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RE: Small, portable air compressor
I have this- works well and only weighs about 6 lbs.
Shop around for price- you should be able to purchase for less than $50.
http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/asi300.aspx
Hmmmm! This is classified as an "inflator", and not an air compressor. Note, on B & D's own website it received only 2 stars out of 5 in the "Ratings and Reviews". Read the reviews to see why. Just sayin'...
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AstroRig57
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03/31/12 05:25pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New Motorhome Owner - Dog show person
Yes, that price was with a nice new Motel 6 that was rated highly and had microwave/fridge and it would have only been $6 extra total per pet over 2 pets. It would have been cheaper because I would have split expenses with someone. BTW, it's a Four Winds, not Fairwinds...brain hiccup. LOL
Excuse me for saying so, but "Motel 6" and "highly rated" are mutually exclusive terms that can't be uttered in the same sentence.
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AstroRig57
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03/31/12 01:05am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Small, portable air compressor
AstroRig57 what is the PSI rating. I've been advised to get one that is 135-150psi
Actually, if you click on the link under the image in my post, and then on the "Specs" tab, it says:
"Pump Up-Time: 0-120 psi: 128 seconds
Recovery Time: 90-120 psi: 35 seconds
Max Pressure: 125 psi"
If you are intending to use it to routinely air up tires and air bag suspension it's more than adequate.
I don't see why you would need a higher pressure, or higher SCFM rating, unless you are expecting it to air up a totally flat tire on which the bead has been broken. If that's the case, you've probably got bigger problems than most small portable air compressors can handle and it's time to call for road service.
If you are unfamiliar with Senco, they are a leader in contractor air powered tools including nailers, fasteners, and staplers. The compressor I bought is a high quality tool, built light and small with many aluminum parts so a roofer can sling it around on a roof, and energy efficient so it can be run off small generators and/or with a long extension cord. They're not cheap, but I got sick of cheap tools a long time ago and have gotten so I no longer fall for the "false economy" of cheap tools.
It takes up a very small footprint in my rear storage compartment and is lighter than anything comparable. It's so light that instead of plugging it in on one side of the RV, and throwing a long air hose under the rig to get to the tires and air bag on the other, I just carry it to the opposite side and plug it into the outlet on that side. Like most owners of most large Class-C's (Super-C's excepted), I'm always cognizant about the need to be frugal in regard to weight.
It's reliable and I always have confidence that I will have air available.
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AstroRig57
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03/31/12 12:50am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Strangest thing you carry with you
We usually have this: (Even when not vacationing, and not traveling to an astronomy event.) Celestron C-11 CF on Hypertuned Orion Atlas Mount
http://www.avastronomyclub.org/images/phocagallery/Club-Events/_ACT8903.JPG
We have others...but this one almost lives in the motorhome as it's the smallest and "most portable"...LOL
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AstroRig57
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03/30/12 03:48am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Small, portable air compressor
I use this Senco and I couldn't be more pleased.
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/de/de8bfab5-5c06-4606-aa17-c5667265c07b_300.jpg
The SENCO PC1010 Compressor is a 1 hp, 1 gallon, oil-less portable air compressor. At only 16 lbs, this compressor is easy to carry and to use in a wide variety of applications. It's only 13" tall (to the top of the handle), 14" long, and 10" deep. (BTW, the 20 lb weight noted on sellers and manufacturers websites is shipping weight. It weighs only 16 lbs.) It's almost silent, puts out a more than adequate volume of air, and it's low amperage draw makes it ideal for running off the generator.
I previously had two of the Husky air compressors pictured below. The first failed within the Home Depot in store warranty period so I returned it for replacement. The second failed beyond the warranty period even though it had only been used a few times. I got maybe six uses out of both combined. They were used ONLY to air up tires and RideRite air bags when leaving campgrounds or boondocking for an extended period time. They were never used at home as I have a large industrial sized compressor in my garage.
Since the second failed beyond the warranty period, and neither Home Depot or Husky were willing to give me any compensation, I disassembled it and was astounded at the cheap materials used in construction. The regulator is part of the manifold assembly. It is not repairable separately. The manifold is crudely made of the cheapest, high zinc content, pot metal available. The regulator itself is made of a "brass like" material. It is so soft that the threads where the shaft engages in the body had just stripped out. Other parts of the unit, including the tank, looked to be made out of similarly cheap materials.
