Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / March 2006

Anyone towing a KIA Sportage 4 down?  What do you do?

Awhile ago I was curious about my Duotherm furnace fan coming on when
the thermostat was off.
We went over several possibilities, but in the end Neon John says "I'm
still betting it's the thermostat".

I have several fluorescent lights in my rig.  I just needed to replace
a couple of lamps and that got me to wondering...even tho the fixture
is 12VDC input what is the output of the ballast?  Is it the same as a
normal household fluorescent fixture.  Lets make this really easy.

I've receivee notification that several messages were posted by a
person using my signature.
They have the investigation going on and those folks will receive their
due.

I travel throughout the United States with my wife and two cats. We've
a real nice class "A" that we bought gently used. We're on a budget
and have found thrift shops to be a godsend when it comes to our
motorhoming supplies. We find tupperware and any cookware we might

First, I apologize for my ignorance with custom ADM's.  Creating a
custom ADM is new to me and I have a feeling my question is going to be
because of my newbie-ness. :o)
I've created a simple GPO (which works perfectly) that changes a

Inside the Duotherm self-lighting furnace thermostat there is a tiny
watch-like hand labeled "longer cycles" (can't quite readit) with
numbers from .2 to .25, and one little unlabeled notch with a contact
behind it that the hand could slip into. Can someone tell me what this

My son just returned to Oakland from an 18,000 mile, one way,
motorcycle trip to Tierra del Fuego. His trip report is well written
and his photos are awesome. It is worth reading if you have ever
wondered what that trip would be like.

Hi - I am selling my house  (FL) and would like to get the hell outta here
in an RV equipped with a hot chick and travel (West).  I am a pro trader and
can double or triple our money in a week from a laptop so money is not a
problem. I would like to travel the country ...

After 5 months of not seeing a drop of rain, we had a real gully-washer on
Saturday.  I don't have measurements but I would guess at least 1.5 inches
fell here.  Even had some thunder.
Went for a long drive in the desert yesterday, to enjoy the sparkling

*Cryzip Trojan Encrypts Files, Demands Ransom*
(eWeek.com) -- Virus hunters have discovered a new Trojan that encrypts
files on an infected computer and then demands $300 in ransom for a
decryption password. The Trojan, identified as Cryzip, uses a commercial zip

No overnite parking in Laughlin casino parking lots.I have the official
notice that was placed on my RV while I was gambling, not overniting ay the
Colorado Belle. I will scan it and email it to anyone who sends me there
email address. AVI casino still had a sign  up free dry RV ...

I was the culprit who posted about what was going on in Laughlin. Thanks
Steve B. for posting what you found out that what I was saying was true.
What really amazes me is is the ones who posted  the negitive comments about
me and Canoli was the only person who asked me to email ...

A friend whose opinion I respect just pointed me to a neat little DC
wattmeter, the DC equivalent of the Kill-A-Watt.  The "Watts Up". This
meter does the same thing for DC circuits as the Kill-A-Watt does for
AC.  Here's one of the better prices I found and where I just ordered