Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / May 2006

Wife and I spent a week on "Grandeur of the Seas" on a cruise from Tampa
to Puerto Rico. Went to to - Cozumel, Mexico - Georgetown, Grand Cayman
- Orangestand, Aruba - San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The best surprise was no surprise on the ship - nice room - king size

I wish to convey my apologies to LZ. I reread the following, (along
with my reply that followed), and realized that he was not accusing me
of not having integrity, he was referencing Snopes.
On Tue, 16 May 2006 15:09:39 -0500, Lone Haranguer

I was looking at a 2000 Newmar Mountain Aire last week and found the
slide to be V E R Y   S L O W.  It operates at about half the speed of
any other slide I've seen.
The owner was bragging that this was a feature of the Newmars.  Is he

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.

This is an interesting truck. http://www.rvlover.net/temp2/RV.jpg
Ben

May 16, 4:50 AM EDT
Utah Campground Closed Because of Plague
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A campground at Natural Bridges National
Monument has been closed because of bubonic plague detected among

Enjoy!
http://rort.rvlover.com/pnwco11/
I should add that many are laying over until Monday to come home so they'll
be enjoying these fond memories while still there. (via wifi) The rest of us

I am looking for tips related to double trailer towing.  I did not find
anything useful on a Google search.
I just welded a trailer hitch on the back of my 28 foot fifth wheel.  I
plan to tow my 14 foot aluminum boat.  I figure the boat and trailer

What's a reasonable price for a Keystone Cougar 243 TT. A local dealer
here in Phoenix wants $28,000 which sounds excessive.

I woke up at 6:30 this morning, and since Candy was laying on the floor
looking at me I decided it was time to get up.  Got dressed, raised the heat
a little and took Candy for a walk.  Since the rest of the park was sleeping
in, we walked to a grassy area at the edge of the camp ...

I am looking for recommendations for rv friendly diesel stops between
Astoria & Florence for 35' fifth wheel & truck. TIA.

This article has a couple of pictures. It only took a few minutes and
everything was gone.
http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPNews2.html

Just checked the Weather and it is shaping up to be just as nice as it could
be for this time of the year with lots of sunshine and predictions that it
will peak in the mid 80 by Wednesday. See you all there, special caution for
beer drinkers, you might want to stop at the duty ...

Has any one found a more Efficient Air Pump lately. I would
think with technology advances some one just might have come
up with a pump more suited for RVing.

Press Release
April 11, 2006
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369253.htm
Riverside, Ca. Jury Unanimously Orders Fleetwood to Pay Elderly