I called the customer service line noted on the documentation included with the unit. This turned out to be Campbell Hausfeld who makes all of the smaller "household" Husky air compressors. (actually Nu Air out of Shanghai, China makes them for Campbell Hausfeld) I was told that they would not supply parts, since the unit is not made to be "user serviceable" but would repair the unit for a price with me responsible for shipping costs.
I inquired as to whether they would use the same parts used in the original unit, or if they had identified a known defect and would use an improved part. The operator did not know but transferred me to a "technician" who said the same exact part would be used. I said "Thanks but no thanks", knowing it would just fail again in short order. BTW, I took a close look at most of the smaller Husky air compressors at Home Depot (1.5-4 gallon) and observed that most used exactly the same regulator/manifold assembly. BTW, several other RV.net forum members have posted about the exact same failure in their smaller Husky compressors.
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/400/e0/e0c58316-ce02-4f63-9026-71cefb148135_400.jpg
AVOID!!! AVOID!!! AVOID!!! AVOID!!!
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AstroRig57
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03/30/12 03:18am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Sirus/XM boom box...anybody have one???
We have Sirius BoomBox and use it extensively. At home, it sits on the headboard of our bed to mask the sound of my DW's bi-pap machine. At astronomy club star parties, it sits on a table with our eyepieces and accessories softly playing Sirius SPA (68).
We love Sirius radio and I wouldn't want to be without it. No other source offers the types, and variety of programming that they offer. I listen to news, both traditional and contemporary jazz, classical, ambient music, classic rock, even NASCAR and traffic reports (in large cities) on our Sirius radios.
Three out of four of our passenger vehicles have factory Sirius radios and I love it. I NEVER listen to broadcast radio anymore and hardly ever listen to CD's when in the cars or RV.
The Sony head unit I have installed in the RV is "Sirius Satellite Ready", meaning I could have installed a remotely located Sirius tuner and antenna which would have allowed the head unit to control the tuner. I instead opted for a Sirius Sportster 5 which I connect to the Sony unit via a Dock and Play Vehicle Kit plugged into one of the Sony's auxiliary inputs.
http://www.sirius-radio-satellite.com/ProductImages/site/products/sportster5/SP5-front-med.jpg
This allows us to use the same receiver in the Sirius Boombox, as well as in a Universal Dock that I plug into the sound system in my music studio at home.
http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/Products/250x250/101/10133/10133516.jpg
Some will say that antenna installation and location is critical on Sirius radios. Perhaps it's the part of the country I'm in, but I have not found this to be case. The antenna in our Class-C motorhome is installed INDOORS on the uppermost shelf of the over cab cabinet. The signal only cuts out in tunnels or under other cover like a service station awning.
On the Sirius BoomBox, I never remove the antenna from the back of the unit and have had reception even when in hotel rooms. In like manner, the antenna for the Universal Dock in my music studio is on the top shelf of the stereo rack, nowhere near a window (as is recommended) and still gets great reception.
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AstroRig57
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03/27/12 09:59pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Have you ever added up what you got into your RV?
There's thousands of dollars worth of upgrades in our motorhome. Stereo equipment, cellular amplifiers, sway bars, steering stabilizer, upgrades shocks, the list goes on and on.
But that's not the half of it.
Right now, and since it was raining when we got home, I haven't unloaded since our astronomy club's "Messier Marathon" and there's about $15,000 worth of telescopes, mounts, eyepieces, and accessories sitting in our motorhome (in our fenced yard...behind a locked gate).
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AstroRig57
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03/27/12 09:45pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: New Motorhome Owner - Dog show person
Since you asked, NO, not breed specific, at least years ago.
These are quotes from literature from Good Sam ERS years ago. Do not know if they are still that crazy.
see Page 6
“Vehicles NOT COVERED by the Good Sam RV ERS program include but are not limited to:
· Utility vehicles, animal trailers and vehicles used to transport show animals
They are not denying coverage based on the fact that you have a particular breed of dog, or any dog for that matter. They don't deny coverage to people taking their pets with them on vacation.
They are denying coverage because they consider using the RV to transport "show animals" to be commercial use of the vehicle.
For clarification, why don't folks take this portion of the thread up to the Good Sam section?
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AstroRig57
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03/27/12 09:34pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: campgrounds need to recycle
Back to the original subject, the three COMMERCIAL campgrounds we most often frequent, ALL have extensive recycling programs.
