Hi! My name is Tom, I am retired, age 59 and live in NE Florida. There is an 1978 AVCO 35 foot motor home for sale locally. It has a Chrysler 440 engine....
Hi Tom, I am Jean. I live in South Florida, but I am currently in California. If your RV is parked at your home, the insurance will be a lot cheaper for the...
Thanks. That is good news. _____ From: RVbasics@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RVbasics@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jhals3@... Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006...
Hi, this is Bob. I had a 1978 Southwind Dodge chassis. The only thing is I live in Ohio. The one I had was a disaster. The roof leak. The previous owner put a...
Thanks for the clarification on where black and grey tanks drain! In my mind it seemed strange IF they would drain into each other :) When we returned, I...
Hi Lee, When we were @ Camping World, I wanted to buy the RV TP, but DH thought $2.25 was too much for a 4 pack. :) (don't ask how much we spent filling the...
Hi Wheat, When we bought our travel trailer, we too balked at paying for "RV Toilet Paper". I bought several varieties of TP from Wally World ("Wal-Marts" in...
John Taylor
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Jun 1, 2006 2:39 pm
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I bought a 1988 Terry 27' 5er two years ago, I have since discovered a water leak. I'm not sure if the leak is the roof, windows or the door. But, there is ...
Hello Everyone, Can't tell everyone how much I've enjoyed this forum since stumbling across it. I've made a site devoted just to this group. even Skip's,...
Here's a couple more options for dumping your tanks. If you have a cleanout on your home system, you can dump it there. If you have a marina nearby they...
It's amazing how it seems that those of us who have been married for a long time seem to read each others minds yet we can miscommunicate the important stuff. ...
In a message dated 6/1/2006 8:03:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, ... Just a little aside to add. If you leave the valves open while hooked up you can get a lot...
Don't know anything about the camper model or year but I would look it over closely for rusted out exhaust and metal parts of frame. Has the engine been run...
Maybe you did seal the roof and that's not where the leak is as you were thinking. Feel the walls around the bottom of the window looking for rot. Chances are...
In removing a clog (thank Goodness, we've not had one yet), someone suggested flushing two bags of ice cubes down the commode. What does this accomplish? Mike...
Mike Freeman
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Jun 1, 2006 6:02 pm
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I think long marriages sometimes cause one partner or the other to "tune out" when being given instructions, advice or when running thru a checklist. At least...
Mike Freeman
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Jun 1, 2006 6:09 pm
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When you dump the ice down and then agitate it (drive it around) the ice is used as a mild abrasive to scour the tank. It then melts and is flushed away. Mike...
Putting ice in the tank and driving around for a while helps to scrub the sludge off of the sensors if you have them. It is not for clearing a clog. Oh, just...
Hello, all. I read with interest the material on portable generators on the RVBASICS web site and the following question is not meant to dispute the findings ...
Mike Freeman
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Jun 1, 2006 8:02 pm
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Search for inverter generators. Honda and Yamaha make some nice ones. From memory. I think the Yamaha 1000 is about 27 pounds. This may not be enough power but...
There are those who will argue different... that why RV stores sell it... but in 10 years of living full time in our RV we have never used RV toilet paper and...
Hello Mike, We have had alot of good luck with the Honda 3000's. They are not hard to lift into the back of the pick-up and they run quiet. Preston ... From:...
I got the instructions out for my Nomad and it says what others have said. You have to keep a lot of water in the black water tank to keep the solids from...
Have you ever hooked up a a battery isolator for a GMC full size van. I bought an isolator and the directions are very confusing at best. Thanks , Jade....
A battery isolator will allow your truck, van, or whatever your towing your trailer with to charge your trailers batteries while your trucks engine is running....
Hey Mike, I was once looking for a p/u bed box and I rmember seeing one that was part box and a compartment for a generator. Unfortunately, I don't remember...
Hi Tom, One word of warning about dumping black tanks into septic tank systems. Some of the chemicals used in black tank treatments can harm the septic system...
I think it works like rocks would, scouring the bottom of the tank (or maybe with two bags sides too). Just a guess - the ice would melt doing no damage to the...
Honda makes incredibly quiet generators. http://www.hondapowerequipment.com/gensup.asp I have a Colman purchased at Sears and is too noisy. I'm ready to sell...
This is an excellent time for a reminder of my earlier suggestion on making a notebook of useful suggestions. If we have the notebooks we would see that the...
