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How to Decrease Interior Heat - Awnings or Tinted Windows?
I am considering either window awnings or tinted windows to decrease interior heat in the coach. At 39', there is a lot of window space, none of it tinted. For those who have done this, what are the pros and cons of each method?
Thanks.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/23/12 02:21pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: What Camping equipment does a first time camper need?
Need more information. What will you be camping in:
Tent, travel trailer, fiver, motorhome, etc.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/23/12 03:59am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Beware in keys
OP may be lucky the park manager didn't sell the coach. Many storage companies stipulate that if rent is not paid in a specified amount of time, the item(s) stored can be sold to recover expenses. Look at the contract.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/21/12 05:05am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Bone Head Move of the Day
I ain't never ever done nuthin' stoopit like that. Never ever. Well, not since last Wednesday, if you don't count Friday...
...bought our 2000 Southwind in Dec, 2000, had 2300 miles on it. In March, I drove through a gate to our back pasture, turned too quickly and peeled the back like a sardine can. $10,000 damage. Big-time Oopsie!
And then there was the time...
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/21/12 04:58am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Honoring Comanche Veterans
Thank you one and all for your most gracious thoughts and congratulatory posts. It was quite an impressive ceremony. I don't know if it is possible to be both proud and humble at the same time - but I was.
Lonnie
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Grey Mountain
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05/20/12 05:41am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Honoring Comanche Veterans
"If, begrudging the outlay of ranks, emoluments,and a hundred pieces of gold, a commander does not know the enemy's situation, it is the height of inhumanity. Such a person is no man's commander, no ruler's counselor, and no master of victory."
- Sun-Tzu
Quoted by Larry Tart, author of "The Price of Vigilance - Attacks on American Surveillance Flights"
Larry is a personal friend, with whom I have shared the sky on many occasions.
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In a few hours, I will leaving for the short drive from my home to the Comanche Nation Tribal complex to join three other combat veterans who will be honored by my tribe. I will be joined by my wife and other members of my family. Also there, perhaps not in body, but definitely in spirit, will be hundreds of my fellow airborne Silent Warrior friends, 214 of whom paid the ultimate price in 25 separate peacetime incidents. In some cases, the aircraft was shot down; in others, we still don't know really what happened.
I will share this honor with them.
I will also share this honor with those on this forum, and with every other soldier, sailor, marine or airman who put on a uniform and swore to protect and defend our country. Whether he (and now, she) served for thirty days or thirty years makes no difference.
I will at some point during this honoring ceremony render a hand salute. Many will not realize that my salute is to all of you.
"All gave some; some gave all."
Lonnie Torralba Henderson, MSgt, USAF ( Ret)
Esa Toyah in Comanche
Grey Mountain in English
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Grey Mountain
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05/19/12 04:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Honoring Comanche Veterans
Oh, and I'm driving a Jeep Cherokee 'cuz they don't make a Jeep Comanche.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/16/12 01:45pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Honoring Comanche Veterans
US Air Force.
Following is an excerpt from the write up:
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United States Air Force Master Sergeant (Retired) Lonnie (Torralba) Henderson has earned the distinction of being the most decorated Comanche veteran, having earned 63 Decorations, Medals, Badges. Citations and Campaign Ribbons.
He served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard from 1956-1959, and retired from the Air Force after serving from 1959-1986. Sgt Henderson was a Cannon Crewmember with B Battery, 158th Field Artillery Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, based in Anadarko while serving in the National Guard.
In the Air Force he served in the intelligence field as an airborne Cryptographic Linguist. Sgt Henderson is qualified in Russian, Vietnamese and German. He saw duty in Vietnam, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Japan and Panama and flew reconnaissance missions in the Baltic, Barents, White, Mediterranean, Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, the Gulf of Tonkin in the South China Sea and over Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, the Gulf of Mexico, against Grenada and various areas of Central America. His only stateside assignment was at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
He has over 1000 combat flight hours and over 5000 hours of combat and combat support hours in C-130 and RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. He has also logged a few mission on the AWACS aircraft.
