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I thought the ICC flashed the clearance lights and the dimmer switch flashed the headlights high to low. I better have a look.

Jack I only had my camera for two years and one other close call. That was a lady in a small car that cut into my lane and stopped on interstate 405. I think the only way I stopped in time is that the coach have ABS and it did a good job. I was a mess for a few days thinking of what could of happen if I couldn't get it stopped in time but glad at same time I had a dash camera.

Joe you are welcome, the cameras on that site are better than the one I'm using that I got 2 years ago. There are so many more features and they are up to 2K resolution as compare to my 1080. I'm thinking about getting another one just to use in the car and leave that on in the coach.

Yes Lenp there should be 2 points of view. 1st I'm not you so my cruise control is still on while he appeared to be passing just fine. 2nd When I saw his blinker light on his first trailer he was already poising my lane as I checked my mirror to see if I could get over. I couldn't get over and not quick enough for that truck driver as he drove into my lane. 3rd I had no way to know his lane was ending as his truck blocked that fact to me until after he did his deed. Stop the video at 4:00 and you will see plenty of lane if front of him and another to his right. At 4:11 the lane to the right of him exit but the lane in front of him is clear and open. At 4:20 he crosses into my lane and the lane in front of him is still clear. At 4:27 if you look to the right of his trailer the lane is still there. At 4:32 there isn't a clue to me that his lane is ending until then when I see a arrow on the road in the video. I was to busy braking and looking to change lane to notice at that time. 4th He is bigger than me? Are you kidding me? Just because he is bigger does it gives him the right to swat his trailer at me and be a big bully to other vehicles smaller than him? I can tell you that he also cut off another car and that car had to hit the brakes a little later up the road. That was within minutes after cutting me off. Do you really want that driver on the road? I don't know what you mean by "would have won the match" but it could of been a mess and nobody would of won anything. You may not know this but cutting someone off and causing an accident is against the law and he would of been charged with the accident. Last About common courtesy is it OK to flip off a couple of senior citizen in their motor coach because they refused to be bullied? Thank you for your opinion.

I did turn the videos as well as pictures wife took to identify driver and tractor he was driving into their safety department. They are supposed to send to his manager but I haven't heard of any results. Joe I got a dash cam from this outfit two years ago and spent the money for the best one. I'm glad I did as I saved a few videos of different events. http://www.zetronix.com/Car-Cameras/c59/index.html

I was on I-210 5 miles from I-5 in southern cal when a ABF double swapped the rear of his trailer across my front in near collision. I had my cruise control set on 60 MPH and had no problem with being passed as many other vehicles did so. First he pass me on the right in a lane he was supposed to exit, he was going about 10 mph over the speed limit and I didn't signal that it was clear. I also had a car to the left of me so I couldn't change lanes. When I blew the horn to let him know he wasn't clear he responded with the finger. I had to hit the brakes and change lanes when the car passed to get away from that crazy driver. One friend told me that some truck drivers don't like mom and pop driving slow in their motorhome. To save time on 5 minutes video the truck appears at 2:50 minutes.

The email from the safety department was they was going to forward it to his manager. The manager was supposed to send me the address where I can send the videos to as large files of 290 MB each. When I did't hear back in a week I posted them on you tube and sent the safety department the link. Haven't heard back from from that either. Not to hijack this thread I post link to video in new thread.

For Walmart overnight parking, there is an app for that lets you know if it's allowed, address and phone numbers.

That don't stop some truckers from trying to swap you off the road with their trailer. I was on I-210 5 miles from I-5 in southern cal when a ABF double did that to me. First he pass me on the right in a lane he was supposed to exit, he was going about 10 mph over the speed limit and I didn't signal that it was clear. I also had a car to the left of me so I couldn't change lanes. When I blew the horn to let him know he wasn't clear he responded with the finger. I had to hit the brakes and change lanes when the car passed to get away from that crazy driver. I posted the dash camera video on your tube and shared it to the company safety e-mail as well as sent the pictures my wife took of the driver, license plate and number off the truck and trailers.

