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RE: camp ground that alow 36ft 5th wheel
We just gave up and stayed at the KOA in West Yellowstone. Short drive back to the park, nice little town. And to boot it snowed on us in July, made for a beautiful drive up to Bozeman.
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jonrjen
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11/20/08 04:45am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Being honest about weight
The use of a standard weight was used back years ago. Not making for any allowance in the options ordered from the factory. Back in the mid to late 90s it became a thing of the past. Units begin to get weight stickers based on the actual make and model plus added options placed on/in the motorhome, TT or 5th wheel. This has become the new industy standard. A few of the high-end and custom manufactures were already providing service this for years.
I fell sure however this standard did not get there out of customer care/service. Most likely due to the number of suspensions, axles and frame warranty issues that were having to be prepared at manufacture cost or threat of lawsuits.
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jonrjen
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11/17/08 08:41am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Considering Class C.....most room for the money...or not?
It is possible to go with a longer coach up to a 31' with no slides on a Ford E-450 chassis and still have enough carrying capasity to handle the needed personal items and a Jeep Wrangler in tow.
Have you weighed your Wrangler? They are not as light as many would think, but they are less than 5,000 pounds.
One thing to keep in mind is while you have three holding tanks on board, it would be very rare to have all three tanks full at the same time. So don't take the weight of all three loaded tanks into the carring equation.
Heck, there is no reason to travel with a full fresh water tank unless you are going to be dry camping with out hook-up for an extended period. I know for a number of years, I always filled my fresh water tank 100 gallons, before hitting the road, only to end up draining most of the tank when I got back home. After all, if I am going to pay for full hook-up at a campground, I am going to use their water. I no longer haul the additional water or the weight of the water around with me. Quarter of a tank for clean up and flushing and all is good.
Don't settle for something too small thinking that you can make it work. It is very seldom that you will hear anyone complain that their Class C is too big. You will hear from people with smaller Class C coaches that they don't have enough storage space, just as you will hear from owners of larger C coaches that they tend to over load. Make sure you have a living area that is comfortable, then load it accordingly. It all breaks down to weight load management.
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jonrjen
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11/14/08 03:44pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: backup camera to hook up 5th wheel
The simple direct answer is YES. I have a back up camera that is mounted to the headache rack portion of my hauler style bed. I have a crew cab configuration, so mirrors to line up are good to a point, but depth into the bed area sometimes is not easy to judge especally with lineing up a goose neck hitch. The camera shows what is behind the truck but, also allows for sight of the fifth wheel hitch and makes hooking up a breeze. It is fantastic at hooking up with my goose neck trailer also.
A simple wireless unit can be had for less than $70 and would be a inexpensive add in his situation.
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jonrjen
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11/14/08 08:19am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Considering Class C.....most room for the money...or not?
Wranglers make fantastic toad vehicles. Easy hook up, little weight, no special attention needed.
As for the slide vs. no-slide, that is going to be a personal preference. Those with slides will swear by them, those without will do the same.
We have three slides on our 40' Travel Supreme. When parked and all three slides are out, it feels like a nice size apartment. The living room expands on one side with a living room/dining room slide on the opposite wall. The opposing slides make for a very large added room space. Then there is the Master bedroom slide.
On the other hand our Class C we chose to go with no slide, didn't want the additional weight of the slides. Nor did we want the expence of a slide that actually added very little room. Most Class C slides are not very deep and seemed to offer not much more than a wider isle-way when parked. We also went with a 31' Class C for the space and storage benifits.
I have photos of our Class C on our webshots page if you care to take a look.
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/565675478wSRHOp
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jonrjen
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11/13/08 02:49pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Ladder bike rack
Front receiver hitches can be added with out great expense. One of the cheapest places I have seen them is www.etrailer.com matter of fact as of a week or so ago they were on sale. Most of them are bolt on units.
Good luck.
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jonrjen
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11/08/08 04:43pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: TrailAir, Air Pin Box feedback needed
Put one on our Travel Supreme myself....well almost. Even though it comes in tow different cartons, each part of the hitch weighs a ton. Make sure you get some help lifting it into place.
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jonrjen
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11/08/08 04:29am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Warranties on RV's
I doubt they will close shop, most of the RV appliances are made by manufactures that also produce appliances for the masses. In whole the RV side of there business is very small, in most cases.
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jonrjen
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11/08/08 04:22am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Anyone currently have a unit at Funtime Cleburne?
I have purchased two RVs there. Took the first one in (high dollar pop-up hard side camper)for some warranty work, which they screwed up in a major way. Fiberglass siding was starting to delam, they cut the fiberglass out and filled the opening with body puddy and tried to match with a paint cover up. So we worked out a deal to trade in the value towards another RV, and I went with a fifth wheel. They installed the hitch wireing and brake control. When ever I turned on my right turn signal the trailer brakes applied.
