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    Consider Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. One of the few with full hookups! It's a nice park within walking distance of awesome beaches. We have also stayed at Carabelle Beach RV park, and it too is a very nice place.

    https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Topsail-Hill

    Although you prefer full hookups, The campground at Fort Pickens is a great campground as well, has 50 amp service but no sewer hookup. Across the bay from the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Check out the Blue Angels practice for free and also the Naval Air Museum.

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    If you have ever traveled in North Central Florida in May and September, then you may have encountered these nasty creatures. There aren't just a couple of them that get on your vehicle there are hundreds of them!

    To the great and wise on this forum, I am seeking advice on how to not only remove these critters safely, but also any tips on products to use to prevent them from sticking as badly. Oh, I know there are a gazillion products on the market, but looking for stuff that REALLY works! :ph34r:

    My car is already ruined from years of scrubbing these bugs off, and I don't want the coach to have the same scarring effects!

    We are heading out on Wednesday, and would love to have something on the coach that will help with removing them!

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    Hi there.

    Just read all the answers. We had the same problem, fixed it. But i can tell You it will take some elbow grease to get it done (You might want to farm it out).

    Start: get the area wet, get some Bar Keepers Friend (soft scrub cleanser) and rub the area down to get rid off the oxidation.You can feel it. I used a old Terry towel. You have to wash it out from time to time. Use the hose and wash everying off from the effected area. Let it dry and feel the smoothness of the prepped area.

    The next step is just about as labor intensive. Apply RED MAX PRO #3. Be sure to use only #3 (there are 5 or 6 different numbers). Apply it with a old T-Shirt or a Micro Fiber Cloth. The only Caution is wear Nitril or Latex gloves. When this stuff dries + You did not wear gloves, you will have polished Fingernails for 4-5 weeks .

    Now comes the Bomb. You have to reapply THIS STUFF 4-6 times. It will take you 7-8 Hours if you have a 40 Footer like we have. But, you will like it. The reason is as you will see, every coat you put on the surface will look shinier. Ours looks like it was clear coated. Its been 2 years now, and I have done nothing other then hosing and occasionally brushing it down.

    You can find it at Lowes or at Home Depot. Bar Keepers Friend was around $ 3.00. I needed 3 cans. Red Max Pro #3 wasabout $ 18.00 or so per Gallon . I needed 1 1/2 gal. to do our roof. Like I said, you might not want to tackle the job, its not for the Fainthearted. Before I forget , don't get it on the windshield, or you stand there with a Racor Blade for some time.

    I am glad I did i , no more streaking (white streaking) since then.

    God luck , save Travels + Good Bless .

    old marine

    OK, maybe I'm just slow and dense, but we too have this white streaking from the roof on a black coach. Anyway, when you are talking about the Bar Keepers friend, were you using that on the roof or on the sides to get the white off the paint on the sides?

    We are still trying to find something that will take the white streaks off, without totally ruining the paint on the sides. By the way, on the side windows and mirrors too :(

    We have since had gutter extensions put on, but haven't found a way to get the streaks off!

    My thoughts about it being oxidized paint from the roof wasn't off, at least I'm not crazy. :wacko:

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    Hi, newbie here again with yet another question!

    I was reading the blog on staying overnight at Walmarts and Flying J, etc. I read the rules and didn't see anything about putting out your slides. I totally understand about the levelers, and the issues that might arise from using them on asphalt, but didn't see anything about slides. We could sorta use our bed without the slide being out, but wouldn't be able to get to some of the drawers.

    We aren't even sure if we would take advantage of this option, but, I don't want to break any rules if we do!

    On another note, I've been stalking these forums for months, and I have really gotten some amazing information.

    Thanks to all who post!

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    Curious as to how to find dump stations. I have looked in the Trailer Life catalog, but it is very limited. We will be in Huntsville, AL for a couple of days, with no hook up, then on to Atlanta. I was wondering the best way to find sites along the way. The Magellan RoadMate is not helpful at all on this!

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