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RE: Diamond Plate Stone Guard
Real NICE job, Mike!
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nny12972
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07/30/11 09:20am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Metal roofed storage?
no permits or property tax, either!Depends on local codes, even in NYS. In my community it will not fly without building permit and proper zoning.
Since you brought it up, property owners here took it to court and overturned the silly, and "improper" code! I suspect the OP knows his codes.
J
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nny12972
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07/30/11 09:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: What happened to friendly RVers who you pass on the road?
And, it also appears that some think the whole RV thing needs to be their way, or the highway....making assumptions that anyone is "less than desirable" 'cause maybe they can't see, or didn't see a wave, or don't wanna' give up their attention to driving, is just plain silliness. And it is devisive, as well!
J
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nny12972
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07/30/11 09:08am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: covering windows
Wait 'til you get a dark tint for BIG bucks, and ya' can't see half of what you could before---and doesn't stop the bright night lights....your idea of yukky might just change.
Food for thought.
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nny12972
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07/29/11 07:36pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: What happened to friendly RVers who you pass on the road?
oh no---now we don't emjoy our drive? Sheesh!
J
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nny12972
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07/29/11 07:30pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: covering windows
There's all kinds of black-out pleated shades, curtains, roller shades, and blinds out there.....find what isn't "yukky" to you!
But the foil thing is about as good as it gets for warm weather---if you want to remove it when it cools down...
J
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nny12972
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07/29/11 06:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Metal roofed storage?
Mine is 20 X 28....has double-truss 3" tubes set on 3/8" X 3 X 3 galvanized angle....weighs just over 2200# (!!!) and has 16 anchors 4' in the ground....it has a lifetime (mine!) guarantee. There are many options to acccomodate aesthetics, converience, and prevailing wind & weather....considering our occasional 40-60mph storms and our recent record snowfall---with the roof snowpack just over 4', I'd recommend it...I can walk all over the roof with no give....no shake in the wind----a little bit of noise when the spruce cones blow onto the roof---but a small price to pay for an always dry, no pollution rainfall or snow, and a no-summer-sun work space. Oh yeah---here it's a portable structure---no permits or property tax, either!
For you, a similar item made in your part of the planet would be the answer---long-distance shipping could add a bunch to the price, and mine is mfg. in NC/KY.
J
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nny12972
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07/29/11 06:14pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How much insulation do you have under your floor?
Are your pipes inside the heated space?
NO heat ducts below floor in the foam. Everything except the three low-point drain outlets is above floor...no black tank---recirculating chemical...all wiring runs in sched. 40....LPG is all black iron...all embedded in foam...I pump warm air into FW tank in winter months with a low voltage fish tank bubbler---works like a champ. The luxury of building it the way you want it!
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nny12972
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07/28/11 08:30pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Waxing my TT
Been using Meguiars Carnuba cleaner/wax forever---once a year---looks like new. Don't put it on in high heat or sunshine.
J
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nny12972
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07/28/11 05:55pm |
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RE: How much insulation do you have under your floor?
6" commercial sprayfoam w/PVC beneath==R42---very comfy, no freeze-ups, no tank problems.
J
Wow! That's a ton of foam. You must have a record there.
Started building my little TH in '03, just as a few new residential foamers started up...found a guy who said he's give it a try! My floor frame is 6". After I finished running plumbing, wiring, and some 3/4" Sched. 40 for future use, we put it on stands and did it in about 15 minutes spray, 20 minute trimming. Have 0.010" smooth PVC covering entire foam belly.
Also did 1"+ Z-frame walls and roof---plus 2" foil-face inside that---R25...have total R50 around fridge...no leaks anywhere, and A/C and furnace don't run much, either---and QUIET! Tanks stay warm, too!
(Floor is certified R42---R18 below the FW & GW 4" thick tanks, walls and ceiling avg. R32.)
J
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nny12972
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07/28/11 05:49pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Diamond Plate Stone Guard
Not only what will you fasten it to----what will you trim all four edges with? Particularly on typical aluminum sided Ts.
