kaypsmith

The only government mandate that I would like to see happen is, force the cell phone companies put the necessary software on the phones that would insure that the phone will not work at all if the phone is closer than 39 inches of the steering wheel circumference of any vehicle. Texting while driving and dialing the phone while driving is now causing more accidents than DUI. SADDDDD! With today technology, it is not impossible to do, only lobbiest will be able to keep this from happening. With bluetooth technology, there is no need for a driver to have a cellphone within hands reach of the steering wheel, if they can't say it, they don't need to send it. Now I will back off of my soapbox.LOL!

Too many government regulations for sure! I don't allow anyone to ride without a seatbelt, but every seat does not have a seatbelt. There is typically two people riding in my coach, so I don't want a seat belt on every seat. There was a topic a while back about pets riding and not riding restrained, my pets are not permitted to wander freely in the MH while it is moving, I have small cages that they ride in and are bolted to the floor for the same reason. Yes safety can be a major concern, and for this reason, I vote for personal responsibility. Keeping tires up to date is a personal responsibility, and a far greater safety concern for me than worrying about a need for an airbag. Airplanes and commercial motor carriers are still not using airbags yet, don't you think that if everybody needs them that the GOVERNMENT would mandate that. If you want to feel safer, add your own and don't tell uncle sam to come meddling in my life.

The power cord reel should be 12 volt DC, so look at the 12 volt fuses, you probably know this, but someone else may not.

We find this true even our stick and brick homes.

Do you have a child, mother or father, aunt or uncle? The letter states that you can have multiplicals, only one must contain a real street address, surely there is a family member or a good friend that will allow you to use theirs.

Yep, those unexpected things happen from time to time, new or used, and they always seem to happen at the worst time. Two weeks ago, planned trip to Tennessee for six months, leave on Thursday with a two day stopover in Chattanooga, just need to change oil, been raining everyday for the past two weeks, Tuesday finally got to change the oil, I always inspect the motor for any possible repairs. Uh-Oh, cracked left bank exhaust manifold, can't drive like this, Wednesday morning scrambling in hope of finding a used manifold, nope, have to overnight for Thursday AM delivery. Needless to say, Thursday departure be must postponed. Thursday 3 PM, raining cats and dogs, call campground in Chat., be there Friday. A day late and $1100.00 short, did leave on Friday and an eight day very good vacation.

If no full hookup, I just carry my honeywagon along, 5 dumps @ $30.00, it would have been paid for. Pulls nicely behind the miniature golf cart.

My exact thought also, especially if you are in a class B and probably not using the truck stop truck (diesel only) section.

The cooler air input is, the cooler the output will be. Also, the head is the most important body part to keep cool, cold air falls, so if you place the fan on the floor at the coolest location in the coach and point it to where people are, at any given time, the coach will feel much cooler than it is overall. For really extreme temperatures, one can actually put an ice pack under their cap, to help bear the heat more comfortably.

Thanks for being honest. The little trick that I mentioned before does work, if turning off those exhaust fans is not enough, try if before going to another unit.

Joe, I don't hear rain inside mine either, only been inside with small hail, didn't know it till I looked outside. The only clue I get for heavy rain is when the awnings automatically drop because of the extra weight, that happened in Tennessee last week, poor Sue jumped out of bed, thought that someone had hit the coach.

If this is an original AC, 18 years old now, certainly is a good time to replace. As Brett stated, best go to 15K, the new units are much higher SEER meaning that they use less electricity, meaning that your current wiring should be adequate. Just a little tip, if you will use a lower fan speed on the AC, the delta will be a wider margin, using a fan on the floor under the ac, then point at an angle upward to move the cooler air to a location where needed more will surprise you in how much faster the coach will cool. Not a permanent fix by no means but will help until a replacement unit can be installed.

320 watts = just over 26 amps @ 12 volts, this would be a good charge rate for recharging the system. As for metal vs fiberglass, my coach is 41.5 feet long, is metal 37 feet with a fiberglass cap front and rear. I have to reseal the cap seams about every 5 years. Any holes in the roof will need attention, I inspect those yearly, and am prepared to do a little touch up work at anytime. Since there is movement, going down the road, shake rattle and roll, one can not expect to have some maintenance even on a Mercedes Benz. The reason Daimler bought Chrysler back in the late 90's was for the purpose of getting into the van business, while owning it, they tried to perfect the Dodge van to the sprinter and did a good job of it. When they sold Chrysler off, they only took the Sprinter with them, but left the Sprinter chassis and design for Dodge to continue.

If you stream a lot as I do, 10 gig hardly last 3 days, in that case you will be looking at $100.00 per month, believe I will stick to my unlimited data plan.

I like to use boat carpet for this purpose, most are olefin, (polypropylene), all the way through with no backing, very easy on anything it lays on, and no rubber backing to stick to what it is lying on after a high heat day in the sunshine. As Carl said, you can use a couple of Velcro self adhering dots on the dash, use the latch side (the one that feels rough), no need to use the loop because the latch will hold the olefin, it is already a loop weave. This is the same carpet that the sound shops cover their speaker boxes with.

