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Posted By: stan909 on 09/12/14 01:36pm

Added two Econopower(Interstate) 6 volt golfcart batteries of 232 amp hours to my new to me Coachmen Saratoga. I traded in the little 78 amp hour battery from the below floor compartment leaving a battery sized opening below the new batteries so there's plenty of ventilation. I am temporarily using a plastic storage crate overturned to keep vapors out of coach. I will eventually put a cabinet over the batteries but until then this will have to do. I bought these same batteries for my Bounder 2 years ago and they are still going strong.

Posted By: k6dcp on 09/17/14 07:21pm

Took IVan out for a stretch-your-legs run -- about 50-60 miles round trip, to attend a CE class. Showed him off to a couple of admiring, dare I say jealous, people -- which is always fun.

All the way, I heard a quiet whisper "When do we get to go on the road?" Not sure if it were the van, me, or both of us.

Soon -- we'll be on our way to a 2-day class in Carson City, NV; a conference in Reno, and a leisurely trip home along the back side of the Sierras enjoying cooler weather (yes!) and hopefully good fall colors.

And if we happen to find a beautiful spot we can't bear to leave? Well, that's the joy of driving a class B. We'll just stay a day and soak in the beauty. Nothing wrong with coming home a day late.

Life is good when you and your B are hitting the road.

"IVan" (short for "I love this Van!")
2009 Leisure Travel Van Free Spirit

Posted By: NoVa RT on 09/17/14 11:08pm

I'm doing my first "long" trip with the Roadtrek - Florida & back, with some side-trips. Camped on the water at Fort DeSoto in St. Pete while also taking in the Yankees - Rays series. A great combo for those that like baseball & the beach.

2013 RT 190-Popular

Posted By: Heapie on 09/21/14 09:01am

Hi Folks,

On Friday, we determined that our side-by-side Fridge-freezer was on the way out. We ordered a new one which will be delivered on Monday. This morning the freezer went totally. In anticipation I had plugged in out Roadtrek 2002-190V to the house 110 volt current and turned on the fridge. This morning I took out the frozen bottles and ice cubes and packed the fridge full of food. ( Not really much but better than nothing.) Tomorrow, when the new side-by-side is delivered, the food will be returned to the new Fridge-freezer. I will then go out and buy my new Tab 4 pad holder for the RV. I have already loaded CoPilot on the suggestion of Robert of MERYL AND ME fame. (I wonder, does Robert have a last name?)

I also found that ROADTREK.COM has new owner manuals for their 2014 models. I tried to buy one or have it printed. 184 pages. I then read it and found that I might need a few pages which I can copy. Check it out. It is worth reading. Also in Color. (I wonder if they got the idea from Robert of MERYL AND ME fame?) It is very nice.

Happy RVing,

Heapie

Posted By: Tanya6520 on 09/22/14 12:40pm

I am mourning her lose. She is in need of a mercerator pump. Needs the generator oil changed and two front tires. The bed/couch needs to be fixed so it will lift. Needs a good cleaning too.

Posted By: Horizon170 on 09/22/14 02:13pm

Added a bit of Freon to the A/C (On the engine) and loaded some of our Surf Fishing Gear. Maybe health will issues will let us go in October.
Fingers crossed.

Marvin

2010 Coachman Freelander 22TB on a
2008 Sprinter/Freightliner chassis
1995 Geo Tracker (Toad)

Posted By: stan909 on 09/26/14 01:03am

Dropped the generator and put in new carburetor. Put it back together and it fired right up , ran beautifully for 4 minutes then died. My brother in law(mechanic) determined it wasn't getting fuel. I checked gas gauge and saw there was a tick over 1/4 of a tank. Drove down to gas station and filled it up. Drove home and tried it again. Still no fuel. Bro in law checked fuel lines and determined it was sucking air. Cut off end of hose, tightened it up and she fired right up. Hallelujah!!!!.I just need the roof air fixed and she's ready for showbiz. Well maybe some touch up to the trim paint also for her close-up Mr DeMille.

Posted By: charles on 09/26/14 06:08am

For the last 5 days I have been waxing and detailing it from bumper to bumper, only have the windows left to do. Next month I'll winterize, top off the batteries, etc. and put it to sleep.

Nick

2019 Thor Chateau 22B

Posted By: Heapie on 09/26/14 06:17am

Hi Folks,

Yesterday (Thursday), Sheila and I went out to buy a few things for our 2002 Roadtrek 190V. Purchased a plug assembly to plug in all our electronic toys, 2 phones, 1 pad, and 1 old GPS. (Galaxy Pad has a better GPS in it so will be the GPS of the future.) Fits in the slot below the radio. We also purchased a pad holder which will fit on the radio slot above the driver seat. Need to add a few things so it will not shake loose. Word of advice. NEVER leave things plugged in when the engine is not running. I left our GPS plugged in by mistake. Killed the battery.

We also went over the RV in preparation of going to a Roadtrek Rally in Raymond NH, leaving on early Monday morning. (Sheila will be awoken in the house and led to the RV in the dark and will sack out until we get to McDonalds for breakfast sandwiches and cheap coffee.) Then off to the "peeper country."

This is the first time we have seen the "peeper country" in 20 years in that we owned and ran an Inn on Nantucket for 20 years. Leaves on Nantucket go from green to brown overnight.

Heapie.

ps. In my past, I taught at Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT for three years. I had the greatest show of color out side my office and apartment windows. Can't beat it. Can't wait to see it again

Posted By: Davydd on 09/26/14 06:59am

We saw our soon to be a B at Advanced RV. Right now it is just an empty cargo van.

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Davydd
2021 Advanced RV 144 WB 2500 Class B
2015 Advanced RV Ocean One Class B

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