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RE: Prairie Home Companion
Great post! Hope you keep a blog going on your trip. You've got the knack!
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Alpenliter
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04/29/12 08:56pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Coachman owners manual
Hi Jeff, and welcome to the Forum! Yea, most all the "Manuals" the manufacturer provides are so generic that they are good for fire starters. They print one manual that seems to cover one thing about everything they build, so not one manual covers everything. As the previous poster mentioned, most everything can be found online as far as your appliances go, and really that is the most important. Most everything else, you can find out right here on the Forum.
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Alpenliter
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04/29/12 08:49pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Light-Proofing Bedroom
In anticipation of an Alaska trip, I made our bedroom a darkroom, by putting black contact paper over our windows by our head and made black felt curtains that Velcro'd over the big window and vent. But that cut out all our fresh air circulation. DW came up with something I never would have thought of: Tempurpedic Sleep Masks. Now I've tried a sleep mask in the past, but it was just a cheapy from the drug store. This thing is amazing. First off, it's comfortable, so you can actually fall asleep with it on. But unlike the cheapy, this thing blocks out all the light by it design. You could lay on the beach at high noon and not tell it was daytime. Not cheap, but very effective.
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Alpenliter
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04/29/12 08:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Manual for 1989 Mallard Sprinter limited edition XL
Welcome to the Forum Danny! Chances are, even if you were to find a manual for the motorhome, instructions on how to light the water heater wouldn't be in there. Most RVs come with a generic manual that is usually pretty worthless and several manuals from all the separate manufacturers of the appliances. If we knew what kind of water heater it was, (Atwood, Suburban, etc) and if it is a manual light type (pilot light) or a DSI (remote push button lighting or a Direct Spark Ignition type) someone here on the forum could probably help you out. One thing I would recommend for you is Bob Livingstons Trailer Life Maintenance and Repair Manual. It is worth its weight in gold and will help you through all your systems. Good luck and again, welcome to the Forum!
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Alpenliter
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04/28/12 09:29pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Top Three!
Welcome to the Forum Melinda!
Only been fulltiming a couple of years, but my three would be:
1. You're not on vacation. Slow down.
2. You don't need half of what you brought with you.
3. Don't forget regular maintenance on your RV.
Have fun and again, welcome to the Forum.
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Alpenliter
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04/28/12 09:17pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Cool old Wanderlodge spotted
I LOVE those things! Never have been in one, but the outsides have so much character! Thanks for sharing.
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Alpenliter
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04/28/12 09:11pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Need Mod to store Portable Dump Tank when traveling
I am seeing more and more folks using their totes in the back of the pickup truck and using the RV 12VDC Mecerator pumps
http://sportsmobile.com/sections/fordchevy/baths/pump_01.jpg height=100
and water hose to drain their tanks and carry off to the dump site when they dont have hookups. Then using the hose again to let gravity feed empty the tote tank. It never leaves the bed of the truck... I'm guessing this is not a messy job to do hooking up again in the back of the truck to dump the fluids.
I guess you want to have this capability when finding a spot to mount your totes. Without any fluids in them I guess they are light enough to mount almost anywhere.
We use a macerator on our rig when we are coyote camping in the desert. Since dump sites are usually miles away, we have the Blue Boy in the back of the pickup. I have an older Barker Blue Boy, and installed a discharge gate valve into the side. So we use a 3/4" hose to fill it, take it to the dump site, attach the standard slinky hose and pull the handle. Makes for a quick fill up and dump. But like the OP, I'm looking for a better way to store the Blue Boy when not using it.
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Alpenliter
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04/28/12 01:10pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Vizio 37" LED TV
We went from a 26" Samsung LCD to a 26" Vizio LED. We did this as a power saving move, as we boondock off solar and the LEDs used less than half of the LCD. Comparing the two, the picture quality of the Samsung was far superior, as well as the sound quality. As previously mentioned, being able to angle the screen helps the picture brightness. I was disappointed, as I heard great things about Vizio on the forum and elsewhere. But the energy savings make it a worthwhile purchase.
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Alpenliter
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04/27/12 07:35pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: For Boondockers... :)
Dee is that a classic Alpenlite I see??
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Alpenliter
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04/27/12 07:19pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: When are you ready to go home?
We realized after each trip, no matter how long, that we didn't need 1500 sq ft of townhouse, 2 vehicles, and a garage full of "stuff". Got rid of eveything, moved into the fiver and never looked back. So to answer your question, we're always home wherever we are.
