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RE: CG in Central FL With Golf Cart Access to Stores
Blueberry Hill RV resort in Bushnell Fl. right beside Walmart. Close to I75 though. Never been there but have been in the Walmart and Wendy's at the exit and noticed it. Looks like there're packed in pretty tight and not much shade, but that's been about 4-5 years ago.
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routeforty
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02/22/21 08:53am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Have to wonder how this will effect the EV aficionados
Ohio has already started on extra charges. $100 extra for license plates for hybrid cars and $200 for electric vehicles. The plates for my Camry hybrid cost more than my dually, class c and other car-combined. :M :M
I'm confused. Why are you angry at being asked to provide a small percentage of your share to keep the roads up?If you go back and read my post more carefully you will see that my beef is this-My Camry hybrid(NOT EV) gets the same mileage as my friends Camry(NON HYBRID) yet I pay $100 more for my registration than they do. We had a Prius for a while(until a deer totaled the car), with the great mileage that we got I had no problem with the extra fee. If I owned an EV I would have no problem with the fee as I would be using no gasoline, therefore no fuel tax-for road maintenance. I know it's only a hundred bucks, which is nothing to me, it's the principle of it.
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routeforty
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02/08/21 09:23am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Have to wonder how this will effect the EV aficionados
Ohio has already started on extra charges. $100 extra for license plates for hybrid cars and $200 for electric vehicles. The plates for my Camry hybrid cost more than my dually, class c and other car-combined. :M :M
Be it good or bad, both IMHO
At least here in Wa St, EV and log rigs do not pay fuel tax on fuels used to go down the road. So those folks do not pay into funds for repairs. ASSUMING that is how your jurisdiction like mine gets road repair maintenance funds. The extra being paid to register your EV, should and would be expected by me any how, so I'm contributing my share to said projects.
I realize some may not agree with this, reality is, we all need to pay for this in some way shape or form. The big question becomes how!
MartyMarty, yes that is how Ohio works also, fuel tax pays for road upkeep. Ohio, under the guise that hybrid vehicles use less fuel therefore pay less for the road use than nonhybrid models, this difference must be made up. Theoretically, this is correct, in most cases, but does not take into consideration the mileages on all vehicles-sort of a blanket 'fix'. My Camry hybrid(not an EV) gets 34 mpg; according to my research online and comparing several friends Camrys, their non hybrids are getting the same mpg as my hybrid. Yet I pay $100 more yearly for my registration. This would be easier to swallow if there were several mpg difference. But, as long as I have the vehicle I just pay it while shaking my head, and look at the bright side. I believe Ohio's plates cost much less than most states-about $35 a yr plus $100 hybrid fee, my motorhome is only about $40. We also have no personal property tax on vehicles. So the logical part of me says just shutup and be thankful you're not paying what most other states are paying. But it still irks me a little. Gary
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routeforty
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02/07/21 03:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Have to wonder how this will effect the EV aficionados
Ohio has already started on extra charges. $100 extra for license plates for hybrid cars and $200 for electric vehicles. The plates for my Camry hybrid cost more than my dually, class c and other car-combined. :M :M
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routeforty
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02/07/21 11:44am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Anybody still tow with an old GM?
05 duramax, just turned over 100k miles. Bought new to pull a 5th wheel-which I never bought. Looks like a new one. I think it was in light snow one time several years ago. People ask me all the time if I want to sell it. Thought about it, but it's long ago paid for, and to replace it is big bucks(plus no def) So it sits in the driveway. I start it and drive it a few miles every couple weeks.
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routeforty
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01/26/21 01:20pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Wall mount electric heater
When we had our trailer I bought a ceramic heater and fastened it to the wall by the bed. It looked like a piece of floor tile, about 16"x16", about 3/8" thick. Took the chill out of the BR area. Had always considered buying a couple more to put throughout the trailer, but gave the trailer to daughter. The heater got hot-you could put your hand on it and not get burned-but it was a little uncomfortable. I bet 2 or three of these throughout the camper would make the area comfortable on chilly nights, but you probably couldn't heat it if it were in the 20-30s area. No fan or moving parts, just looks like a piece of floor tile.
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routeforty
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01/14/21 09:25am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Chevy Spark
Bought it yesterday-2021, manual trans. Had to drive about 400mi to get it. In Ohio the only ones I could find were black or dark gray(manual transmission). Found one in the DC area(toasted marshmallow color, 5 sp manual, can flat tow). Drove nice on way home. Decent car, not much room inside, but for what we want it for it will work. Get base plate on sometime before spring. Haven't decided it I want to tackle it or just have someone put it on for me. After retirement I've decided to pay others to do what I used to tackle fearlessly,
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routeforty
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01/03/21 01:00pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Chevy Spark
The Spark is a fun little car at low speeds, but ultimately it's cramped and under-powered, especially in the torque department (94 ft-lbs at 4400 RPM). You might find it dangerously underpowered at high-elevations.
