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2010 Holiday Rambler C+
Hi!
I just discovered in the Lazydays web site a 2010 Holiday Rambler C+ model with the Chevy Duramax diesel engine (no photos yet.) I checked the Monaco web site and I found no mention of this. Does anyone here have more information on this?
The specific Lazydays URL is as follows:
Lazydays
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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11/18/08 01:14pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Towing a non-towable?
Hi!
It does appear that a tow dolly is the ideal solution to this.
Thanks for the detailed analysis and help!
Ray
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raydf_1
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11/17/08 02:37pm |
Dinghy Towing
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Towing a non-towable?
Yes, I know this is a silly topic, but I remember reading here in RV.NET something about this a while ago, but I can't locate the specific note.
The issue is the following: I happen to own an old (but very reliable) 2001 Ford Escape V6 automatic, which is specifically NOT recommended for four-down, flat towing. However, what I remember reading here is that even if you do flat-tow it, if you stop every 100 miles or so and let the engine run for a few minutes, the transmission will receive its needed lubrication and all will be well.
Is this actually true?
You may say that I should sell it and buy another one and I agree, but I'm sort-of sentimentally attached to this car and wouldn't want to part with it.
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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11/17/08 05:42am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Best vehicle
Do you know if older Ford Taurus (2000 - 2005) vehicles are also towable four-down without any modification?
Thanks!
If you need a vehicle with automatic transmission, Ford makes several vehicles that are towable 4 wheels down with no modification required.
Ford Taurus
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raydf_1
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11/03/08 02:41am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Bug marks protection?
I'm pretty sure it's the following one:
http://www.rejex.com/rejex.html
Cheers!
In checking on the internet there are several Rejex products. Could you please tell me which one everyone is talking about.
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raydf_1
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10/25/08 04:03pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Bug marks protection?
Hey!
This looks like a wonderful product indeed -- thanks a lot for the reference!
Ray
Yes in fact there is. It's a bit expensive so I use it only on the front of my trailer. It's also a bit harder to wipe off than Turtle Wax but I can hose the bugs off. It's called Rejex. Do a google on Rejex and you'll find it. I just did my 6 month "front end treatment" yesterday.
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raydf_1
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10/23/08 08:21am |
Beginning RVing
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Bug marks protection?
Is there a wax product or similar that I could apply to the front of my coach (which as a Class C is steel in the lower part and fiberglass on top) that could make it easier to clean bug marks afterwards?
I find that the baked-on bug marks are really difficult to remove!
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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10/23/08 08:05am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Video for entertainment
We must have gotten extremely lucky with our purchase, but our new 2009 Fleetwood Pulse 24A came with nearly zero defects from the factory (except for a loose connection in the shower and some mixed-up cables in the video selector box, which were both quickly fixed by the dealer.)
...The point is that what you are directing attention to here absolutely requires it. Too many manufacturers have gone way beyond when it comes to the sealing of seams. They do a crappy job slapping the RV together and then expect us to find the problems and fix them...
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raydf_1
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10/13/08 03:48am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Chlorine in black water tank?
Skip/Norine/Folks:
Thanks! Yes, there's no doubt that the technician who gave me this piece of advice wasn't an RVer himself! Thanks to the advice received right here in this thread by you and many other fellow RVers, I'm now quite clear on what works and what doesn't as to black water maintenance... I do agree with you that simple is beautiful!
Cheers!
You got VERY bad advice.
We're fulltimers and we don't use ANYTHING in our black tank - no "Geo Method" no Thetford, no NOTHING.
All we do is dump and thoroughly flush it one a week.
2 years as fulltimers and no odor problems WHATSOEVER.
Water is a wonderful thing.
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raydf_1
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10/05/08 07:55am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Hawks Head TPMS?
Folks:
In the interest of fair play, however, if you do a Google search for "HawksHead" you will find a number of references to these devices, particularly for racing cars. Apparently, the company only recently decided to cover the RV area with their products.
...A Google search for and also for didn't reveal any web page mentioning this product...
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Fleetwood Pulse 24A
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raydf_1
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09/30/08 08:55am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Electric scissor jacks?
Folks:
Thanks for the excellent advice! Without doubt, an electric portable drill should do a good job of lowering and raising the scissor jacks, at least until they touch ground, so spending $300+ on a pair of electric actuators does look like a waste of money.
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Fleetwood Pulse 24A
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raydf_1
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09/30/08 03:27am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Hawks Head TPMS?
Pat/Folks:
Food for thought indeed. A Google search for and also for didn't reveal any web page mentioning this product, so that's additional food for thought.
Thanks!
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Fleetwood Pulse 24A
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raydf_1
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09/30/08 03:24am |
Beginning RVing
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Electric scissor jacks?
Hi!
Has anyone here installed electric scissor jacks in your Class C? My own needs such levelers (stabilizers), since it's softly sprung and it rocks pretty noticeably without them. Camping World has one such unit available. Are they good / reliable?
Check Camping World's web site: BAL Electric Actuators
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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09/29/08 12:04pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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Hawks Head TPMS?
Hi!
I just came across the Hawk's Head tire pressure monitor system, which seems like a relatively low-cost alternative to other systems such as Doran, etc. Their web site is HawksHead TPMS.
Has anyone here used their products? The price of $273 for a six-wheel system is certainly attractive, but I wonder.
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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09/28/08 09:49am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Space heater with exposed holding tanks?
Tom/Folks:
Good point: thanks for the excellent information!
