wildebill308

Great, keep us updated. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Lots of work to bring one back if it is badly oxidized but worth it when you are done. Bill

Ray, glad your wife got over it. Bill

Ove Corse it is ease to spend your money. However with the age of the unit I would feel bad if I spent $$$ to fix a unit to have it leak back down and still need replacing. If you were handy and could put a tap on it so you could add Freon and see if it would take a charge and not leak back down right a way you could delay replacing it. If you have to pay someone to do all the work I would just replace it. Bill

I would rather hire a RV inspector to go over the one I picked out. Bill

What are you doing that uses so much propane that 60# "Might get you through a week" In my last camper we went all summer on les than 60#. Wayne, I have never had that fancy of a setup. Best I ever had was a extend a stay. Bill

Yes they can be repaired and ports added to add freon. However as you noted it all cost money. With a unit that age I would be leaning toward a new unit. Bill

The pictures in Google street view and Google Earth are not always current pictures. I think it is fun they let the car come in at Buckhorn Lake and take street view pictures. However they are listed as May 2016. Who knows the last time the areal views were taken. Yes there are lots of people headed out for the weekend/Spring Break. Bill

Yes it wouldn't rout us to the TZ, so tried going to the town on the outher side of the river at the TZ. It routed us across the GW bridge and up the bank of the river to that town. At that time it was a $76.00 toll. I think TZ was $19.00. Bill

The only thing wrong would be not posting. Welcome to the forum. To add to what Ross said if you tell the parkers they may be able to put you where you had a easy out. Bill

So what was wrong? Bill

It wasn't that long ago I remember Muslim women being outraged because banks wanted them to take off their face coverings so they could be identified. Bill

Yes , Carl I have. But saying that you use them and don't forget is different than saying " Having a photographic memory, my road map, underpass heights, etc is in my mind, in color! 😂". I agree with Joe, especially since the grate adventure of getting routed over the GW bridge when trying to go up to the Tappan Z. Bill

Just wondering how you do that if you have never seen or been in a area before? Bill

Well lets start with where exactly are you leaving from? Where do you want to go first? I-20 and I-10 tend to run parallel East/West. I-10 runes into Jacksonville Fla. and I-20 ends at I-95 on the west side of Florence South Carolina. I miss spoke I-10 and I-20 do come together in West Texas.https://www.google.com/maps/@31.0873459,-104.0555319,3a,60y,57.5h,85.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEMDSS830EGlXKHJqid5ypw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en Let me know Bill

We prefer camp grounds, and my wife likes to have a reservation so we arn't driving around/calling around trying to find some place. Makes it one less stressful thing to do. "Because 3pm is a little early to pull over?" You say that now but how maney full days have you driven the RV? In bad/rainy wet weather? With a strong cross wind? It will probably be more like 5:00 when you add in the rest stops( I stop at least every 2 hours to stretchy and walk around ) and lunch stops. I use 50 miles an hour as a guide it comes out realey close. It will depend on where you are stopping. I never like looking for my spot in the dark. That and setting up in the dark. Bill

Why? 50 years ago maybe but with todays teck I can get instant weather reports. My best practice is to drop a pin in google maps where I am. That way I can tell where the storms are tracking in relation to my location. I realey like to know when the reporter says the tornado is on the ground headed NE toward Spivey's Corner where that is in relation to me. Bill

Like the others have said sometimes it is what it is. Your major advantage is when you are stopped in traffic you can still just drop it in park and go back and use the bathroom and grab a cold drink when headed back up front. Think about the outher people stuck in their cars. Bill

No you are thinking Loctite, this does the opposite. It makes shure that you can take it apart later. Works good for hi heat applications. https://www.permatex.com/products/lubricants/specialty-lubricants-anti-seize/permatex-anti-seize-lubricant-2/ Bill

One thing I would recommend is putting a little "antisize" on the threads when re installing the plug. Bill

That is the whole problem. I could see it/acess it on my 7500QD but on my 10,000QD you have to take the shroud off to get to it. Doesn't matter if it is gas or diesel you must have a spark arrestor so that the unit can be operated legally at U.S. Forest Service sites and I think in National Parks. Bill

First welcome to the forum. You said "We both just retired" Ok sit down and repeat after me. I don't have to be in a hurry to get any ware and git back by a certain time. You no longer need to travel in "vacation mode" You are RETIRED. You are not limited to one trip a year. So you are waiting till May to start, ok. Make a list of things you definitely want to see. You will need to prioritize things based on what rout you are taking. jleamont, Has made a couple exultant recommendations. I will say if you are going to the Grand Canyon I highly recommend trying to get a spot reserved in Trailer Village NOW. It just makes the stay there much better. The bus service will pick you up at the RV park and take you places you can't drive. By the way Williams and the Canyon are off I-40. Let me know what route and what you want to see. Bill

Eric, great job on replacing the slide topper. Ray, good luck and have a quick recovery. Bill

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the information. What RV are you mounting it on? Bill

Yes it will. By the way welcome to the forum. You can do a couple of things like run a charge line to keep the battery up or start the car when you stop for a break or lunch. That is what I do with my CR-V. I haven't had a problem with the battery going dead if I do start and run it. The auxiliary brake system also puts a drain on the battery. Bill