Unless you get it on top of something solid, and trim it up right, you'll be snagging stuff---or body parts on it......gonna need some very small channel to hold down sides and bottom...or you're gonna have all kinds of screw/rivet heads.
J
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nny12972
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07/28/11 05:30pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 100 plus
Moved back north---too hard to air condition the whole of the outdoors!
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nny12972
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07/28/11 06:11am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Diamond Plate Stone Guard
I can't imagine what you'd want with 3/16" ???!!!! Gotta' be pretty heavy and OVERKILL!
Mine's 1/32"....towed it over 40,000mi. so far and there isn't a ding in it! Check your local RV guy if your supplier can't get anything lighter/smaller.
J
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nny12972
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07/28/11 06:08am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How much insulation do you have under your floor?
His 29 degree floor was not caused by "cold falling!" if it's +/-70 inside, that cold came from outside, not inside.
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nny12972
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07/28/11 06:01am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How much insulation do you have under your floor?
6" commercial sprayfoam w/PVC beneath==R42---very comfy, no freeze-ups, no tank problems.
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nny12972
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07/27/11 06:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Running A/C parked in driveway
it read 100-102 volts. After turning off the A/C it returns to 110. Is this bad? If it's a reliable reading it's bad.
In addition to what Skip said, if you must run from this outlet, use the biggest ext cord you can find, keep it short, and check the plugs for heating. I'm surprised you haven't already melted a plug, or that your a/c would even start.
IT SHOULD BE AT 120 +/- ALL THE TIME!
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nny12972
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07/27/11 06:18pm |
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RE: Running A/C parked in driveway
it read 100-102 volts. After turning off the A/C it returns to 110. Is this bad? If it's a reliable reading it's bad.
In addition to what Skip said, if you must run from this outlet, use the biggest ext cord you can find, keep it short, and check the plugs for heating. I'm surprised you haven't already melted a plug, or that your a/c would even start.
IT SHOULD BE AT 120 +/- ALL THE TIME!
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nny12972
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07/27/11 06:17pm |
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RE: Running A/C parked in driveway
Oh, no! There is so so much I don't know! How does one go about setting up a system so that I could run the TT in the drive? The children are dying to camp in it before our first trip...
I would have inadvertently ruined things...y'all better hope we don't pull in next to you at our first campground! We are bound to be totally hopeless!
In my part of the planet, I can get a 30 A breaker installed in the house panel, with proper wiring, and a weatherproof 30A outlet box installed for +/- $200----if it's a long run requiring heavier wiring, maybe $250.If you have a 50A setup in your TT, it could easily jump to $300-$350.
Any time you have to use an adaptor to plug in your TT, you wanna' be sure that the source breaker and wiring will support your TT load.
J
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nny12972
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07/27/11 10:08am |
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RE: Running A/C parked in driveway
In addition to what Skip said, I'd suggest having a 30A breaker and outlet installed.....5 times probably won't kill a 15A or 20A breaker, but continued overloading can over time, and a gradual grid brown out while you're using A/C could easily burn or shorten the life of A/C motors before the condition trips the breaker.
Also, if you look at specs on your A/C, you'll probably discover that the mfg. recommends at least a 30A AC source when ever it's in use (particularly start up)---at home, a park, or on a genset.
J
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nny12972
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07/27/11 09:55am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Battery Mod?
Suggest you think about adding a switch and keeping them separate......mixing old and new batteries isn't a good idea.
As long as you keep them separate battery banks, one 12V or two 6V doesn't matter...but separate lets you know when things are getting low.
J
You can't keep two 6V batteries separated with a switch - they will both always have to be on to give you 12V.
Certainly can---you wire the two of them them in series, as all 6V pairs must be when used in a 12V circuit, and connect them to the switch (separate them from the original battery) exactly as you would a single 12V!
J
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nny12972
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07/27/11 09:45am |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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