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jonrjen
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11/06/08 04:28pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Floor Strengthening
I have to agree with alpenliter, grout may not be your friend in a class C. Unless you get almost no flex or movement of any kind in the floor the grout will start to crack and come loose. This is why tile and grout is recommended to be install over concrete floors or concrete backer board to provide a solid mounting surface.
You could try cutting the bad wood out with a roto-zip tool and filling the area with a piece of filler wood being epoxied in place. Fiberglass or body filler with mesh inlays, may also work. You would want to do this in layers, not one application so that the repair could cure properly. Then you could cover it with a less thick subflooring. Of course depending on the size of the area you may not need to resub the floor at all.
Just a thought,
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jonrjen
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11/06/08 04:53am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Window Shade/Blind Stem Repair & Re-Stringing
Now that could be a simple fix to re-string a blind, Thanks for the idea.
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jonrjen
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11/06/08 04:37am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Window Shade/Blind Stem Repair & Re-Stringing
Thank you.
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jonrjen
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11/05/08 05:01am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Window Shade/Blind Stem Repair & Re-Stringing
Would you happen to also have some easy to understand instruction on how to re-string day/night shades? Seems I am going through a series of shades dropping to the floor due to strings poping.
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jonrjen
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11/04/08 03:07pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Replacement glass for dining fixture in Pilgrim
May be just as cheap to replace the light fixture or less. You can find RV fixtures on Ebay or on-line with ease. They are no big under taking to replace.
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jonrjen
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11/04/08 02:59pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Driving in the mountains!
Don't let the thought of the decend ruin a nice trip. Use common sense, don't ride the brake, keep them cool for when they are needed, let the transmission do it's share of the work.
And very important....Make sure you have your trailer brakes adjusted correctly. If the trailer brakes are set correct and in unison with the truck brakes you should have no problem. Don't expect the truck to stop the trailer, don't expect the trailer to stop the truck.
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jonrjen
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10/31/08 04:43am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: texas fishing lakes
Oh yea,
Forget the closest lake to the house, Lake Joe Pool. Great campgounds, nice lake, super people, good fish, lot of local place to go to. Off of I-20 between Dallas and Arlington.
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jonrjen
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10/30/08 06:47pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: texas fishing lakes
You could also drop on down I-35 south of Dallas about 60 miles and enjoy some great fishing outside of Hillsboro over at Lake Whitney. Many campgrounds to choose from. Or you could go south on I-45 down past Corsicana to Richland Chambers, newer lake but some good times to be had. Between the three now listed I would pick Lake Fork for the big bass, Lake Whitney for nice to big fish, but hands down for scenery and relaxation, then Richland just cause it is there.
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jonrjen
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10/30/08 06:45pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Towing a full size Pickup with a Class C
I say go for it. Of course I am setting up my F-250 reg cab 2006 6-speed manual to be pulled behind my E-450 V-10 Jayco. I am using a Roadmaster Black Hawk 8K tow bar and will be installing an Even Brake surge set up on the truck.
I do understand that jack-rabbit starts are out of the question as are stop-on a-dime braking. I also have no plans to do any mountain nor steep grades with this set-up.
I also understand that the hitch is rated for 5K with up to 500 pounds of tongue weight. And that the total tounge weight will be extreemly minimal due to the toad vehicle carrying it's own weight with 4 down towing. My concern at this point is more related to the ability to turn tight with the truck in tow.
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jonrjen
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10/30/08 06:38pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Sam's Club Tires
Sam's and Walmart do this with most all of the big name brand manufactures. And they have such a big market share to the public, they don't even have to do the bargaining. The Big names go to the Walmart HQ in Arkansas and stand in line to take what Walmart offers for their product. IF they don't agree to the price, the product never hits the store inventory.
However is you feel better about purchasing tires from a large tire dealer, I have priced tires at Walmart then gone to Discount Tire and tell them what Walmart was priced at. Discount always has offered a better deal on a same/like or better tire at a nice savings.
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jonrjen
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10/28/08 05:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Exterior cleaning ideas needed...rubber screw caps
I have found some online stores that sell for less, but to find the size that fits best and tell the quality of the moulding you really need to look at it and get a small piece to trial fit. Plus by the time you pay postage and in the case of PPL state tax, there is no savings. And the local RV dealer is a small family operation that has been there since the early Texas settlers. Times are tough and I choose to keep my purchased local to help close to home.
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jonrjen
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10/28/08 05:45pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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