There should be a panel to remove above the microwave/convection oven to expose some of the hardware.

Nice meeting you and your wife Carl. Sorry that I had to leave so soon but the wife was cracking the whip to get us home before dark. Made it just in time. I would of loved to see your new rig.

Carl, I'm on my way home from Desert Hot Springs, CA and sitting at 7 Feathers site 130. Small world, enjoy your new coach.

Better yet is to install an echo charger so you keep the chassis batteries charged along with your house batteries.

They make them but more likely wider than a jackknife loveseat. I believe 63 inches as compare to 59 inches. Plus you need to be able to reach your hand down the side to work it. A better choice would be a swivel rocker, recliner and a table with a least one draw next to it.

On my coach on the inverter there is two output breakers. One for each branch as the 50 amp service splits it. One breaker tripped means that one branch tripped. There was other outlets and and appliances in the coach still working.

Caliente Spring Resort I stayed at Caliente Springs Resort this winter and at a “State of the Resorts meeting” the management asked for an online review. They may feel that they have the best resort available but I must say they are brave to ask for an online review with me in the room. Caliente Springs Resort is located at 70200 Dillon Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA. It is the most expensive resort of the many on Dillon Road or for that matter within a ten miles radius. What does Caliente Springs have that the others don’t? The nearby resorts are similar but most is lacking some amenities that Caliente Springs has. Caliente Springs has the most of more resorts in the area from the golf course, to the pools and spas and entertainment. It has everything we (my wife and I) wanted and then some. Since we were here we drove to several resorts to compare and found that no other we wanted to stay at but Caliente is far from perfect. Type of resort and amenities Caliente Springs is a 55 and Better resort so you will find it to be more quiet and peaceful. Children may visit but not stay at this resort. They make the visit to the pools noisier than but not as much as the daily water ball games. There are many things to do here with many amenities. There are a few halls that have many activities going on every day most included at no extra cost. There is usually a weekly entertainment coming for a small cost of a ticket. Beyond the pools and spas is other exercised rooms billiards and saunas. Don’t forget the laundry and showers with lockers. Roads and sites The roads are in fair condition and not so big rig friendly as most is narrow. There are a few in the back row that are so narrow that it is blocked off to traffic. As you navigate these narrow roads you have to be careful not to scrape rock walls and the few stop signs they have. Trees are close to the roads and makes backing in your site more difficult. Once into your site you only have soft sand to level your RV on. The sand gets tracked everywhere especially when it gets wet from the rain. This can soil your RV carpet in short order. I also had to deal with bad 50 amp service that JC quickly got repaired more on that later. The road has many expansion cracks with a few of them spider webbed. The spider webbed roads are beyond repair and should be replaced. The roads with large expansion cracks can be patched and a good chipped seal on top to make it last. The RV sites should at least have a layer of stone rolled into it. That will give a good base for RV’s to sit upon as with many of coaches values half million or more deserve a good base to park their coaches on. Most value RV parks give you at least stone on your site as most resorts give concrete or blacktop. The few roads in the rear need to be widening to make access for big rigs better without detours. There should be a setback rule for rock walls and stop signs. The reason is at the corner on narrow streets is to prevent scraping of the RV near the rear area on tight turns. There should be more actual stop signs to replace the painted on the street stops. These painted on the stops signs are the word stop are mostly ignored by many as they don’t either see them (faded or worn out) or just don’t think it applies as a legal stop sign. I see few cars and golf carts run through them and almost got hit once while walking and another time on my bike. The problem with the trees with lower branches as they can scratch the top and side of the coaches. I recommend trimming branches lower than 14 feet as needed to take care of this problem. Getting scratches repaired cost thousands. The palm trees are no problem except for being to close the road has you be aware to navigate around them. Electric and Other Hook Ups. The electric problem is lack of maintenance as connection at the