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RE: Victoria Day Long Weekend plans - What are yours?
OK, 4 hours from Hope to Ft. Langley?????? Uhhhh why so long? It is about an hour and 15 max from Hope .......
Yeah I know they are upgrading #1 to accommodate the new bridge, but please tell, where did the 4 hours come from?
We are not doing across border time here.
It was the end of the long weekend and apparently the entire lower mainland decided to go away that weekend and everyone was coming home at the same time. It was walking pace from Bridal Falls on.
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05/17/12 11:54am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: conspicuity tape
I put it on the rear bumper. Often in the mountains we travel, fog can sneak up on you any time of day or year. The big white wall of the rear of the trailer with two anemic tail lights is just asking for it. The tape makes it much safer.
And for those who are going to say "don't drive in the fog" often pulling over of slowing down to a crawl can be many times more dangerous.
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05/16/12 01:11pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Victoria Day Long Weekend plans - What are yours?
I have policy, long weekends are for catching up at home... yard, vehicle maintenance, etc. or if I can work and bank the time so I can take it when the drunken kids are not in the woods trying to see who's stereo is the loudest.
By my math that "extra day" gets used up in traffic, border line up, etc. The last long weekend I camped it took 4 hours to get from Hope to Fort Langley, I spend enough time on the #1 during the week.
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05/16/12 12:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Rig lettering/decorating
Also, you have to be careful of crossing the fine line with a "commercial" vehicle and the ensuing rules and regulations. There have been documented cases where an RVer had a commercial wrap on his RV and the DOT considered it to be in commercial service. Just think it through very well, before putting yourself out on a limb. Also, question your insurance carrier about their take on "advertising" on your vehicle.
Exactly, lots of guys that race cars as a hobby have run into issues when the put stickers on there trailers (VP race fuel, STP, etc.). They put the sticker on for fun, not monetary gain, but some LEO's deem this as for profit and fine them for not having all the commercial red tape in order.
Now if this is a registered charity, I'm sure there is a different set of rules. It's up to you to find these rules and play by them. Even trying to do a good deed someone will want money for some regulation.
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05/04/12 11:59am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Remove scratches
I'm a big fan of Mirror Glaze Swirl Remover, I use it with a 7" electric polisher and keep it wet with a spray bottle.
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05/04/12 11:52am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: National fishing license
As a Canadian that camps 40+ days a year in the US, and a fanatical fly fishermen, if there was a simplified license to cover many states I'd be dropping a lot more money into the local economies I visit. I would really support it if it was a Catch & Release Only. Let any fishermen wet a fly once and he'll drop 10X the money he saved on a license at the local tackle shop, gas station, restaurant, and he'll send his DW shopping so he can have more time fishing.
Two things about fishermen first they will ***** about the license cost, and second they will spend $$$$$ on toys and supplies.
It's the same logic as overnighting at Wally World, save $20 on a CG and spend $100 on******you didn't need.
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04/12/12 10:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: fueling up with credit card
I found it better to get a US bank account (Bank of America will setup an account for Canadians, you need a passport to set it up) I then exchange my money at better rates than my bank gives me, and use the Visa-debit card from BofA when traveling in the US.
The using Canadian postal code with zero's is hit and miss ... in my experience mostly miss.
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03/27/12 10:34am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: "04.5 Dodge/Cummins Rough Running on Start
Injector. I have the same truck, had the same issues start ~6 months ago. An injector is leaking fuel when sitting overnight. First thing I did was get an oil analysis to see if it was bad enough to be getting in the oil. Analysis cam back very good. So I put a full bottle of power service in the tank and drove the piss out of it. It cleared up for a few months then came back. Not wanting to deal with it when thousands of miles from home I ordered remand injectors. Put them in 2 weeks ago, solve the leak down but one of the new ones is bad. I'm waiting for the brown truck to drop the next next set off now. At least I'm getting good at re & re-ing injectors and adjusting valve lash.
Local shop wanted $250 to test the injectors (I remove and carry in) then $450 to re-manufacture an bad ones.
