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RE: Why are people not opening new campgrounds/RV parks?
It's real simple... The cost of "dirt" in places where you would want to stay.
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Thunder Mountain
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06/04/20 07:55pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Snowbirding 2020/21
Oh no! What is going to happen to AZ without our Canadian friends next winter? Going to be kind of lonely. Hope things work out.
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Thunder Mountain
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05/14/20 06:49pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Do Ineed to adjust (lower) my hitch?
OP,
Get the paper copy or download your WDH manual. Walk through the set up procedure. That will tell you if you have enough adjustment or need to get another "stinger" or drawbar with more drop for it. It's a new truck and a new trailer. Start over new with the WDH. It starts with the ball positioned relative to the trailer coupler per the manual.
That is what the person at e-trailer said. Got to go to the storage lot and take a measurement.
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Thunder Mountain
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05/12/20 06:20pm |
Towing
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RE: Do Ineed to adjust (lower) my hitch?
OP here... My original question was asked before I did any thinking and research. I obviously need to purchase a new shank. My current shank measures 9" drop. It still has about 2 1/2" of drop left. If I buy a 12" drop shank, that should get the trailer to about 2" above where I was with the old truck. I'm talking with e-trailer as I type this.
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Thunder Mountain
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05/12/20 04:08pm |
Towing
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Do Ineed to adjust (lower) my hitch?
We sold our 2013 Keystone Outback and 2013 F150 Ecoboost and bought a 27' Outback and Dodge Ram 2500 truck. The measurement to the top of the receiver from the ground on the F150 was 18". The measurement from the ground to the top of the receiver on the new Dodge was 25 1/2". The weight distribution hitch has way to raise and lower the height of the ball. I can lower it a total of 2". Should I?
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Thunder Mountain
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05/12/20 01:57pm |
Towing
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Curt Echo Wireless Trailer Brake Controller???
Need to tow a trailer with electric brakes behind our 2016 Winnebago Journey. Ran across the Curt Echo Wireless Trailer Brake Controller on etrailer.com Called and talked with them and this seems almost too good to be true. But etrailer assured me it was as simple as Curt says it is. Price is a little more than a good brake controller and the required pigtail to plug into the Freightliner chassis. Comments please!
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Thunder Mountain
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03/02/20 05:08pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Installing a slide out room in an existing coach
Don't want to dis the OP, but why would you want to do a mod like this unless you have an unlimited budget not to mention patience. Slides engineered, factory built and installed can be problematic enough. All the systems that have to be modified and integrated has got to be a huge undertaking. I just can't see paying to do this unless you are starting with a Prevost or Marathon and have the previously unlimited budget. Wonder how long the mod would take? I would sure be asking for a 12 month warranty to boot.
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Thunder Mountain
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02/24/20 05:57pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Grand Lake, CO from the west
40 year resident of Colorado and RVer since 2003. Not many roads we haven't been on in the mountains. There is only one real way for this route, and it is an easy drive in my opinion. Enjoy the drive: US50 to Poncha Springs, US285 to I70, take CO9 from Dillion to Kremling, then US40 to US34 to Grand Lake. I'm sure other Colorado road warriors will chime in. Yes, you will have to do Monarch and Freemont Passes, but neither are white knuckle.
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Thunder Mountain
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02/23/20 06:24pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Where do full timers go out west to escape the heat?
There are hundreds of places in the PNW that do not require reservations. ONce you have seen the NPs, head out into the hinterlands I really like the eastern Cascades the best of all.
Do you have any specific suggestions?
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Thunder Mountain
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02/06/20 05:27pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Where do full timers go out west to escape the heat?
Thanks for all the suggestions. The Pacific NW is definitely on our target list. We understand reservations ahead of time will be required. We are trying to establish a long term routine such as we have when snowbirding in the winter from Colorado to Arizona.
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Thunder Mountain
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02/06/20 07:01am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Where do full timers go out west to escape the heat?
Yes, along the coast is a great idea. Also try to stay above 5,000 ft.
Avoid the basins between the west coast mountain ranges and the Rockies.
The Great Lakes area can be nice most of the summer. And the Appalacian's or east coast.
