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RE: Lower screen door cover
I just installed clear acrylic in our doors this past Friday. It is .080" thick. I took a different approach from what I've seen anyone else do. Our screen door has a little lip/groove around the inside of it. I cut the acrylic to fit in this groove. I then put a little bend into the acrylic and popped it into the groove and finally slid it into place. That is all that is holding it in. No fasteners, no glue, no velcro, nothing. Seems to be pretty solid - stronger than the screen itself. Best part is if we want to take it out for cleaning, or for a breeze, or because we don't like it, just put a little bend in the plastic and the door is back to "stock".
Sure is going to be nice to be able to have the air on and be able to have the main door open and still be able to see out - or in and see what the kids are up to.
Where did you get this material? Thx.
I purchased mine last summer (I'm slow :o ) from Menards. I purchased 2 28"x30" pieces and 1 12"x14" piece or something like that. I believe Lowes carries this is well. Not sure about Home Depot. It made the screen door seem a lot more "ridgid"
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jwstewar
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05/23/12 12:57pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Lower screen door cover
I just installed clear acrylic in our doors this past Friday. It is .080" thick. I took a different approach from what I've seen anyone else do. Our screen door has a little lip/groove around the inside of it. I cut the acrylic to fit in this groove. I then put a little bend into the acrylic and popped it into the groove and finally slid it into place. That is all that is holding it in. No fasteners, no glue, no velcro, nothing. Seems to be pretty solid - stronger than the screen itself. Best part is if we want to take it out for cleaning, or for a breeze, or because we don't like it, just put a little bend in the plastic and the door is back to "stock".
Sure is going to be nice to be able to have the air on and be able to have the main door open and still be able to see out - or in and see what the kids are up to.
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jwstewar
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05/23/12 10:13am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Adding second A/C to travel trailer - which one?
I like how you are thinking, I'll be curious how you run the wiring.
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jwstewar
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05/10/12 10:10am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Electric tongue jack mod
I ordered an electric jack off ebay last week and it came in Wed. of this week. Installed it on Thur. It only took about 20 minutes to install. Love it. No more cranking up and down. Just have to turn it on and hold the button. My back and shoulders are so much happier now.Ok, I know this is going to sound way stupid but what is the deal with EBAY. Do you buy this stuff from some guy who had a spare one or are ther folks on thier who somehow run businesses on EBAY selling whatever. I thought EBAY was more of an electronic classified ad thing for folks to sell unwanted and unneeded stuff. After you'all get done rofl please fill me in.
You are thinking more of Craigslist. Ebay can also be used that way, but you can also find "stores" selling stuff there that can have multiples of items. I purchased our Barker 3000 there as well as my Prodigy P3. Have been very satisfied with both.
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jwstewar
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05/10/12 10:06am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camper has lots of hail damage....now what
Our 2009 Jayco was damaged last April. The front, both sides, and both slides. Also stressed the vent covers but didn't break them. The dealer (nor did I) see any roof damage. Total estimate was something 100 and some hours and total bill was like $15,500. I figured they would total it, but they didn't. They would either make the check out to me and the dealer or me and the credit union that it was financed through. I chose the credit union and we paid it off and still enjoying it today. Didn't fix anything on it. Now, 1 year later when you look at the rubber roof you can see the marks where the hail hit it. I can also see marks and holes in the caulk. I will be covering all of the seems with Eternabond tape in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Bottom line if we were to do it again, I would push for some type of compensation for the roof and demand the caulking itself at least be replaced.
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jwstewar
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05/08/12 11:14am |
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RE: 7-Color LED Awning Lights
Check out ebay. I ordered a set of these a couple of weeks back. They aren't here yet, but it looks to be the exact same thing and I got it for $20.55 and free shipping. This was the bit bigger LEDs and waterproof version. There are hundreds of these things on ebay from all different configurations. I did not order a power supply as I'm going to try to run it off the 12-volt of the camper.