I went with what I thought was a better route and ordered a re-manufactured set for $1550 with a one year unlimited mileage warranty. I'm just hoping the current hiccup is an isolated indecent. The shop I ordered from said they have never had this and were extremely apologetic. I do not want to endorse or bash the shop until I know how it turns out.
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03/23/12 11:04am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: towing with 22.5
I ran 19.5" on my truck for a short time. I moved up to them because my slide-in camper was at the limit of the OEM 17" / Load Range E. I never really liked them, as I was never able to get away from squirm, but I do believe it was the tire choice that was the issue. I went back to stock when I got the current trailer.
My buddy put 22.5 Alcoa's on his Dodge dually. He hauls massive trailers for his company (enclosed car haulers). He was having issues getting them setup right but after talking with a tire engineer he dropped the pressure to something stupid like 10 psi. and he loves them. I've driven the truck many times and have no issues with them. However they do make the truck look like a drug dealer compensating for other short comings mobile, in my opinion. Also ask his wife how much she loves climbing into it and loading the kids.
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03/23/12 10:32am |
Towing
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RE: Camping & Electronics
Yes but with strict rules. They only can be used when on freeways and in the morning before parents get up ... you wake us up and they go off. This lets us "sleep in" till 7-7:30 (that is late around our place. the rest of the time we are all to busy playing!
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03/23/12 10:18am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Trailer Value for divorce
Being logical not emotional, I would tell her "Give me a number that is 50% the value. I will then choose to pay you the money and keep the trailer or give you the trailer and keep the money". I like these catch 22's that keep people honest, it's like when two of my kids are fighting over how to divide something, I make one divide it and the other gets to choose which half they want.
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03/22/12 03:18pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Pre package meals
Chili! We make a big batch before we go. Good by itself, chili dogs, chili bush pies, the list goes on and on. However after a couple of days proper trailer ventilation can be required.
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03/22/12 12:11pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Truck Cap and MPG
I have found my canopy to be mileage neutral, however put a canoe on top of it and my towing mileage gets a solid 5% increase.
If the gap between truck and trailer was reduced to 12" or less then a canopy would make a difference.
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03/22/12 09:34am |
Towing
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RE: Running the A/C and heater at the same time
the furnace alone will dry the air
Wrong.
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03/07/12 08:20am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: folding outdoor chairs
We sure do like our Cabela's Directors chairs... however the fold-out side table is on the right side, 3/5 people in my family are left handed so they always put their chair right beside mine and use my side table.
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02/21/12 09:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Why Is Gasoline Consumption Tanking?
It's simple... high unemployment, extremely high true inflation... people are broke. Over the last 4 years groceries have increased over 8% per year, did you income match this????
Less than five years ago I remember while doing work around the house running to Home Depot multiple times in one day. Now we don't start a vehicle unless we have a string of thing to do on a planned route, IE banking, groceries, etc.
Consumer habits are changing, big oils aren't ... demand goes down so reduce supply to screw the consumer.
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02/16/12 11:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Bonding a generator
To OP, if you are thinking of adding a grounding rod(s), look at a grounding plate instead. In my area one grounding plate burred 24" deep is as good as 2 rods 8-10' deep.
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02/01/12 10:40am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Easiest Places to Get Fuel?
The rule of thumb I use is the taller the sign the more room to get in and out. I don't know why but it seams to work.
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02/01/12 09:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RAM 5500 "Long Hauler" a reality?
Wish there were more options, more aggreassive 19.5" tires available.
19.5's now that would round it out perfect.
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01/26/12 12:51pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Coupler Repair
Did some research . Its a shelby 5104 Called them and they said it was not fixable. The couple parts are welded in and cannont be removed. grrr
From the picture in my mind you could just weld on a new tab where the old one broke off. I'd take a picture and go to a local welding shop, if they can do it hitch up and go down there. I'd also disconnect the battery when the welding is done.
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01/26/12 10:22am |
Towing
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