Two of the three have different containers for different kinds of materials, at every refuse disposal location. They have smaller cans for aluminum and glass, and a larger dumpster for all other refuse.
The other has only one container for all types of refuse, but they maintain and staff their own conveyor belt type of sorting facility where the various types of recyclables are separated and subsequently sold.
This is also exactly what happens in my home community where a private firm runs sorting/recycling centers in several communities throughout the county. We're it not for these centers, the county would not meet their state mandated solid waste reduction goals.
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AstroRig57
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03/24/12 12:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: If you could have one car back
My 1964 Austin-Healey Sprite (Mark III) in British Racing Green.
Though I had it in 1974 when I got my driver's license, it was in the middle of "restoration" (including the installation of a roll bar at the demand of my CHP dad) and I didn't drive it regularly for another several months.
I had more fun driving, tinkering, and tuning on that car than anything I've owned before or since.
Incredibly enough, and when all of my friends were messing with muscle cars, my little Sprite was a "chick magnet" and I was never at a loss for young ladies anxious to go for a "top down drive" :W on summer nights.
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AstroRig57
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03/23/12 02:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Something different, storm shelter with pics
Arcamper, it looks outstanding. Yours appears to be more of a general shelter, capable of protecting the family from a tornado and also sustaining the family for an extended period of time, through any disaster, till relief agencies are able to move in.
My only complaint? If that big clock on the wall goes "tick, tock" I'd never get a moment of sleep.
The "FamilySafe" looks more like a short term shelter designed to protect a family till the threat passes...though it also looks like it could also be used as a "safe room" in the event of a home invasion robbery or other breaking and entering threat.
In our neck of the woods we don't have the seasonal threat of tornadoes or hurricanes so a hardened shelter is not necessary but infrequent earthquakes are always possible and we're not far from the epicenter of the 7.3 that occurred here in 1952. For our purposes, we have a "survival kit" sealed in a 33 gallon trash can, and the motorhome is also always stocked with water, food, and kept full of fuel as our "lifeboat". Also, At least once a winter we have a snow and windstorm that knocks the power out for an extended period of time and we have to "bug out" to the RV to stay warm.
My wife's son, who lives in Tallahassee, FL, once said while visiting California that he was "afraid to drive in the mountains" to visit us for fear that an earthquake would strike and a rock would tumble off the mountains and hit his car. We had to laugh, as the odds of that are so infinitesimal yet he lives where he has an annual hurricane and tornado season.
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AstroRig57
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03/23/12 02:22am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Need a really good pop up ad blocker please
Pop-ups aren't all that common nowdays. typically if someone is getting a lot of them then thier machine is infected. In addition to the one mentioned above, Malwarebytes is a good free product.
Don't use the ones that show up in the pop-ups - they typically will just infect you worse.
Good luck!
-Chak
That was exactly my thought as soon as I read this post.
Running Firefox with no add-on pop up blocker and "Block pop-up windows" selected in the Preferences, with six Macs and one PC, I almost never get any kind of pop-up, pop-under, or other unwanted advertising or content.
If the OP is having a lot of problems with pop-ups, as well as difficulty in downloading desirable files, it screams that his computer is infected with malware.
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AstroRig57
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03/23/12 01:40am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Anyone have a big stereo system in your RV?
We're primarily boondockers also and most of that time is spent at remote "dark sky sites" with our astronomy club. At star parties, it's obviously dark, quiet, and everyone speaks in rather hushed tones. A Sirius Boom Box with a Sportster 5, quitly tuned to "Spa" (68) is about as wild as we get at these events.
During the day, more often than not, the Sirius Boom Box is also used in the RV in lieu of the built in stereo system.
I'm a musician, also used to work in the high-end audio industry, and have an audiophile quality system at home but I don't really need that in the RV where "good enough", as opposed to "the best" is OK. I also see no need to disturb neighbors in often "too close" campgrounds or at remote "country quiet" boondocking sites.
I replaced all of the speakers in the Class-C, which consists of the 2 in the front doors, two in the main living are ceiling, and two in the bedroom ceiling, with high quality, but modestly priced, Alpine SPR-68s (6 x 8) in the front doors and Alpine SPR-50s in the ceilings. These are driven by a Sony unit in the dash. A very modest, but adequate, Sound Ordnance B-8PT 120-watt compact powered subwoofer, is under the passenger's seat in the cab. I installed Dynamat SuperLite sound damping material in the cab doors to dampen road noise and resonance. This system is generally only used when the RV is going down the road and the upgrades were primarily installed to overcome road noise. The television is is also wired for play through this system but is not always used.
