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RE: New motor home blues…
I would call Tiffin or write them. Provide list of repairs and all associated costs, including lost camping fees. They were pretty good about responding and taking care of these type issues, including reimbursements.
Was that before or after Thor bought them?
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way2roll
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10/26/21 01:14pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Hiring Bernie Madoff as a trust company??
An RV forum is the LAST place I would come for advice on this matter.
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way2roll
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10/25/21 02:55pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Mildew pre treatment
I always find these mildew and moisture posts intriguing. in the RV's I have owned in the past decade (2 MH's and now a FW) and now living in a moisture prone environment near the shore, I have never had an issue with high moisture levels in the coach. I keep it sealed up when not in use - no vents open and it stays dry as a bone. Not sure what I am doing right but I've just never had an issue.
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way2roll
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10/25/21 11:29am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Class A quality
You also lump TPO in with rubber - that is a very uneducated move, two completely different animals, and yes, I've had both - 2 with rubber and 3 with Brite-Tek. .
I did NOT Lump anything. in fact I was clear to differentiate between the two.
bumpy
Your quote; because one has a fiberglass roof and the other rubber/TPO
Sure looks lumped in to me! :B
OK, would "the other rubber or TPO" suit you better.
but my original post only pointed out that construction could affect the difference/increase in cost. not that one was better than the other. others whined about an obsession.
bumpy
Bumpy, for years you have taken every opportunity on every post when someone asks for an opinion on buying a coach to chime on on this very same thing. I would say it's an obsession.
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way2roll
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10/25/21 10:31am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gasser guys and gals ...why not a diesel ?
Seriously..... COME ON MAN .... a little extra oil and a few extra filters over 50k niles .... on a motor and transmission in a HD truck chassis !!
Not sure what you mean, the post is a little cryptic. But you asked for reasons why people choose one or the other. I wouldn't knock answers that you asked for.
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way2roll
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10/25/21 10:28am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Class A quality
Are you buying new or used? What's your price range? Are you going to full time, part time, or just vacation? I would hold off buying anything new at the moment as there are major supply chain issues and worsening quality than what already existed due to COVID employee constraints against demands to produce more units. Seen a few posts recently about issues with a new Tiffin which used to be a top tier brand. But they were bought by Thor and Winnie purchased the other top tier brand - Newmar. If buying used, expect to pay more because demand is higher there too. But back to your original question, just like anything else, you get what you pay for. Quality is bad in RV's but some are considerably better than others. We owned an entry level RV previously - an ACE - and while fun for weekend trips, the quality was poor and I never planned on keeping it more than a few years. I certainly wouldn't full time in it.
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way2roll
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10/22/21 10:51am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New motor home blues…
So much for Tiffin quality!
Curious if this is a result of Thor buying Tiffin or COVID or both. We may never know. Wonder if any other new Tiffin owners are having issues.
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way2roll
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10/22/21 10:29am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gasser guys and gals ...why not a diesel ?
I can certainly attest to the fact that diesel engines cost more and cost more to maintain. Previously I have only ever owned gas engines. My former Ford truck with the 5.4 was fairly straight forward to maintain. My new truck with the 6.7 turbo diesel costs exponentially more just to do routine maintenance. There are more filters and materials to buy, those materials are more expensive and the labor - if you pay for that - also costs more. Diesel fuel is also more expensive.
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way2roll
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10/22/21 08:51am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Use it or Lose it
You aren't alone. In fact your likely part of the majority at this point. Complete reliance on technology, no one can do simple math easily and forget about remembering things like phone numbers. I task myself when going out to dinner to calculate the tip in my head. Not an overly complicated task but it helps. When woodworking a I also still do my best work out angles and calculations on paper. I try and teach my son - who has recently graduated from HS and knows more about calculus and physics - than I ever will, how to apply that to real world things.
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way2roll
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10/22/21 07:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Coal-Rolling Teen Pickup Truck Driver Hits Six Cyclists
I won't pretend to be a lawyer, but it seems to me that a bicycle which is subject to the same rules of the road and is considered a vehicle with entitlements to at least a portion of the road, gets hit maliciously by another vehicle there should be charges. Why are there no charges because it's a group of cyclists? If this clown purposely accelerated into another car and injured someone he'd be charged with a slew of offenses. This just seems ridiculous. He's immune from all charges because it was cyclists? Sorry I don't get it. There's another aspect to this as well which could be in the form of civil suits. Pain, suffering, loss of work, medical bills and the loss of the bikes. These bikes aren't cheap. Damage likely in the 10's of thousands of dollars.