pedestal is going bad causing ground leak. In my case the electrician had to run a jumper ground inside the pedestal. They claim they are going to do some maintenance but I don’t know when. If I plugged in this pedestal without the surge guard tester I could of blew out two new smart TV’s and possible the board in the refrigerator. Cable for the TV’s work fine and has needed channels for everyday use. The internet is Wi-Fi and you have to have a code for each device and don’t work very well for $10 each. Also it is public unsecure connection and not recommended for banking or other personal information. I use Verizon Jet Pack for the first month here and learned that I could get a Time Warner cable modem while I am here. Cost $52 a month and provides secure connection for my many devices and runs up to 15 mbps. Turn in the modem the day before you leave and get a refund for the time you don’t use at your home address. If you stay here a few weeks or more go to the Time Warner Palm Springs office as they cater to snow birds in the area. Time Warner had to upgrade the wire in the ground from r56 to r6 for the best performance. They give you the rest of the wiring from the pedestal to inside the RV. I slipped mine in the bottom corner of the seal to the inside of the coach very easily. The water coming in is fine except for the taste. The water has lots of minerals in it and even with the filters I use on my coach it taste salty. They have a machine here that dispenses drinking water at 35 cents a gallon. Seems to be a common problem in the area as I see many of these machines around at 25 cents per gallon. Problem solved. Recommendation At the state of the resort meeting I noticed that the management is catering more to park models owners than RV snow birds. I know that park models owners have to pay monthly rates base on yearly rate. RV’s monthly rates are higher as they stay the winter seasons up to 6 months out of the year. Quoted from a park model owner that only about 80 residents out of about 675 stay throughout the year at Caliente. For some reason unfair to the snow birds they have more of a voice than us RVer because of the year round rent. So management is replacing a few dead bushes and putting up fences and building a dog park in the entrance to make things better for the year round park owners. I heard no mention of improvement beyond the office into the RV area that would make our stay more enjoyable. I believe this to be a problem area as at any giving moment I can see a few empty spaces around my spot as it is disturbing to lose neighbors as fast as they come. I don’t know if it is management of spaces but I believe that they should focus on getting long term RV reservation first then fill with the short term. Any RVer staying 3 months or more should be grouped together and the remaining spots filled with short term with the shortest farther away from the office in the back. The area that long term RV is staying should receive the improvement and maintenance first with the ones farther back get it last. I bet this will result in more long term RVer staying as the issues stated has been resolved. Summary I’m not trying for my review to scare anyone from staying either short or long term here or even to buy a park model. This is still a fine place to spend your winter but it is not perfect. My review is to point out a few areas that need improvements to make Caliente Springs a better place for all.

Ha my wife and her friend did the same thing one morning. Toaster, coffee pot and tea kettle all plugged in same branch and running same time. It popped the breaker on inverter and I wouldn't reset it until they moved at least one to the other branch. I wasn't so popular at that time but right about the load. Make sure you have the load spreaded between branches.

Country Coaches are nice. Well at least all the ones I see are. Hope it goes well for you.

Try unplugging and plugging in the terminals on these solenoids as Monaco doesn't weatherproof any of their connectors. Don't ask how I know. Edit: OK I posted a picture if anyone wants to check under my username.

You have to work through the roof and small access side panel. If that isn't enough then you have to remove the fridge.

There may be another switch other than the manual disconnect on your dash for many 12 volt items. It kicks on a solenoid beyond the manual switch. That is also called by many a salesman switch.

Here is the link to the manufacture support. Sounds to me that you need a temperature control part if the cooktop is wired correctly. http://summitappliance.com/support

Yes the filters are the first step then you have to look at the linkages and steering box. Steering box can have leaking internal seal to cause same problem. If you can't handle it you have to go to a chassis shop.

Ladies and gentlemen, fuel prices is going up. Hold on to your wallets.