hermanmullins

On my Carefree slide awning there are two arms on the awning, one on each end. Facing the awning the arm on the left has the rewind spring. Loosen the left arm, pull it out just enough to clear the slide. Be very careful there is a lot of tension on the arm. With great ease turn the arm counter clock wise. One turn may give you the desired tension. if not turn arm one more turn. This should increase the tension on the Awning. Herman

Carl, just a slight correction they don't refer to the gatherings as Anniversaries. It is just 101st Convention. FMCA was formed 1963 and they had a Anniversary for the 50th year of FMCA in 2013 I believe it was at the convention in Gillette Wyoming. If I remember correctly it was "Mile Marker 50" or something like that. Please, someone correct me if my date are wrong. Herman

Martin, Welcome home Shipmate!! Thank you for your Service. Were you Ships company or an Airedale? Airedale myself. What a Resume, from upstate New York, living in California and retired Navy, wow. And Welcome To The Forum. Herman

Hasn't this been addressed in your last Topic Posting? Herman

Ross, I am not familiar with Direct TV, is this where you subscribe to either the East Coast or West Coast major networks? As mike said, we to have Dish and when we travel out of our zone we can call up Dish and they will set us up with the Local Channels where we are. Then when we return home we revert back to our home channels. Simple as 1-2-3. Herman

Martin, Welcome to the Forum. It would have been nice to have had such insurance. But here we are with perfect hindsight. I am sure that will be a discussion at the next budget meeting. However I am sure the Insurance Industry will be thinking about such policies and the cost may be very high in the future. But it would be nice to have it. Again Welcome! Herman

Mike, having been retired for about ten years, the wife for seven, not much has changed. That is except for not being able to go to Rallies and visit with friends. I know folks will agree with me in saying "LET'S GO RVING!!!!" (I know capitals and bold mean shouting) Herman

docj, I never thought that as a volunteer, it would cost me between 10 & 12 thousand dollars a year to have the privilege to serve. I do it because I enjoy doing it. That being said I am an Officer in the South Central Area, Senior Vice President. I do not get paid for going to our area rally or planning meeting. However there are three officers that do get paid mileage when they go to visit Rallies other than their own. Our Southern Region and Northern Region VPs go to visit chapter in their region. The purpose of those visits are to help chapter that may be going down in size and can use help. I myself travel in both area for the same reason when a chapter need help and one of the other VPs is unable to attend for some reason or to make a presentation to a Chapter celebrating an anniversary. Those visits are made by either our National Area Vice President or myself. So yes some folks may be reimbursed for there travel. Do some abuse it, yes. But the majority of them spend much more than they are reimbursed. So I say to folks, if there is something that you feel is not right or may need corrected don't just sit in front of a computer and complain. Talk to your National Director, Your National Area Vice President or even the President, or better still get elected to be a National Director, an area officer, in other words get involved. I deal with all of the above and must say they are all hard working men and women working together for one cause, FMCA. Just My Humble Opinion. Herman

Long video. Herman

jchaney12, Do you remember if during your 1,400 mile trip hitting something or a deep pot hole? A deep pot hole or and alligator (tire debris on the road) can do a lot of damage to a front end, more especially when towing. With an auto with 135,000 miles (not to mention miles being towed) on it there are bound to be suspension components that are worn. I would start with an good shop that does suspension work. Herman

Picture from our front porch. As Mr. Rodgers would say, "It's a great day in the neighborhood. " Herman

Rockwell RV Park, They are taking reservations. They will be open at 2pm, after church. 404-787-5992 Exit 143 on I-40 Herman

Ray, I had a tire company tell me the reason that they do not just repair a tire with an inside patch is for the same reason. They put in a plug with rubber cement. Their thinking, and I agree, is that the inside patch works for the leak but the plug works for both the leak and stops possible water penetration that can cause steel belt failure. Herman

Gary, I do not use a filter for using Camp Ground water or for filling my water storage tank. I have a double inline filter setup in our coach. One is a charcoal filter and I am not sure what the second is called. We are not full timers but do use the coach many times all year long. We use to water for making coffee, washing dishes, and showering. We drink bottled water because we can keep it cold. I change the filters twice a year. Herman

Roger there are 50 different answers to that thought. All I know is that in Texas if you drive an motorhome in excess of 26,001 lbs you need either a Class A or B operators License. There are three Class of Operator License in Texas. Class C= Standard License to drive a non commercial vehicle weighing less then 10,000 lbs. Class B= license to drive a non commercial vehicle weighting over 26,001 lbs and towing less then 10,000 lbs. Class A= same as B but able to tow in excess of 10,001 lbs. When testing for either a Class B or A there are some questions that you will find in the CDL handbook but you are not taking a CDL Test. When I got my Class B License I had to take a Computer test and a driving test. The driving test consisted of Backing 100 ft., Parallel Parking, and a road test to prove you road knowledge. I do not know of any requirement for driving a vehicle weighing less then 10,000 lbs and towing anything. This is just for Texas. I would say that less than 10% of Motorhome operators in Texas have such a License. I think this would be a great topic for a Retired Tire Design and Quality Engineer to tackle and present it to FMCA's Technical Committee. Don't you? Herman

I am closing this topic.

I know what you mean but no matter how many times I move it to "Not Spam" the next time it goes right back to spam. And I will get 2 or 3 email from the address good and on the same day bam right back to spam. I have even taken it to a computer garu and he ended up scratching his head. So I continue to check my spam folder. Remember We Are All I This Together Herman

Where did you find the Gold Tone ones? Remember We Are All In This Together Herman

I understand but for some odd glitch in my email I have some incoming emails that I need but they sometimes go to the spam folder. Not all the time. I have about three addresses that do that therefore I have to check my spam folder every time I go to my mail. This morning I had 28 emails for the same site in my spam. I have been in contact with the site and have been told that there is a glitch in their server and it is hung up somewhere. So I check and delete several time per day. Remember We Are All In This Together Herman

So many cliches, To each his own. What's good for the goose isn't alway good for the gander. I like the one that came with our coach. It has both spray and pulse. Never use the pulse but i do move it to where it is in between both this slows down the water but keeps the heat up. Our only problem is that it is Gold Tone and it in worne some but I can't find a replacement. Oh well we just keep on keeping on. I am glad that is one of my least worries. Remember We Are All In This Together. Herman

Another lesson learned. Check with the valve coming into the heater like Brett said. Herman

Hoooooooray! Herman

Ok, might I suggest that you contact the shop that winterized you coach and ask them if they shut off a valve from the engine to the heater. Hermna

I have contacted them several times and asked to be removed from their list, I have it sent to my spam folder an so far today I have had 28 emails in my spam folder so far today. They are a pain in the posterior. Herman

Welcome to the Forum. Since the water heater works on electric are you talking about working on propane? If so have you checked to see if, when you had it winterized, they turned your propane off? Herman