Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / June 2008

The Walmart battery in my 83 PU croaked today. It was bought in 2001.

I do a lot of exterior maintenance on my bus, which means a lot of
time on ladders. Got careless last Sunday, for which I will pay for
many weeks to come. Xrays can be seen at
http://www.arcatapet.net/xray/before.jpg

www.nadaguides.com
For example, suppose I want to find the value of my class-C
motor home which comes with a 13,500 BTU central/ducted
air conditioner, generator, gas cook top, microwave oven,

From this month's Crypto-Gram by Bruce Schneier
     Crossing Borders with Laptops and PDAs
Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop,
or any other electronic device, when you're entering the country. They

Apparently there is a Woot-off going on.  Check back every 10 minutes
or so for some pretty good deals on stuff you didn't know you needed.
Currently, Phillips 300 watt inverter for $14.95.

I appreciate the suggested names for my new dog..
I requested a travel type name and Malone said "why not Charlie?"  as in
"Travels with Charlie"
Well..  Mahoney and I both liked it immediately..  Lil' pup is to be

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Pete

I have an Onan Emerald Plus 4kw generator (BGE spec. H).  I run it
once a month for 30 minutes with the roof A/C on.  It has about 400
hrs. and has always run very well.  Last week I went to start it and
it cranked  alot longer than normal, but it did start and run, but it

Here is an interesting site. You can look up your older vehicle (back to
model year 2004) and see what the new E-MPG is rated at, given the
current method. Interesting enough since I've been disappointed in the
gas mileage that I've had in my Ford Focus. I been told by two Focus

I publish a free print and online newsletter for a non-profit organization.
Need your help.
1. How has the price of gasoline changed your RV-ing activity?
2. How are you dealing with this problem?

Well, I have been working too much and have had no time at all to get
online for awhile, but work has slowed to 6 days a week and I was able
to get an antennae so I could access this RV parks WIFI.
I never did make it to Baton Rouge, but instead I am down in Matagorda

are going to change the landscape of America.  Many things we
think of as normal are going to be economically unsustainable,
including exurban neighborhoods.  No more "drive till you qualify
for a mortgage".  

I wanted to pipe in direct TV through the original cable jack that
goes from the outside of the camper up to the TV, but it seems like
the signal is lost from the satellite dish to the receiver. Maybe the
cable needs to be upgraded in the camper to accept the signal,

My wife and I just bought a 2003 Jayco Jay Flight 27BH on Ebay.
It was listed as 27 feet long. For comparison, we searched many other
online RV dealers about the same camper and 27 feet was ALWAYS the
length listed. The NADA website shows the camper at 29 feet.

I hate to interrupt all the, umm, other type, of postings, but:
My black 3" valve leaks a bit. I crawled under there, took out the screws
that hold the cover and insulation up, peeled it back and took the valve
apart.