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Most parks I have been in prohibit dumping grey water anywhere but the dump station. Besides that it is unsanitary and repulsive.
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I have no direct experience with Sprint but I have heard complaints. No service has complete coverage so we hedge our bets. I have Verizon, my wife has AT&T. In general I might say V has better service in the east but we travel Texas quite a bit and V was very poor in much of western Texas. AT&T was better but not great. We will be trying the Wilson Sleek this coming winter and hoping it performs as well as I have heard for boosting cell reception.
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Washer dryer combo load size is so small and takes so long, my wife considered it useless, especially since we stay in state parks w/o sewer a lot. She couldn't wait to get rid of it. She much prefers the storage space and we use the laundromat.
If you prefer the combo, I would strongly advise a vented one, otherwise it will take even longer.
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For WIFI in parks that have poor WIFI, consider a WIFI repeater (http://ampedwireless.com/). I haven't tried mine on the road yet but it works very well in my house where the signal is weak because I have a house with a lot of metal conduit.
Verizon devices work well but we try to cover all bases by having one Verizon phone and one AT&T. the iPhone can be used as a WIFI hotspot. The Wilson Sleek can amplify weak cell reception.
We manage to connect to the Internet most places we go,albeit slow at times. We are addicted. -
I have a different use for the battery minder. When we travel for the winter, I use the battery minder on the car we leave behind rather than disconnecting the battery. When we come home in the spring, the car starts instantly, the clock and radio settings are maintained, and the battery didn't freeze (that could be a problem in Minnesota).
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I have had TST for several years, in fact I am on my second system from TST. The only reason I went to the second system is that over the years, I found the anti theft sensors to be a little annoying at times when I had to adjust the pressure in my tires. The configuration of my rims made it very difficult to use the sensor wrench. When the batteries in my sensors stated needing replacement (several years) I switched to the system with the flow thru sensors. TST swapped several sensors at the Madison convention, no charge no questions asked. Their early sensors had a gasket problem but that has been solved in the sensors you have now.
Would not leave home without it.
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It seems like if the automatic steps begin to malfunction, it becomes an ongoing problem. You fix one thing and then something else malfunctions. My solution was to wire in a spring return to center toggle switch. It is just another step up from hot wiring that you do anyway. It does not take long to get used to manual operation of the steps and to always verify steps in before you move. We now prefer manual operation. The toggle is in easy reach for the copilot.
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Surge protectors are a voltage device to protect against voltage surges and spikes. As long as you have the correctly wired adapter plug or built in surge protection, amperage of the service doesn't matter.
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It took a while to get used to but I like the Apple devices. I have a MacBook Air because that was the only one that had solid state drive at the time. Apple devices all talk to each other with iCloud. We have the laptop, two iPads and two iPhones. WIFI is mostly built in bit we use both Verizon and AT&T. The iPhones can be set up as a WIFI hotspot using cellular network.
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In my opinion, it would be rude to deploy slides without asking. And then, use your judgement. If there is room, slides out. Crowded lot, suffer a little.
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We used the frig on propane while driving for many years. We did turn it off while fueling and complied with tunnel and ferry requirements.
The Norcold died a horrible death (ammonia fumes).
We now have a household frig with a motor that is compatible with the inverter (many are not). It has a e-save feature to reduce power. In general!, refrigerators are not a huge draw on the inverter and our inverter and alternator are beefy enough to carry the load.
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Honda says it is not. My personal opinion is that you probably could but Honda will not honor the warranty if anything goes wrong.
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Ditto desertdeals69. What's the rush?
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Bostich Trim Air works for me. Fits my slotted space, 150 psi for big tires, easy to handle. Not the least expensive but not unreasonable. Lots of useful accessories. Actually easier than getting out the hose (always just a foot too short) to use on board air.
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In my opinion you can't beat Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora. Huge full hookup sites just minutes from downtown Denver. Within walking distance from a light rail line. Don't miss it.
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When we travel we use both printed maps and GPS. I like GPS and use Delorne software on a laptop for a large display that I can see in an instant. I map out the route and go over it with my copilot who prefers paper. Neither method is infallible but they are complementary.
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Isn't the 7720 the current model? Why buy one that has so many known issues? I would like to see comments on the 7720.
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When I sign out, VIEW NEW CONTENT works. When I see a topic I want to comment on, I have to sign in, find the topic by subject matter. Now view new content does not work again.
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View new content does not work on my iPad unless I sign out. Then I have to sign back in and find the topic to be able to comment.
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I use DeLorme Topo North America software on a laptop. As with any GPS, it can have its quirks in route planning but I can review the route it selects and edit it literally down to feet. It's not perfect but I have used DeLorme products for at least 12 years (before other GPS products were available). They have other GPS software available with more amenities that RVers might prefer but I prefer Topo because it shows topographic features like elevations which gives me info on the elevations and hills I might encounter. Besides that I have a 13 inch screen that I can adjust for brightness to suit. A bigger laptop would give a bigger screen but the 13 inch fits my dash location very nicely.
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Verizon is not always superior to AT&T. Verizon service in parts of west Texas was almost nonexistent. That's why we have both. We have encountered other areas where AT&T is better.
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Try Texas. Recommend Seawind.
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Is your wife a part of your heavier gear?
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For some unknown reason, my wife became almost obsessed with side to side weight distribution.
She would move heavier books from one side to the other "to balance the load". I explained that to a vehicle that weighs over 15 tons those books won't make a bit of difference. The obsession continued until I said, "OK, to balance the load from now on you have to sit on the floor in the middle aisle."
Problem solved. No more side to side distribution complaints.
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Some fridges are not compatible with the wave form of some inverters. The Samsung with esave described by another member is. We travel with it running all the time.