Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / October 2005

Maybe this has already been addressed here but I have been trying to
come up with good uses for two liter plastic bottles for years. If any
of you have a good idea about this I would appreciate hearing about it.
Just some of the things I do with them:

Got back from church yesterday and pulled up the driveway.
Got out and found a piece of white plastic sitting in the
driveway right in front of where we park the Buick. Looked
all over the bottom plastic parts on it and found nothing.

Reverse question from what's been being asked. Should we stay put?
We have reservations at Eastbank on Lake Seminole for Friday. Are we apt
to be driving into more headaches than it's worth? Is fuel apt to be a
problem for any length of time?

I had the axles flipped on my Frontier 2405 travel trailer that raised it
about 8 inches more off the ground, which puts the scissor stabilizing jacks
a long way off the ground.  Are there extensions that can be attached to the
jack to take up some of the distance when parked but ...

We're in Florida, preparing to evacuate due to Hurricane Wilma. We've
decided to rent a large RV, and would appreciate any advice you're
willing to offer about rental plus campgrounds. I'd supply more
information but it seems best to answer your questions. We're grateful

I am heading out in a couple of hours for a week in Big Bend
NP.  I see that Lone Haranguer is bailing also.  Looks like
you rort folks will have to make do with on topic RV stuff
for awhile.  enjoy!!

The word from my friend in Enid, OK is that gas is $2.21 this morning.
It was down to $2.19 over the weekend.
Diesel is $3.09
Maybe there will be less stink and rattle in the ole campground this winter.

I ran across a thread in this newsgroup (rec.outdoors.rv-travel) on how
Edmonton numbers its streets.
There was at least one point in the discussion that was never corrected,
so I thought I would post now, in case some of those that participated

Im going on a long RV trip soon, and if she and her entourage is still
camped there, i thought id boondock for a couple days just for a bit of
excitement .    

Arrived yesterday via MS25/I-20/ flying J outside Shreveport/ high way
79/SH22-San Marcos/San Antonio.
Diesel averaged $2.33, much higher than gas by some $.40
high way 80 in La. sucks, as suspected, they barely maintain the

I asked the question a couple of weeks ago regarding fiberglass
delamination.
Upon the advice of those here, I climbed up on top of the 5th wheel
this weekend to see if there was a leak anywhere.  Indeed, there was!

I recall reading that the quiet Honda's (eu1000, etc) shouldn't be used to
replace an Onan.  There were fuel or cooling issues.  I Googled, but
couldn't find the thread. Can someone help refresh my memory (at least on
the one topic <VBG>)

So, if I had to drive from San Francisco to New Jersey in mid-November, what
are my route choices and why one over the other?
Somehow I will have to balance getting there in a hurry with enjoying the
trip.

These idiots claimed gangs and minorities
were running rampant
soo the local a.s holes had to prove them right
way to go if they stayed home or not rioted the would have been the

Military retirees and survivors will receive a 4.1 percent increase in
their January checks, the biggest cost-of-living adjustment since 1991,
the government announced Friday.
The COLA also is a full percentage point greater than the 3.1 percent