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I prefer a hard wired 50 amp with the remote read out for volts and amps on each leg. I use Surge Guard.

I bought a plastic screw fitting that screws on the gallon jug and has a twist valve that opens and closes. On the end I have a 5/8 inch hose about 6 inches long. Insert the hose in the filler tube and open the valve and tip the jug up.

When I had my last coach painted they offered me DS for $1250. I asked how much to repaint the front, $850. When I sold it last year the paint job was 5 years old and it looked like new, no need to cover it or repaint it.

I don't like the tiny bedroom tv so I mounted a 40 inch Samsung which is 1.2 inches thick on hinges that I designed and built with a gas strut. The hinge is at the top and the tv swings up to the ceiling for clearance to open the closet door and also a storage cabinet where the old tube tv went.

Most of the people wanting out are selling their memberships because they no longer need it due to no longer rving because if illness or death. The annual dues still need to be paid whether you use it or not. Thats why you can find them for next to nothing.

I have never paid extra. I figured that I have stayed over 600 nights in the TT campgrounds my average cost per night is $9.33. I have enjoyed most of the parks and have returned to some many times. Some parks do have only 30 amp so I engineered and rewired my coach to run both airs and other things on 30 amp when that is all that is available. The zone program is way too limited such as 30 nights per year and location. This works for me perfectly.

Mine was painted last year at Mike's for $14k. I have a 36 ft Fleetwood Discovery which was done in 4 colors. My previous coach was done 5 years earlier and the paint was still perfect when I sold it.

I live in Lk Havasu City, Az and have traveled to Bremen In to Mike's Custom Painting for two full body paint jobs. Worth the trip. Mike used to paint Newmars and other mfg coaches in the area long before it before it became popular enough so that the mfg put in their own paint booths. He still does a lot of paint jobs for smaller manufacturers.

There are hundreds of different contracts that TT issued over the years. No two alike. I now have the Elite which allows me to stay 3 weeks at a time with some 2 weeks during certain times of the year. I can go from park to park with no time out. There are about 86 parks across the country which gives me a choice and works for me. I have stayed in 43 different ones. I know that they are not in every state but thats ok. I went to several different TT presentations and the $8k cost was too high. I went on Ebay and bought one for $99.00 and $750 transfer fee. This was about 12 years ago. Five years ago I upgraded to Elite which added 3 more campground systems at a cost of $4000. My annual $585 is frozen because of my age, over 65.

I have 800 watts of solar panels with a MPPT charge controller and 6 AGM golf cart batteries. In bright sun will charge low batteries at 38 amps.

I choose to live in a "temp controlled climate" in Arizona and my coach is in the garage.

Take the alternator to a rebuild shop and have them load test it and they can tell you if it is putting out the correct volts and amps.

I have a different take on Thousand Trails. I am a member and pay $585 per year. I stay in a Thousand Trails park from 80 to 150 nights a year. There is no nightly charge. Some of the parks are not a good as others but there are some really good ones like Seaside and Whalers Rest on the Oregon coast. Las Vegas TT is great for its location as I stay there several weeks a year going to trade shows. We can stay a most parks for 3 weeks and then go to another park the same day.

A buffing cone and Alcoa polishing compound.

I installed beads about a year ago and they work fine, no vibration.

I gave up on windows years ago, use Apple now.

Put a flood light on the trans then take a picture.

My yearly budget is zero. I fix what breaks when it happens.

You also need to check the turning radius between the two coaches.

Also check the oil cooler and hoses and fittings.

How about one before or after Gillette in that area. Probably have more forum members in that area at the same time.

I didn't know that your cracks were that bad. On mine the cracks were just starting and it didn't get any worse for about 5 years and then I had a full body paint job.

Try 303. I used it for several years until I had my coach painted.

I think the problem would be there is no common wire. A drier has two hot legs with a ground. When you take one leg and the ground you do have 120v but you don't have a common (white) to complete the 120v circuit.

I have 8 100 watt panels with a MPPT charge controller. In bright sun it will charge 38-40 amps. I have 6 AGMs. The brand is Renolgy.