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response from the Police Chief on the incident. Chief statement
Also looks like a special prosecutor has been assigned to the case and expressed that the case has been mishandled from the start.link
Further; the cyclists have hired an attorney and started a civil investigation. link
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way2roll
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10/21/21 07:56am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Tow bar options & instillation advice
Normally I would recommend the ready brute elite tow bars as they have an integrated mechanical brake so there is no separate braking system and nothing to fail. Once it's set up there is no installing/uninstalling the supplemental braking system. But since you already bought a supplemental brake before buying bars or base plates, I can't be of much help in that category.
We used Blue ox base plates on our CRV when we towed it and they were easy to install and will work fine with a variety of bars. If you aren't fairly adept at DYI and have the proper tools you may want to take this to a shop. It was about 4 hours labor so expect estimates accordingly.
There is no set up for the bars per se. They simply go into your MH receiver and hook to the clevis' on the baseplates on your vehicle.
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way2roll
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10/20/21 10:15am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Gasser guys and gals ...why not a diesel ?
For me, cost and justification. If money was no object I'd be driving a Prevost. A lot of us probably would. But while still working and not full timing and the depth of my pockets, a gasser MH suited just fine. Fast forward to our new setup a FW with a diesel truck. It came down to math. I needed a new truck and I keep them for decades. I also knew that the diesel was more capable to the task (not that gas trucks aren't). I also know the diesel truck was more fuel efficient and will hold a higher value (of course you pay more so this may be a wash). I use it everyday, unlike a MH that could sit for weeks at time. So the diesel won in the truck category.
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way2roll
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10/20/21 09:22am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: In a quandary
Would it be unreasonable to ask those who are unvaccinated to get tested a couple of days before a gathering?
This is the thought process I don't understand. If vaccinated people can also carry and transmit the virus, why do only the unvaccinated people have to get tested? A vaccinated person may very well be a carrier and asymptomatic. Everyone seems to think the vaccine is some kind of magic shield. It isn't. It will lessen your symptoms and reduce the possibility of fatal symptoms.
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way2roll
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10/20/21 06:42am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: In a quandary
Isn't the entire point of you being vaccinated is so you could protect yourself so you could pursue normal life - like holidays? Vaccinated folks can can carry and transmit just like unvaccinated folks. The point of the vaccine is to mitigate life threatening symptoms if you should contract it. That said, even vaccinations lose efficacy over time.
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way2roll
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10/18/21 10:05am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Steps not retracting all the way
This is how you manually retract RV stairs if something goes wrong and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere. You can find more information here.
Cyrus, not sure if you are aware but you are responding to a thread that's 7 years old.
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way2roll
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10/18/21 07:30am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Can someone help me understand what I'm looking at
I believe it has a roof top antenna but honestly not sure. So purchasing a small cheap router and running it through the king system would just simply strengthen a local campground wifi signal? Am I understanding this correctly?
As far as the connect anywhere I can already connect to the one control and operate the system from my phone inside or outside the RV. From the name "Connect anywhere" What else does that allow me to do? Turn of my lights while at the grocery story or what?
As far as being able to control things remotely, I don't think so. I think you need to be in proximity of the RV. But I haven't done much homework on it frankly. I prefer to use it like my former control panels.
I do not know what units would be compatible with the existing King antenna. It's booster and router all in one, not just a router. If you need a booster why not just get the King it's compatible with?
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way2roll
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10/16/21 08:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Can someone help me understand what I'm looking at
The King wifi is a repeater/wifi booster and that would be where the internal unit plugs into the rooftop antenna. Do you have a rooftop antenna for the booster? If so it sounds like the wires are there and you would just need the router. As far as the one control- that's a system that allows you to digitally control lots of things in your rv (jacks, pump, ac, lights etc) from a tablet like panel as well as through your phone. These 2 things are independent of one another. One is a wifi booster, the other is a control panel. What type of control panel do you have now? Personally I have a love hate relationship with my one control. So far it works fine but the touch screen is , well, touchy, and I always worry something will fail. Secondly- I got a new phone and cannot get the one control app to work on my new phone. Worked fine on my old phone.
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way2roll
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10/16/21 07:20am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Let’s hear your best MPG and driving style ?
Had a person approach me at a gas station while I was fueling up our previous MH and asked me what kind of mileage I got. I said, "It gets great mileage for an apartment."
I have never tracked fuel mileage because it's a moot point. I consider it part of the cost of Rvv'ing. I fill up when I need fuel.
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way2roll
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10/15/21 09:57am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: My water heater drain plug is metal, is that a problem?
Might want to consider replacing the anode rod yearly with threads wrapped with teflon tape even tho the rod itself has plenty of life in it if it truly is rusting.
It was installed with plenty of pipe tape but yes, better safe than sorry.
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way2roll
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10/12/21 01:28pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Any 80mph PLUS - class Aers still on here ?
Going on memory here, but I think I recall that our previous MH's on the F53 had a limiter to keep you under 80 MPH.
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way2roll
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10/12/21 01:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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