Believe it or not, but everything I've experienced and seen on forums is that the campgrounds on the east coast are more crowded than the west coast in the summer. A lot more families and kids out of school.
Try to make a plan, and hopefully be able to reserve Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day weekends. Reservations are not that essential in may places the rest of the year, if you are willing to dry camp a few days.
Every year about this time, those of us from Texas see many threads about the best places to camp in Texas in the summer.
For most Texans, the best place to be in the summer is Colorado.
Don't want anything to do with places east of the Mississippi. We know all about Texas fleeing to Colorado. Wife's family started vacationing there in the 1890s!
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Thunder Mountain
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02/05/20 08:43am |
Full-time RVing
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Where do full timers go out west to escape the heat?
Ok... We are not full timers but thought this might be a good place to post our question. We are actually snowbirds but have sold our house in Colorado and are moving to Arizona. So, we will be leaving the summer heat for at least 4 months a year. As 40 year residents of Colorado, we know where to escape the summer heat in Colorado such as Buena Vista, Ouray, Silverton and Lake City. Looking for advice of places out west to go to.
We have a Jeep, ATV and our feet to explore back country places. Some very limited boondocking is ok. Really want to stay away from places like the Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Have explored around Lander, Cody and Dubois Wyoming. We are virgins to Oregon, Washington, Idaho and most of Montana. Might want to stay up to a month in a single place.
Thanks in advance! Private messages welcome.
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Thunder Mountain
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02/05/20 07:30am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: The Trinity Site
The Trinity Site is on my bucket list.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/16/20 06:12pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Mail Service? What's available?
We have a do everything UPS/FEDEX, copy, pack etc. business in our small town. She also offers a service for snowbirds where she picks up your mail at the PO, sorts out the junk and puts the rest in a Priority envelope and sends it where you ask. She charges $15 per month plus forwarding postage. Works great for us since we move around to various locations during the winter. She saves all the junk for us to look at when we return home in the spring. You might try calling around where you live.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/10/20 06:15pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Pets and National Parks
For years we've used crates as a method of house breaking our dogs and a place to sleep at night. The crates become a secure quiet place for them as they grow up. We often crate our fur balls and leave them for 6-7 hours. We pull the shades, turn on the a/c or fan to block outside noises. Fellow campers have told us that they never make a peep. Nothing worse than have a little yapper running back and forth on the dash barking at everything that comes by.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/10/20 10:57am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Odd thing happening.
Could it be sensing the turntable going around? Try turning it off and see what happens.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/10/20 07:20am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Micro/Convection Oven techniques---how you cooking?
In addition to the microwave, we have a counter top toaster/convection oven and a Nuwave stand alone induction. I also converted the three burner gas stove to a two place induction cook top. The stand alone induction allows us to cook messy stuff like bacon or as smelly food such as fish outside. We don't like the convection function on the microwave hence the counter top convection. Oh yes, almost forgot the outside gas grill and the instant pot.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/05/20 07:11am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Planning on pulling Cottonwood Pass Colorado
Cottonwood Pass (County Rd 306) underwent a two year upgrade. From the Summit east Chaffee County widened the shoulders and repaved. There are a number of tight hairpin curves that require paying attention, but improvements made them much better. There are a couple of steep but short downgrades which require watching your speed.
On the west side of the pass Gunnison County completely relocated the roadbed straightening out the nasty hairpins just below the pass. The rest of the road was widened and paved. It was previously gravel all the way to Taylor Reservoir. Like the east side the west side road is fairly steep immediately below the pass.
Enjoy the drive.
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Thunder Mountain
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01/03/20 07:10am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: water heater
What happened was....I had the electric portion on....and the water was to hot to make the propane fire up. Run the waterthru the taps till I used a lot of hot water which then got cool enough to let the propane fire up. Dumb me!!!
Thanks for sharing the "solution". I'll file that one away in the data banks. Hopefully I can remember it if ever needed.
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Thunder Mountain
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12/26/19 06:59am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Washing clothes while underway
Done it a few times with no issues.
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Thunder Mountain
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12/25/19 06:58am |
Class A Motorhomes
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