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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
^^^^ Yup ... Long way to go for trucks and RVs. It's like comparing a 125cc Honda Trail to a 1200cc Harley Davidson. If you make the Honda big enough, you get a Honda/Harley. But the efficiency and effectiveness data you compare is worthless.
EVs have a useful place in the city or short runs in the suburbs, but are way less effective on long trip, or hauling weight. It may get there someday, but not today and not tomorrow.
Hauling a trailer with its own subordinate battery is, technically, just building an EV with a larger capacity battery. Takes no less electrical energy to charge it and move the same weight the same number of miles.
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monkey44
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03/26/23 06:40am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Huntindog: And folks talk about towing, which is a real issue for RV'ers ... and no one has considered hauling a 2000 lb Truck Camper (the lightest) or a 3000 lb, or 4000 lb, and a boat, which is the reason a lot of RV'ers choose a TC, as well as for getting in the back-country where most TT's and 5'ers can't get. Everyone has a reason for the RV they choose, but the discussion of EV's runs only around the lightest and smallest RV's or trailers, and how far it can go without a charge.
Regardless how anyone words it, or the technology and engineering we describe, as RV'ers we are a long, long way from the ability to do what we want and why we choose RV over other modes of travel. RV's probably a small percentage of vacation travelers over all, but we do spend plenty of bucks for RV travel and support local and mostly rural areas when we do travel.
Product and produce transport fits in an entirely different category, as do working vehicles - caterpillar and JD tractors come to mind - as well as extended area distribution. Charging delivery trucks (Amazon, FedEx, UPS) may turn an eight hour work day into six productive hours, depending on the route it covers and the charging it requires.
EV's have a place in our culture, and eventually might become more variable in size and capacity, but will never replace energy consumption, they will only displace some methods of obtaining the mobility we want and need.
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monkey44
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03/24/23 02:28pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Hmmm ... people talk about gas vs electric cost to run xxx miles as if it's the end all calculation to consider. That's only ONE thing about owning a vehicle, and certainly not the only cost variable to consider.
We all need to take a step back and look at mining costs, build costs, operating cost, disposal costs at the end of it's useful life. Then compare that cost to fuel driven vehicles that can produce the 'work' that each does comparativey.
We cannot compare total life costs of a small EV car that buzzes around town to work, get groceries and the costs of an EV truck that can tow a 5'er regardless of the time you're willing to spend charging or fueling.
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monkey44
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03/24/23 11:58am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Perspective
https://www.hotcars.com/most-glaring-problems-with-evs/#evs-still-offer-limited-range
Not sure how to make clicky :(
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monkey44
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03/22/23 06:11am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Price of camping
We'd pay more to have our own bed, our own shower, etc. But when it gets up that high for camping - define camping? - I'll go find more boondocking areas or primative areas and enjoy it more anyway.
It's probably more the family with kids and specific vacation times that need the higher priced resort style vacations, even with camping vehicles. We could not tolerate that for long as we've been rustic camping campers for fifty or so years. It takes different kinds of areas, different prices to suit all types of camping and family groups.
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monkey44
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03/21/23 07:40am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: New to truck camping ...
Might try www.allstays.com ... lots of info.
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monkey44
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03/18/23 09:51am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
It doesn't ban registration in those states. Buyer will go to next state, buy what vehicle he wants, ICE Hybred, register it and drive it. Sometimes politicians have really, really stupid ideas. And, used vehicle prices will skyrocket again in those states.
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monkey44
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03/17/23 07:54am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Is this the biggest/heaviest TC on the market?
I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
Mike I spit my coffee... LOL
Nope, you'll need a Tundra for this baby ... :)
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monkey44
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03/12/23 04:13pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do we have a pickup glut already?
That's not a new policy for GM ... I can remember the certificates we got years ago in Buffalo NY . RIght on it said, 'Cannot sell vehicle in less than twelve months.' Don't remember the exact wording, but similar. Twenty years ago, at least. GM might have changed the policy and the wording more recently, but that policy has generally been in effect over the years. I know you work for GM, I might have the wording and current policy inaccurate as often as things change, so mean no offense to your comment Do4gs. :)
The policy for over 15 years was that the purchaser must retain the vehicle for 6 months.
OK, I've been out of that mix for a while - I do remember it was a rule of some sort for us years ago. So, GM went from six month to new a year. Must have its reasons ... My last GMC I kept fourteen years and 214,000 miles, so am out of touch. Plus, divorced my certificate a few years ago. :)
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monkey44
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02/27/23 06:53am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Do we have a pickup glut already?
That's not a new policy for GM ... I can remember the certificates we got years ago in Buffalo NY . RIght on it said, 'Cannot sell vehicle in less than twelve months.' Don't remember the exact wording, but similar. Twenty years ago, at least. GM might have changed the policy and the wording more recently, but that policy has generally been in effect over the years. I know you work for GM, I might have the wording and current policy inaccurate as often as things change, so mean no offense to your comment Do4gs. :)
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monkey44
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02/26/23 11:47am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Do we have a pickup glut already?
