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The dash cam I'm using is about 5 year old and working well but one side of WS mount broke off. Called vehicle black box xzz 500HD.

We got assaulted (as-salted) The wind blew from the north up to 60 MPH last night here at NAS Corpus Christi. Enough for us to bring the slides in and close all vents and windows. The days before we left Fort Hood area I wiped down the coach and toad so it will be pristine arriving here which it mostly was. The wind left a coating of salt on the exterior of both the coach toad. Now I have to start from scratch wash and dry as that salt can not be good for the paint.

Carl, you're talking about ammunition (beans) and propellent (beer). The beans does not have any brakes at all. Not a pretty sight afterwards.

I got off at a fuel stop at exit 56 and he got off to the same station. There was lots of police on the overpass for construction and I'm guessing that he didn't want to drive by them. He walked around his truck to check damage then got back in and drove off. The damaged I seen was front bumper loose and about t fall off and pushed close to right front tire and damaged rims on trailer. I guess if you have no license or plates you don't care about anything else. The police was called at mile marker 71 and appears he will get away scott free as he continue to travel south.

I had to hit the brakes hard several times for some reason or another. I can feel the toad brakes kick in and assist stopping the motorhome more so than it's brakes alone. That is enough proof to me that it is well needed to have brakes working on the toad.

I would start by changing the filters as lower than normal pressure (filters clogged) can cause this. Some model years have a inlet screen to rear of engine near transmission.

Especially if he would of jackknife in the left lane as brakes on my rig and toad only go so far.

All I know how to do is post the dash cam. Maybe Brett knows how to block the sound. DW and I had discussion about calling 911 as I believe that driver needed to be taken off the road and DW said none of our business. I hit the brakes and change lanes to stay out of the mess then got behind him and saw no plates. FILE0053.MOV Looks like the file has to be downloaded to view. 5 minutes long with the truck coming into view about 1.5 minutes. Don't download if you are offended by the oh s word.

When the accident happen, I said the s word. I will try to post but may be taken down.

Foggy this morning but supposed to clear out and be 78 f this afternoon.

The one I used was on I-85 north of Charlotte, NC

On the 1st we went to Pensacola NAS and spent the night on the dock with generator running. The cold from the NE followed us so we were smart enough to plug in the heater in the basement. When we checked in both camp grounds there suffer frozen water pipes but was able to get it going again during the day when it warmed up. We kept the heater in the basement going the next night as the cold was to go to 25 F. Then we headed for a 2 day trip to Fort Hood, TX and ended staying at the campground near Belton, TX. We had no sewer there and was already two days on the road. We conserve water use for 5 more days until we go to NAS Corpus Christi. We got to NAS Corpus Christi OK and was behind a 18 wheeler that drifted off I-37 and hit the guardrail. I have the video saved to the laptop from the dash cam. I posted it on facebook but may also youtube. I went to the left as he went to the right and lucky wasn't in too much danger. It was 74 f today but windy, tomorrow supposed to be the same and then clear up.

Anytime rain has ended I run the slides in and out to drain off the water.

No we took 322 to 50 down throught DE and MD and across bay bridge. Then we ended on 95 right at the bottom of DC then to Richmond VA. We follow 95 to 85 which took us to Charlotte, NC. We heard about the bad weather on the island during the week and 40 cars in the ditch on Camano Hill Road. That road is less than 4 miles long.

Had to make a unscheduled stop at Blue Beacon Truck Wash late yesterday afternoon. $53 well spent for both the coach and toad. Got caught on snowy roads in DE and MD. Clean up in NC

Yes the snap disc wiring is 18 gauge or less so a low amp wall thermostat would work. I'm not going to work on it in sub-freezing weather as it follow us to Charlotte, NC

We decided to leave Dover AFB and the cold snap here is colder than usual. Been in the teens lately with 8 f coming in on Sunday so we are leaving early. There is snow forecast for tomorrow so we will leave in the morning. We have been doing well keeping everything thawed out so far. We are going back to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a couple of days then to FL.

I may have same problem

White Rodger makes a 2 terminal one for garage and barn use that goes down to 35 F. It is simple and would be simple to installed. I have to go through the process to be sure that is what the problem is. Jumping the "snap disc" and if it turns on problem found.

The thermostat is external of the cargo heater. I will check once I get in warmer climate.

I don't think it's the heater itself but there is suppose to be a thermos disk behind the big white plastic wall. It's just a one wire in and out to tell the unit to turn on. Seems like a simple thermostat can replace it.

Wow finally a connection that will allow me to sign into the forum. Other connection would allow me in home page but told me to create account to go in to forum. Then said my account exist but no access. I email admin but no response to fix. I'm now in Dover AFB since Monday night. When we got there for some reason the inlet to fresh water pump froze and shot the last water out then pump cavitate. I hooked up street water hose and that got us through the night then the hose froze and so did the hydrant handle. For some reason the cold weather package was not working in the basement and the hydrant heat tape cord was not long enough to plug in the pedestal. That morning I went to the exchange on base and picked up a 6' extension cord, adapter and small ceramic heater. I plugged in the hydrant heat tape and it didn't take long to get it going again. I hooked up the hose after thawing it out in the shower stall to the blowout to prime the water pump. Then I fill the fresh water tank and install the small ceramic heater in the basement to keep the pipes and water pump warm. Since we have full water and gray and black tanks were low we are good to the 1st of the new year. Then we will be heading south hopefully to FL within a couple of days. When we was in Charlotte, NC I finally replace the entire porch light and LED bulb. That gave me so much trouble last year and quits again this year. The finishing touch will be when I get home is to paint the white plastic to match the coach. I think the problem with the cold weather package is the thermostat that turns it on and off. The main switch is on and I haven't ever seen it active. I wonder if I can replace that with a surface mount thermostat?

Quick update, We in Charlotte Motor Speedway and made it no further problem. Going to Wilmington NC tomorrow and from there to Dover AFB from the 25 - 1.

Been on the road since Saturday and already having problems. First the Aladdin system quit all together. Rather than to find the fuse i hooked the three cameras direct to the LCD monitor with rear being default. The aladdin system was so unreliable that I don't miss it. As for the turn signal being side cameras I decided to leave them as manual. That way i can keep an eye on the toad during the lane change. The mirrors are set up right so I'm aware what is on the side of the coach so I don't rally need side cameras. I tried wazes gps and is a bust, It keeps shutting down so many times for no apparent reason. Had to use google maps to get to where I'm going. I ended up destroying the coach long rock guard pulling into a service station to reset the Wazes. I wonder if it would be best to take it off. The coach already have mud flaps. The tire monitor keeps going off and i stopped several times and check tire pressure and they are fine. The tire pressure monitor appears to be 10% higher than the tire reading. I may try to change the batteries but I don't think that would help. I'm at Ft Bliss, TX right now and leaving in the morning. I probably end up somewhere near San Antonio tomorrow.