smokeater75

According to the person I talked to at Rogue-wave,he said that some hot spots drop off within a few feet of the hub. Maybe this was the case at outdoor resorts. The funny thing was I was picking up the signal from the RV park next door which was probably a half mile away from where I was parked, of course it was encrypted.

The place outside of the clubhouse at outdoor resorts in Indio Ca. was only 100 yds. from the antenna, which was a clear and unobstructed view.This signal is not encrypted and the Rogue Wave antenna would not even show that the site existed. I spent 30 minutes on the ph. with a gentleman from Rogue Wave just to make sure that there was no problem with the instalation,according to him I had done everything right. Like I said try it and see.Smokeater75

I had a rogue wave antenna shipped to our motorhome site in Indio California this past March. I set it up on a pole so that it was sitting 15ft. up in the air. from the antenna I could see the club house with the Wi-fi hot spot approximately 100 yds away. I could not pick up any single from the club house. There are 3 Star-bucks within 2 miles as the crow flys from where we are and I could not pick up any signal from them. There were lots of places showing up,certainly more than were showing without the antenna but they all required a pass-word.I talked to the people at Wave- Rogue and they were sorry that it didn't work out for me. I sent it back with no problems and bought myself a rocket stick that plugs into my lap-top and now have wi-fi just about everywhere. Try it and see,for me it just didn't work. Good-luck

Elkhorn Ridge R.V. park and campground is a nice place to stay, large sites clean power and good Wi-Fi we stay there on our way back home from Palm springs Ca. Its at the edge of Spearfish South Dakota not that far from Rapid City.Check out there web site. Smokeater 75.

Hi Dave, You haven't stated if you have just a hydraulic leveling system or if you have a air and hydraulic system. If its just a hydraulic system than you should dump the air before leveling. Hope this helps.

Hi Mike, the Precision RV 500 looks like it takes the spot of the existing hot water tank, I would imagine it is like a large insta-hot system, they say it will heat 940 gallons on 20lbs of propane. I've been looking at them for the last couple of years and like Tom, I think that I will probably lean that way when our hot water tank bites the dust. Smokeater75.

Hi Greybeard 315, I'm not positive but if those are Velvac mirrors, you can go to there website and find your mirror and then get a price and breakdown of all parts associated with it. Hope this helps Smokeater75

Hi Gramp's, My wife Susan and I never camped or owned any type of RV. We took the plunge two years ago and after driving our RV up to Palm Springs Ca. and back, we are kicking ourselves for not doing this along time ago. Sure it cost us money but we had done our research and talked to class A, B and C owners and the bottom line seemed to be that your paying for a life style and the people we talked to said that they wouldn't trade it for anything else. We have a rainy day fund where we put x number of dollars away each month and if the RV needs something it comes out of there. Have a great day Smokeater75 Kane and Susan 2003 Monaco Windsor.

My wife Susan and I head down to Palm Springs Ca. for 6 weeks during the winter. The round trip from Winnipeg is about 5000 mi. Before we bought a motorhome we use to fly down,rent a car and stay in a condo. Then we started driving down. Taking our motorhome down is still alot cheaper than it was before. I think the key as was mentioned is staying for awhile. Just my two cents. smokeater75

You could try running both your gas and electric heaters at the same time. If your using your water pump while on city water you are using up the tank quicker. Just a thought, Smokeater75

I just wanted to thank everyone out there that took the time to answer my many questions about winter storage. My wife Susan and I left for Palm Springs California on Feb.24th/10, it was -38C and -45C with the wind chill. I had installed a 50 amp service on the side of my garage and was able to bring the coach home from the storage yard 3 days before we left. I had purchase a portable furnace and had it running inside the coach while it was at home, it is a great heater with a thermostat and managed to keep the temperature inside the coach at 20C or 68F. The hardest part about leaving that morning was trying to get the power cord back into the bay without damage. I had all the the oil in the 8.8 L cummins changed to synthetic as well as the oil in the generator. I took the coach out about every two weeks for a 100 mile run, at which time the generator was running as well as my portable furnace and sometimes my two gas furnaces as well.The coach had been well winterized in the fall and when it was really cold I was able to plug in my block heater to start the engine. I had used high heat silicone to glue a 300 watt heater to the oil pan of the generator but found that the generator would start at -30C with no problem. I had nitrogen put into all the tires and had no problem with tire pressure fluctuation. I didn't mind taking the coach out in the cold, I had my coffee with me and I didn't have to worry about bugs on the windshield. I also had my cooling systems in the engine and generator flushed and fresh anti-freeze put in. Until Sue and I are able to travel down South at earlier time its nice to know that we can do it this way and still enjoy ourselves. Just in case anyone was wondering, it took about 60 miles to get the oil temp. and the tranny temps up to operation temperatures. Thanks again for your help. Kane and Susan 2003 Monaco Windsor 8.8 L diesel,7500 watt onan quiet diesel.

Something people running with day-time running lights may not know is that there are no lights on at the rear of your coach unless you turn your headlights on. If its foggy or raining it may still be a good idea to turn on your lights at the dash. Another Canadian with day-time running lights on the coach.

My wife Susan and I have made the round trip from Winnipeg to Palm Springs California 5 times in our SUV twice with regular oil and three times with synthetic. I averaged about 75 mph. and travel the same road there and back. I got 1.5 mpg. better with the synthetic oil. I have synthetic in all of my vehicles and the cold starting in -35 is not even close. When we purchase our 1st. motorhome this past August, I talked with a Cummins mechanic here in Winnipeg. He told me that starting a diesel in -35 was like driving it a 1000 miles as far as wear was concerned. He felt that in those conditions tha synthetic was offering more protection. That was good enought for me and I proceeded to change all the fluids in our coach to synthetic. I'm not saying that synthetic is for everyone but until we can head south for the whole winter, it will be in our coach. Smokeater 75

Thanks Brett for the information, I did have #2 diesel in the coach but now have #1 I also put a stabilizer in. I have a hydraulic as well as air levelling system I just wasn't sure about the hydraulic jacks in the extreme cold. You were right about the bonding. I was a firefighter for 32 yrs. and this coach is a real pleasure to drive. Thank- you for your time and patients I'm sure you have answered this question many times. I am still reading the manual, its like a large phone book.

Hi, everyone. My wife, Susan, and I are totally new to RVing. We have just purchased a 2003 Monaco Windsor and have to store it until we can leave for Palm Springs in February. We have the coach outdoors in a compound and it has been winterized. The transmission, engine and generator fluids have been changed to synthetic. The antifreeze is good to -60. I also installed a 400-watt oil pan heater on the generator. The tires are filled with nitrogen and have styrofoam pads under them. I plan on taking the coach out once a week for a hundred-mile run with the generator running so that everything should be okay when we leave. The problem that I'm facing is that I can't run power to the coach all the time, and when it's sitting with the power off it will be flat on the air suspension. I'm assuming that this is not a good thing. Is there anything I can do? Oh, by the way, we are in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and in the winter it is not uncommon for the temperature to stay at -30 for one or two weeks. Thank you for any help you can offer.

Hi Tom, I have driven all over Canada and I have never heard of any restrictions other than class of license or the requirement of a air-brake endorsement. I have seen all kinds of motorhomes and fifth wheels on our highways and the only restrictions that I am aware of are for tractor-trailers and the wheel-base that is required if you want to hall throught the mountains. If you want to be absolutely positive you could check with the various provincial bodies. Good-luck