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I was wondering also why the jacks were taken. Releasing the hydraulic lines on the jacks, they could be pushed up manually and then tied in place until a pump is installed.

Set yourself a reminder on your phone or computer to check the gauge, say every two weeks or depending on how frequently you use it. If it gets down to half - start looking for a place to fill it. Here's a funny for us. We purchesed our present MH in Oct 2017 and it has a 28 gal propane tank. It was full. Just this last time we took it out a couple months ago it was 3/4 full. Guess we don't eat in that much. Only thing we have in on the MH is a 3 burner gas stove.

The extend-a-stay is definitely a plus. A 20 pound bottle should get you through until you can fill up. You can call the RV parks taht you will be staying at to see if they have a filling station. Some only fill bottle, others fill permanent tanks on the RV. If they have a filling station ask if it is accessible going into the park, or coming out of the park. If it is going in, fill up before you get to your space. If it is on the way out, either circle around or wait until you are departing. My last MH the tank was on the passenger side. This present MH it is on the driver side. I'll also do a satellite view to see if I can find where the filling station is, or use their site map which typically depicts a propane filling station. Happy trails.

Congratulations Herman and may good things be with you in the endeavor.

Try talking to the lady that says roughing it is no Walmart near by!! Not for boondocking - she doesn't boondock!

So so strange that 300 people can get on a plane and fly internationally, but RV'ers and car drivers can't cross the border. Just doesn't seem realistic. Might be the different areas we are traveling in this year, but the prices do seem higher.

Supply and demand and demand is up. So many finding out it is cheaper to full time in a MH then pay mortgage, taxes and insurance premiums. We are going WAY north this summer and I already have made reservations. Many places I was lucky to get in and this was for July..yep..prices are way up.

2 x 12 x 8 is about $36 at hardware stores. You'll only need 1 and some 3/4 inch plywood. You can buy that in half sheet sizes and cut to fit the 2 x 12. I used stainless steel screws. Used regular screws last time and the heads will rust off..not good. Herman, I don't think he is "blocking" up the rear just raising it by running up on pads. If one side is lower than the other than only that side needing the rise needs to have levelers under it. What am I missing. JanieBear. What are you trying to accomplish? Rasing the rear wheels just to level? For how long? In the picture I posted I back in and raise the front. Not for the faint of heart running up 8 inches on boards. My wife is the ground guide and I do pay attention to her. I can also feel the bump as I go over each level and on the last bump my left foot (always on the brake) hits the brake. She then inches me back. Are you wanting to store the coach with the rear raised and if so, why raise it. Four inches is not a lot of rise.

If you are describing raising the FMC 4", like running the wheels up on blocks, here is what I did for our previous MH. The ramps were 2 x 10" and I have since changed them to 2 x 12" for our newer one. I'm using 3 2x10's with 3/4" plywood to prevent splitting. These 3 ramps give me about 8" of rise. With only 4 inches you should only need 1 with 3/4 plywood on each side. Use treated lumber. Ha ha! Bill we posted about 1 second apart. Amazing how smart like minds work together.

I'm wise also - DW doesn't read this forum - y'all don't tell her either!!

DB, haven't you taught the DW the purpose of the shovel? 🙂

Joe, where did you go? Looks peaceful. We leave around the 1st of July headed to Shipshewana, IN. We will be there for the month of August.

So sorry to hear the woes. A safe journey after the fix is in store.

It must have been a choo choo train engineer!

Wow! This thread has been dead for awhile. Let me liven it up. Some time ago the City of Texas City built a new maintenance facility. It has a lot of gate accesses but this one I just don't understand unless it is going to be for 2 wheel or pedestrians.

Wow! That is an ambitious trip of 2900+ miles. I hope it is not a two week vacation. Have you tried using Google Maps? You can drag any point on the route they give you to secondary or other areas of interest to you. As Carl stated, it would be nice if you put you information in your signature line to help better plan.

It has salt...but is so good!

Yep, but the alternative is not very good!

Ray, you need something to occupy your time, eh? Look at this link salt free seasoning, then pick one. Hee hee! I personally like this spicy one On Amazon

What Ken said. Mark where the present one is and start from there. It slides up and down for warmer/colder (don't remember which way for one or the other). Sometimes those things have a way of getting bumped or vibrated and slid. Try moving it to the location where it is to be colder and see what happens. Ken, is it up or down for colder?

I agree whole heatedly with Ray on layout. That was our first consideration. Scenario: (entry) You walk in and you are in the kitchen with the living room is the next thing back towards the bedroom. You have several guest over so you swivel the pilot and co-pilot chairs around so everyone can chat. The people sitting in the pilot and co-pilot chair have to talk to others "through the kitchen." Not for us. We want to step into a living room and have the kitchen on the way to the back bedroom. In our last MH it was a mid entry (entry was just behind the passenger seat) and we stepped into the living room. The mid entry was very nice for taking things in and out, the only con was that once the door was closed the stair well was an unusable space encroaching on the living room. Our present MH is front entry, into the living room once pass the co-pilot chair. We have just recently had 12 people in their sitting and chatting. Another consideration of ours is the placement of the television. There are many different configurations but the worse to us is the one that comes up from behind the opposing couch. Scenario: You invite a couple friends over to watch your favorite sports program. You are in your recliners or couch and they are on the opposing couch in front of where the TV comes up. They are kneeling down on the couch so they can see the television 1 foot away and you are praying that the don't have a plumber's crack, or worse that their belt don't slip and lets the mooning begin. Another location is a TV that hides behind the slide when the slide is in. If you stop for a lunch and want to catch up on your favorite recording, or whatever, you can't put the slide out in many places to watch television. Yep, we think the layout is by far one of the most important things to consider when purchasing an RV. We love our 2013 Winnebago Tour 42QD. It is 42' 11" long. Look it up for an idea or two, then go shopping.

Ernie, prayers for Brenda for a fast recovery.

North Brookfield, MA

Don't have the heated ones but do have ceramic tiles. Don't need the heated ones as we ware house shoes when inside. p.s., basement is heated so we get a little relief from that heat.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in Central Massachusetts, but it was an accident of birth!