Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / April 2006

Because of no income tax and low insurance rates, I'm probably going to
select SD as my residence when I start full timing in 2 months.  From what I
can tell the state requires that if you haven't paid a sales tax in another
state, you have to pay a 3% tax to SD.  My rig will be ...

Finally totaled up the gallons used and total cost. Miles traveled,
1306. Total gallons burned, 142. Average cost per gallon, $2.56.
Average mpg, 9.21.
2003 Dodge Ram Quad Cab 1500 Hemi automatic 2wd 3.55 axle ratio

Looks like we are going to end up in Cody, WY in July for a few days, maybe
a week.  The last time we went through was about 17 years ago (maybe 16, but
I think it was closer to 17 - a year after the big Yellowstone fire).
Something tells me things may have changed.  I was a ...

All of a sudden, my fridge (7 yrs old full time) is freezing stuff (21
degrees in fridge) I tested the freezer section and it's temp is -4
which is normal. I've checked the fridge powered either with propane or
electric and the result is the same.

My experience with RV regulators is that even brand new ones, do not have a
positive shut off  -- they leak and very soon the static water pressure in
your RV is the same as the input water pressure.  If you have a 100 psig
inlet pressure and a regulator that is set at 50 psig, ...

Hi, all!
I live in the mountains of wesern NC, about 15 miles from Murphy, in the
"country".
This guy wants to park his RV on my land, hook up to my electricity,

This morning a n=man identifying himself as "John" from Dometic called
in response to my letter about seeking their participation in the
replacement of an AC fan motor on an AC unit for a 2004 motorhome that
has 10,000 miles on it.

Hi everybody, I have a 1996 Coachman Catalina that the stripes are
looking pretty cruddy on. I was thinking about taking a heat gun to them
and taking them off, but I need to put something back on there. I was
thinking about painting some back on there, or tracking down some vinyl

Every once in a while, somebody comes up with a great idea for beating
the system.
This morning there is an article on http://liveto100.blogspot.com on
how to keep from getting points on your driver's license when you get a

Started by being intermittent the day we pulled in here.
Checked the wiring and ground.  Can't find a problem.  Checked the
appropriate fuses, all good.  Checked ALL the fuses, all good.
The brake light in the center of the motorhome works consistently, the

Hello fellow campers;
Now that camping season is back for us in the NE USA anwyay! I am once
again considering a cap for the bed of my '04 Dodge Dakota. This is in
hope of better drivability and of course increased MPG while towing. I

I cut the following discussion from an RV'ing group on Yahoo.  I would
like to know if anyone knows if it is true that Good Sam is working
behind the scenes to have legislation/laws enacted that prohibit/limit
overnighting at Wal-Mart or any other place.  

I'm going to leave my trailer at a friends home this summer.
From what I remember the waste clean out is accessible and only several feet
from where the trailer will be parked.
What do I need beside a long enough sewer hose to hook up to this home waste

Remember the story of the RV family trapped by snow for 17 days in
Oregon?  Well it seems that there is a lot more to the story:
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The Higginbothams were in the same motor home where they spent 17

................not a meaningful experience with nature
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Bambi and Thumper are nowhere in sight, nor are pine trees, picnic