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Roland, This is what I use to carry my step ladder on the rear ladder. The top of the step ladder will slip over the rack. You will want to secure the rack to your rear ladder with cable ties. Then secure the step ladder with a bungee cord around it attached on each end to your coach ladder. http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/over-the-ladder-chair-and-bike-rack/27584

We installed a 20 cubic foot French Door Samsung in June 2015 and have traveled a little over 5,000 miles with no problems. And some of those roads were rough. Just be sure you have a really secure way of keeping the doors closed while traveling. We use strong but non-abrasive bungee cords so they won't mar the finish. Label on our unit states "Maximum amperage 1.1". Twice as much space as the Norcold we had and nice solid ice cream. When we travel, I turn on the inverter (modified sine wave) and when we get where we are going, the temps are still right where they should be. As Herman said, spring loaded curtain rods work great to hold everything in place inside. I can't really comment on the need for additional batteries. I have 6 6 volt and 2 12 volt batteries. Two 6 volt are for the inverter, the remain four are house batteries and the two 12 volt are chassis. We do not boondock so we don't have any experience in that area.

I see you have already booked a site. But if you are in the area again, try Four Mile Creek State Park. Has electric only (50 amp), large sites and located on Lake Ontario. We were there in August and had a wonderful of Lake Ontario, and on a clear day, Toronto across the lake. Dump station on the way out was very easy to get in and out. While you are there, you might want to visit old Fort Niagara overlooking the Niagara River and Lake Ontario - lots of history.

Welcome to the FMCA forum!! And congrats on the new coach. From the picture, I would guess it was taken at Bentsen Palms in Mission, Texas? Have a safe trip to Arizona.

Congratulations on retirement. I highly recommend it!!! Regarding your refrigerator, I do not remember if you stated in previous posts if you had a Dometic, Norcold or a residential model. We installed a new Samsung French door model a few months ago. All I do is turn on my inverter when we are going to be traveling and that works out well. We try to go by a rule of 300 miles or 6 hours in a day. This has not always been possible but is useful in trying to plan stops. You got great advice from the posters above. Now go out and enjoy your new lifestyle!!!

I just looked at the brochures for the Winnebago Journey for 2012 through 2015. I note that 2015 is the first time the 40R is listed as an available model.

Try looking at RV Trader. You can enter the criteria to limit what you want. http://www.rvtrader.com/search-results?sort=year%3Aasc&page=1&type=Class%20A|198067&length=38%3A*&fuelType=diesel&condition=U&year=2013%3A2016&

I can't tell you anything about the Newmar mattress but when we sold our home in 2011, we removed the mattress from our coach and replaced it with the Tempurpedic we already had.

You won't be able to just register the motorhome in Texas without having a domicile there. That would involve having an address in the state, changing driver license to Texas, registering any toad there, etc. We have lived in Texas all our lives so when we sold our home in 2011, we used Escapees RV Club in Livingston, Texas for our mail forwarding. We changed our driver license, all vehicle registrations and voter registration to the Escapees address. I know the states you mentioned do not have state income tax but you might want to check on personal property taxes and vehicle registration fees. Polk County (where Escapees is located) does not have personal property taxes but some Texas counties do. Registration is based on weight rather than value as some states use. Ours for this year was a little over $200. Then you have to have an inspection within 90 days of registration renewal which will be less than $20. This is just to give you an idea of what will be involved in registering the motorhome in Texas. Good luck and safe travels.

I replaced Goodyear on my coach in 2012 with Toyo. We traveled that year from Lampasas, Texas to Alaska and back. Last year to northern New Mexico, Phoenix, AZ for the winter then back to Texas. This year we are currently in North Carolina having traveled 4700 miles since leaving Texas in May. Overall we have put nearly 20,000 miles on the Toyos without a problem. I don't have a problem with the ride or noise as I did with the Goodyear tires. I have been told that the Michelin would have a better ride but at the time I bought mine, the Michelins were about $1200 more even with the FMCA program.

You might look at this site. They lead off with some pretty expensive rentals but others are available. Don't know anything about them but it might give you some information. http://gossrv.com/motorhomerentals-classARV-showcase.php

What tow bar do you have? I use a Roadmaster Falcon 2 that has served us well but we went with new base plates. Got the tow bar on Ebay much cheaper than Camping World or other RV suppliers although you might check PPL in Houston, Texas. Our towbar purchase included all the necessary wiring, diodes, safety cables and electrical cable from the motorhome to the Jeep. Your Jeep owners manual should give details to set up for dingy towing. Mine is 1. Transfer case in neutral. 2. Transmission (automatic) in Park. 3. Key in ignition and on to the first stop (so the steering wheel does not lock). You will also need an auxiliary braking system for the Jeep when being towed - required in most states. I have the Brake Buddy Vantage but there are many excellent systems out there.

