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RE: MPG w/wo camper on board
Dodge 1 Ton diesel (dually) with 992 Lance (2 slide-outs): 1 liter on every 4-5 km.
( Average speed 95-110 km/hour)
Hopefully you Americans can figure this out in miles and gallons.
Greetings from the Great White North. :-)
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Paoli
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10/28/09 10:29pm |
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RE: Canadian Campground Pics
Haynes Point Provincial Park, Osoyoos BC,mid september:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/3944752660_847f3d8eb6_b.jpg
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Paoli
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09/30/09 04:13pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Hello Mr Winter
Some snow near 100 Mile House BC this morning.
But nothing serieus, it's gone by 10:00 am.
Minus 2C at Lac La Hache and some rain overnight.
The nights are cold but daytime high is still around 10-15C
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Paoli
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09/30/09 04:08pm |
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RE: Dry Camping - Battery Maintenance - Options
I would go for a generator.
We have two batteries in the camper and the most we get out of it is 2 days dry camping.
Specially difficult is it when the weather is hot.
The fridge running on propane will still drain the battery because it needs the battery every time it kicks in. We just got back from camping in 40C weather and it was difficult to keep the fridge going, after two days we needed to take the truck for a drive to charge batteries. Just running the engine at the campsite will not charge your batteries.( But it will help when you need to close your slide-outs.) The last couple of days we turned the camper around which put the fridge in the shadow side of the camper. That helped a bit.
Of course we did not even think of running anything else such as air conditioning.
This time of the year it's dark early and we used little lights we bought at Canadian tire.
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Paoli
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09/25/09 03:36pm |
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RE: Cassiar Highway end of September
Quote: The highway is great, which is why we drive it north and southbound each year. However, it's not accurate to state that someone will have no problem when there are recurring road closures to repair a mudslide, especially if the weather forecast calls for more damp
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These things happen at many locations in British Columbia.
Nothing new.
I have learned that there are some people avoiding the Alaska Highway because of all these " blown out of proportion reports" that are flying around on the internet. There's no need for that!
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Paoli
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09/22/09 05:12pm |
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RE: Cassiar Highway end of September
All these "bad reports" about the Alaska Highway and the Cassiar are blown right out of proportion.
Both are good Highways and have no more problems than any other regular Highway.
It's just a bit remote, that's all. They are doing maintenance on these roads all the time.
There are no problems. I saw mega Motorhomes, Motorcycles, Bicycles, Cars, you name it....just like everywhere else. These roads are not stone-age highways anymore like they were 40 years ago.
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Paoli
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09/22/09 11:42am |
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RE: Jasper campground suggestions
Things are becoming expensive up there!
This summer was my last visit to that area.
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Paoli
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09/21/09 05:07am |
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RE: Cassiar Highway end of September
You should have no problems at all!
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Paoli
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09/21/09 05:05am |
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RE: BC Fuel Prices
Quote: Diesel was cheaper all summer in Canada for us, by $.14 to $.20cad than unleaded
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Not in central British Columbia.
Diesel has been more than gasoline all summer.
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Paoli
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09/10/09 09:54pm |
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RE: BC Fuel Prices
It's $.87.9 today in Prince George at the Flying J and the Husky across the road.
Cheers
Chris
That's gasoline, not for diesel.
No that's for diesel. Gas went down to $ 1.02 yesterday
Chris
YUP prices dropped here in the Kootenays yesterday as well
Well, that's great, because I found diesel was more expensive than gasoline.
If diesel is cheaper, that's good news.
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Paoli
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09/10/09 05:23pm |
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RE: BC Fuel Prices
It's $.87.9 today in Prince George at the Flying J and the Husky across the road.
Cheers
Chris
That's gasoline, not for diesel.
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Paoli
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09/10/09 08:27am |
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RE: BC Fuel Prices
I was doing kinda a trip routing on the Good Sam in preparation for our trip this next summer. They show diesel at $5.75 a gallon!
So I went to gasbuddy.com and found an average of about 95¢ per liter. That times 3.785 (us engineer types like that 3 decimal place stuff!) comes out to $3.60 a gallon - which I presume is CA dollars. So that is a little over $3.30 a gallon U S.
If some of you up in wonderful B C see this would you please let me know what your diesel prices are for #2. And, if anyone sees anything wrong with my figuring also please let me know.
Thanks.
Here are the prices we paid in august.
All posted prices are Canadian Dollars and are per liter.
Vanderhoof 0.96
Kitwanga 1.03
Stewart 1.06
Bell2 1.15
Dease Lake 1.11
Watson Lake 1.06
Teslin 1.00
Muncho Lake 1.70 MOST EXPENSIVE!
Fort Nelson 1.11
Fort St. John 0.99
Rycroft AB 0.84
Westlock AB 0.86
Niton AB 0.85
Valemont 0.99
All are in BC, except the ones marked AB (Alberta)
Watson Lake and Teslin are in the Yukon.
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Paoli
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09/08/09 09:00am |
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RE: ?? Hwy Canadian 3 east out of Vancouver question
You folks are talking Mickey Mouse hills!
Go to Bella Coola sometime!
Now that's a HILL!
:-)
Here's what can happen if you take the corner to fast at the top of the Anarchist Summit:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/533497473_c600302775_b.jpg
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Paoli
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09/04/09 11:10am |
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RE: Which Used Truck to Haul the TC?
Buy a Dodge 1 Ton dually.
You are going to end up with one anyways.....do it now and save yourself all the hassle of owning all kinds of trucks before you buy the 1 ton Duramax.
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Paoli
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09/03/09 07:58pm |
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RE: Dually VS SRW....I was in Horror Driving my SRW Truck
I will never ever again own a single real wheel drive truck.
I'm sold on duallies, with or without a camper, period! :-)
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Paoli
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09/03/09 07:54pm |
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RE: Hope BC campground right in town on the water front
Thanks for pointing that out. :-) No problem.
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Paoli
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09/02/09 09:15am |
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RE: Cassier is late Sept
Even at $1.70 per liter wasn't enough to keep them open.
Sorry, but I bought diesel at Muncho Lake two weeks ago at $ 1.70................go figure!
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Paoli
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09/01/09 09:43pm |
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RE: Hope BC campground right in town on the water front
Trekker, that campsite is run by the local Indian Band I believe.
It's on the main road through Hope right on the Fraser River.
I don't recommend it. The only benefit to that place is that it's right in town.
Last time I drove in there I turned around and drove right out again.
I saw a few things I did not like. Try the other two campsites near the tunnels.
Actually, Coquihalla is not on the main road through Hope. You are thinking of Telte Yet Campground. Coquihala campground is on KawKawa Road on the way to the lake. This website shows a map http://www.sharphooks.com/search.aspx?subpage=hotelinfo&hotelid=2575
I never said the Coquihalla is the main road through Hope.
You need to read my post.
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Paoli
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09/01/09 09:40pm |
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RE: Rock and chip protection
We did put some protection on our hydraulic jacks on the truck camper.
We use plumbers "noodles", the grey foamies they put on waterlines.
You can get them at Canadian Tire .
Btw, we came back from the Alaska Highway with two holes in the front part of our camper.
Easy to fix with a polyester kit, also from Canadian Tire.
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Paoli
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09/01/09 09:37pm |
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RE: Truck Camper Forum Paranoia
I was really concerned about it, but it did not move at all.
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Paoli
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08/31/09 04:30pm |
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