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Craigs list, RV Trader, FMCA magazine, local newspaper, etc.

You probably have NACO

A little history of how I got into Thousand Trails. About seven years ago we went to a sales presentation at a campground in Texas. What they presented to us cost about $8000. We liked the concept but not the price. I went on ebay and found it for $99 plus the transfer fee of $750. We used it about 50-75 times a year. We found out that there are many different contracts out there as no two were alike. Ours allow 2 week stays with no 7 out, could go campground to campground all year long. We could reserve 60 days ahead. We upgraded for $4000, so our total cost of the system is less than $5000. Now with 5 campground systems and 3 week limit before we have to move, no time out of system, reservations up to 90 days ahead, frozen dues, staying some 130 days a year we felt is was a good investment for us. Like anything else it has to fit what you need, at a price you think is right, for it to work.

Have you had your coach weighed? Sometimes the air pressure is different in the front than the rear.

We through the tunnel about 2 years ago and I recall a pulloff area just before the entrance and they check us to see if the propane was shut off. We were headed north.

Check the door seal.

We went to the meeting last Jan or Feb and yes it is a sales presentation. It was to our liking so we sprang for the deal. Basically it gave us 3 more campground systems to choose from and 3 weeks in and 0 out of the system. Reservations are 90 days out. It added Mid Atlantic, LTR, and Outdoor World. It also freezes your dues. There are some other benefits but I don't recall at the moment. We have stayed in several campgrounds in the northeast which we didn't have before. So far since our April renewal we have stayed 106 nights and are going to Pio Pico in 2 weeks.

In my opinion since you are a newbie I would suggest a coach thats more main stream.

I've been through that area several times and there have always been mountains everywhere you look!

I've stayed there, its small but nice.

It took less than a week, working 4 to 6 hours a day. I did it alone and it would have been much easier if I had someone else to help me. The video showed 2 guys, one on each side with scaffolding unrolling the new rubber, and of course they did it in a matter of minutes. I started at one end and spread glue across about a foot for and aft and then rolled the new material that distance and then repeated the process.

I'm not a full timer but I use Thousand Trails, NACO, LTR, Mid Atlantic. Outdoor World. When I log in I can see all of the campgrounds I've stayed in, at least for the year, which this past year has been 106 nights. I can print out for a copy. I have stayed in other campgrounds only about 5 nights.

I did a lot of crawling on my hands and knees, with knee pads. You have to pay attention to what you are doing when you are high in the air!

I replaced my rubber roof last spring before I had my coach painted. Other than being a little time consuming it wasn't that big a deal. I did the job in my garage. The roof airs were the biggest problem to solve. I undid the mounting and suspended them with ropes from the garage trusses and let them hang above my head. Dicor suggest after pulling the old rubber off that the surface be sheeted with 1/8 inch lujan which I did. The job was easier than I thought it would be, just took longer. My roof was 19 years old so I got more than my money out of it.

What kind of roof is it, rubber, fiberglass,metal?

Last Monday in Las Vegas it was 24 degrees and my spigot and hose at the campground was frozen solid. Not supposed to happen this far south!

I carry a wheel chock only because it was in the coach when I bought it. I have never had to use it. Air brakes need air to release the park brake. You can't move until you have enough air pressure to release the park brake.

When my friend followed me through Alaska he had a full mudflap. He was pulling a full size Ford van. We found the headlights were broken and full of gravel. We replaced them and they broke again. After looking at the situation we concluded that the rocks thrown off the tires were hitting the full mud flap and bouncing off the road and up to the headlights. We stopped at a plastic shop in Anchorage a got some lexan and duck taped the covers on. Now the rocks just bounced off. On my toad I used 2 camping sleeping mats, from Wal Mart, and held in place with bungee cords. Not one mark on my truck and I still use that system on my current Silverado. Total cost of the 100% protection, $ 20.

Unless your coach is rough riding I don't see that that is a problem. There are thousands of rvers using dvrs without problems.

just resolder all the connections. use small diameter solder as it will not take much. you need a pencil point solder iron.

Is that an Intellitec switching system?

Not really central but we stayed in Watchmans cg in Zion. National park with electric. We used the toad to visit the other places.

The model I used was made for RV use. It had a vent tube to the outside. It worked perfect inside without any problems.

Years ago I used a catalytic propane heater with good results. I think it was a Cat brand.

If it is electric it could be the switch. Polarity is reversed to go up or down.