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RE: Badlands
When we have to move every day in order to stay in a given campground, we always ask the park operator where we can park for the day so that we can vacate our site for the next person. We have never had a problem. When we get back later in the day, we hook up at the storage spot and relocate. We have a 17' with no slides so it takes us just minutes. If you have a large TT or 5r, this may not work for you.
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BarabooBob
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01/28/20 04:58pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Badlands
The campground in the park has electric sites and they have pay to use showers. They also take reservations. We stay there every time we go to the Badlands.
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BarabooBob
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01/27/20 02:43pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Niagara - campgrounds on the Canadian side
We stayed at Windmill Point Park. It has a nice little lake for swimming. Not full hookup but has electric and water. They have a very nice snack bar with great burgers and fries. There are a lot of kids so if you want silence, go somewhere else.
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BarabooBob
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01/27/20 07:24am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Alternative stove
Last time I looked, it is still illegal to pump your own gasoline in Oregon and Rhode Island. Just to set stupid laws in context.
I have done many installs/repairs on LP furnaces and cook tops. I hope my wife will come and visit me in prison since I put this on the net.
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BarabooBob
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01/26/20 08:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Interstate 80 thru Wyoming and Nebraska
I have driven 80 in both directions with Class C and truck?TT combinations. The wind gets strongest in the afternoon and can push you around a bit. If you are familiar with your rig, just slow down and drive through it.
We once had a Class C built on a Toyota one ton C/C with a whopping 120 hp. All I could do was put it in second gear and let the engine sing. 45 mph at 4000 rpms. You actually get use to your fillings vibrating due to engine noise. (only kidding.)
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BarabooBob
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01/21/20 01:28pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Camping in Minnesota
I drove through that area with a Toyota RV with a 200 mile to empty tank. I would fill up at 150 and never had a problem. Yo are rarely over 50 miles from a gas station if you are on the interstate. Plan accordingly.
My current truck has 250 mile comfortable range. I fill at 200.
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BarabooBob
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01/19/20 07:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camping Lights
This keeps coming up and it probably is not going to change. Some people have no consideration for other people. We just have to live with it, not like it.
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BarabooBob
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01/19/20 10:17am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Traveling through the Appalachian Mountains
Just looking at internet specs for your truck it looks like towing capacity is between 3500 and 6500 pounds. I also see that the DRY weight of 27' Wildwood TT are in the area of 6200 pounds. When you add batteries, lp tanks, people, and all of your other stuff, you will be overweight. You may want to look at your truck/trailer combination.
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BarabooBob
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01/18/20 09:02am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Champion generator
If I need the power to run a construction site, I get my 8500 watt gen set out. When I start it, conversation is not possible but with the table saws, air compressors, circular saws, etc all running at the same time, ear protection is required.
When I want to charge my batteries in my TT, I fire up the Champion. Some people will never admit than anyone but Honda can make a quality gen set. Honda, Yamaha, and Champion all make good gen sets. Make a decision and live with it.
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BarabooBob
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01/17/20 03:04pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: What is a good camp stove to buy now days?
I currently have about 5 or 6 good working Coleman stoves in the garage. I mean old school Coleman fuel stoves. I pick them up for under $10 at garage sales, clean them up and give them to my friends. I would rather carry a gallon of Coleman fuel than have a dozen propane tanks in the back of the truck. I don't worry about the can of gas exploding as some do.
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BarabooBob
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01/15/20 07:12pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Residential Refrigerator – Good or avoid?
We rarely have electric hookups. The gas/electric refrigerator in the TT is big enough for us. We cook most of our meals on the old Coleman stove. We buy meat along the way for 4 days at a time. We use a lot of canned veggies. We don't make leftovers that we have to store. I don't need a case of beverages cooled at a time.
I would never buy a TT with a residential refrigerator but they work for some people. I don't worry about the fact that I am using a propane appliance. My home has natural gas and I don't worry about it there either.
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BarabooBob
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01/15/20 11:43am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Substancial deposit required
The CG owners need to protect their investment. If you make a no deposit reservation and don't show up, they loose money.
At the state parks in Wisconsin, if you make a reservation for multiple days for multiple days, you pay for the entire stay up front. If you cancel a long way out, you get charged a cancellation fee plus loose your reservation fee. It costs you about $20 in this case. If you cancel on short notice, you loose your reservation fee plus the first night. That amounts to about $30 to $50.
If you want a place to stay at the parks, you pay it.
We never cancel so we don't worry about it.
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BarabooBob
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01/15/20 08:00am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: 1st RV Road Trip - Florida itinerary
We frequently do "road trips" for our vacations. Our daughters grew up doing them. three of them still do that type of trips and the other one does not camp at all. She hates being outdoors unless it is in a crowded water park.
I would take the trip and enjoy every mile.
My wife and I now take month long road trips and only stay in the same place in NP's.
Travel the way you want, not the way others think is the "only way" to travel.
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BarabooBob
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01/15/20 07:36am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Flipping Axle
I would never use any cinder block to support weight such a car or trailer. In high school we had a shop teacher do a demonstration. He placed a cinder block on the ground under a car, placed a hydraulic jack on top of the block and jacked the car up about 3 inches. He then tapped the cinder block with a very light weight hammer and the block shattered.
There is a reason that I have high end jack stands in my garage and will not ever use concrete blocks.
I will not apply for a Darwin Award.
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BarabooBob
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01/13/20 03:40pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Northern Utah and Idaho in 2020
If you are planning on staying in the parks, you better make plans soon. It may already be too late.
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BarabooBob
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01/13/20 03:28pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Northeast Ohio to Yellowstone with Kids!
I have taken trips like that and enjoyed them. However, if you could add even one day on each end it would make it more driver friendly. We frequently put on 600 +/- in a day and it does not bother me. When we get fuel, my wife puts together some food in the TT and we eat while driving. Our gas stops include restroom break, wife gets food ready while I fill the tank and check out the TT & truck and we are gone again. My daughters grew up thinking this was normal travel.
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BarabooBob
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01/13/20 03:16pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Advice from current owners on new purchase
When we were getting a new TT, we followed the "find a floor plan that you like" way of thinking. I looked at about 20 different floor plans and then went looking for price, dealer attitude, and quality of construction.
I have no brand loyalty for TT or my vehicle insurance. It is all about the money and what they are giving me for it. As far as dealer, several just plain lied to me so I walked.
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BarabooBob
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01/12/20 11:02am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Yellowstone Trip
I personally love going over the Bighorn Mtn on 14a but agree that for most people it is not a good idea. I don't mind the extreme nature of 14a. I have gone over it in both directions with a variety of vehicle combinations.
I have also gone over on 16 and would highly recommend it to most people. You will still be doing some steep and twisted roads.
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BarabooBob
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01/12/20 10:44am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Glacier National Park to Yellowstone National Park.
Fishing Bridge is the only CG with hookup within YNP. West Yellowstone and the area around Gardner MT has some CG with hookups. Take your time and enjoy both parks. Don't forget to visit Grand Teton National Park.
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BarabooBob
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01/09/20 10:49pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Alone or in a group?
My wife and I have a friend that constantly wants to travel with us. He wants to leave together, sightsee together, stop for gas, everything. My problem with him is that he does not get up until 9 or 10, spends a couple of hours getting ready to leave and then takes 45 minutes to get gas.
My wife and I wake up before 6 on our days off, take our time eating and packing up and gone by 7:00. Our gas stops are always under 15 minutes. It is easy to see that this would never work out.
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BarabooBob
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01/09/20 02:16pm |
RV Lifestyle
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