You stated that he has been filling the tanks and the monitor is showing that the water is going down slowly, and then the fresh water pump only comes on demand. This being the case, the most probable source is the fresh water tank, of course you also state that he has been filling the tanks, plural. If this is the case, then he should drain both black and grey tanks, and watch for leak, or add a bottle of food color to each tank, one red, one blue, and one yellow, of course food color is edible, so no harm adding to the fresh tank, I would use yellow in the fresh tank, as it will clear out faster than the other colors. I have seen the tanks to leak in the past, especially if you live in a place where water might freeze, and there was no heat provided for the tanks. With the food color, is much faster to figure which one, or ones are actually leaking. Be sure to write down which tank has what color, if yellow in fresh, and the leak appears yellow, then that would be the most probable. If more than one are leaking, the colors will mix outside to make an entirely different color, red and yellow = orange, yellow and blue = green, and so on. Hope you find it soon, summer is wasting. One other thought, if the fresh water tank is being overfilled, there is supposed to be an overflow pipe attached very close to the top, if that has come off somehow, then you just might find it there, remember that the hot days of summer can cause expansion of water, and any movement of the coach can cause the water to spill over.

MWeiner, hope it will ok to call you Mark in the future, I still live in a very beautiful and peaceful home, in the middle of about 500 acres on top of one of the most beautiful hills in our area, being an amateur radio operator, a place where many other Ham's would love to hang their hat. We love traveling as well and do so as often as time will allow. I'm 72+, and still work full time. We actually enjoy the RV parks as they bring us a chance to meet many new friends, and unlike living in a close neighborhood where many so called neighbors are only nosey busy bodies, if we don't like the neighbor at the RV park, we just move. LOL! Anyway, hope you continue to enjoy to the fullest your new to you toy. Kay

Coach door will depend on how your awning and coach door are in relationship to each other. My coach is a front door model, I have a door awning over it, also have two 17 foot awnings behind this. As a result I choose to attach to the rear awning so no door is covered at any time. My screen/privacy room, has a two zippered door that is at the outside edge of the awning which does not cover the coach door. The room came with vinyl/canvas panels that are snapped to the bottom of the coach to keep the varmits from entering under the coach, also has a panel large enough to do the same over the wheel wells. I do have mine set up so that I can use it on the front awning if I choose to use that one. If you will notice, in the pic there appears to be three panels, one on right is the door, it can be rolled up from the bottom, or simply push open for exit and entry. I have the privacy panels down in the picture, but each panel rolls up for screen only. Also if I had a 20 foot awning, for personal reasons, I would only install a 10 or 12 foot room, but as you can tell with two awnings, for me, best of both worlds. Bill, sorry I missed rolled or folded, it is folded, the room came with two bags for storage.

Byron, yes being a native Alabamian, I know first hand that LA is lower Alabama, you can have the pinto's, I prefer navy beans with ham, also known as white beans to some yankees. Till the OP comes back though, we'll just have to guess.

For all we know LA might mean Lower Arizona. LOL!

I have a carefree awning room that I ordered off of e-bay, it is a 16 foot that I use on one of my 17 foot awnings. It is plenty tall enough to fit most any RV that I have ever seen. Took half a day to install the first time as there are some holes to be drilled and a few snaps that are permanently installed on the coach. The room can be set up on multiple angels, and the wife loves it. Since the first install, it takes about 30 minutes to put up and 30 minutes to take down. Really is nice where mosquitoes are prevalent and also makes a good setting in the winter time for just visiting with several friends at a time. From my experience, I suggest if this is way you decide to go, that you need to measure the awning fabric length wise and get at least a foot shorter than the actual awning, shorter is not a problem, but longer is, this is something that is not pointed out by the dealer. If you look on e-bay under rv awning screen room, from time to time there are some pretty good deals.

In that case you will make an excellent CAMPGROUND HOST. LOL! Seriously, welcome to the forum, you are in a great state to do some backyard exploring also. Many happy tales, and trails.

I realized while posting, that you obviously don't need to pull a car, but a large percentage of class A and C owners do need to pull as we are not able get around after arriving at a location. Some of us including my wife are claustrophobic when it comes to living quarters. LOL! I love your rig, but I also enjoy the larger rig for my personal use. While looking up the satellite phone, I saw one that you purchase the equipment and then buy a prepaid plan for $49.00 for 10 minutes with no expiration of time for use. For emergency use that doesn't seem too bad, and as stated, as long as there is an open sky, could be life saving, especially if one is going to do a lot of real boondocking.

You may want to just go to a satellite phone based on the way you are asking the question. https://www.voipmechanic.com/satellite-phone.htm OnStar is not a true satellite phone anyway, as OnStar just contracts with AT&T cell service for your calling needs. The system is a satellite service that uses GPS technology to send you messages and keep up with your car. Good luck with your hunt for better communications, satellite phones are pretty expensive, but do provide coverage almost anywhere. Also most of us pull a toad (towed vehicle) behind us, if the cell phone won't work where we break down, we simply drive the toad to the nearest location where cell service can be acquired.

Agree with Bill, probably a frame around the tv, once the frame is removed, it may be as simple as lifting up on the tv. Be careful lifting, that size was heavier than the led models.