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Pulse 24A
I have tanks that are exposed across the width of the RV and enclosed where they terminate in an unheated exterior compartment. This portion of each tank has a heating pad, which I've not needed to use.
I use the RV in conditions which go below 20F for a few hours at night, into the 40's (or warmer) for most of the day. I don't have problems with waste tanks freezing. If they do freeze, there should be room for the ice to expand. In the black tank, what you should get in these conditions is ice floating in liquid that is too concentrated in solids to freeze, the way saltwater freezes.
If you need to dump, time that for when the tanks are thawed out.
You need to be more careful of your fresh water tank and plumbing. The fresh water plumbing is confined, under pressure, and expansion during has no place to go. Usually, most of this plumping in inside heated space.
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raydf_1
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09/19/08 02:23pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Space heater with exposed holding tanks?
Neil/Folks:
Well, being in Canada I guess you should REALLY know what you're talking about! :)
Actually, I crawled again under the coach yesterday and I think that I will try to install the tank heaters myself. Installing them looks simple enough (for example, check the following vendor's web page: Ultra Heat.) However, the real problem are the electrical connections and in particular the fact that I would have to drill a hole through the coach's floor to pass those cables. THAT makes me shiver! However, I guess that since there are a lot of tubes coming and going through the floor at that point, I could "piggyback" the cables through some of those holes and not cause too much damage.
Thanks for the information!
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Pulse 24A
Raydf:
If the extent of your camping is average temps above freezing with dips to below freezing at night, I wouldn't worry about heating your holding tanks at all.
First, it takes a good deal of cold to freeze a large mass of water; a holding tank won't freeze solid overnight if it's only a few degrees below freezing. (I'd be more worried about any exposed water lines.) The contents of your tank won't freeze if all you get overnight is a frost - even a heavy frost.
Second, insulating around the tanks will make a huge difference in how much heat they'll lose overnight - whether you box them in with sheet insulation or spray them with insulating foam is up to you.
If you plan on heading north for the winter, then definitely consider getting a proper job done of heating and insulating all exposed fresh / grey / black tanks, lines, and fittings.
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raydf_1
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09/18/08 03:12am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Space heater with exposed holding tanks?
Folks:
Thank you very much for the excellent ideas shared here! That I do the installation myself of the heat pads is completely out of the question, not even after dumping three cases of beer! I'm not exactly handy with tools and crawling under the coach for an extended period frankly worries me (don't know if I could get up again!)
The idea of the light bulbs, however, is pretty neat and I ran into a "foot warmer" designed to warm your feet under a desk or similar, which looks like a good solution to this: Foot Warmer (Target)
I would place this warmer under the tanks, perhaps on top of a metal box or similar so that it would be closer to the tanks. What do you think of this for light freezing conditions (just dips under 32 F)?
The advantage I see on this is light weight, easy installation (no installation, actually), and supposedly no fire hazard.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Ray
Miami FL
2009 Fleetwood Pulse 24A
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raydf_1
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09/17/08 07:31am |
Beginning RVing
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Space heater with exposed holding tanks?
Hi!
My motorhome lacks enclosed and heated holding tanks. I'm planning to use it in the Fall / Winter (although not in freezing weather), but I do expect dips below freezing at nights. I know that a better solution would be to install holding tank heaters, but the purchase and installation of these is pretty expensive (about $900 -- most of it in installation costs.) I wonder if for such use it would be advisable to place a space heater below the tanks (in the floor of the campground) and point it upward towards the tanks (which are pretty close to one another.)
Since the coach is obviously quite flammable, I wonder if this is a good idea or not. I've read in this same forum about a similar arrangement, but I'm a bit apprehensive about going to sleep with the space heater turned on down there. I also learned here about the trick with leaving the cupboards opened, a dripping faucet, and disconnecting from the main water line.
What do you think of using a space heater in this fashion? Is there a truly "fire-proof" space heater for this application?
Thanks!
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raydf_1
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09/16/08 03:53pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Chlorine in black water tank?
Thanks one and all for the excellent information! This Oxy-Kem2 product, by the way, sounds wonderful.
Cheers!
I've had the sensor, odor and even Phorid Fly issues also. After running through the gamut of so called formaldehyde-free treatment products, I thoroughly washed my black tank clean, then took the no additive approach. The flies increased. Long story short, a couple of years ago I found a product called Oxy-Kem2. I got it from http://northernexplorer.com - I have other issues with my rv from time to time but my holding tanks are problem free. Sensors stay clean, no odor and just a few flies every now and then. It's a green product that uses oxygen and enzymes to do the dirty work.
Hope this helps someone with holding tank issues.
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raydf_1
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09/10/08 05:06pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: FELLOW 1000TRAIL MEMBERS
Thanks to one and all for the excellent information. I will make the best use possible of the three-month trial membership to visit as many preserves as I can, so that I can form a better idea of them.
By the way, they also offer a reciprocal membership in RPI (Resort Parks International) for a low annual fee of $79 and daily fees of $10. Are these campgrounds similar to TT's? Better? Worse? They do have a bunch more campgrounds in the East Coast (my area.)
As a newbie in RVing, I'm just trying to get my bearings right and not make any mistake I may regret later on.
Thanks for any advice you may want to shed on this!
Ray
Yep, they guarantee you a site, but it dont have to be a elec, water, sewer site. And Florida, you got two to choose from. How many members come there very year. Yes, florida preserves are nicer than 75 percent of the others, the west coast is the very best and the east coast is the very worst.
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raydf_1
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09/09/08 03:40am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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