Is new a requirement? Have you ever seen a Ford C-Max? It's one of my favorite toads. Crossover-ish seating position, 40+ MPG, good handling, reasonable power, and with the Energi model; 15 miles of all-electric range. Towing it 4-down is simple. No special programming or wiring needed (other than rear lights). It even has double tail-light lenses, so one can be converted to dedicated tow-vehicle-powered lights without diodes.
Getting one coming off a 2-year lease will cost less than a new Spark.yes, rather have new. Don't really care about lots of power. Probably the only time we will use it is to go from a CG to run errands or local touring. Since we're in the east we probably won't see too much high elevation(did that last year and the high altitude was not kind to us} so I think this will probably work. Had a chevy sprint(3cyl) years ago, when you turned on the AC it was like the car downshifted, so lots of power isn't too important to me.
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routeforty
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01/01/21 05:44pm |
Dinghy Towing
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Chevy Spark
Anyone on here flat towing a Chevy Spark? Looking at a 2021 manual transmission. Looked at Jeeps yesterday-really overkill for what we will use it for, most of the time it will be sitting in the garage waiting to take a trip. Decided $35-40k was more than I wanted to spend to not use it. Can buy 3 sparks for that. Just want something to run around in while on the road. Gary
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routeforty
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01/01/21 10:51am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Newfoundland
YES!! Had planned it for late spring this year, and kept anxiously watching each month for a border open announcement, but :( :( . So I guess it's on the agenda for next year. Hopefully this **** will be behind us then.
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routeforty
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12/17/20 10:29am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Remembrances of vacuum tube days
We had a TV but, I was happy sitting in my room listening to WLS Chicago, AM radio.
I did watch the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and boxing matches.
They were the good old days.Ah, yes. WLS-Dick Biondi, Larry Lujack, John "records Landecker, and then WCFL with "super lips" Barney Pip, WABC with Cousin Brucie, The DJs were almost as entertaining as the music
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routeforty
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12/11/20 10:28am |
Technology Corner
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RE: A pretty nutty motorhome
If someone asks you what rving is all about show them this picture and say that's it in a nut shell.
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routeforty
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12/11/20 10:16am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: A pretty nutty motorhome
wonder if it's fixed up inside or if it's just a 'shell'
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routeforty
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12/11/20 10:15am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Remembrances of vacuum tube days
YES,YES,YES!! You could actually fix something back then. Remember going into a store and see a display where you could buy a vacuum tube to replace one that wasn't working in your radio, tv, etc. With a decent knowledge of the principals of electronics you could trouble shoot your electronic equipment and then repair it-usually, just by replacing one of the tubes, or visibly see a wire that was bad. Now the basic principles are the same, but every thing is a circuit board and so small that it is virtually impossible to fix-so it's cheaper to just replace the item. I guess there's good and bad, but you're right, it sure was great to fiddle around with those things.
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routeforty
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12/11/20 09:55am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Bad smell when running heat
Just looked at a cherokee trailer online(pictures). Looks like you have your heating ducts running through the floor, with floor registers. Disregard just about everything I previously said. Probably what I would do in your case is remove the registers and get some type of a flexible wand with some rags(or something similar at the end soaked with clorox) and try to clean it that way. Be very careful about the ductwork as it is very thin, cheap metal(or foil), and tears QUITE easily.
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routeforty
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12/07/20 10:46am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Bad smell when running heat
You may be able to hook up a "crevice tool" to your shop-vac. Good luck!that gets the droppings. I did that on mine for the solid droppings, but the odor was coming from, I guessed from the urine. That's why I had to replace the ductwork. The ductwork would be on the inside of your trailer. behind cabinents, refer, bath, etc. Like I said, the hardest part is working in the cramped quarters.
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routeforty
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12/07/20 10:28am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Smallest RV anyone has full timed in?
Go to the "cheap rv living" forum. There are people on there living in everything from a Honda Fit to a large class A. arhayes was correct in saying whatever space you are comfortable in.
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routeforty
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12/07/20 08:41am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Bad smell when running heat
Also agree on mice infestation. I had same thing on my last trailer. Ended up replacing the ductwork. Not the easiest job in the world, but doable even for novices. I bought a box of dryer vent(the silver foil flexible type). Pulled the old out and put the new in. When I took each vent run off of the furnace I could check somewhat the inside of the furnace where I found some droppings and a partial nest
which I vacuumed out and cleaned the best I could with clorox. Im sure there are some youtube videos for tutorials. The hardest part is the cramped spaces you must work in. Just remember where the old was, and put the new in the same places. You can do it!! The old that I took out went immediately into the trash. Just had a very,very faint odor in the trailer after that. Gary
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routeforty
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12/07/20 08:28am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Blue DEF
:B :B :B
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routeforty
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11/27/20 04:49pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Blue DEF
I always thought that the blue was off road DEF-like red diesel is off road diesel :h
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routeforty
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11/27/20 04:48pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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