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Posted By: Wanderin fool on 11/03/13 04:53pm

Alas,,, put it up for the winter, but will still sleep in it occasionally pretending Im camping. Anyone else do this, or did I just make a really stupid admission!? [emoticon]

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Posted By: Super_Dave on 11/03/13 05:20pm

Wanderin fool wrote:

Alas,,, put it up for the winter, but will still sleep in it occasionally pretending Im camping. Anyone else do this, or did I just make a really stupid admission!? [emoticon]

I went to storage today and loaded the camper for our trip to the coast next weekend. I'd like to get a Thanksgiving weekend trip in as well before putting it away.

Truck: 2006 Dodge 3500 Dually
Rig: 2018 Big Country 3155 RLK
Boat: 21' North River Seahawk

Posted By: freddypinak on 11/03/13 09:03pm

starcraft69 wrote:

Im loading her up for a 5 day trip to the coast for crabbing. gave her a good vacuum and interior wash down.

Star --

Where do you go crabbing? What kind of crabs? We're old razor clammers from AK...BUT no clams now in Sin City :-(

2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
1998 Lance SquireLite 165

Posted By: mark_be on 11/15/13 09:59am

The truck didn't start, so I searched the web in a panic. Turned out that there was a blown fuse under the hood. Replaced the fuse, started it and took the truck to its winter storage.

2001 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel (DRW Crew cab Long bed)
Sonnax TQ and Sonnax 4R100 rebuild - 6.0 transmission cooler and OTW cooler.

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Posted By: JumboJet on 11/15/13 10:41am

Winterized it, but plan on taking two December trips.

Posted By: stuckinthesand on 11/15/13 12:34pm

Took it to the dealer to have the fridge looked at, it doesn't want to stay lit on LP.

Posted By: ~DJ~ on 11/15/13 03:27pm

Ordered my new Dometic 12 volt compressor fridge!! [emoticon]

'17 Class C 22' Conquest on Ford E 450 with V 10. 4000 Onan, Quad 6 volt AGMs, 515 watts solar.
'12 Northstar Liberty on a '16 Super Duty 6.2. Twin 6 volt AGMs with 300 watts solar.

Posted By: Bigimac on 11/16/13 10:50am

Well, not exactly today, but the couple weeks:

Added a Ranch Hand grille guard (we're a deer & moose magnet)
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& installed a custom front 2" receiver (didn't want to permanently install a winch)
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& getting ready for ski season, (camping overnight in parking lots to be 1st in line on those Utah powder days & taking early p.m. naps), got a hitch-mounted, swing out ski rack (the Ms. said "no way" to hauling ski's around on the floor).
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2013 Capri Sportsman Grande
2015 Chevy Crew cab 3500HD SWD gasser
Toyo Open Ctry ATII 275 70R/18
10150# loaded; 10.5 mpg @ 70mph

Posted By: dakonthemountain on 11/16/13 11:17am

GGGRRR!!! Well I checked all the air pressure in the new tires I had installed only 90 miles ago in prep for a quick overnight local getaway. Inside dual totally showed 5 psi. when I tried to air up I heard the hiss of air coming from inside. Trip cancelled. At least it wasn't the tire itself. It was the inner dual valve extender and it had been sliced almost clear through. When? I don't know as I haven't driven it since July and it was "fine" then.. Maybe on the way home. In any event, it's truck is under the RV port and I have to replace the valve extenders (or leave them off completely.) In 21 years of driving dually trucks with valve extenders this is the first time I've ever had an issue, so I guess it was my turn!

Dak

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Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 11/16/13 12:34pm

Started prepping to head to the Sierras next weekend. aside for loading up my toys I decided it was a good time to refresh my chain up skills and try out my new chain set. This took me less that 5 minutes from start to finish and they are by far the easiiest set of chains I have ever installed. Purchased from Les Schwab Tires

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2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags

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