wayne77590

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!

Crack a front window just a little and it should help. Only need a 1/4 inch or so.

Also look ato Magna Shade's tire covering, and their window coverings.

Y'all need to get the DW back in to wife training school. (I'm sure glad Earlene doesn't read this forum!) Dear Steve's Wife Training School Just up the road from us about 10 miles.

...and, check the manual that comes with the car. Go to a lot, look in the glove box and find "recreational towing." If the manual is not in the glove box ask the salesman to see it.

Here's the manual