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RE: Can anyone beat my record?
I looked all of about 3 hours, bought our first RV over the phone and picked it up 3 days later. Didn't look back! Having a great time! Good Luck!
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Maintcpo
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11/30/08 09:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Q's about the charge wire between truck and camper...?
Having used to work at an RV dealership. Most all RV's use 10 ga wire for charge lines, Brake wire, and Ground in the plugs. The same is said about Tow vehicles. I have seen many RV's that only use a 10 ga wire for power from the battery into the Converter and also the ground. 10 Ga should be sufficient for MOST uses.
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Maintcpo
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11/27/08 10:10am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Its Funny Now
Having heard about Mud Daubbers, I put the screens on my 5er, havent seen any before, but just the other day, I took apart an outside light on an apartment complex not far away and found mud daubber nests. Money well spent on the screens! My heater is not in a position that I would be happy about trying to remove and reinstall it. And I used to work on RV's!
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Maintcpo
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11/21/08 06:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: For my fellow full-timers and our Veterans
One of the extreme pleasures that I got during my Navy career was to visit Iwo Jima. I spent 3 years in Atsugi Japan from 94-97 and part of my job was a liaison between the Japanese and USA Governments for the use of Iwo Jima. I learned a lot and saw some very humbling locations. There are MANY monuments on IWO JIMA that many will never see. This is truly an historic place. I will forever be honored with the opportunity to visit and learn about this island. My last Reenlistment before retirement was on MT Suribachi at the Flag Raising Location.
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Maintcpo
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11/11/08 09:40pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Outside Cook Stoves
Just to throw a little bit different spin on this. We camp almost always somewhere that has a Fire Pit. Our Cooking is always on the Fire. With Electric Hookups I will use the Coffee Maker in the Morning, but the rest of the food is cooked on the fire. We very rarely have used the stove in the trailer. Some times you just have to due to bad weather or whatever, but we are mainly out on the FIRE campers. Even if we are at Full hook up sites or whatever. Everyone has there way of doing it and there is no right or wrong. Happy Camping!
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Maintcpo
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11/08/08 06:55pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Accounting software
Might check out Microsoft Office Accounting 2008. This is a free Download.
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Maintcpo
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11/02/08 04:22pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: 1972 Volunteer
This is easy take it to the local weight facility? Find a Feed Store, or some Gravel yard or something. Many of them have scales. you should try and get all individual axle weights if possible? Don't know why but thats what most everyone on this site has decided. Good luck
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Maintcpo
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10/04/08 09:17pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 2007 Jazz 2550 RL?
I have the exact same unit. Couple years older. I have been very satisfied with the 5er. I did have a few early issues with it when I originally bought it. But These where all covered under warranty. I like the floor plan and hope to keep this trailer for many, many years, I m the original owner.
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Maintcpo
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10/04/08 09:10pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: How long should Walk thru at dealership take for inspecting?
Having previously worked at an RV Dealership and one of my jobs was to to do the new/used trailer Demo's. For us it was always really easy, because any new trailer is warranted. I demonstrated how things worked to the new owners and always let them know to ask any questions at any time. I would add my own experiences in to let them know how I did it on my own trailer. I always included that they should take along a pad and paper and write down any little cosmetic or whatever problems they encountered and bring it back after a couple of uses or a month and we would get them all fixed up. Worked very well!
Made friends with a few of them and discuss camping issues to this day 3 years later.
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Maintcpo
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10/04/08 05:28pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fridge Stopped Working
CAUTION!!!!
If you smell gas inside the Motorhome you have a leak somewhere!
This is not something to risk your life over. Get a spray bottle and some bubbles for kids and go around spraying every fitting and gas line you can find. This will help isolate down a potential leak area.
Good Luck in the search.
