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RE: Forest Service is going to rescind their policy
Yoo Hoo....a discount on elective recreation. Nice for campers. How about a discount on groceries or Depends...something whereby ALL (us) seniors benefit.
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ramblemutt
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03/11/10 05:21pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: What is a Big Rig
Don't you just love it when the OP asks a question and the "right" answer is an opinion? :)
Could be that in most cases there are either no right answers or many right answers.
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ramblemutt
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03/11/10 05:07pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Forest Service is going to rescind their policy
Good news, I guess. Now, can someone remind me how us old folks have earned this? I started getting forgetful when I passed 70 a few years ago.
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ramblemutt
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03/10/10 05:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Oregon Coast campgrounds
Oregon also has some County Parks worth searching (if the State Parks are full).
I agree. These are more difficult to research as there is no central website that I am aware of, but you can find some terrific parks (and relatively inexpensive) at the county level.
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ramblemutt
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03/10/10 08:35am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Broke window in TT, now what?
My emergency window blew out (I have no idea where) on a trip to CO a couple of years ago. Learned after a phone call that replacement would cost nearly $300 installed. Glass company in Cortez CO fitted and replaced glass for $80 in about an hour. No longer an emergency escape, but didn't need that anyway as my TT is a two door unit.
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ramblemutt
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03/09/10 05:15pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Wyoming 30
Good two lane road, no worries. Good route for Antelope sightings.
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ramblemutt
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03/08/10 08:43am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: stop over in Salt Lake area ???
Sounds to me like you're looking for just an overnight with something to do. Lagoon would probably work for you. Most of these other places would need 2-3 days to get the most out of I would think.
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ramblemutt
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03/06/10 05:13pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Emergency Road Service - Comparing Good Sam vs Coach-Net
You might throw RoadHelp in the mix. I've had for a couple of years..good price, good service and they throw in a free KOA membership. http://www.alrpost370.org/guides/F_Welcome_to_RV_Roadhelp.pdf
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ramblemutt
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03/06/10 05:01pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Are you a tourist or traveler?
We, too, are travelers, tho not full time. We like our mountain summer home and rarely travel when folks with kids on the road (summer). Go 4 or five months during fall, winter, spring, however. To us, traveler and tourist pretty much the same. What we are NOT are campers. We do not sit around a campfire in a campground. We establish a base and become explorer/tourists, gone every day all day. We know an area pretty well before we leave. Been 10 years and still haven't been east of the Mississippi...a long way to go. Takes a long time to explore places like British Columbia and the Oregon/Washington coasts. Up until the last year there were still places in our own state we hadn't seen. This is no longer the case I'm happy to say.
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ramblemutt
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03/05/10 03:52pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Declo, Idaho
I've driven through the RV park just to check it out...thought I was in Rupert, but Declo works. Don't recall a lot, but nothing special. Seem to recall a lot of seasonal units, but could be wrong. Other posters not wrong about City of Rocks and Castle Rock, however. Good stuff, there.
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ramblemutt
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03/04/10 03:37pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Emergency exits
The more doors you have the more air &/or water leaks you may have. Most DPs have a door at the passenger seat. Some have mid-coach entrances. Many gas coaches do indeed have a driver entrance door as well as the main entry door. Now do you need 2 doors...its really a matter of personal preference!
Class Cs do indeed have more doors when rolling but once parked getting to and out of those doors is not the easiest exit...the main entrance door is the quickest and safest means of getting out or a window.
I think many people who are 1st time motorhome buyers are intimidated by the layout of a DP or Gas coach with a different door arrangement than a passenger vehilce...This is not a mini van with 5 exit doors. Go for a ride in several and sit to think about what you'd do in the event of an emergency both when rolling and when parked. I think you'll find that insecurity might ease after you realize...with all this glass and an "emergency exit glass hammer"...there are at least 9 ways to get out of a motorhome.
If its a matter of safety...all coaches have emergency exit windows in the back and in fact most larger windows can be openned up wide enough, screens easily removed for exist. But. as we all know...getting out one and down to the ground easily...might be more than most of us could handle.
Well, I appreciate all this info. You're right, guess we have to experience the situation to appreciate, though I must admit that some of this seems like rationalization. I have towed a TT for MANY years, my tow vehicle has 5 doors and my trailer two doors and I have no air/water leaks. And I would much rather walk out a door than pop or break out a window. The research will continue.......
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ramblemutt
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03/04/10 02:56pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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Emergency exits
Thinking about going self-propelled here in a couple of years. My wife likes lots of doors. Are there class A units with driver/passenger doors? She really doesn't like the fact that there are no doors up front....so, we look at a lot of Class C units. Our TT has two doors and it was a prerequisite. Any suggestions on how we can get around this?
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ramblemutt
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03/03/10 08:53pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Finally got my Pass
Maybe you're right...it's a mess. I don't usually stay where concessionaires operate...too restrictive for my furfamily. EVERYBODY wants more profits. If they provide the level of service folks want then folks are going to have to decide if they want to pay. Lot of blame going around, but I think it's really Hobson's Choice.
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ramblemutt
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03/01/10 08:51am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Finally got my Pass
Almost took a management job at the resort hotel in Cloudcroft a number of years ago..one friend managed the whole resort at the time and another was the ski mountain manager. Enjoyed the golf course at the top of the mountain. Beautiful area. Like the Ruidoso area as well.
Anyway, I've had my Golden Age Pass for a number of years. I must admit, though, that I don't mind giving up a few of the discounts if it means keeping these areas open. I feel no entitlement just because of my age.
And DesertHawk, I say this in a very good way: We ask the time and you tell us how to build a watch. Your information is always complete, accurate and more that we deserve to know in some cases. We appreciate you.
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ramblemutt
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02/28/10 02:15pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Mice
We use Bounce sheets.....put 'em inside everything. Not sure if this works, as we've no signs of mice for 10 years, before or after the Bounce sheets.....but the TT sure smells good.
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ramblemutt
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02/28/10 01:52pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: What's your favorite song for hitting the road?
I've never been to Spain (3 Dog Night) ..... tho I admit to listening to books on CD nearly 100% of the time.
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ramblemutt
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02/28/10 01:41pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Locked out!
Happened to my wife (or so she thought, turned out door was stuck, not locked) when I was gone once. She was in an RV park in southern Utah. We found out how easy the TT was to break into. The park owner popped out a screen, slid open a window and the wife jumped in and opened the (unlocked) door.
Two months later someone entered our TT by the same route when it was in a storage area. No damage, but a lot of our stored canned food was eaten.
I've since incorporated braces for the sliding windows to fix this particular problem.
We have spare keys outside as well now.
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ramblemutt
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02/28/10 01:24pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Buying a Barker VIP 3500 Power Tongue Jack
You might want to check this out. There is a topic ("electric tongue jack number 1,258" or something like this) currently running in the TOWING thread.
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ramblemutt
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02/28/10 09:00am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How to winterize a travel trailer
Well, you've got all the right answers already so I'll pass on my method. I hook up in early November, tow my rig 350 miles south and 5000' lower and store it for the winter ($30/mo). I use it several times during the winter to go either there or even further south. I never go north (during the winter) and can't use it around here, so why keep it here? Never had a freezing problem.
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ramblemutt
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02/26/10 04:57pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: DGKs to Grand & Glen Cyns, Bryce and Zion
You should be fine at Ruby's. They are used to dealing with spring storms.
Agree. Don't think they were officially open, but I've seen rigs in Ruby's in February. Unless there is a really horrendous storm, not to worry.
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ramblemutt
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02/26/10 04:32pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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