I cannot park it at home.  Is there anyplace I can go to
find a list of rv storage facilities near my home - greater Detroit MI
area.  I would like a site that is very secure, paved and offers

A friend at Ford just sent me this.  I thought it might be of interest to some
here.
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Fuel Fight for Automakers, Big Oil ?

The winner get a "free" OT post! 8^)
Here's the (yes it's RV related Virginia) picture:
http://www.funpic.hu/en.picview.php?id=17790
Uhhh....I will start with:

In a couple of weeks we will be out in the boondocks "Competitive" herding
with our Australian Shepherds. I am a thinking that its going to be HOT!
This means that the generator and the air conditioner will be
running...........A LOT!

Been looking at travel guides etc. and talking to people who have been there
at that time of year. We're leaving Ontario Canada via Detroit, MI at the
beginning of December and planning a big loop through Arizona, Texas,
Florida and points in between. Question is: if we get to Grand ...

Sometime in the past, I recall reading a thread about altering Directv
, and maybe Dish, dishes, to allow the lnb arm to fold flat to the
dish, and be stored easily, but still allow setup back to the correct
position each time, maybe vaguely that rivets were drilled or holes or

Monday July 26, 2004 Babler State Park Campground 20-miles west of St
Louis:          N38° 36.533': W90° 41.214' $18.00 for 30amps no water
& central dump.
Today was our day to do factory tours, after all that is why we moved

As usual, my question has blossomed into an excessively long post,
so here's the summary:
- Rear of trailer low
- Slightly bouncy after bumps -- normal?

I have no idea what it's worth, whatever it's worth it would probably
cost more than that to ship it, but I'll post and see if anybody has
any interest.  Unless you'd be rebuilding it yourself or using parts
for something else forget it, I contacted the nearest Honda service

Sorry...just got through the NetNanny's post on too many OT posts.
OK...It's not really two house batteries.  I have a second 12 volt deep
cycle battery connected directly to my inverter.  I want it to stay isolated
from my house bank...but I want it to charge off the converter or ...