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RE: Hey Michigan people, title and registration question
Yes, was there last week registering a new utility trailer. Everything is by appointment only.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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06/29/20 09:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Deer jumps between truck and trailer
Shows how poorly built rvs are. If that were the front of a pickup it would be toast.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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06/12/20 07:28am |
Towing
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Fifth wheel hitch height trick
I know this is nothing exciting but its a little slow around here plus this is a handy trick for those of us who do not have the self leveling option with the hitch height memory. Anyway I keep a pair of these pull type (not ratchet) straps in the fifth wheel and when I unhitch I simply hang this on the pin box and pull the strap until it just touches the ground BEFORE I raise or lower for leveling. When we are ready to leave I simply rehang it back and raise or lower it until it just touches the ground again and we have the exact height where we unhitched. Again nothing exciting but a simple, quick and effective trick.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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06/07/20 04:53pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Need help fast regarding new 5th wheel hitch
I have the 18k Patriot slider and absolutely love it, almost idiot proof.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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06/05/20 05:41am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Anyone heard of harvest hosts (free camping database)
Lots of Youtube videos on Harvest Hosts, might be worth a watch.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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05/28/20 03:29pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: TorkLift Glow Step Resolution Install
"IF" I were to buy any aftermarket step it would be the Glow step!!! They contacted me and asked if I would test them.
I was contacted also when these first came out...I wish I had taken their offer... but my trailer was new and didn't feel the need at the time.
What do I have to do to get contacted? I would happily try them out...:B
Not sure other than they follow forums and such. They contacted me and I did take advantage of their generous offer. They truly are a great company that builds great equipment.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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05/18/20 01:25pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: TorkLift Glow Step Resolution Install
We have them as well, love them. Solid steps that don't store inside.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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05/15/20 01:56pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 1/2 ton sticker shock
I doubt there is a 1/2 ton Chevy out there that would cost $70k after incentives or rebates. If someone did pay that kind of money they have no negotiating skills.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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05/05/20 06:41am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Michigan state parks extend closures
Some of the top lawyers in the state have pointed to the flaw in her logic, and as a constitutional issue, her authority expired on 4/30. Legislature is preparing lawsuits to bring her in check.
WRT to the virus, according to the official state records, ALL OTHER FORMS OF DEATH have substantially decreased. Even the official state records, as ridiculous as those are, don't even come close to matching the published CV death rates.
There is no way that cancer, heart disease, strokes, etc, which are steady year in and year out have dropped up to 50% of prior levels this year. I don't buy the data as presented.
I agree. It has been reported on the news of people dying from it as well as my brother in law knows of someone who has passed and did not have COVID. They are reporting some deaths as COVID deaths even when they haven't had it or verified it. Attorneys are involved from what I hear of the person my BIL knows i'm told.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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05/01/20 07:18pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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Michigan state parks extend closures
They extended state park camping closures until at least June 21 Sorry folks I know some of you will disagree and say that this good to shut everything down but this is getting ridicules. Might as well close them forever as something else might come along. You can easily social distance and not come in contact with anybody or park staff. Just dont get it. Close the restrooms and nature centers if you must but camping too? I feel 100 times more in danger at a Walmart than at a campground. I honestly don't get the logic they have for what can be open and what cannot around here.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/29/20 07:40pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: HOA says NO to temp RV for Dr.
And this is why I don't live in a association based development.
DanYes that is fine. Lots of people are tired of the junk and poorly maintained houses of a development with no enforceable rules and would not live in a place without an association.
To each their own. Just read the rules and be perfectly willing to follow them and even embrace them. Or embrace freedom for better or worse.
I too would not want to live around everybody's junk either, fortunately we live in a nicer development where people for the most part take some pride in ownership. You can live in nice developments without having to live with a HOA. Lots of HOA's are great but we all hear about the ones that are dictatorships that often make the news.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/18/20 07:06am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: HOA says NO to temp RV for Dr.
You signed the HOA agreement. You live by it's rules.
