carsten.schwark@shaw.ca
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I think if you let the air out of the tires the smart car may fit into your basement storage
Just kidding....last time I looked into it the smart for two was towable 4 down.
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The best thing would be for you take a close look at the owners manual. There is usually something in there about recreational towing. It will tell you if and how and under what conditions you could tow the vehicle.
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We purchased our Motorhome used. So I don't know if the coach was taken care of as well as it should. We went and purchased extended warranty. So far it has been good for us. Last time out I had problems getting the Fridge going on LP. If that will repeat next time I will have an other claim.
On A new coach you expect everything in good working order. It just like every other insurance. As long as nothing happens you are not happy to pay the bill but once you need the coverage you are glad you got it.
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Here in Canada it varies by Province as well. I lived in Manitoba and there you need to upgrade your license for everyting with a compined weight over 10,500lb (truck + trailer). No matter if it is comercial or not.
I now live in Alberta. I have a class 5 and at the back of my licence it states "two axle motorvehicle and RV's". Meaning no matter what it is, or how heavy it is, or how many axles it got, if it classifies as an RV, I will be good.
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Up here I can get a chip repair done for $25. It's not worth the hassle of those DIY-kits.
Here in Alberta it is not uncommon to have damaged wind shields. I had a new windshield installed on my 08 Grand Caravan, last x-mas. By the end of January I counted 18 chips. Now I have a 2 feet long crack. I just get used to it. At this point i figured it will be cheaper to replace once it gets to bad. By the time I need the next one it will be time to get a new vehicle. I should mention that it is a company car and we replace vehicle every 18 to 24 month.
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hey gonzo,yeah i think i can understand it. i think it would be good to clarify that you need to do the process twice, 1st with bleach, then with the same amount of vinegar a 2nd time. that right? pretty good info, thanks
steve
Yes that is correct. I would drain the bleach mixture and rinse with clear water. That add the Vinegar. Drain and rinse one more time with clear water and you should be ready to go.
Theoretically you can use less vinegar then what you used in bleach. However since you cannot determine how much bleach is left in your tank on a molecular level, I would use the same amount. Vinegar and cheap and does not cause any harm in that concentration.
Also I hate to have to run 60 gal of water thrue the system 3 or 4 times. I will fill the tank once all the way with the bleach. Run all the faucets and let it sit for an hour, then I drain, fill the tank 1/3 run the faucets and take the coach for a little drive around the block. Drain and do it again with the vinegar with 1/3 fill etc. Saves me some water and I get to run the coach which is probbably not a bad idea.
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I am a Chemical Engineering Technologist and have professionally work in areas of water purifications.
Sanitizing with bleach is controversial in the industry, simply because there is no safe level of chlorine for the human consumption. Bleach residue left in the tank can become a problem. However there is a simple solution to that.
In chemistry we would write bleach as NaOCl. We could also write NaClO (which is not the correct way but will make it easier for now). Now you can see that we have NaCl present with some oxygen hanging around. NaCl is TABLE SALT. So, in theory all we have to do is get that lazy oxygen molecule away from the table salt. And the answer to that is acetic acid, or for those that don't know what that is, VINEGAR. The vinegar will turn the bleach into table salt and Peracetic Acid which will also react as a antimicrobial agent.
The equation would be:
NaOCl + CH3COOH ------> NaCl + CH3COOOH
So how can we apply this to our RV's? It is OK to use a cup of bleach for every 15 gal of fresh water. After you rinse the tank and system out you use the same amount of Vinegar and rinse again and you will be fine. Don't worrie, the water will not tast like salt. The concentration is so small that you will not tast it. The peracetic acid is very unstable and in the concentration left behind will simply brake down.
I hope I wrote this in a way for most people to understand what I am talking about.
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Hi
Let's start by introducing myself and my family.
We are a family of three:
me, Carsten 37y
my wife, Leah
and my daughter, Jewell 10y
We live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
I moved from Germany to Canada in 1994 with the German Armed Forces. At the end of my tour in 1999 I immigrated to Canada. Today I work as a Field Service Technician for a Swedish medical device company, and my wife works (let me correct that), is EMPLOYED by, the City of Edmonton.
We started tent camping in 1996 and soon moved up to an 8-foot pop-up. In 1999 we went from the 8-foot pop-up to a 12-foot pop-up and in 2004 we got a Trail Cruiser 23-foot Hybrid. At the end of last year we got into our first-ever Class A motorhome. We purchased a 2002 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 34SBD. And now we are official members of FMCA.
Since we are still "young" and actually have to work for a living, we will be using the MH mostly for weekend trips around northern Alberta.
I hope in the future to meet a lot of you folks out on the open road.
Happy Easter,
Carsten
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Susie, I like those pictures.
However, I got around 3 feet of snow around my stick house and a 5-foot pile of snow in my front yard. Somehow, seeing Christmas decorations and somebody walking around with an umbrella does not look right to me. I just cannot imagine how Christmas is without all the white stuff and temp well below freezing.
Merry Christmas to all.
Carsten