Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / March 2005

Well back at home again after 2 weeks of the lake.  Weather more or less
was great, some chilly days but warmed up just great and Strom Thurmond
Lake (SC) has so many places to camp, I believe going around the lake
they have 93 different camp sites.  Regardless of the temps in ...

 I think there may be some kind of curse on RORT!   It just seems like
it's one thing after another happening to the noble members of this
board....  I call it, "ju-ju"!
 About the best news lately,  was that Kenn Smith wasn't dead,  even a

Bob
 I've enjoyed your writing over the past few years,  even though I
wouldn't want to try some of your adventures at home.....
 Glad I got to share a Mexican lunch with you.  Hope you'll drop by,

All...
Just bought a 2004 Olds Alero with power everything. My '98 Saturn SL1
died -- as far as I'm concerned. The brakes were bad --  leaking, shoes
gone, etc. -- and power windows inoperable. $$$$ to repair. Found

I am probably going to buy a laptop today.  My question about wi-fi is
this:
Do I need to pay extra to get a wi-fi card/antennae in the laptop or
can the same thing be accomplished by using a USB2 port and one of the

Acording to this study....
http://www.tripnet.org/national/RuralRoadsPR030305.htm
Mark
"Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't"

I have an RV park membership with RPI for sale.
Where would be an appropriate place to list it?
Michael

We're headed out to Big Bend for a few days. Can anyone recommend a CG
for a short stay? Any favorite sights?
Thanks,
Bill

We are from Canada. Being city dwellers for our whole lives my wife and
I are totally new to RVing and would like to have some advice from
experts in this group.
We are considering buying either a class B or C for making cross border

Anyone use one of those motorcycle carriers that attach to the
receiver/hitch?
How hard is it to get a 550 lb bike up and on the carrier? Can I do it
alone?

Okay, I'm going to stick with the German server.... easier and I'm all
the way to the pay part.... it wants 10 euros for a year....
How much is that?
Hunter

Anybody know of any good PC software for finding campgrounds and routes?
Dave Slomer

I would like to be able to connect to the internet when we are
traveling in our motorhome.
I bought a new Dell laptop that I will be using with a DeLorme GPS and
Streets 2005. The laptop has a built in wi-fi card and I have tried my

After putting 45 gallons of regular unleaded into my 95 gallon diesel
tank, I took the advice of Neon John and others here on a remedy for
this situation. I added extra fuel additive, ran the tank down a
quarter, filled it up and put in more additive. I followed this

  Last summer our motorhome, on some highways, would start bouncing or
galloping about once every second. I'd have to slow down to about 40 mph
to make it settle down. There was a recall to check the brakes, so this
winter we took it to a Sterling Truck dealer to have it checked ...