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RE: Free camping in West Central Florida in January
Call Lake San Marino in Naples and ask about their no slide special. They are located almost into Bonita Springs and about 3 miles from the ocean. Lots of activities.
'NO SLIDE SPECIAL'
For rv's that have no slideouts - available January, February and March 2010
1 month - $799
2 months - $1399
All 3 months - only $1599
Thier other parks have similar deals.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/26/09 09:37am |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Florida discount camping during winter
85Eagle wrote:
I doubt whether you will find any RV park in FL that will honor Passport America for those months.
I agree, it's their season to make money. You need to go to passport America's website, select the campgrounds you might go to and see what it says about in season discounts. I have been with Passport for 3 years and I have saved some money with it, I like it.
I would doubt, however, you
could find a park in Florida that will offer the discount during the winter
months for more than maybe one night.
I booked and have a confirmation for a 5 night stay using Passport America in March at the Zachary Taylor RV Resort in Okeechobee. Check this link or call them at (888) 282-6523 and check for yourself.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/25/09 10:14am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Oil fiters, Air Filters, Fuel Filters - What else?
I have a 2000 Mountain Aire with a ISC Cummins 350.
If it is a diesel on a Spartin chassis, it is time to change all the fluids. Transmission fluid, front axle, rear differential, hydraulic, anti freeze diesel, anti freeze generator. All filters will need to be changed: transmission, air dryer, air, anti freeze, oil, 2 fuel and hydraulic (I think there are 3 inside the canister).
The brakes will need to be adjusted.
The diesel is a Kohler, but the generator is a Power Tech out of Jacksonville, FL. They are great to deal with. I have had no major problems with mine. The dipstick may have to be replaced as the end in that era had a tendency to break off. Be gentle with the oil drain plug as I had to replace mine. A solid generator. It will idle at one speed. It does not rev up under load as the Onan does.
I did all the above last fall. If you have the same RV, I can give you most of the filter numbers. I use mostly Baldwin filters, but have a lot crossed referenced.
I had the same problem (another post you made) you did with the rear height adjustment. I used ductape to get me back on the road until I could get one.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/23/09 03:40pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: external wifi antenna
JEFA Tech
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ploiselle
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11/22/09 07:24pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: BIKE RACK ON DINGHY-CLASS A
Since the Caravan is on a dolly, the bikes will be closer to the ground. Make sure the bikes have enough clearance.
If the bikes are worth anything, I suggest that you purchase a bike bag. They will take a beating in bad weather without one.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/18/09 08:23pm |
Towing
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RE: Florida discount camping during winter
I joined a couple months ago. I was also skeptical about being able to use it in Florida during the winter, but decided to give it a try. I booked and have a confirmation for a 5 night stay in March at the Zachary Taylor RV Resort in Okeechobee. I saved just over $100. I have already saved $30 for a one night stay Halloween night in Jacksonville. I am looking at another weeks stay at a Passport America campground further north for March, but have not booked it yet.
It only takes a few nights savings at Passport America campgrounds to get your money back.
In January, February and the beginning of March I am staying at campgrounds in Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Naples and Venice that do not participate in the Passport America program or do participate in the program, but not during those months.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/17/09 01:36pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: coach-net question
Yes! 24/7 RV technical assistance. They will try to diagnose your problem over the telephone. One tow will cost a lot more.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/16/09 01:52pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Steps powered by engine battery not house!
Newmar does wire their steps off the coach batteries, as shown in Newmar's wiring schematic. Top left corner -Isolater Relay -Fuse, F1. (Thanks to Skip Knowles -Yahoo's Newmar Motorhome & 5th Wheel Group for the information.)
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ploiselle
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11/11/09 06:55am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Steps powered by engine battery not house!
On our MADP the steps are on the house batteries.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/09/09 03:06pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Where to get wood for campfires?
Transporting firewood is not a good idea.
A quick google search
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/09/09 07:39am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Best Florida RV Park With Bike Trails?
I am an avid bicycle rider and for a couple months during the winter in Florida I pick a 'rail to trail" and ride it.
I suggest the 35.5 mile Pinella's Trail which I rode last March. It is a neighborhood to neighborhood trail. It is considered the model for those considering building a "long distance" bike path in Florida. It starts in St. Petersburg and ends in Tarpon Springs. I would not recommend Clearwater-Tarpon Springs campground (formerly KOA) that I stayed in to ride it. The campground had extremely low voltage (low 90's) during some of the colder nights. I suggest staying in the Dunedin area, which has lots of facilities. The northern end would be 13.5 miles and the southern would be 22 miles.
Dunedin RV Resort is on or very near the trail and was highly recommended on this forum. It was full when I wanted to be there. Here is the link to my post last year. There are a lot of recommendations for campgrounds near the trail.
I rode through the KOA in St Petersburg. Even though there was nothing good written about it on the forums, it looked fine and was full, but some sites were tight and it is expensive. Lots of activities going on when I rode through.
Trails to Rails Conservancy website is a great resource. Florida's Paved Bike Trails by Jeff and Gretchen Kunerth Copyright 2008 is also a great resource. The book is broken into geographical sections, (north, central etc) of the state. Unless you are familiar with the counties of the state, you will need a state map when looking at the book.
My plan this year is to ride the 46 mile Withlacoochee State Trail and the 26.3 mile northern segment of the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail.
Have a great ride.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/09/09 06:44am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Fantastic Fan rubbing when on exhaust.
Call them. They have excellent technical support. They will troubleshoot it over the telephone and send you the parts for free, regardless of the age of the unit.
Fan-Tastic Vent
Phone 810-724-3818
Toll Free 800-521-0298
Good luck,
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/08/09 01:04pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Security camera DVR for home use
I posted this some time ago. I don't know if it is the place that you are talking about.
Super Circuits
What ever number of cameras you want, purchase a much larger recorder. I wanted 4 cameras and purchased a 8 camera recorder and glad I did.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/07/09 05:06pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Trip planning
Last week I booked Christmas week 2010 at the Orlando S.E. / Lake Whippoorwill KOA . I got a site overlooking the lake. We booked Halloween 2010 last March. ReserveAmerica is 6 months out for state parks in MA, so I will start booking them just after Thanksgiving.
I do look at the refund policy for each campground before booking though. The refund policy for Tropical Palms Resort, Orlando is $10/day. Since the MH will be stored in Orlando, flight prices may be an issue. IMHO, $10/day is way too much.
You are just about right. Part of the fun is researching and booking the campgrounds over the winter. We camp well over 100 nights a year.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/07/09 12:32pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Paint cracks in 2006 Motorhome
What manufacturer is your RV?
There are a lot of recent posts about "Fiberglass spiderweb cracking" on the Yahoo Newmar forum.
Paul
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ploiselle
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11/05/09 04:12pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Good Sam Club
Take a look at CoachNet.
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ploiselle
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10/28/09 05:27am |
General RVing Issues
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Passport America question
Why are there two websites for PassportAmerica?
http://passportamerica.com
http://campsave50percent.com
They appear to have the same information, just organized differently.
Paul
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ploiselle
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10/23/09 07:56pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Paint for molding?
Thank you for the response. It is the half round molding on the side of the RV. There have been many inquires made on what to use to clean them. It is probably a rubber or plastic material.
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ploiselle
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10/20/09 04:15pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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Paint for molding?
Does anyone know of a paint that will work on the molding on a 93 Holiday Rambler?
Paul
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ploiselle
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10/20/09 04:06pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Need campground 10-40 miles from Boothbay Maine
Try this website.
Select Region 4 map.
Paul
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ploiselle
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10/17/09 08:09pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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