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Grey Mountain
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05/16/12 01:44pm |
Around the Campfire
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Honoring Comanche Veterans
Next Saturday,the Comanche Indian Veterans Association will be honoring four combat veterans for their services. I am among those four, and will be honored and recognized as "The Most Decorated Comanche Veteran." I am both honored and humbled.
Grey Mountain
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Grey Mountain
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05/16/12 05:24am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: I am thinking about becoming a teacher--looking for opinions
I'll only address one part of this - your statement about not having enough time to be vested. I retired after 27 years, then spent 16 years under the Oklahoma Teacher's Retirement system. State requirements of course vary, but in Oklahoma, there was the "Rule of 80." (Now the rule of 90). That means that when your age and your years in the system reach 80, you are eligible to retire. For me, that magic number hit at age 62. You may also be able to "buy in" to the system based on your military time.
Teaching can be very frustrating, but also very rewarding. Good luck and thanks for your service.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/16/12 05:18am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Best route from Hot Springs, AR to Oklahoma City, OK?
I was on I-40 from Ft. Smith to OKC in late March - don't recall any problems at all.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/15/12 03:06am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Slideout Problem
Slide-out motor is shot. Will be in the shop to have it replaced. Gonna cost about $650 plus labor.
Thanks for all the advice given here.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/15/12 03:02am |
Tech Issues
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Motley RV Repair in Oklahoma City
Anybody have any experience with this facility? Located on West Reno in OKC.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/14/12 12:32pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Entering Canada from N. Dakota at Portal, ND
Final destination is Vancouver Island. We live in Oklahoma, and have meandered NW from here and taken the ferry from Port Angeles a few times, and from Tsawassan a few times, only hitting the corner of BC in Vancouver. This time, we want to go through Saskatchewan, Alberta and more of BC.
gm
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Grey Mountain
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05/13/12 07:38pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Crossing into Canada and saving the Vegetables
Agree with other posters who have said to have a minimum quantity of fruits and veggies going either way. I gave a list of all fresh fruits and veggies we had on board last year when returning to the US. Only thing I had a problem with was raw, unpeeled potatoes. Customs agent said if the potatoes had been peeled, there would have been no problem.
On another return, I had one apple on board. When told I could not bring it back into the US, I consumed the evidence on the spot.
Saw a couple next to me trying to hide a bunch of raspberries or strawberries, don't remember which. Don't think they got caught, but they were very anxious. Had I been a customs official, their demeanor would have probably prompted me to look a little deeper...
...it ain't wurf it, folks.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/13/12 05:31am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Entering Canada from N. Dakota at Portal, ND
No set-in-concrete route as yet. We'll be coming from the Minot,ND area heading NW into Saskatchewan, probably pick up the TC-Hwy 1 near Moose Jaw and follow it west, raiding outposts and burning wagons along the way. May even smash in some heads at the Buffalo Jump.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/13/12 05:24am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: They Should Charge Extra For This!
Probably a C-17.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/13/12 05:15am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: thinking of buying this m/h, any advise//
Can't use duct tape and zip ties on a '41. Gotta have balin' wire. And where ya gonna find balin' wire these days?
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/13/12 05:06am |
Class A Motorhomes
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Entering Canada from N. Dakota at Portal, ND
What is this crossing like? I can barely squeeze through at some crossings.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/12/12 06:11pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Route Advice - Annual Comanche Invasion
We've taken the Tsawassan/Duke Point ferry several times on our way to Salmon Point. Under current route plans, we'll be about two hundred miles out on the day before our planned ferry sailing. That's an easy drive to either park and will give us a good night's rest before catching the ferry. Also, there is arguably the world's best Fish and Chips place in White Rock - gotta take care of my British Bride, ya know.
GM
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Grey Mountain
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05/12/12 05:39am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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