Like I said, I like my tunes, but am very mindful that others may not like the same tunes as myself, or any tunes at all, when camped in the motorhome.
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AstroRig57
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03/20/12 07:15pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Smoke smell from Fire
Go to Ace hardware, rent ozone generator, plug in and let run for a couple of days with everything closed up. Gets every smell out of everything.
you can not be in there while it is running. Just let it do it's thing.
It's what we use to turn cars from "smoker cars" to "non-smoker" cars.
Let's expound on that warning/disclaimer. NO LIVING THING, can be in the house while the ozone generator is in use. NO PEOPLE, NO PETS, nothing that you want to live. It will displace the oxygen in the house.
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AstroRig57
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03/19/12 07:57pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Formula One racing- any fans out there in RV land ?
I follow the F1 Series faithfully and have since I was a teenager. I am currently a huge Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes fan and am quite please with the results of the Australian Grand Prix.
I also used to drive in the SCCA Formula Vee series in CalClub. Some folks might say, "Just a VW...", but till you've tried any form of open wheel racing, at over 100 miles per hour with your butt inches off the ground, you have no idea how fun, challenging, and dangerous it can be.
At one time, I wouldn't even consider watching the "roundy rounds" as I called NASCAR, for being what I considered to be boring, low brow, and unsophisticated. I used to not consider any series that did not turn both left and right. I no longer feel that way and follow all the NASCAR series faithfully as well.
In fact, I watch and follow just about any racing series ON FOUR WHEELS including but not limited to, NASCAR, Formula One, Grand-Am, ALMS, Australian V8 Supercars, World of Outlaws.... I used to follow Indy Cars, during the USAC and CART days, but the infighting, Tony George and the IRL spoiled it for me. I am cautiously watching recent developments, with the new chassis, bodies, and engines to see if they can regain their old "spark".
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AstroRig57
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03/19/12 07:28pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Whats the deal
They have always, and still are, affiliated. Just click here, or on the "Terms and Conditions" as noted on the bottom of every forum page.
RV.net Terms & Conditions
Why...look at that, it says, "Copyright 2012 Affinity Group, Inc"L
Look near the bottom, it says,
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Try this one as well.
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AstroRig57
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03/19/12 06:48pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: do all class c's ride this rough?
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AstroRig57
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03/19/12 06:37pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: do all class c's ride this rough?
Not much information to go on.
As others have asked, what kind of air pressure were you running in the tires?
Were you ferrying the vehicle from one place to another, and thus not heavily loaded, or were you camping with a full complement of gear plus propane and water in the tanks?
How is the vehicle equipped in regard to shocks and suspension components? Does it have airbags? If so, what air pressure?
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AstroRig57
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03/19/12 06:27pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: iPhone User Sues Apple over Siri
I must be a lucky one. Siri works very well for me and I use it often every day.
i'm with you.
Ditto. I have two kids who use Siri all the time for a multitude of tasks. Of course, they both have pretty neutral diction as far as accents are concerned.
My wife also uses it, and she's from South Jersey, with a heavy "Jersey accent", but also has no problem getting her questions understood by Siri.
I'm sorry, but in light or our experiences, I have to wonder what kind of a "mush mouth" some folks are expecting Siri to understand.
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AstroRig57
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03/16/12 01:48am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Zip Codes for Canadians When Fueling in USA
Zip code is for marketing purposes.
I always give them the wrong zip code on purpose. Some stations also want a phone number....I also give them a fake phone number.That's strange... I flubbed up and put in a wrong zip code once and my purchase was denied. Cashier was able to reset it and I entered the correct one.
Exactly. The zipcode (at least when entered with a scanned card at the pump) is not for marketing purposes. In the absence of a PIN, like with a debit card purchase, it's a minimal attempt to verify the identity of the purchaser.
I too have hit a wrong key while entering my zip. Sometimes the display at the pump has asked me to reenter, on other occasions I have had to present the card to the attendant along with my ID.
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AstroRig57
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03/10/12 05:06pm |
General RVing Issues
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