Ours saved us in Alaska in 2012. When we plugged in, everything was fine. Sometime 2 days later, we lost power and I started checking everything out. No lights on the Surge Guard. Ran my extension to another pedestal that was in use by another coach and still no power. At that point, it appeared something had happened to my Surge Guard. Went back to the original pedestal to check things out - one knee on the ground (damp) I put my arm on top of the power pedestal and received a nice shock. Campground moved us to a new site and I had to bypass the Surge Guard for a while but I am sure it saved a lot of electronic equipment. As soon as I could get a replacement was a week - I was really nervous until I got it installed.

Herman, We replaced our No-cold with a Samsung RF20HFENBBC French Door model from Home Depot. The one we got was black but I think it is available in white and stainless. 33" wide 19.4 cu ft. Had it installed in June 2015 and we love it. Solid ice cream and never run out of ice. Sandra loves the additional space in the freezer and refer. When we travel, I just turn on the inverter and when we arrive, freezer is still -2 and refer is still 38. Our inverter is a MSW also. I don't' remember for sure but I think the book says 2 or 2.5 amps for this refrigerator.

I was thinking the Airstream was on a Freightliner chassis but when I looked it up, the earliest model I found was 2002. http://freightlinerchassis.com/component/option,com_servicecenters/controller,oem/oem,Airstream/view,oemprint/ Maybe the above link will get you started. As Brett said, call Cat with your serial number to get accurate information.

Welcome to the FMCA forum. You will get many differing opinions about driving your rig to Alaska. First, I would not try the Dalton in a motorhome. The BLM recommends 2 full size mounted spare tires for anyone on this road. There is no cell or Internet service along the road. It is primarily a trucking road and may have potholes and washboard. We made the trip to Alaska in 2012 and had zero problems and no damage. We went with a caravan. We have 2 different couples that are friends of ours just starting to return from Alaska. One couple went with. caravan and one went on their own. Neither has had a problem or damage. The main thing to do if you travel to Alaska is to slow down. The frost heaves on the roads and some roads under construction can be extremely rough and will cause damage. We found a road under construction in Montana to be just as rough. If you are not mechanically inclined, you might want to consider traveling with a group. For retired or active military, SMART has a caravan. No one can really make the decision but just do what is comfortable for you.

Indiana EZ Pass instructions I received said to use those for trucks, buses, etc for my motorhome - 1 to 2 inches from the bottom of the windshield centered or just to the right of center if it is a divided windshield. Has worked well so far through Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylviania, New York

We spent last summer at Deer Spring RV Park in Mayhill, NM. Nice cool weather in the mountains. Many of the people there spend every summer there but they welcome newcomers as old friends. Someone has a campfire going every evening and everbody brings their chairs. This summer we are traveling but plan to be back in Mayhill next June then on to South Fork, Colorado or Chama, New Mexico for trout fishing until sometime in September. Our experience has been that most campgrounds in Colorado has some spontaneous campfire gatherings where all are welcome.

I have the Garmin RV 760 LMT. We left central Texas the end of May and are in Indiana now with many stops along the way. My Garmin has guided me faithfully to every campground location except the current one - the problem was caused by an error in a campground database from the POI Factory. When I selected the same campground from the Passport America database, it was right on. Today it successfully got us into and out of downtown Chicago (in the toad of course) without any problems. But I still look at a map and compare it to the route on the GPS.

Try https://www.rvfurniture.com/ We have an oak dinette made by them which has a 12 inch leaf that stores under the top when not in use. Without the leaf the table is 36" x 27". It is the Classic RV Table and is available in Ash, Oak, Cherry, Light & Dark Maple And Beech.

Thanks for the response Brett. My knowledge of gas pushers is absolutely zero.

My brother-in-law is interested in a gas pusher. He and his wife do not like the "hump" in a front engine gas model. I know that gas pushers have been produced by several manufacturers over the years but I really do not know anything about them. Anyone out there familiar with gas pushers or have recommendations?

Ours was anchored with screws through a shelf on top and bottom. It is really heavy and took 2 people to remove. If yours is floor mounted, not sure how it might be anchored but you should be able to wrestle it to the door and get someone to help with the removal.

Phil, I found Nationwide Warranties and Nationwide Warranty Service online. Nationwide Warranty Service in Davie, FL has a BBB rating of F. Nationwide Warranties website states that they are broker. If this is the one, who is your contract actually with? Just interested which company you are dealing with now.

Looked at the Rand McNally and the Garmin RV 760LMT. After reading various reviews, we decided on the Garmin - we love it so far. Our experience has been limited to use in our toad but will be using it next week in the motorhome. I have the DeLorme Street program on my computer and a trip we are planning took us across a bridge in New Hampshire which is around 12'6" according to a low clearance file I have added. Our motorhome is 13'1'. I entered the same route into the Garmin after entering the motorhome data - it routed us around the low clearance. The Good Sam trip routing service will show a route into the Niagara Falls area on a freeway which does not allow RVs although they do flag it as RVs prohibited and tell you that you need to change your route. The Garmin will route you around that freeway. Also note that you can select Auto or RV mode on the Garmin.