Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / April 2007

Hoppy,
Where are ya, Bud?   I'm watching the radar and it sure looks nasty.  3am,
a solid band of red/yellow about 70 miles wide moving across Amarillo and
Odessa.  That line of storms goes all the way up through North Dakota.  Lots

If one were to be planning to use an rv primarily to camp in national
parks, is there a size range it's better to stay under?  Obviously,
the larger the rv, the easier it is the find all the amenities one
would like to have.  We seem to find all we want in a 32' range fiver,

Coming in from Houston today on US 290 I saw a Ford dually towing a 36
foot 5er which was towing a tandem axle enclosed 24 foot cargo trailer.
 He wasn't going very fast but I was going the other way and couldn't
get a picture.  Looked like a freight train.

I must apologize.  When I told the story about the pickup pulling a 36
foot fifth wheel which was pulling a 24 foot enclosed tandem axle 16,000
pound GVW cargo trailer, I just assumed that this would be a mildly
amusing story and that everyone on here, who again I assumed knew

I love wearing shorts.    When  I lived in Arizona I didn't even  own
long pants,  I don't think.   The long pants have only  one function:
To keep our legs warm.   So I do not see any reason to wear long
trousers if it's hot.   None whatsoever.   Yet I see many men wearing

John,
I ask you because of your experience with inverters; Is there a inverter
that will work down to, say, 9 volts input? When I use my tiny inverter, it
seems it starts beeping low voltage within an hour of use at about 100 watts

Hey Ralph,
I've been looking at this Arctic Fox 21-5R at Poulsbo RV:
http://www.poulsborv.com/PRVSearch/SearchResults.aspx?unit=I2407B
You are the only one on RORT that I know has had experience with

I have been carrying a chainsaw ever since we left Alaska about a year
ago.  I have never used it,even going thru some remote areas of
wilderness.  We do like bonefire where possible.  But there seems to
be firewood available in many places.  Have any of you guys found

I'm looking for a different way to go from Portland, OR to Calgary,AB.
I usually take I5 to the border then #3 to #97 to #1.  This way is OK
but I'm not real fond to Canada #3 and #1.
I am driving a 38 foot gas motorhome pulling a Honda CRV.  I'm

I need to install the trailer wiring harness and brake control on my
2006 chevy express van (3500).  Does anyone have any sites that can
give me some help?
I have the wiring harness installed, but I can't seem to find a way to

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_on_go_ot/pet_food_recall_42
Recall expanded to some dry cat food
WASHINGTON - Federal testing of recalled pet foods turned up a
chemical

G'day all;
Some months back I let myself get roped into getting a little Kipor (Chinese
knock-off of a Honda) genset.  I just needed something small to run TV,
computer, etc.  As a little cheapie genset, it's okay.  Unlike my Honda,

Last Saturday while on a fishing trip I was able to get some pictures
of Ft Pickens.  As many of you will recall the National Seashore had a
wonderful Campground at Ft Pickens.  Many of you also know that
hurricane Ivan hit Pensacola in September of 2004 completely

Got a call from "Camille" at "Executive Customer Service" at Hughes Net
this afternoon and they have decided to forget about the money they
claim I owe them.
First she said they had gotten a letter from the Better Business Bureau