Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / July 2008

Retiring in about 2 weeks and am thinking about wintering in South
Texas.... Looking at somewhere between South Padre and Mission.
I am starting to look for a gently used 28' Sunnybrook 5th wheel or
similar. I already have a 1 ton diesel dually so a tow vehicle is not a

I assume that when I see a tow dolly rated for 3500 lbs that is the
load it will tow not the load it will carry.  Am I right or missing
something?
nothermark

Considering my experience, if I had to have a generator, I would
demand an
EV4010 be installed initially.
my 2001 Generac  50G in my Newmar product gave me 3 years and maybe

Wow, there were about 30 responses to my question about the air conditioner
on my TT.
Thanks all of you for taking the time to give me a reply, but I've not had
a chance to read any more than a half dozen.

Here's something I'd like to know.  The built-in propane tanks on
these old motorhomes are 18-20 years old.  Can you still get them
filled?  Is there a date past which you can't use them legally?
For instance, the guy who is selling one of them tells me he

For those of you with absolutely nothing else to do I have posted
another
travellog.  This travellog has nothing to do with RV'ing.  It is about
crossing the Gulf of Mexico in a 60' yacht.  

Just think about how many of your targets will never see your posts
thanks to their killfilters.  You are making mine now.
;-)

We have an energy problem in this country. Pretty
damn evident! What should we do?
We SHOULD do everything. Use all ideas ASAP.
Domestic Energy Resources at our Disposal are:

Had my six week x-ray and exam this morning, and progress was
pronounced "normal." The x-rays can be seen at
http://www.arcatapet.net/xray/sixweeks.jpg
Fitted with an "air stirrup" splint, and OKd for full weight bearing.

We own a vacant lot in Rayburn Country, which is near Lake Sam Rayburn
in East Texas. I have not seen the lot on over 20 years, but I
thought, having an RV and all, we might pull it up there some weekend
this fall and go stand in the middle of our property. Maybe put up a

President Bush announced that he wants to risk the beauty of
the coastlines along Florida and California by drilling for oil
in those regions under the small chance that they find anything
that can be recovered within 10 years.  As we know, all oil drilling

Here's your alternate transportation..
LZ
Jul 19, 2:31 AM EDT
Twin Cities students show off electric motorcycle

What wax would you people recommend for the fiberglass part of our Xplorer?
The rear part and the roof are fiberglass, very dull and in need of a good
coat of..........  what?
TIA

OK, we have it down to fuse #7 but can't locate what items on that fuse are
draining the battery.  We've put hours into it and can't narrow it down any
further.  Everything you guys mentioned was checked out and not the problem.
Is there a ghost in the machine?   :*(

http://www.aptera.com/
I'll buy one the day they go on sale in Texas.
- Bill (El Alumbrado)
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