Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / May 2006

A few minutes ago I said goodbye to Frank Tabor, who stopped by this
afternoon for a visit.
I showed him around the place. We drank iced tea, worked on a couple of
computer questions/problems I had, ate supper, and talked a bunch. Bet

I am taking delivery of a new Teardrop Trailer shortly and am looking
for owners in the southern AZ area.
Dick Vetter
Full time resident of Ajo, Arizona.

I purchased a USED Coleman Hot Water on Demand unit from a guy on Ebay.
When I got it, the on/off spigot for the 5 gallon watter carrier was not
there. He did not mention this was missing on his Ebay page. I emailed
him and asked him to send it to me.

Hey all:
We're pondering a RV trip this September, down 101 through WA, OR, and
CA - starting (maybe) in Victoria and ending in SanFran. We're thinking
we could take it slowly, maybe 2-3 weeks for the trip.

I'm thinking to plan a trip from San Jose, CA to Bishop/Monolake area
for 4 days, probably July 4 weekend. For what I knoe, the shortest way
to get to Monolake area is to go through Yosemite NP. But I also heard
the road outside Yosemite is a long steep downward road. Is it safe for

What are the pros and cons for leveling jacks. Buying a coachman
concord 275DS, how important are they, will be doing some off road,
mostly state parks, and rv parks.
Thanks

According to the NYT Medicare began paying out more than it was taking in in
2004 but that today it is back in the black.  What I am wondering is if the
prescription drug plan is somehow responsible for the overall plan now being
solvent.  That would explain the government's ...

for those keeping track, the super wally in nacogdoches,tx has signs
in the lot stating that overnight parking is not permitted.  we were
shopping there at around 5:30pm this afternoon and didn't see any
RV's.  FYI.

We have a Toyota Tacoma and plan to buy a small travel trailer and
travel off and on for about a year.  Any ideas about what to buy and
tips for first timers?  Thanks

I keep hearing about so-called cellphone "boosters" being available on
the market.
Are these the "cradle mounts" that act as battery chargers and external
antennas for ordinary cellphones in the car -- which have been available

Here below is a link to a very interesting test of air filters.
The brands of filters tested were: AC Delco, Baldwin, Amsoil, Wix, Uni,
AFE, Purolator, and even a "No Brand".
The first place filter was a AC Delco. The test results can be

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My Tacoma is a V-6 and the owners manual says it can safely tow 5000
pounds. We have seen a number of Travel trailers in the 2500 to 3500 lb
category (17 to 21 feet).  We do not plan to make this our permanent
home.

Boy, did we stir up debate in Prince George, British
Columbia when we reported last week that the City Council
had proposed to change its bylaws to prohibit overnight RV
stays in public parking lots! Check out the comments by the

Have uploaded the final chapter of the 2006-2 travel journal.
In view of the high cost of fuel, I don't think I'll do more long distance
camping trips in the near future.