rossboyer

I retired at age 59. While paying our medical insurance until age 65 was costly, I will never regret early retirement. We have traveled almost 400,000 miles since I retired. Now 23 years later due to some health issues, we can no longer travel as we did. But the great experiences during those years and travels will never be forgotten. Retire ASAP.

Please post Manufacturer, model and supplier. Thank you.

No, but location, location, location. T-Mobile is non-existent here. AT&T is marginal, but Verizon is acceptable.

From what I have read is that 4g is faster for data, but 5g will go through walls and some obstructions better. Who knows? 40 years we were happy with 8track tapes.

I have to disagree. There is a relay inside the inverter to bypass inverting to allow shore power to pass through to one or two circuits that have breakers in the inverter. Check to be sure one of those isn't tripped and needs reset. The other breaker may be the one that feeds the refrigerator 120v. These breakers may be on the side and not easily seen. The 12vdc is provided by the converter function in the dual function inverter.

There should a very large fuse (150-300amp) in the positive line from batteries before it connects to the inverter.

What is reasonable cost code reader for the round data port on a 2005 Freightliner chassis with a Caterpillar C-7 engine. I randomly get a Check Engine warning without any further information. Other gauges do not indicate any problem.

Geologically, Bryce is the youngest. The floor of Bryce is the same as the rim of Zion, and the floor of Zion is the same as the rim of the Grand Canyon. While the Grand is mammoth and impressive, Bryce has the most beauty with the Hoo Doo rock formations. I liked the north rim of Grand over the south rim. Not as many people. We were in our motor home, but stayed just outside the park. If you are into buying Native American Indian art, the south rim has a great trading post.

Welcome to FMCA and this forum. I am sure that you will enjoy many years of RVing.

Several years ago, I had the same problem on a little older motor home with Magnum chassis. Found a metal junction box under a cabinet that had flexible wire going out to the slide out. The wire was shorted at the metal box. As I remember I had to remove the bottom of the cabinet to get to the box.

When looking at your picture, it looks like you have a tow dolly, not a tow bar. A tow dolly supports the two front wheels of your towed auto. A tow bar uses adapters attached to the frame of the towed auto with an attached bar(s) to the RV. The bar may be semi-permanently attached to the RV or to the towed auto.

Yes, they are 120vac, but most RV fluorescent fixtures convert 12vdc to 120vac to be compatible with standard fluorescent light bulbs.

The benefit states that you may find a lower cost from a different supplier in your area. I bought Firestones for more than $100/tire lower than the benefit, but that is where I live. Bridgestone owns Firestone. Top of the line Bridgestone design are used on Firestone one or two years later. My first motor home had Firestone tires, so I was comfortable in using them. They have been running for about 9,000 miles without any problems. Go to the Advantage dealer and ask if there is a different manufacturer that has tires that are suitable replacements.

You can have their number with a letter ‘S’ to indicate Son, but not use just their number.

Our year will be different, also. Probably, less than 2,000 miles, and about 6 campgrounds at chapter rallies. Gone are the 20,000+ mile years. May this year be better than last for you and yours!

14 states, 15 campgrounds, 5,000+ miles in RV and 3,000+ miles via auto.

Just an Update. i have removed DirecTV. Installed a RoKu Premium which is a sound bar and RoKu interface to/from TV via HDMI. $99. Much better sound. Does require internet. Total monthly cost is less than DirecTV including internet, PBS, and Netflix. We have Amazon Prime, so no additional charge. We won't be going back to DirecTV.

This is very true. I installed three led lights. One had the color of wires reversed from the other two.

Are there any other 12vdc devices on the same circuit? Maybe exhaust fan? If so, are they working? Maybe a loose connection in that circuit that opened due to the accidental short.

Most auto parts stores sell double sided tape to attach trim and molding. Great it is removable with great difficulty. I had to remove my small FMCA logo off my towed auto when I traded. Cut through the center of the tape. It is thick. Then I was able to peal the remaining tape from the rear window and the logo.

X-2. Amen.

Thank you for correcting the IP: address. When I had mine, I changed the address, added security of only the MAC addresses of the devIces I would allow. I know that isn’t in the realm of normal users, but I did network and user support before I retired. Since our lifestyle has changed to less long distance travel, I returned that device and have added more robust internet service for our home. For the short weekend trips our cell phone data plan works well for us.

If I remember correctly, in your web browser enter 192.168.10.1. Login as admin and use password that was given to you, may have been on a label on bottom. Look through the menus to find the usage.

If you decide to have an outlet wired, I suggest that you install a three outlet campground type box with breakers. The outlets would be 50 amp, 30 amp and 20 amp ground fault. I think they are about $100-150 at big box stores. The wire from you main panel will probably cost more , but once done you will have electrical service for future RVs.

I understand that Jason has left FMCA, but does do contract services for FMCA. That is why I posted the general answer to let the receptionist route the call. Who knows when someone is on vacation or that a different employee can assist.