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RE: Is Hi-Lo back?
You might want to search the word Leak at the trailmanor owners forum.
I did. Didn't see anything 'unusual'. My Jayco leaked from the get-go and I had to recaulk most of the unit. Poor caulking is the industry standard.
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retiredtraveler
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05/16/12 06:39pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Is Hi-Lo back?
In the high end, collaspible trailers, TrailManor has reopened shop.
Thanks for that link. I just looked at their model Trailmanor 2417 which I believe is new for 2012. Looks promising. Doesn't weigh any more than my pup. Costs about the same as the Lance 1575 that has been discussed on this thread.
What I have not checked out yet are general reviews of the quality of Trailmanor.
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retiredtraveler
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05/16/12 07:28am |
Travel Trailers
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Is Hi-Lo back?
I've been perusing the net and I can't tell, from the different postings I've been reading, if Hi-Lo is back making new trailers. Anyone know the status of this? I would be interested in taking a look at them if they're back in business.
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retiredtraveler
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05/15/12 07:44am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Lance 1575 owners - how are you organizing your spaces?
I take it you are not an owner of any type of RV before this? I currently have a popup. Definitely no drawers, closets, or handy storage on board.
The answer to your questions depends on how you camp. We always use public bathrooms for all personal clean up. We have used, on occasion, the sink on the pup.
A common way to store some kitchen items are plastic bins and we use (again, very common), a 3-tier plastic bin setup which holds most of the small, day-to-day items used in for food prep and eating. It sits on the dinette table.
IF you are new to RV'ing, you may want to post questions in the thread for 'newbies' (Beginning RVing) to which you'll get all kinds of good advice.
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retiredtraveler
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05/09/12 03:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Lance 1575 owners - how are you organizing your spaces?
for $25 :(
http://lanceowners.infopop.cc/eve
This is a free site. You may have to wait a day or two before they check your id out. I'm interested in the Lance too --- just don't have any dealers close that have one.
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retiredtraveler
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05/09/12 03:04pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Easy way to find TT model you want?
Thats a tough one I personally would need to see, touch, etc. any rig I was interested in....
Total agreement. I guess we'll plan some out-of-state trips and make them sightseeing/biking trips and stay a few days, wherever we may go.
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retiredtraveler
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04/21/12 06:16pm |
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RE: cades cove question
You Southerners and what you call cold!:B
Yeah, you tell 'em! They probabaly are dressed for a Polar expedition when it gets to 40 degrees. :p
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retiredtraveler
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04/20/12 06:14pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Easy way to find TT model you want?
If you go to KZs website they have a dealer locater.....love my 170s btw.
No problem finding dealers. Issue is that dealers don't stock all models and smaller TT's are much more difficult to find around here I'm in Chicago area). The dealer may represent the manufacturer, but they just don't stock stuff that doesn't sell as well. I have a couple of different makes/models that local dealers told me they have no intention of bringing in.
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retiredtraveler
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04/19/12 11:41am |
Travel Trailers
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Easy way to find TT model you want?
I've been looking at small TT's, mostly online, for a year. I have several models that I'm very interested in, but can't find where they are. That is, there are some dealers around, but they don't anticipate getting these models in (I'm looking for smaller TT's, 16-20 foot).
Is there a specific site, or way to search, where I could, for example, find where a KZ 170S would be located?
Or is there another way to find TT's. I've only owned one RV, the pup I now have and haven't gone shopping around for TT's before.
I don't know if I'm going about the search incorrectly, or I just have to keep "Googling' models and if I find one 3 states away, take a field trip.
Thanks.
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retiredtraveler
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04/19/12 07:03am |
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RE: cades cove question
Just seconding. You should have no problem this early in year. Of course, mid week is best to pull in.
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retiredtraveler
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04/18/12 06:46pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: washington DC?
There is always the question of what you like to do. If you do go to DC or area, how about Williamsburg?
I too, as many others, have stayed in Cherry Hill Park. It's expensive, but the bus actually has a stop in the campground. As stated, you don't drive in DC with such a good metro system.
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retiredtraveler
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04/18/12 06:45pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Smallest Lance TT ever -- the 1274 -- pros and cons . . .
The 'downside' to this, only by looking at specs and website, is that the much smaller trailer doesn't seem to have much weight difference with the 1575. I'm out in Illinois waiting to see my first Lance.
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retiredtraveler
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03/26/12 07:43am |
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RE: New small tt-Lance 1575
We have not seen the 1575 yet, but have put in a "pre-order" at the closest dealership in Illinois. can't wait until it gets here! - Rose
Me either!!! I see that Kramer's Kampers have been added back as a local dealer on the Lance website. They had been removed over the winter, and the closest dealer was up in Minnesota.
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retiredtraveler
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03/24/12 11:05am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Triple the room in a travel trailer
Way cool and only 2200 pounds!
:C
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retiredtraveler
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03/05/12 06:42am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Battery powered LED night light. Light sensing on/off.
I found some non-sensing LED lights that push on/off and take AAA batteries. At a local Farm and Fleet. It is a small disk, about 4 inches across, with 3 led's.
We dry camp and run it about 7 hours a night. It ran about 3 weeks, so roughly 150 hours, before needing new batteries. It was under $10.
Simple, works for us.
Another possibly inexpensive alternative is to find an inexpensive, small, LED flashlight. It's the same thing in a different shape. You could place on a shelf, velcro to wall, or something like that and just switch it on, leave it on, all night. No law that says you have to have an official 'night light'.
Plus, you end up with a multi-use item. An extra, mini, led flashlight can't be a bad thing.
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retiredtraveler
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03/03/12 07:37am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Quality Control in RV Industry?
I had to click on this just to see how the OP could use "quality control" and "Rv industry" in the same sentence.
Yup. :(
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retiredtraveler
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03/03/12 07:32am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: ff 189fds
I often wonder about the manufacturing process now. I worked in manufacturing for 11 years dealing with automotive parts. We had a lot of rework at times because of wrong parts etc.
With all the literature out there, it would seem all the TT's are built by the Amish. I guess you need to take the power tools away and let them build everything with hand tools. That'll take care of quality issues. ;)
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retiredtraveler
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03/03/12 07:26am |
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RE: Reservation camping in Lake Louise and Jasper area.
Just seconding the other opinion that the sites fill up fast. Yes, you need to line up your ducks and get on the phone the first day that the sites open up. They will fill up within days after that.
We're going to be doing a fly drive this year instead of camping and find that rooms in Field (close to Banff) are already 75% booked for the summer.
Gotta be quick on this........
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retiredtraveler
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02/26/12 07:23am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Best light weight camper under 20 feet?
We're exactly in same market and have been looking for 6 months now. I will assume they can tow whatever they like. Personally, we have an absolute requirement for a slide (for room) and no hybrid.
Forest River Rpods
Cruiser RV - Fun Finder X
KZ Spree Escape
Gulf Stream Visa
Lance 1575 (expensive, but our first choice for now)
There are also a host of the other types of campers. A frames (such as Chalet or Alpine), or 'bullet shaped' such as Scamps. We personally find them too small, but matter of opinion.
These models are also some of the lightest. Lots of manufacturers use 'lite' in their descriptions, but will weigh 300-500 more pounds than other models in similar lengths. Have to look at specs. The smaller models are all well under 3000 pounds, dry.
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retiredtraveler
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02/26/12 07:15am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: outdoor recliner
Never met a LaFuma I didn't like........
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retiredtraveler
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02/25/12 07:28am |
General RVing Issues
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