Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / January 2005

Town Sees 1st White Christmas in 86 Years
Sat Dec 25, 7:44 AM ET   U.S. National - AP
By The Associated Press
Folks in Victoria, Texas, just off the Gulf Coast, weren't dreaming

Any recommendations for a programmable thermostat?  Currently I have a
Bryant brand, non programmable connected to a gas furnace (no AC).  What I
am looking for, if possible, is something that can have multiple  (well, 2)
programs per day.  For example -- turn the heat on 20 min ...

A question for the group,
My wife and I are long time RV'ers and I am looking at retirement in five
years.  We have our retirement home but it is at 10k feet in Colorado and we
are liking the cold and snow less and less. At 60, I am sick of

I ahve the gray stuff (1/2") for my water lines.  It has a copper
bands securing each fitting.  I need to shorten one line after
installing my hot water heater bypass.  How do I dela with these
copper bands?  Is their an alternate way to secure fittings with this

Need info on Mayfair 5th wheel
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I've searched thru several online RV parts catalogs with no success at
finding replacment wallcovering fabric (cloth).  Anyone have any
suggestions or sources for by-the-yard fabric used in wallcovering?

I received this email from one of my engineer friends at one of the big
three auto manufacturers.  I thought it might interest some.  My friend
manages an engineering group in the powertrain engineering division so one
might consider this "from the horse's mouth", though I'm sure ...

I've looked into camping right in the park, but they don't have showers.
 Any suggestion of where to camp nearby that has showers? I've looked
into Zion Canyon Campground in Springdale. Has anyone stayed there?
Thanks in advance for the help.

About 100 folks waited at the entrance to Clerbrook tonight
to welcome back Rick and Deb, a couple with a park model
here. He has inoperable cancer and had the choice of chemo
which would give him 9 months or no chemo and 6 months. He's

Looking for some warm weather. Have about four weeks to be away. How far
south do I really have to go. Is Arizona, Texas the closest for me? As
you can see, I am in Ontario, Canada.
Thanks.

First I'd like to thank this group for the suggestion last year of m/h
beach camping at Port Aransas, Tx. We spent about half our time at the
beach and half at the county c/g.
I hope I get as much help with this question. Where in the world is the

We're looking to visit Joshua Tree NP in about 10 days, and then 3 -4 days later drive on north
to Death Valley NP.  What is the best approach to DV, the east or west?  I know that the highway
between Furnace Creek and Death Valley Junction is closed until the Spring due to a ...

Do you think I need to fit snow tires to a C Class RV to travel around
in moderately snowy conditions?
I am specifically considering the Kootenay region of British Columbia
in Feb/March.

A few days ago it was necessary for a bunch of people here to blow up
hunderds of balloons in a brief period of time. Barry brought over
Valentine, our Freightliner Medium duty RV hauler and used the
compressor. He attached the hose and ran it over to where the balloon

I've been packing stuff in about wireless access so fast that my brain
hurts.....
While Florida wardriving, I'd frequently see SSIDs of "freenet".  I wasn't
sure what this was so I researched.