Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / July 2007

Not my trailer (thank goodness) - but...
"someone sprayed graphetti on the side of my R.V. trailor with silver
spray paint how do i remove this without messing up my paint job on
the trailor?? "

Background:  2006 32T Winnebago Journey with an Onan 7.5k diesel generator.
Home is in rural north central Florida where hurricanes are rare but power
outages are common.  We hook up our mh generator directly to refrigerator,
freezer and a few lights during these outages but our ...

We're seriously thinking aobut buying our first motorhome.  We're looking at
a used 1997 Bounder 32' unit today with chevy 454 engine and 27,000 miles.
The photos look very good and the fellow that has it says it's in excellent
condition.

Apparently my info hasn't gotten through in the original thread.  This is a
new try.  See the following:
NJ
Sorry to have created a setting for flame wars.

I know a woman who is on a dial-up connection.
To keep her downloads as small as possible she blocks her own posts so when
she downloads the board, she has fewer posts.

A new website has been launched to offer a credible alternative to
renting cars for holiday or business purposes. The site at http://www.pairngo.com
is a community website dedicated to connecting members from around the
world who are prepared to swap (pair) their cars for leisure or

This may sound silly but I've been trying different living styles to
test how life in an RV will differ from life in a house.  I know,
nothing beats the real thing but I'm doing what I can.
I think I'm going to want to keep the house work, cooking and

A Motosat dealer who is a longtime member of my (DatastormUsers.com)
forums lost a 42-foot Safari Panther to fire yesterday. We haven't
heard from him yet (not surprising) but here is a link to the story
and pics:

Ship of fools: Johann Hari sets sail with America's swashbuckling
neocons
The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth –
and as for Guantanamo Bay, it's practically a holiday camp... The

What Atheists Can't Answer
By Michael Gerson Friday, July 13, 2007;
Page A17 Washington Post
  " Human nature, in other circumstances, is also

I had someone ask me by email what's the powder people put around
their tires and cords in FL to stop ants. They have dogs and small
children.
Tom J

Hi, We used our camper this weekend and the water heater worked fine
the first night and through the next day. Then that night it wouldn't
shut off when it reached temperature. It's a Mobile Temp, 1974 vintage,
with a Unitcol control. I'm thinking that I might have a termostat

Hi, everyone!
I'm a poor college student at UCLA, and I've fallen in love with the
idea of getting a small Airstream Caravel that I found for cheap.  The
only problem is that I live in an apartment, so won't have a place to

But not for long.
We did the unthinkable today. We actually drove 361 miles, and are now East
of the Blues here in OR. We've stopped for the night here at Farewell Bend
State Park, and for a state park, I like it. We've got a big site, lots of

Last year I asked here for recommendations for a small sub-4KW diesel generator to
use on my semi truck as an APU.  Nothing was forthcoming and further search convinced
me that a small diesel generator simply was not available.
That has changed.  I was cruising the net tonight and ...