Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / March 2005

Don't download the Windows antispyware program.
My wife did and almost immediately we were hacked. All of our firewalls
were turned off and various programs were screwed up. I hope our accouts
information hasn't been compromised but there are some irregualrities

I've long planned a trip to the Central Coast (CA) as a birthday
surprise for my wife, Annie. She's a Hearst's Castle fan and one more
visit plus a piece of jewelry is "the surprise"....then came the rains
and the mudslides.

[Preface:  when responding to my post, please use netiquette.]
Hi group,
I really don't want this thread to turn into a flame war, but I'm curious
about something.

Someone heard I was looking for an Arctic Fox and sent me this URL for
a dealer in Baton Rouge LA.  They seem to have very good prices.
http://www.factorydirectrvs.com/
Has anybody here ever bought anything from these guys, or heard

hi hope everyone is well
thanx for all your response on previous subjects, it was helpful
can i pick your brains about what experiences people have had with the new
Motosat stuff for two way internet + tv reception

I notice that the Austin Symphony is performing Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony this weekend.  I've got to go.  This is the sort of thing I
miss while traveling.  
I haven't heard the Ninth in quite a while, though of course I've got

I doubt that any of you are into running, but since I spent a lot of
time writing  the damned thing, I'm gonna post it.
I relaxed out in my new 5th wheel when I got home so there is an RV
theme in here somewhere. ;-)

I mentioned the Burnet park in a post last month and a couple of people
posted saying that it wasn't in their books and asking for information
about it.  I finally got some information today.
It is located on South US281, also known as S. Water Street, address is

After a blow out on one of my inside duall tires a number of years ago
I decided to find a better way to check the pressure on my tires.  I
didn't realize it then but I probably had more of a problem than most
RV'ers since my tires carried 100 # of air.  If your vehicle does not

I just bought a 23 foot motorhome on a 1999 Ford 350 chassis with the V10
engine (but it's titled as a 2000). It has only 11,000 mile on it.
I've never had a Ford powered motorhome and would like to know if there is
any potential problems I need to look out for, driving tips, ...

             Is there a way to go straight to the current reply on
newsgroup threads?
             Sometimes my eyes go buggy scrolling down through the previous
replies.

Hi, I am considering getting the HW6500 when it comes out (trying not
to think about the price tag) but wanted to know about GPS software for
the Mobile Windows platform.  I see some stuff that offers maps for
places within the US but I have to travel a lot internationally all the

BTS/DOT says about Million Vehicle Miles Traveled:
http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2004/html/tab
le_01_33.html
2003
Total  - 2,900,000 MVMT

Hey all-
 I've been studying up on popups for quite a while now, and I want to
make sure I'm considering all my options.  I've decided to expand my
scope to include some lightweight travel trailers.  Below is a list of

We are taking some friends on a two week motorhome trip with us. We have our
class A and they are going to rent a class C from SOMEBODY. Anybody have any
good or bad experiences aside from the normal "sh.t happens" experiences.
Everyone gets a turn in the barrel once in awhile, ...