Dennis Siemsen
Cresco, Iowa
2007 Holiday Rambler Augusta 213 B+
2wheelluge wrote:
We are selling our jack knife sofa from the 213. Are that any sites for listing rv parts?
Because it would cost a fairly sizeable amount to either ship or drive to get it, you might have the best luck to advertise locally. I have bought and sold on Craigslist successfully. You might also try visiting any RV dealershp in your area and ask if they would mind putting up a recipe card size FOR SALE on their corkboard.
We are selling our jack knife sofa from the 213. Are that any sites for listing rv parts?
2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene
We are driving from MN to TX in November and we could end up with cold weather on the way. How do we manage this?
Dennis
Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Here is an example - Heat Tape at Home Depot. You would either need to plug it into the campground power pedestal or run your generator. It merely keeps the pipe you wrap at around 35 to 40 degrees. It will not feel hot at that temperature.
I thought we wouldn't have to do anything with water but my wife told me she wasn't about to sleep in a WalMart lot without the potty.
On another note, I finished building my new bed to replace the sofa. Some guy paid me $80 for the sofa; he is tricking out an old van. I'll see if I can find some place to drop the photos so you can see how I did the project. We have a weekend trip coming up to try out the new sleeping arrangements!
2wheelluge wrote:
The heat tape sounds good if it freezes. I wonder how many gallons of antifreeze it would take to fill the drain pipes when just starting out? At least enough to give me a break...
I thought we wouldn't have to do anything with water but my wife told me she wasn't about to sleep in a WalMart lot without the potty.
On another note, I finished building my new bed to replace the sofa. Some guy paid me $80 for the sofa; he is tricking out an old van. I'll see if I can find some place to drop the photos so you can see how I did the project. We have a weekend trip coming up to try out the new sleeping arrangements!
The heat tape sounds good if it freezes. I wonder how many gallons of antifreeze it would take to fill the drain pipes when just starting out? At least enough to give me a break...
I thought we wouldn't have to do anything with water but my wife told me she wasn't about to sleep in a WalMart lot without the potty.
On another note, I finished building my new bed to replace the sofa. Some guy paid me $80 for the sofa; he is tricking out an old van. I'll see if I can find some place to drop the photos so you can see how I did the project. We have a weekend trip coming up to try out the new sleeping arrangements!
cheeze1 wrote:
I'd like to see also! I forgot about the heat tape. I was going to do that myself.
Our experience with the heat tape was that you plug it in and you can forget about it. The rain gutter never froze any ice all winter. I am guessing it would work better than filling the drain pipe with antifreeze. Plus when you want to dump, the antifreeze would need to be replenished - the tape just continues providing the protection.I'd like to see also! I forgot about the heat tape. I was going to do that myself.
As to using the potty, you might consider what was called the "Wag Bag". I found this comparable - http://www.cleanwaste.com/go-anywhere-toilet-kit and can verify that it worked great one winter we drove to Las Vegas through Denver when the temperature was 7 degrees above zero. We bought our "Wag Bags" at a camping outlet and merely placed in the stool for use and then in the morning found its' way into a trash barrel.
I don't care to drive in ice weather as the cities usually have issues that raise the frustration of traffic too high.
About 6 years ago I drove thru a raging blizzard from St. Louis to Denver to Cheyenne to Pocatello Idaho, in a 4x4 pick up. It was exhausting, exhilarating, beautiful and often terrifying. Steep isolated 8500' mtn passes in creep mode 15mph up hill and maybe 10 down....just too slick to walk and snow above the fence posts....and no place to walk to if you did have to get out!
There was a highway along the Wyo/Id border that cut N up out of the big gas stop there ?Little America?? and while the road was good, the condition were late afternoon, snow covered every where, the flattish road made long sweeping curves through a little river valley....but the road surface was invisible and slick, while there was a slight breeze that kept snow fog/ice crystals about knee deep constantly billowing across the road way. With the sun low on the horizon we often had to just guess where the trail was, and darkness was coming on. After 18 hours on the road I was pretty drained and glad to get to town....whatever that was just inside Idaho border.
So I really don't want to repeat that in my RV....
* This post was edited 09/17/14 10:05pm by quietjake *
Next year we are planning on heading south in a new (to us) Class B and think we will take Oregon Coast south and just hope for the best.
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