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jwstewar
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05/01/12 07:55am |
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RE: When is a 1/2 Ton not a 1/2 Ton?
There is no way a Tundra has a rear axle rating of 8150lbs. That is higher than most 1-ton (i.e. F350) SRW trucks.
Sorry, that should have been 4150 with a GVW of 8150.
I don't think there is a Tundra with a GVWR of 8,150 lbs. If there was, I'd probably be driving one. The max for the Tundra is 7,200 lbs GVWR, some even lower. A 4x4 crewmax will have a payload somewhere between 1,300 - 1,400 lbs, almost the same as my 4x4 double cab Tacoma.
Dang, :o I still managed to mess that up. It is a 4000 Front Axle, 4150 Rear and a GVWR of 7100. Wow, rough day yesterday. I was thinking (that was my problem) of adding the two axles together. I think I finally have it now :)
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jwstewar
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05/01/12 05:23am |
Towing
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RE: Help Deciding... (updated to 3 choices)
I like the outside entrance and bit bigger bathroom for the Flagstaff, but with that many people, I think you will like the U-Shaped dinette if it is raining and you have to eat in the trailer.
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jwstewar
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04/30/12 02:33pm |
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RE: When is a 1/2 Ton not a 1/2 Ton?
There is no way a Tundra has a rear axle rating of 8150lbs. That is higher than most 1-ton (i.e. F350) SRW trucks.
Sorry, that should have been 4150 with a GVW of 8150.
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jwstewar
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04/30/12 02:23pm |
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RE: When is a 1/2 Ton not a 1/2 Ton?
I currently pull our 2009 Jayco 32BHDS with my '99 Silverado 1500 ECSB (6.5') 4x4 with the 5.3 and 3.73 gears. I'm over on almost (all?) numbers. We were planning a new truck in 2010, but that didn't work and now we are looking at maybe next year. So right now I take my chances, when I buy I will probably move up to a 3500 Series. Talking to my buddy the other day. He just bought a new Tundra. "Oh, it'll pull your camper. It has 401 HP." OK, start reading the door jamb. I figure this truck weighs 5500lbs or so as it is a crew cab. Front axle rating of 4000, rear axle rating of 8150. Sounds good right? Now the GVWR of the truck is 7100 lbs. So by the time I were to put 5 people in it at 650 lbs. I'm down to less than a thousand pounds. Throw a some firewood in the bed of the truck and again I'm way over the numbers. So why would I buy a new truck that doesn't at least get my numbers in line with each other. Nevermind the fact that I'm running 1300 (at least) of tongue wait. He didn't know what to say when I told him his 401 HP didn't beat my 275 HP in my old Chevy because he is still overloaded too - and he is a mechanic and body guy. This IT guy taught him a little something.
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jwstewar
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04/30/12 10:45am |
Towing
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RE: Question on winterizing the city water line
I've tried for years to relieve the pressure in the city water connection w/o disturbing the seal inside. Never have had any luck with the pump off and pressure relieved or anything. Always ended up dislocating the seal and it leaking. So last spring after replacing the one on our 2009 Jacyo, I decided there had to be a better way. I built a little pump (OK, put parts together from a pump out of an old motorhome) that I use when we are camping to pump water from a 35 gallon tank in the bed of the tank to the tank on the camper. Since that needs winterized as well, I just stick the hose from it down into a jug of antifreeze and connect the other end to the city water connection. Turn the pump on and let it build pressure, then turn a faucet on inside (or in the case of our camper the outside shower) and let the pump run for a couple of seconds. Then shut the pump off, disconnect the hoses and go inside and use the trailer pump to finish winterizing as normal. Did ours and Mom's that way last year and no problems this year. Already did Mom's this year and ours after next weekend. After 27 years of winterizing, I finally found a fool proof method. Just a bit of a slow learner.;)
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jwstewar
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10/27/11 03:05pm |
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