Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / August 2007

I'm wondering if it would be OK to place a chunk of dry ice in the reefer to
shorten the initial cool-off perod.
It would, of course, have to be protected so it doesn't come in direct
contact with any reefer parts.

Purchasing travel insurance can be an inexpensive way to protect
yourself and your children in case of an emergency. Some insurance
companies provide services with their plans that include round-the-
clock support during unexpected emergency situations.

I have a 1000w inverter that I want to install in my fifth wheel. I
was planning on putting the inverter in the front compartment near my
batteries, but I just read that was not a good place for it because of
the battery gasses that may be present. Any suggestions? I could put

G'day all!
Okay, I finally found it.  Some time back, in response to some dill-weed
decrying the use (or lack thereof...I don't recall which) of petroleum
products, I posted that we're only using about 9% of our oil for

I heard somewhere that Disney has a program where they hire rvers in
exchange for some pay and a site at Fort Wilderness for a few months at
a time. Can anyone confirm this or have info? Thanks.

Having searched the Google Groups archive and seeing nothing, I would
like to ask if anyone is running Street Atlas Plus 2008 and their
opinion of the interesting new features?
Thanks but I'm not interested in your opinion of the program should you

I was wondering if anyone knew of a place to locate caravan type groups
(from Maine!).  I googled it, but all I got was hits for groups related to
certain brands of RV's .  I would just like to try doing a group camping
trip with people from my area.  Does any such thing exist?

An occasional 'OT'  is no problem , but,  this NG has become a circus .
There are NG for politics and gripes.  Post more RV related topics so we
can all learn and benefit from being RV owners.  Thanks.

Robert, a man called your mother  at 10:15 Wednesday, looking for you.
He says he has a job for you.  "He's a computer genius."  I agreed.
He wants you to call.  He identified his firm as Dow Co. Inc.  Call
847-602-0709 and ask for his assistant, Sandy Ridway.

When I use LP, the freezer and fridge are operating OK
When I switch to elec, it does not cool
Other notes: When I have the switch for high humidity to high humidity, the
light works, when set to off or normal, the light does not work. This is

The wife and I are seriously considering full-timing and working from the
road. We are trying to decide how best to accomodate a working lifestyle and
still have room for our 3 small children. We would like to be able to bring
another adult, but seating in the tow vehicle becomes ...

We got our new tires today. They came in last Thursday, so I made the
appointment for 11:00 AM EDT today.
Recap: 2 weeks ago today, on US 2 in Michigan's UP, we blew a tire. No
damage to the RV thanks to Pressure Pro. We bought a new tire at Wal

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Just thought I'd mention that Chevron posted 2Q profits to a new high
today.  You remember dont you how I claimed the oil companies were
f.cking us and you all, to a man, told me that I just didn't
understand the oil business.  Do you a.sholes get it yet?

I recently bought a 1994 Fourwinds 29 foot MH. This is running a E350 v8
I am trying to see what would be the expected milage range.
What would be considerd GOOD
Average