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Picking up new fifth wheel
We get to pick up our new fifth wheel this week. We are trading in our 2005 Rockwood 8280SS Ultralite and getting a Wildcat 282RKS. Both have similar floor plans but the new one has larger fresh water and waste tanks, something we have been wanting so we can extend our boondocking trips without having to tear down to go dump tanks and return and set up all over again. We're excited about the new one but are sad to see the old one go as it has served us well without a single problem over the past 7 seasons.
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filthy beast
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04/23/12 07:54am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Blowing out the lines
whats the best way to sanitize?
This is a good way to Sanitize your Fresh Water System.
Sounds like what I said.
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filthy beast
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04/13/12 12:57pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: sliding hitch questions
How hard is it to move the hitch back to the tow position? I wouldn't tow that way because it only takes a minute to move mine back to the tow position and put the locking pin in.
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filthy beast
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04/13/12 09:25am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Blowing out the lines
I blow my lines out every fall. In the spring, I fill the water tank and add 1/4 cup of bleach per 15 gallons of water. I then pump that through the system, including the water heater. Let that sit for a few hours while I do other stuff and then drain down the fresh water tank and water heater. Fill with fresh water and start pumping that through the lines until I can smell no more chlorine. Top off the tanks and I'm good to go. We don't usually drink the water from tanks either.
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filthy beast
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04/13/12 09:22am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Tire Monitors
X3 TST
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filthy beast
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04/10/12 04:32pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Day/Night Driving
We usually make an early start and drive during the day. The first trip this year was an emergency trip and we drove through Denver in the middle of the night. I am not real fond of driving through there but there was practically no one on the roads at that time.
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filthy beast
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04/02/12 12:50pm |
Beginning RVing
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Can't we all just get along
Thought this was interesting.
http://southvalley.kob.com/news/transportation/114484-police-identify-man-who-caused-road-rage-accident-tuesday-i-25
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filthy beast
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04/02/12 05:28am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Yamaha EF2400iSHC Generator
Mine will start and run my AC, as long as the batteries are not charging at a high rate. I am not sure the brand of AC on my rv.
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filthy beast
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04/01/12 04:01am |
Tech Issues
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RE: heater help
The fan switch on my fifth wheel runs the air conditioner fan not the furnace fan. I would suspect a possible problem with the control board or maybe the high limit. I know that in some residential units the high limit forces the fan to run all the time until the heat exchanger cools off.
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filthy beast
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04/01/12 04:00am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Switched to LED's
The whole LED thing assumes you will use enough time with lights on to make it worth while. In summer, daylight is so long that lights are hardly required at all. In winter, you need lights all the time. (at least around 49N)
So IMO, LEDs are only worth it if you camp in the winter.
We camp mostly in the summer, but due to chronic pain issues I am up when it is dark quite often, so ours get used a lot. They were worth it for me because we boondock a lot and it helps with not having to run the generator a lot.
If they are not worth anything to you, don't buy any.
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filthy beast
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04/01/12 03:55am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Who is still camping?
We still plan to take the 3000 mile round trip to Wisconsin. We try to do this one every other year to see family.
It would cost just about the same to fly and then we would have to rent a car, hotel room and eat out three times a day.
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filthy beast
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03/25/12 09:45am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Slide out motor
Thanks everyone, I knew I would get responses but didn't think they would come so quick.
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filthy beast
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03/21/12 03:33pm |
Tech Issues
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Slide out motor
My fifth wheel has the electric slide motor. It used to extend fully and then make a ratcheting sound when it reached full extension. On our last trip, the motor no longer makes the ratcheting sound and tries to pull off the moulding inside. I have been real careful not to extend it too far, but am looking for opinions as to the reason it now operates this way. I will probably just replace the motor and make sure the inside trim is fastened firmly.
Thanks for any help.
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filthy beast
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03/21/12 10:34am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Reservations or no reservations?
We always have reservations at our final destination but while traveling, we wait until noon or so and decide how far we are going to drive that day and start calling ahead to reserve.
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filthy beast
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03/21/12 10:22am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TST 507 Tire Pressure Monitoring System
I have had my TST system for about the same time and got the free two year warranty. The end of last year the monitor would not hold a charge, I sent it back and they sent me a new one within a week instead of repairing the old. This year I did replace the batteries in the wheel sensors as it showed one battery was low. Other than that, no problems and I love the system.
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filthy beast
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03/21/12 06:45am |
Tech Issues
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RE: home security?
I too have a monitored security system and have installed a video recorder and 4 cameras. I replaced the hard drive int he security camera system with a larger one and now can record a fairly high picture quality and retain the video for about a month before it starts to overwrite.
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filthy beast
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03/06/12 06:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: portable hard drive
I have a Seagate Freeagent desk that died after about 2 years of using it as a backup drive on my Apple. After searching I found that there seemed to be issues with this particular model. I am still trying to recover my backups and photos.
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filthy beast
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03/02/12 08:29am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Step Rugs
We leave ours on all the time. Ours have springs to hold them on.
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filthy beast
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03/02/12 08:26am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Costco RV refinance
Looks like a scam to get more Costco members. You join hoping to refinance and then you are turned down but they have you as a Costco member for a year. Your thoughts?
I save enough on Heineken and Jack Daniels to pay for my membership, not to mention the cash back every year.
Just my opinion.
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filthy beast
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03/01/12 07:12am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Excessive mail
Thanks for all the information and suggestions.
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filthy beast
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01/30/12 04:48pm |
General RVing Issues
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