Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / July 2007

...one owner was on his third Newmar pusher  and he had a disdain for
Spartan....or was it Freightliner.......
The discussion broke up before I could get details...
What do you suppose the bitch was about?  

I'm going camping again starting tomorrow for a few days and I'm
looking for a way to cut down on the amount of 'levelling' lumber I
carry around in my trailer.
I did a search on 'trailer tongue jack pads' and came up with these

... I need to replace the "pop-off" valve in my 2001 wtr heater.
That limited space  makes me wonder what the pros use?
Maybe I should use a big adjustable and shaft parallel and twist it
with another wrench? NO!

I love this solution:
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/ccffestival/Index.html.HTM
The next to the last photo shows something interesting.  Observe both the old EU
engine and the new GC.  They're practically identical.  The GC is Honda's cheap

 

The service man wants the coach for repair, with luck, I'll be back on the
road again by Friday.
Cliff in TN - fair warning: get all children and chickens OFF the road

A nephew bought a late 90's Motorhome a few months ago and they purchased a
warranty policy from the dealer.  He recently gave the machine to a OK City
shop for installation of a Banks exhaust system.  During teardown the shop
found the lug around an exhaust port bolt broken and ...

John G's BBQ Restaurant Rev 2.0 took off with a blast this weekend. (yeah, bad pun).
The new right-sized walk-up restaurant is a smaller, personal affair with window
service and covered outdoor seating on the bank of the Tellico River.  It's located
at the Green Cove Motel, general ...

Our neighbors recently invited us to dry camp with them near Big Lake in
the White Mountains of Arizona. They have camped up there for years and
in different seasons. Our spot was in the pine forest about 18 miles
from Big Lake, 12 miles from potable water etc. We fished the West ...

A friend on one of my horse lists has a very small "dressing area /
living quarters area" in her horse trailer, and asks:

http://www.krem.com/news/local/stories/krem2_070607_deadcougar.4cd8dfb5.html
Pete

Anyone have experience with these in particular?  Have heard rumors of
them being overweight but have not been able to confirm that with
anyone (either Ford RV or Damon RV).
It seems the chassis is rated with a GVW of 17000lbs.  Has anyone

Trying to keep a long story short, while working on the mech fuel gage
on the propane tank I mistakenly removed 2 of the 4 screws that hold the
fuel gage assy to the tank.  Not sure if all tanks/gages are alike, this
is an 89 winnie.

So, we finally got to take the 5th wheel out for a trial weekend.
Everything went real well except that the black water tank indicator is
saying that the tank is full, despite my being able to look into it and see
that it is not.  So,  I am guessing there is some kind of "float ...