Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / February 2005

How many people on this group are using travel trailers
less than 25 feet in length? What is your general impression
of staying in a short trailer?
I am considering getting a trailer of only 21 or 22 feet length

A group of Wisconsin anglers faces heavy fines and forfeiture of
equipment for taking an over limit of sunfish near Orr in northeast
Minnesota The anglers were found with 220 sunfish over their limit. They
each face a fine of up to $3,000, one year in jail or both.

We bought a 2001 Seaview last summer. It looked new inside and out. We paid
top dollar for it. We store it in our back yard. We noticed a few days ago
that it had good size cracks (6-8") in 3 of the bottom outside storage doors
and also had some in the back bumper. Has anybody ...

Hi gang,
Well, it was my good fortune to meet Frank Tabor when he stayed here
in Ocala for two nights.
Frank has always been very helpful to me, with driving directions (he

Im thinking of living in an RV full time.... as a means
to escape rent payments and go back to college at age
47
One thing Im wondering abt is what its like to live in

I visited the California Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego County a short
time ago.  They allow self contained RVs to park overnight in the parking lot. The
previous time I was there, there were a lot of RV's, but not any more.  Besides the
campground host rigs (3 of them) ...

I am looking for an icemaker that I can run off of an inverter or
propane. Could possibly use a small chest type freezer to make ice!
Thanks...Jac

My Atwood 6gallon  hot water will not shut off when it reaches its set
temperature.  It keeps heating and blows steam out the vent valve.
I have to manually turn off the gas heat.
What is likely wrong and what should I think about replacing first?

 Wow! I've been looking at trailers in the 8000 GVW range, thinking
that my "3/4 ton" Sierra pickup described in Subject would be way more
than adequate. Based on the 2004 model specifications, it would be.
(10100 lbs towing capacity.) Certainly every dealer I've talked to about ...

   Hi.....I'm seeing single posts in the order they're received on this
group.  Other groups show posts in "threads" where you can follow a
conversation as it progresses. I'm using Netscape 7.2, have it set to
display in "threads", and it does in most all groups.  Is there a way ...

any one used the charge wizzard with a magnatek converter ? my converter is
boiling the water out of the batterys and Ithough the charge wizzard mite
cure the problem in input ?
thank you

I am in the process of changing from one kind of RV to another, and that
means that I need to figure out a new way to haul my 16 foot canoe.  The
5th wheel that I am buying occupies most of the bed of the truck.  The
best solution that I can figure out is to put the canoe over ...

This is probably a very dumb question but - is there such a thing as an
exhaust brake for a "gasser"?
Dan

MY A&E awning 8500 series from 1997 has fabric torn along the top edge
where it goes into the top trim. I have to remove the top trim because
the roof leaks . I want some advice ont he best way to handle this.
Either remove the awning and then remove the trim OR unscrew the trim

I've heard from two different people who use this coolant in their diesels
and swear by it.
Does anyone here have any experience with it?
NPG+ Coolant