wildebill308

Good looking dog. Welcome to the forum. I hear people getting hung up on "so many National Parks have a 35 foot limit". That might be important if you were never going any place but a park with that limit. You may buy a perfect length coach and still never get to camp inside some parks. I have visited a fair number of National Parks. The biggest problem is in season places like Yellowstone have 32,000 visitors daily. When I was in Glacier a couple years ago in 2 weeks there were no openings at any of the campgrounds in the park. Not trying to scare you with the crowds but it can be busy. I think the 40 ft. coach will work well. I know this will sound counter to what I just said but the extra work to get in the park is worth it in this case. If you are going to stop at the Grand Canyon on this trip make reservations NOW. This is worth the effort to get a reservation in Trailer Village, nps.gov, (928) 638-7888. I like the fact that the shuttle will pick you up at the campground and take you places you can't drive in the park. Do you have a toad yet? Any questions? Bill

I am gong to say no. I think it is the same as with my Honda. Just to clarify you turn the key all the way to the right to "start" then it goes back to "run" one spot to the left shuts off the engine but you can still have power to the radio "on /accessory". If you left the key in run it might show mileage as all the gages are powered up. Your battery won't last very long because of the drain from all the electrical components like navigation and driving lights Bill

I think if installed right they work. The one I was referring to in the picture is not installed properly. Bill

You got lucky. Bill

"Picture on THIS post on hoses happened to be taken with TPM sensors off" If you are talking about the picture with the Chevy emblem, The valve stem on the right is going to fail. You can see that it is rubbing the rim where it comes through the hole. Over time it will abrade a hole in the braided material and cause leak. It needs to be re positioned and some rail road grommet material installed. This is exactly why people have problems with these type of extensions. Bill

Walter, if you put that info in your signature it will save you from needing to do it again if you have a question. look at Carl's or my signature for ideas. Bill

Or old world charm. Bill

I am sorry but for the majority of people $4000. plus $585 a year + the extra charges is to expensive to stay in junky RV parks. I don't believe anyone can get that deal. The reality is what I posted. The deliberate miss leading promotional /advertising about zones is disingenuous at best. South west zone includes 6 states 18 camp grounds 3 states don’t have a camp ground and Nevada and Arizona have one each. The one that I stayed at in Arizona was an Encore Property, Voyager RV Resort & Hotel and was one of the better places. We were parked on a big flat parking lot with hookups, no other amenities. No table, no light, Nothing but pavement. It is primarily for snow birds and is 90-95% permanent park model type structures. I will say this it was one of the only places that had a readymade package of information about the area and some coupons for local attractions. North West Zone includes 9 states 18 campgrounds; 7 states have no campgrounds. Only Oregon and Washington have camp grounds. Saying you have a zone that covers 9 states sounds good but it is actually only 2 states have any campgrounds you can use. The other thing that made/makes me mad is they repeatedly said this was a one-year special deal and I could renew it if I wanted to. Yet they charged my credit card for a renewal without my permission. They said that by singing the original paperwork it became an automatic renewal. I had asked repeatedly if it was a one-year deal and was assured I would have to renew myself or it would end. I looked and my lawyer looked it over and could find no such clause. They refunded my money and we are all happy now. Bill

I was thinking Dutch. Bill

I would look for a Ford dealer that had a medium truck department and call them. If they don't have the equipment they will know who they send their work out to. Bill

Phil, try holding down your battery switch to tie your battery's together. Let us know if that helps. Bill

You must have a very special membership. This is from the rules from TT. They don’t say what you will pay for exceeding the 30 day/night limit it is listed as “Market Price” Members are allotted 30 nights of free camping in any of the Thousand Trails campgrounds covered by your Zone Parking Pass. Additional nights are charged a small service fee. Members may stay up to 14 consecutive nights at any one campground based on availability. Reservations are advised, particularly for longer stays and during holiday periods. Keep in mind that even though camping is complimentary with membership (first 30 days), last-minute cancellations or no shows will be charged cancellation fees. Campers who stay at any Thousand Trails campground for more than four consecutive nights must wait at least one week before camping at another resort in the chain. I have stayed at the Thousand Trails Las Vegas Resort. It took 3 different spots before I found one that had power. As far as location it is out by Sam’s Town and not to convenient to the strip. Staying over the limit there is $120.00 per night. (Market Price) Interesting because I stayed at Oasis for $67.00 for a premium + site. Well ok 3 days were $33.50 because I used Passport America. I am still wondering why/how TT thinks they are worth $120.00 that is the same as thinking Motel 6 is worth $120.00. TT can say they are busy and limit you to 7 days. Not the 14 days. Thousand Trails Long Beach Resort was so tight that to back in to the spot you had to drag the front of the coach through the brush that was up to the edge of the road. Bill

No they are probably worse. I got snared by them about 5 years ago. Keep in mind it is like a condo you have to pay weather you use it or not. The campgrounds are way off the main drag and nasty, tight, bad roads in and out. Plus add on charges. Like if you want 50 Amp that will be an extra $5.00 a night. You can only stay at one of their parks for X days before you have to spend time outside of their system before you can use another of their parks. Some people love them but I am not in that group. Bill

Back to the OP's complaining about Loves. Once you know how they work it is pretty simple. Getting a card is more of a problem than I want for the few times I use them in a year. The place that bugs me with limits is Kroger and only allowing 35 gal when redeeming fuel points. Bill

First thing are your wheels coated or bare? Using an aggressive cleaner will remove the coating and the shine. For bare wheels I like Mouthers polishing ball and cone. Bill

Well if you can read all the negative reports on EW company's and you still want to give them your money, well be my guest. Please tell us how wonderfully they treated you. Bill

Nice coach. Bill

Welcome to the form. What engine and what are your SCA levels? Bill

Welcome to the forum. Tell me how much you will save if you spend over $3600 or more for a policy and you are denied. Do you have every recite for maintence and does it match the factory recommended schedule perfectly? Just saying there are many story's on hear and on different forums about claims being denied for trivial reasons. You might want to do some more research. Bill

Nice Carl, but didn't you need a CDL to get it? I have looked and asked about a card a couple of times and all required a CDL. Bill

We have stayed at Sunny Acres RV Park, 595 N Valley Dr # 75, Las Cruces, NM 88005, sunnyacresrv.com,(575) 524-1716. If you are coming into the San Antonio are on I-10 I would jog up to Fredericksburg. I hilly recommend visiting National Museum of the Pacific War, 340 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, pacificwarmuseum.org,(830) 997-8600. This is part of the Smithsonian and they have Admiral Nimitz home. We have stayed at Oakwood RV Resort, 78 FM2093, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, oakwoodrvresort.com, (830) 997-9817. You can get back on I-10 to San Antonio or continue South on I-35 to Laredo. We have stayed hear, Texas Trails RV Resort, 501 W Owassa Rd, Pharr, TX 78577, texastrailsrv.com, (956) 782-7886. Something to see when in the RGV is the The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) Well the original plaster working model for it. The original plaster working model for the bronze and granite memorial statue currently stands in Harlingen, Texas at the Marine Military Academy, a private Marine Corps-inspired youth military academy. You can follow I-2 to the coast and South Padre Island. Bill

Ok I know QT but didn't recognize OT. I thought it might be something new like Fuel City or Buc-ee's. Bill

What is OT ? Bill

There are several excellent tools out there and you don't need to buy one of the stand alone GPS/map programs. https://www.rvparky.com/ http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ With these tools and Google Earth and Maps you are pretty well set. Bill