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RE: Grand Design Travel Trailer RV Transcend Xplor 240ML
There are several GD Facebook pages too. Ask there.
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mbopp
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07/20/21 07:46am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Are you heading for Utah's National Parks?
We did Arches, Zion, Canyonlands, and Bryce in May, and people were being turned away at Arches then. We would get up at 5:00AM to beat the crowds and get our hiking in before it got hot and crowded.
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mbopp
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07/05/21 09:12am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 12 volt only refrigerator
Some new Grand Designs (Transcend?) come with 12V compressor fridges but also have a 165W solar panel on the roof.
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mbopp
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04/15/21 08:37am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Opinion on Weights
20# is the scale resolution. Don't sweat the small stuff.
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mbopp
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03/29/21 09:29am |
Towing
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RE: CAT Scale Weights
Ford says to split the difference on the front axle between the unloaded weight (3720#) and weight with the trailer w/o the bars hooked up (3380#). At 3500# with the bars hooked up you're close enough.
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mbopp
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03/29/21 09:27am |
Towing
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RE: Tow Vehicle Spare - Have you checked it?
I used to work in a tire shop. If we weren't busy I'd check a customer's spare air pressure when they got tires. And +1 on lubing the cables, more than once I had to point out to the customer that the cable had broken (rusted) and they had lost their spare tire.
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mbopp
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03/27/21 09:28am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Ideas to carry spare and bikes
I used a BAL Hide a Spare, it's just behind the rear axle. No issues to date.
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mbopp
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03/22/21 09:14am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Rear Kitchen - good idea or bad idea?
The only issue we had was a 1/8" thick drawer bottom broke from having a 12" cast iron skillet in it. I replaced it with 1/4" plywood.
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mbopp
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03/21/21 07:27am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 1/2 Ton Limit
Sheesh, I'd have no issues running an Imagine 2600 and maybe a 2670 trailer with that truck, and I'm usually not a proponent of half-ton towing.
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mbopp
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03/18/21 07:53am |
Towing
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RE: Converter replacement
I have an IOTA-55 and routinely use my Honda 2000 for charging chores.
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mbopp
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03/16/21 09:53am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Road way and Elevation issues while traveling
Good Sam trip planner or RV Trip Wizard. On my Garmin GPS you can select "RV" and input your length, height, width, and weight. Good Sam will route you around propane restrictions, Google won't.
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mbopp
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03/09/21 07:49am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Grand design and towing with a Ford Expidition
GD's tongue weights are for a totally empty trailer, no batteries, no propane tanks. Yeah, I'd guess all-up tongue weight would be 800#+. You may want to consider a Pro Pride hitch also, it seems to be the up and coming favorite.
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mbopp
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02/24/21 08:58am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Looking for an electrician to answer a question for me
I use my Honda 2000 to power the house if needed. It'll run 2 fridges, furnace, lights, tv, and my Internet modem.
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mbopp
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02/21/21 11:48am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Is Martha’s vineyard worth the cost & effort? Nantucket?
To me, the private whaling museum on Nantucket is better than the National Parks one in New Bedford. And you can rent bicycles right in town. We never stayed overnight, just day tripped from Cape Cod.
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mbopp
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02/21/21 11:42am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: FloJet Macerator Capabilities -Unique (embarassing) Question
I just looked - the throat on mine is 1-3/8". No, it will not pass a tennis ball. Or women's sanitary products. Or anything solid, the steel impeller needs to grind it up to pass through the garden hose fitting. Once a year I disassemble it to remove the hair wrapped around the impeller.
I always had a bit of water come out when disconnecting it. Now I use a 45-degree clear elbow so all the water goes into the pump. For hose I use corrugated pond or water feature hose. It's light, coils easily for storage, and is a full 3/4" diameter.
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mbopp
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02/21/21 11:35am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Cold Ambient Temps = Higher Alternator Voltage?
Yes, higher voltage is a design feature. At one time I had a graph showing temperature vs voltage for a charging system. Now the alternators are controlled by the engine computer.
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mbopp
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02/15/21 08:47am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Battery charging question.
I have 2 GC2 batteries. For charging off a generator I have a stand-alone, deck-mount IOTA-55 converter in the pass-through. 30 minutes a day on the generator works if I have no sun for the solar panels.
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mbopp
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02/14/21 08:11am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Battery Meter
Basic LCD meter will use less power than the battery self discharges.
Yes, my 3-1/2 digit panel voltmeter draws 9ma (.009A). It's hard wired, no switch.
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mbopp
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02/10/21 09:54am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Dicor Self Leveling Lap Sealant and TPO
If you have an Alpha Systems TPO roof they recommend using their own sealants (available on Amazon.)
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mbopp
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02/10/21 09:52am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: F-150 best add on mirrors for this shape of mirror
I had CIPAs on my F150. The new F250 has power folding and extending mirrors.
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mbopp
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02/01/21 09:07am |
Towing
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