While I normally would agree with this statement this is a time to bend the rules, there are a lot of exceptions out there being made right now because of the virus and this should be no different.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/17/20 09:11am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: HOA says NO to temp RV for Dr.
And this is why I don't live in a association based development.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/17/20 06:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fireplace removal and repurposing space
I never realized how much we use our fireplace until we had one. Our fireplace is pretty shallow as in maybe 8 inches without much space behind it. So for us it wouldn't be worth removing it even if we wanted to.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/08/20 05:58am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: West Michigan to Fort Wilderness review
I live on the south side of Nashville and have driven that route with both a TT and a MH many times. It’s an easy route and nearly all 4 lane divided. Plenty of services along the route and some good campgrounds along 231 between Montgomery and Dothan if you need one. I can get to central Florida about an hour quicker going through Atlanta IF the traffic cooperates. But the Alabama route is usually less stressful IMO.
Thanks Dave, this is what I was thinking and hoping for in this route.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/05/20 06:48am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Laundromats are closed!!
Yea, I don't understand the whole essential business rational. Unfortunately a lot of businesses are trying their best to declare themselves as essential - some of them are quite a stretch too. If we want to nip this thing we need to get serious about it and close a lot more businesses. I can work on a job site in construction literally by myself but I cannot. But yet drive through windows and take outs are deemed essential - learn to cook or pack a lunch, the person in the drive through window sees hundreds of people a day by the looks of it. The big box home improvement chains I believe are abusing it as well, 95% of what is being sold isn't essential either. I feel bad for the smaller businesses that are forced to close such as greenhouses while big boxes are making a killing. We have a big box home improvement chain that has been contacted by the states attorney general twice in regards to louring people in with sales ads as well as price gouging - I have since taken my business elsewhere. Sorry if I took that one a little of topic.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/05/20 06:43am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: West Michigan to Fort Wilderness review
Surprised they are taking you down I-65 all the way. I would cut over to I-75 around Lexington.
Atlanta is not as bad as people say. Drive straight through. If you want to avoid traffic plan on hitting downtown before 6AM or after 8AM.
This basic route is the way my wife's Aunt and Uncle take when they winter in Florida, I'll have to ask them as well next time I see them. I've driven through Atlanta many times but if I can find an alternate I'd rather not go through Atlanta with the fifth wheel. It's only about an hour longer and a change of scenery is welcome. I just don't know the finer details of this route or what road conditions are. Just looking for some tips from those who know these roads better or perhaps another route that avoids Atlanta.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/03/20 06:40pm |
Roads and Routes
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West Michigan to Fort Wilderness review
Although our reservations at the Fort isn't until next February, with all this free time on my hands it is nice to be able to take our minds off things and do a little planning. This is the type of stuff I really enjoy, planning routes and stops along the way. We have driven by car to Disney many times and have always driven through downtown Atlanta. This Google map link below shows the basic route I am thinking going thru Alabama thus avoiding Atlanta altogether. If anybody wants they can drag the route around a bit as I don't know the local conditions of roads as many of you may. I know once I get near Disney there is a quicker way but we wanted to be able to drive under the Disney Welcome sign (yes we are Disney nerds.)
Once I get the basic route figured out then I can have fun with identify all the gas, overnight, rest stops etc.
Google Map Route
Thanks in advance
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/03/20 08:20am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Virginia - Stay At Home till June 10th
Not to be political but I think it's fishy that their ban is until the Republican primary on June 9. At least that is the news I caught on the subject.
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/01/20 01:50pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Trip Planning by mile
I use Google maps as well. It seems like the best all around package. Gives traffic, satellite views, street views, easy to drag a point to the amount of miles you want, etc. And just generally very easy to use. The only useful thing it doesn't have is height or length option. I do wish though I could create a map where I choose my route on my desktop and send it to my phone it would work without having to add way points to force it to work on the phone version. Hope that on made sense.
One little surprise I found using Google maps is we have reservations next winter for Fort Wilderness for a couple weeks and sure enough they have Street View of all the loops! How cool is that:C
Dan
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Hammerboy
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04/01/20 01:39pm |
Roads and Routes
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