Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / August 2006

Owen, I've lost my laptop to a storm and don't have your
email anymore. Haven't heard from you folks if you got to
Weedsport okay and am concerned. Was hoping to get together
with you this week and it is slipping away. Please either

For many years I have been fasinated by teardrops. I took a look at
www.teardrops.net.
They have a section of teardrops for sale. I was really surprised at
the prices. Anywhere from $3500 to $12,500. This makes me wonder....

Have a small TT with in the roof AC. Works fine, but never shuts off.
The 'cooling' will cycle to keep a constant temp, but the fan runs
whenever the unit is on. I know this is the way these units work.
Question: Is it possible to put a thermostat in the 110 line that

All this talk about thermostats got me
thinking about the one in my MH.
The thermostat in my MH is pure junk.
It is electronic, however, it suffers

Speaking of critters, vermin, and other pests...
I'll be storing our MH for the next months -- on and off -- in SoCal.  Like
most areas, there can be pests like mice.
What are some people's experiences with mice and MHs?  What to avoid?  How

OK, I've got a few more pictures up, and a bit of travel updates. I'm
working on getting the Gunnison area stuff done now, but it's hard to do
that and play all day.
This link runs from April 24th to mid July.

I'm not talking about my White Anglo-Saxon Protestant brethren.
I brought my trailer home from the farm today.  I wanted to get it ready for
next weeks trip.  I noticed a wasp nest inside my exterior microwave or
stove vent.  From there it almost became material for americas ...

Well it has been a wonderful two weeks here in Gunnison, CO., but we have to
pull out tomorrow.  I don't know if I will have access to my newserver at my
next stop so I may not be able to keep up for a few days.  We managed to
meet up with Bob and Mary Hatch while here and are ...

Friend's SIL just came back from Iraq.  SIL and family live near Ft Drum
- northern NY.
Dually was mostly parked but was used enough to get salt and stuff in
the wheels are.  Now they can not the wheels off and the thing needs a

Several years ago, we purchased a "wind wedge" air deflector (for a
pickup pulling a fifth wheel), but I can't recall the manufacturer.
We've gotten a new truck and would like to get a new mount for the
deflector.

After raising my TT (1988 Cobra Salem 26') by moving the axles from
over the springs to under the springs, I've finally found some
reasonably priced appropriate pieces of rubber to use as bump stops.
The simplest way to install them appears to be bolting them to the