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kohldad

Goose Creek, SC

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Posted: 05/31/18 07:28pm

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Sorry for being so long between updates, but between work being crazy busy and I’ve been vacationing hard to make up for it, just haven’t had time. But here is the trip reports since the last update.

2018 TC Report -- Coffee Pot Lake by emcvay
(Wasington)
2018 TC Report -- Time to go milling! by emcvay
(Wasington)
2018 TC Report -- Tucanon by emcvay
(Wasington)
2018 Trip Report -- the shake down trip or the maiden voyage by emcvay
(Wasington)
2018 The Dalles Campground, WA by Area13
(Wasington)
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #18 - Alaska
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #19 - Alaska
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #20 - Alaska
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #21 - Alaska
2018 TR/3 : Threading the Needles (Canyonlands) part way (Utah)
2018 The TC fools (The Bros) do Anza by jefe 4x4
2018 TR Lassen National Park trip March 2018 by buzzcut1
(California[/*])
2018 Whazoo's Boondock The Big Quiet
2018 Post Eclipse Redux by jefe 4x4

2015 Ram 3500 4x4 Crew Cab SRW 6.4 Hemi LB 3.73 (12.4 hand calc avg mpg after 92,000 miles with camper)
2004 Lance 815 (prev: 2004 FW 35'; 1994 TT 30'; Tents)

bikepsych

California

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Posted: 09/03/18 10:31am

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Took a nice trip in May-June 2018 from California to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Took 6 weeks and visited friends and relatives along the way. Here are some quick pictures. I learned several things along the way...
- I can do better in MPG without Cruise Control (Avg 13.7mpg)
- Most expensive diesel was $4.35 (didn't buy it).
- Least expensive diesel was $2.35 in Alabama.
- Do NOT lubricate the bearings on a trailer too frequently. :-/
- The BEST campgrounds are remote and labled as "campground/camping"
- The WORST campgrounds are labeled as "RV Park." Too many perms.
- The BEST highway conditions are in Nebraska
- The WORST highway conditions are in Michigan
- The BEST food was in Wisconsin
- The WORST food was in Virginia.
- Hardest rain was in Pennsylvania.
- Hottest day was in Nevada. (122)
- Coldest day was in Maine. (34)

Here is a video of the SS Badger departing from Ludington Michigan on its way across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc. Its the last of the coal fired ferries.
https://youtu.be/fUZVuk1CXxshttps://youtu.be/fUZVuk1CXxs

Day of departure

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Boone RV Park, Lampasas, TX Great stop!
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Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. About 2 hours south of Halifax
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Just after crossing Mackinac Bridge (Big Mac)
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Bad trailer bearing only 300 miles from home.
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Total miles 8678
Total Fuel 635 gals
Total DEF 10 gals

Travels with Yoly

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Posted: 10/16/18 02:36pm

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I wasn't sure how to go about posting this or if I was allowed to just do it. If this violates the format for this section, then please feel free to remove it.

Last year (2017) Yoly and I traveled 8,700 miles from Georgia to British Columbia and back. I made a couple Introductory videos to introduce the Playlist before final editing of all the videos was completed. This Playlist basically documents our journey on a day by day basis with each day producing its own video. Hope people find it interesting.

Travels with Yoly - Canada Bound 2017

kohldad

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Posted: 01/22/19 06:43pm

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Been a while but I have been keeping track of the trip reports.
Finally did an update and will be continuing to maintain the trip report sticky. If you would like to have your trip report included in the sticky, just make a post and then give me a month or two to get it posted. If you don't see it posted by then, please feel free to send me a pm with a link to your report.

Here is a list of most of the reports added in this update.

North West
2018 Whazoo's Tripping ol man winter
2018 Whazoo's Trip of a different color
2018 1200 miles in the NW again by emcvay
2018 1200 miles in the NW by emcvay
2018 Trip Report - climbing hills and milling near Waterville WA by emcvay
2018 TR: Eastern Sierra Nevada and White Mountains

Central
2017 Denver to TN- Eisenhower, Council Grove, & Tallgrass Prairie
2017 Solo to Denver

Cross Country
C.Traveler2 finished his epic 23 section report on his 2015 trip to Alaska.
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #22 - Alaska
2015 Summer Journey, Crossing Alaska #23 - Alaska

Buzzcut1

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Posted: 01/18/20 10:54pm

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my latest report
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30006787.cfm

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