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RE: Air Conditioner Performance
I absolutely love our AtWood and if I could find one pre Dometic or if Dometic didn't make any changes to the AtWood brand I would not hesitate to buy one again.
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1320Fastback
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08/17/19 12:14am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pets riding in trailer
Here's a trailer designed to transport dog, not livestock.
https://www.alumline.com/products/dog-boxes-and-trailers/dog-trailers
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1320Fastback
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08/15/19 08:11am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Tow Vehicle Tire Pressure
45/80/40 when towing and 45/45/15 when not.
Front/Rear/AirBags
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:53pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Difficulty getting the tow ball to release from hitch
Sounds about normal to me.
Do you use any greases on your hitch?
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Difficulty getting the tow ball to release from hitch
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:50pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Pets riding in trailer
As long as the crate is secured and nothing can fall on it or hit it I see no problem. Farmers and Ranchers use trailers to move all types of animals. Your trailer is probably cooler, quieter and smoother than a stock hauler.
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:48pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Real towing advise please
I have a Tacoma and wouldn't tow more than about 6,500 and probably less if it was a travel trailer with it. It's just not a heavy enough truck to control all that weigh behind it.
Did your have passenger car rated tires on it?
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:17pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tesla X Towing Videos
I enjoyed those videos.
Clearly not a good candidate for long-distance towing, but for a typical suburban family towing their boat to the nearest river or lake, it would be fine!
I would like to see them repeat the test with a more modest towing speed. Just because you can tow uphill at the speed limit, doesn't mean to you have to... Also towing something with less frontal area would probably better represent a more typical trailer load for model X owners.
FWIW - I'm pretty sure my next vehicle purchase will be electrified, although probably not full EV. The 500 HP, 630 ft-lbs or torque, in the new Lincoln Aviator hybrid, is pretty promising!
I feel a small travel trailer would represent what most Model X owners would tow and agree slowing down would be more real world. Of course climbing the Ike is what they are all about at TFL but I'd love to see figures for 55-65mph on flat highway as that's where most of the time will be spent while towing.
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 03:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Two honda generators in tandem
We had a new Dometic 13.5 that would just not run reliably on our twin Yamaha 2ks. Switched to a new Atwood AC and they have absolutely zero issue running the AC. I tried all the tricks to get the Dometic to run with different Start Caps and turning off other items and breakers but it just wasn't 100% reliable, more like 60%. We use our toy hauler as a rolling kennel more than anything so having no AC was not a option especially if we were out to dinner and didn't know if turned off. Also we are at Sea Level so our gens should of been making as much power as they can.
I submit not every AC is electrically efficient, there may even be difference within the same Model of the same Brand. Our Atwood came with the testing forms the factory used when they checked it's electrical usage. LRA, running Amps and in every fan speed and mode and it is well within our gens capabilities yet the Dometic was not for some reason.
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1320Fastback
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08/14/19 07:59am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Want an electric truck?
So 550-700 mile days towing is a no go then?
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1320Fastback
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08/11/19 10:19pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: I-40 West of Memphis
Road conditions were pretty good when we went though a while ago. Also was during the night so zero traffic.
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1320Fastback
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08/11/19 10:18pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Jay Leno predicts demise of vehicles running on gas.
I can just imagine the power outages in California if Leno is correct. California is already pleading with it's citizens to cut back during the day because of air conditioner use and soon will be pleading with it's citizens to cut back at night because of all the EV vehicles.
edit: RV to EV
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1320Fastback
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08/11/19 10:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Jay Leno predicts demise of vehicles running on gas.
Does he have all the same qualifications as the experts that have predicted the end of the world over the years? Seems were all doomed for one reason or another and it never happens.
Not saying fuel based engines will be around for ever but right now there are EV charging stations running on diesel gensets and until they make a 3/4 ton truck that can pull a travel trailer 700 miles in one day I'm hanging on to my oil burner.
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1320Fastback
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08/10/19 04:19pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Towing speed
Our last trip was 5,231 miles and we nailed down 14.68mpg overall. Inside California I tow at 55-62mph and in free states usually around 65mph.
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1320Fastback
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08/09/19 06:38pm |
Towing
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RE: Is there a safe place to stay in Tucumcari?
We've overnighted at the KOA there and there is so much open room I'd think you could overnight just about anywhere off the highway.
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1320Fastback
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08/09/19 06:32pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Replacing all my bulbs with LEDs
If you have it Amazon Prime them, change the out sides too.
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1320Fastback
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08/02/19 10:31pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: San Onofre Beach, Camp Pendelton Ca.
We were pretty much in the middle of the military beach and the waves there are pretty small. To the left was the public beach and it is where everyone paddled out too. Way up to the north was busy also and I think public also.
I body surfed a little and swam but mainly drank and got burned. Lol
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1320Fastback
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07/29/19 07:31am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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San Onofre Beach, Camp Pendelton Ca.
Got the invite to spend 3 days at the Military campground on the beach and couldn't turn it down. One has to be a invited guest of a person with a military ID to stay there but didn't have to ask me twice!
Our spots were on the upper terrace but definitely ocean view, just some ice plant and empty beach front spots between us and the water.
Left the rear door down the entire time except for at night as they have skunks and racoon's. Weather was just perfect, 80s in the day and high 60s at night.
https://i.imgur.com/7elZCYU.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/by1QYzJ.jpg height=800 width=1000
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1320Fastback
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07/28/19 02:22pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: F150 has joined the frenched in exhaust bandwagon?
I like how wide apart they appear compared to the ram 1500. Might be other design influences but to me it looks better.
I can see rear exhaust being not so good when hooking up or unhooking but should be nice and quiet. I made the mistake of putting a Shelby style exhaust on my Fastback which puts one exhaust tip just behind each door. Can you say can't hear anything in a drive-thru! Next time it's both out the passenger side Nascar style. The old Dodge has a single out the passenger side but it's just too loud period to hear in a drive-thru.
If I had my choice in a new truck exhaust, gas or diesel, I'd have it come through the lower rear quarter panel just behind the rear tire on the passenger side. This would keep the exhaust up high, out of sight and safe from hitting things.
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1320Fastback
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07/22/19 09:54pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Dumping Tanks in an Empty Full Service Site
You already paid for it and it all goes to the same place.
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1320Fastback
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07/22/19 09:49am |
General RVing Issues
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