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Maintcpo
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09/25/08 08:27pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Suburan SF35 F Furance
Although it is a major PITA to remove, the first thing I would check based on your description is for Mud Dabbers, they like to build nests in heaters. Remove(PITA) and disassemble fire tube VERY CAREFULLY! Blow out with air Compressor Air. If possible hook to a good 12V battery and maybe make an adapter for propane and try again to see if it will light.
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Maintcpo
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09/13/08 09:24pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Need Help - Ripped Elec Cord Out Of 5th Wheel Trailer
Maybe you need to explain a little more! The wires are all the same color? What is your problem? Wires going into the box are all color coded and attach to specific usually similar colored wires from there. What area did the wires rip out from?
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Maintcpo
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09/02/08 07:46pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: adding an oven
I used to work at an RV dealership. We had a period a few years ago when ovens were not available so all trailers came in with only the stoves. As the trailers whers sold, ovens arrived. We removed the cupboard door, knocked out the filler across the top and installed the oven using just the same 4 screws which hold in the stove, exact same location of the gas line, as long as same manufacturer of course. Very easy job. We had a tape which matched the wood to cover the screw holes.
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Maintcpo
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09/01/08 05:36pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 12 Volt Question
It sounds like you might have a circuit breaker or fuse inline somewhere in between battery and converter. My last TT had a reset circuit breaker under the tongue that popped one time while we went camping. When I plugged in all was fine. Noticed no power in TT after disconnected to go home, Once home started digging and found the circuit breaker. Reset it and all was fine again.
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Maintcpo
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08/29/08 07:36am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Pismo State Beach - site/google map help
Only the front loop has Water and Electric. So if you need those your only option is for those. The rest of the park is all dry camping. The Hook up sights are usually assigned on a board at the entrance, not real sure about the others, I seem to remember that if you reserve, they will assign you a site on the board also, and if you don.t like it you can move the next day. You are supposed to fill out a slip upon check in for whatever site you take or are assigned.
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Maintcpo
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08/28/08 03:10pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Pismo State Beach - site/google map help
Other thing is this is further south of North Beach. From North Beach go south past the Butterfly Area to the next access to the beach I think, and turn right go over the bridge and Oceano Campground is right on the right across from a park I think.
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Maintcpo
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08/28/08 01:38pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Pismo State Beach - site/google map help
I have to believe that this is going to be Oceano Campground since North Beach does not have any hookups. The W/E sites at Oceano are fairly good sized, not huge but decent sized most all pull thru, this is actually about 2 long blocks from the beach. There is a trail from the no hook up area to the beach, but this does go thru sand dunes. Hope this helps you. There is also a nice little stream next to the W/E sites which usually has some ducks. last time we went they even had a racoon checking the garbage cans each night. So dont leave your dog food dish out!
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Maintcpo
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08/28/08 01:27pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Door Glass
I know most all of the other windows on the trailer are heat treated, I don't know why that one would be any different. Most any Glass company ought to be able to make a template and get a piece of glass heat treated for you to replace it. I had our local glass company fabricate me one a few years ago after our Lawn Mower shot a rock into the 5er Back window 2 weeks before vacation. Had a Plexiglass fabricated for temporary and then took quite a while to get the heat treated one done, I guess they break a lot during the heat treat process.
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Maintcpo
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08/27/08 08:36pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Possible electrical problem
First and most likely cause is an open ground. Start at the outlet from the power source with an electrical outlet tester, and follow the flow of electric to the trailer. This should isolate the ground point issue. Just did this for a friend a couple of weeks ago. went over. Checked plug in garage. all good, checked extension cord. Found No Ground. He was using an extension cord that he had tore the ground plug off of. Problem Solved. We have probably most all broken off a ground plug in our day! I know I have!
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Maintcpo
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08/27/08 08:26pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Breakaway Controller Mistake
Just jack each individual wheel off the ground and have some one spin the tire and hit the brake control. If the magnets are working the wheel will stop immediately. This is a quick and easy way to check them.
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Maintcpo
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08/27/08 04:44pm |
General RVing Issues
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