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Alpenliter
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04/26/12 10:55pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Water Totes - Black & Gray?
x3! Remember a 35 gallon model weighs about 300 lbs, so keep that in mind when filling it.
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Alpenliter
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04/26/12 09:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Portable water bladders
Excellent idea! I wonder how they'll travel stacked?
I think I would do them side by side. The ones I saw would not travel stacked.
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Alpenliter
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04/25/12 11:41pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Portable water bladders
I talked to many people using them while in Quartzsite (at the watering hole, not much else to do while filling up) and all were very pleased with the construction of the CW product. One fellow had been using his for 4 years. None mentioned any plastic taste either.
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Alpenliter
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04/25/12 09:37am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Portable water bladders
Last season I used a twin size air bed for a water bladder. Made up a fitting to attach the hose with a shut off valve. Holds about 75 gallons Use a pump to pump it into the FW tank. Works great and rolls up into a small size when not in use. (PS air bed is $13 at Walmart.)
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Alpenliter
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04/24/12 10:13pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: who manufactured the slideout on 96 Alpenlite?
The slide was manufactured for Western RV by Barker.
I pulled the following information off the net regarding a question on slide adjustment for a 1995 Alpenlite, 33' St. Andrews model. Hope it helps:
The room should be adjusted so that the top of room wall will touch about 1" to 1-1/2" before the bottom of the room wall. This will then cause the bottom to suck in, giving the room a good seal. The rooms are usually manufactured with the side walls tapered at the top so the top will be narrower. This accomodates weight transfer of the room when it reaches the halfway point and allows the top of the room to contact the wall first.
Room mount brackets at the end of each arm of the slide out are usually attached to under side of the room at the outside edge. Sometimes the brackets will be attached to the lower edge of the outer wall. The room mount brackets most often have two bolts attaching the two upright plates of the room mount together. These plates have slots in them that allow upward or downward adjustment. Sometimes the room mount is attached to the front of the slide out arm with one bolt in the center. Again, there is an adjustment slot.
To adjust the height of the room, loosen the nuts and bolts in the slots and turn the vertical adjustment bolt up or down the desired distance. Re-tighten the bolts and test the room for correct operation.
Make adjustments in 1/4" increments at the room mounts. When that distance is extended to the top inside edge it will be magnified.
Use care when making adjustments. Raising the outer edge of the room will cause interference at the top of the room when retracting. Dropping the outside of the slide out will lift the inside if the room and cause interference at the top when extending the room.
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Alpenliter
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04/24/12 10:02pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Why did it take 1.5 hours & three operators?
So those recorded messages at the beginning of your call that say "This call may be monitored for training purposes", might actually be used; as a lesson on what Not to do!
Marcus the CEO of GS is making a concentrated effort to improve the company and its responses from top to bottom. I' ve been impressed by the quick responses by his representatives on this forum. Hope your problems get resolved.
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Alpenliter
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04/24/12 04:36pm |
Good Sam Roadside Assistance
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RE: Screen Door Toilet Flush Handle
Sometimes mine doesn't work, but will after you jiggle it a little! :B
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Alpenliter
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04/23/12 10:48pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Does my EPDM roof need help?
I would first remove the metal trim along the sides of the trailer and clean everything up. Then I would apply Eternabond tape to the entire edge of the roof and re-install the metal trim using proper caulk or butyl tape under it to seal the screw holes. One of our members, JBarca, did just that and posted about it here complete with pictures.
Next I would paint the entire rubber roof with Liquid Rubber Roof just as I did this winter and posted about it here. You can see the excellent results in that post. I put it on right over the Eternabond tape and it sealed up the whole roof like one continuous layer of rubber! :)
Barney
X2! Good Advice!! Did mine this way last year and looks great. Good luck with your RV and welcome to the Forum!
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Alpenliter
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04/22/12 11:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Made out of GOLD?
HOw about going to a battery shop that makes up cables? Pay them to crimp your cables.
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Alpenliter
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04/22/12 11:23pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Loving the good life!
Yup, we're two years in and again, like you two, it happened faster then expected, but it's working out for us. Boondocking in the desert in the winter and workamping in the Pacific Northwest in the summer keeps our expenses down. Love the lifestyle. Sounds like it is going well for you two as well.
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Alpenliter
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04/22/12 11:10pm |
Full-time RVing
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