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    1 hour ago, abyrd said:

    Carl,

    No, I don't have any solar panels.     I have considered them , but being in the Pacific NW, nut sure if it I would get much bang for my bucks.  I am considering the dedicated generator starting battery  and auto generator start option.

    Thanks for your suggestion.

    Jim

    I'm not sure if the diesel gen has charging capacity for its own battery.  I know years ago when we tried a separate battery on a gas gen the charge rate was so low that a regulator was not required because it would never overcharge.

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    2 hours ago, abyrd said:

    Acording to my electrical schematics the source of power to energize the relay when you press the emergency start is the house batteries,   is the  house voltage is already low it might not be much help.   I will try it the next I run across the situation.

    Thanks for the suggestion.

    Jim

    Thats easy to fix.  At the emergency start button just wire in a second button with the power source from the engine battery.

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    1 hour ago, elkhartjim said:

    Place battery disconnect switch off, inverter off, charger on, set Magnum controller to 20amps. If you want to add suspenders to your belt, set your AGM to start the genset at low voltage. 

    I would set the Magnum controller to 15 amp draw so to have a little cushion.  Not all breakers will handle the rated load.

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    On 12/13/2017 at 7:29 AM, kaypsmith said:

    With the advent of the very thin led tv's, one can locate one that is pretty close to or slightly larger ones, then make a plywood door that fits the hole where the crt style tv is, then use heavy duty hinges to mount the door with the new thin screen tv to the door, which will give new cabinet space for more storage.

    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.

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    1 hour ago, manholt said:

    Per the campground for re- sales ad's each month in FMCA Magazine...there seems to be a lot of folks wanting out, rather than in!

    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.

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    3 hours ago, WILDEBILL308 said:

    I am sorry but for the majority of people $4000. plus $585 a year + the extra charges is to expensive to stay in junky RV parks. I don't believe anyone can get that deal. The reality is what I posted. The deliberate miss leading promotional /advertising about zones is disingenuous at best.  

     South west zone includes 6 states 18 camp grounds 3 states don’t have a camp ground and Nevada and Arizona have one each. The one that I stayed at in Arizona was an Encore Property, Voyager RV Resort & Hotel and was one of the better places. We were parked on a big flat parking lot with hookups, no other amenities. No table, no light, Nothing but pavement. It is primarily for snow birds and is 90-95% permanent park model type structures.  I will say this it was one of the only places that had a readymade package of information about the area and some coupons for local attractions.

    North West Zone includes 9 states 18 campgrounds; 7 states have no campgrounds. Only Oregon and Washington have camp grounds. Saying you have a zone that covers 9 states sounds good but it is actually only 2 states have any campgrounds you can use.

    The other thing that made/makes me mad is they repeatedly said this was a one-year special deal and I could renew it if I wanted to. Yet they charged my credit card for a renewal without my permission. They said that by singing the original paperwork it became an automatic renewal. I had asked repeatedly if it was a one-year deal and was assured I would have to renew myself or it would end. I looked and my lawyer looked it over and could find no such clause. They refunded my money and we are all happy now.:D

    Bill

     

     

    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.

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    1 hour ago, elkhartjim said:

    Dang... I got out of the paint and body business too soon. I've always heard numbers closer to the $20,000 range from the shops in Indiana.

    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.

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    4 hours ago, Skykingtcb said:

    I currently live in Madera CA relocating to AZ but will travel for paint work to anywhere

    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.
     

     

     

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    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.

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    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.

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