Bill&Barb
Beamsville,Ontario
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For you Newbies...
Flashlight - Carrying case for 2 dead batteries !
Cobra 2-way radio - What you give your partner to help you back up. Be sure to put her on channel 4, you stay on channel 5 !
Highway Pylons - Safety device for highway construction, allows 6' clearance for 8' wide RV's.
Slide Out - Notice it says Slide OUT, not IN. (You'll remember this someday when it ignores your button push.)
H/W Tank - Device that keeps RV Repairmen fiscally sound.
WIFI - Great, "When I Find It"
Border Crossing - Hell on Earth
TV Antenna - That thingamigjig on the roof you forgot to wind down
8 cubic feet - in 'fridge talk' , this means 4 CUBIC FEET
Bike rack - Something guaranteed to hold your bikes for the first 100 miles
Tire pressure - When you TIRE, you feel the PRESSURE to get to a campground right away
TAAR Pressure - same thing, but in Georgia
Glove Compartment - who puts gloves in there anyways ? It's where you can't find your insurance certificate
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MAJESTYPOINTERS
MONROE, MI.
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Joined: 04/08/2008
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Boondocking- Were Boon keeps his boat
Full timming- How much work it takes to keep up an RV
Head wind- loosing gas milage
Gas station- To Hold up or rob
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bondebond
Central Kansas
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Joined: 07/16/2008
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Stabilizers - what is guaranteed to get bent when backing into your steep driveway.
Portable Holding Tanks - something you pour a lot of money into, and constantly need emptying.
Deep Cycle Battery - Has nothing to do motorcycles. Actually does NOT power the A/C. Grrr.
Generator (contractor) - a topic of endless derision on the forums.
Walmart - nevermind...
Myself, The Boss, and two wanna-be Bosses
2006 Jayco 1007
There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who can count, and those who can't.
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bfast54
Traverse City ,Mi.
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Joined: 12/24/2003
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Torsion Bars= What throws your back out, as you strain to hook them up.
Sway control hitch= Big joke
"Family size "RV = If you are all under 4', and there are only 3 of you.
Light weight RV= What your wallet will be, after you sign on the line.
Holding Tanks= Never hold enough.
Fresh Water tank= Just dont smell it, after it has set a month , in 90 degrees
5th wheel= Most don't come with a spare tire (only 4 wheels)
1994 Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel,3500,Dually (Oh YEA  )
1991 Ford F-150
1993 Sandpiper 5th Wheel)
Prodigy Brake Controller
Honda EU3000is Generator
Raytek IR Thermometer,Garmin C-330 Nav./GPS
Doran Pressure Pro
Rally's attended so far- 8
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wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
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Best Laugh I've had today = This Thread
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adondo
Pasco, Washington
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Joined: 07/28/2004
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Definition: "Flashlight” "A containment vessel for leaking batteries."
Headwind: What you drive against regardless of your traveling direction.
‘’8 cubic feet - in 'fridge talk' , this means 4 CUBIC FEET’’ Actually the 8 cubic feet refers to the rough in area needed in the cabinetry to install said ‘fridge. (They just don’t mention that little tidbit of info in the brochure. )
Dump station: A parking place where you can take a 45 minute nap while the RV’er that’s there ahead of you is thoroughly cleaning, rinsing, and flushing his holding tanks.
Rest area: A parking place where you have an officer of the law knocking on your door at 3 am telling you that you can’t rest anymore – you have to move on. (Exceptions: truckers)
RV resort: A parking area for RV’s that’s devoid of trees and other vegetation, with spaces so close you can’t open up your slides, but is next to a golf course or casino, hence justification for the word ‘resort’ on the sign in front.
LP tanks: Fuel storage devices that require ‘qualified’ fuel service personnel (i.e. high school kid with a summer job) to refill. Refueling area also doubles as parking/rest area while waiting for the above mentioned ‘qualified’ fuel service personnel to actually meander out to fill said LP tanks.
Self-seeking satellite dome: A device that almost never lives up to its definition due to trees and foliage which block the signal most everywhere you park the RV. Exception to the rule: staying in RV resorts, which allows the device to find the satellite due to a lack of trees and foliage.
Suburban LP furnace: A heating system that fails to actually heat and blows only cold air when the RV batteries drop to only 97% of their charge level, thereby reducing said charge level eventually to zero while adding only 3 BTU’s worth of cabin heat due to a running blower fan.
Awning: Large folding canopy that creates gale force winds as soon as you leave the RV for any length of time.
Motorcoach resort: Snobby RV resort (see RV resort definition above) that does not allow even a $300,000 super class C based on Kenworth chassis because it is not a ‘class A coach’ Also, an RV resort that is the same as most RV resorts except overnight charges are $70 to $100 per night.
10 year rule: Snobby RV park that nit-picks every incoming RV regardless of pristine condition due to its ‘age’ (Would also exclude a fully restored 1958 Flixble conversion bus)
KOA Kampground: Large RV based childcare facility.
Wal-Mart parking lot: A temporary parking place for RV’ers who spend a night while traveling, and a generator of endless debate threads on RV.net that have to eventually be closed by moderators.
Pet exercise area: A fenced in area largely ignored by dog owners whose leash-less dogs run amok and leave excrement in high foot traffic areas.
Flying J: A petroleum corporation whose board members do all that’s possible to alienate RV’ers from patronizing their refueling facilities.
FMCA# F355513. 1997 Safari Continental, 40 foot, 1 slide. Cat 3126B, Allison MD3060. 2000 Durango SLT 4x4 toad with a Blue Ox Aventa II and stopped with a Brake Buddy.
Seen on the Road Photo album
Aiming a Direct TV dish
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Mayoman
Tennessee
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Joined: 07/11/2008
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Torsion Bar: Where you go drinking after you're "torqued" about backing into that tree limb
Awning: When you're so tired after setting up that you can't even add the "y" to what your face is doing
Dump Station: Redneck words for toilet
50 Amps: What the next campers teenage son plugs his electric guitar into at 10:00 p.m. every night.
and finally,
Black Water: Another one of the Clinton's coverups!
2008 Ford F450 Superduty Diesel dually
2008 Keystone Cougar 293SAB
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69RoadRunner
VA
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Black and Gray Water Tanks: holding devices that many RV manufacturers think need to be the same size because you're supposed to use the same amount of water in the shower/sink as the toilet.
RV Repair Shop: Long-term storage
Flying J: fuel station that hasn't learned that you should never make it difficult for people to give you money.
Rest Stop: San Francisco bathhouse for truckers.
09 Newmar Ventana 3942
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matt7591
So. CA
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Power Converter: In cases of power surges and other electrical anomalies, a device designed to fail first to protect the fuse.
Fully Self Contained: an oxymoron characterized by requiring some external input such as water or electricity in order to be in effect.
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dave54
CA.
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Joined: 02/12/2004
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RV -- A large aluminum box on wheels that sucks money out of your wallet.
Remote Boondocking site -- an hidden isolated spot with primitive unmarked road access and not marked on any map and you think you are the sole person to discover, only to wake up the next morning with 15 toy haulers filled with motorcycles, ATV's, stereos, and beer parked all around you.
Camping World -- the preferred bridal registry for two RVing singles tying the knot.
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