My 2015 Chevy HD with 60,000 miles on it will get a whole lot more miles on it before I spend the kind of money truck dealers are asking. Matter of fact, it might be the last truck we buy because we do a lot fewer miles each year now as well. The truck is well maintained so might even outlast both of us, as least as far as our camping goes.
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monkey44
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02/23/23 10:12am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: T-mobile Voice mail
Went to T-Mobile today. Somehow my phone got disconnected from the number that calls my voice message system. He said it was a network issue, not my phone. The network showed my message number had been disconnected. He fixed it, and now it works on shorty-cut and press '1' ...
Rotarty dial was sooooooooooo much simpler :( NOT. But the more technical stuff gets, the more difficult it becomes to keep current.
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monkey44
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02/22/23 01:30pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: T-mobile Voice mail
OP here, follow up... I dialed directly the number for Voice Mail - same one I've always dialed and had on short-cut. Number out of service! WHAT??
Heading into T-Mobile store tomorrow and bark a little.
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monkey44
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02/21/23 07:07pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: T-mobile Voice mail
Well the problem is when foks call and leave a voice message, I can't get to it as before. I had it on short-cut and it went direct and played the recorded message. Now, I have to type in about 20 numbers-letters each time. Then sometimes I get "no messages". Will go to T-mobile store tomorrow. :(
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monkey44
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02/21/23 02:01pm |
Technology Corner
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T-mobile Voice mail
We've had T-Mobile for several years. Suddenly, today, I call for messages and it asks for MY phone number, then my password. Tried it several times and it repeats.
I've always just hit VoiceMail on my phone and it dials in and gives me messages.
Is this something new? Never happened until today. BUT, it seems every electronic service is adding some extra kind of security. I've put short-cuts on for a reason, so I don't have to remember or dial every time I use the phone. Now, it's almost like opening a bank account or applying for a mortgage just to call someone.
How do I go back to just dialing VM.
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monkey44
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02/21/23 10:01am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Finally Common Sense in California (No Shows at Campgrounds)
The unfortunate part of most reservation systems -- even if you want an open site for one night while traveling, the reservation fee still applies. That means the campsite is more expensive overall and often leaves one or more empty that would otherwise generate revenue.
We've seen a lot of empty campsites - state and NPS - over the past few years even when the CG says full.
When we think about senior and veteran and disabled discounts, then paying the reservation fee for one night nearly clears the discount for those that earned or qualify for the discounts.
here if you don't arive by 11am the day after your reservation is for it is cancled and can be opened for that period for FCFS as you have to book a site a minimum of 2 days prior to your arival in the reservation system.
Last year, we were at Cades Cove NP-CG in Great Smokys we booked a first come, no reservation CG Site mid-week for two days. Ranger told us beginning Monday - we still could get empty unreserved sites but also had to pay the reservation fee to book for one or two nights, and no Cash, only CC accepted. We haven't been back in that area since so don't know if that actually took effect. We were in Everglades NP several weeks later. In order to book for two days, we had to pay reservation fee - no cash, and use CC only to pay. Six sites in one camping lane were open when we arrived, we took one. Five were still open when we left two days later. All five were not reserved, and still first-come, and still empty and available for first come. ???
We have been camping all over USA for over fifty years. We have never made a reservation. Likely, pretty soon - maybe already - that will be unavailable as the parks try to accomodate the upturn in Camping with the added RV factor that's increasing month by month, and the reservation system appears unable to accomodate first-come for open sites.
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monkey44
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02/20/23 11:22am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Finally Common Sense in California (No Shows at Campgrounds)
The unfortunate part of most reservation systems -- even if you want an open site for one night while traveling, the reservation fee still applies. That means the campsite is more expensive overall and often leaves one or more empty that would otherwise generate revenue.
We've seen a lot of empty campsites - state and NPS - over the past few years even when the CG says full.
When we think about senior and veteran and disabled discounts, then paying the reservation fee for one night nearly clears the discount for those that earned or qualify for the discounts.
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monkey44
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02/19/23 12:46pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Can the grid keep up with EV use?
Cracks me up, lots of cars sold in Florida have seat warmers. Can't imagine why?
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monkey44
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02/18/23 05:07am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Verizon or T-Mobile
We like it ... T-mobile - it gets service most places we need it. We do get out in the backwoods frequently when we don't get service, but don't expect it there either. We're on the unlimited calls and data plan for Seniors.
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monkey44
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02/13/23 03:21pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: How to keep a TC from being stolen when not on the truck?
We've been camping in a TC all over the country since 2002. Never had anything stolen, nor had my TC stolen and it's often off the truck and lowered until we load it to leave. We don't worry about it.
One good thing about TC's tho', no one can steal your tires. :)
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monkey44
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02/06/23 08:46am |
Truck Campers
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