WNY Pat

st687 wrote:
People like Smacdiesel are the reason I don't look at this site very often.

Because he made an ill timed or bad joke? Really.
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Sorry to hear about WNYPat's problems. Always liked his posts and help.

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People like Smacdiesel are the reason I don't look at this site very often.

mtrumpet wrote:
The last correspondence that I had with Pat was in June of last year (2014). On their annual trip through the Southwest last year, the (diesel) engine blew on his Foretravel. They had to leave it down there and have a new engine put in. They flew home while the engine was being replaced. When they flew back to pick it up, there were problems with it about an hour down the road. Again, back into anther shop for more costly repairs. This resulted in more hotel stays, flights to and from home etc. By the time all was said and done, the whole ordeal cost them thousands upon thousands of dollars. When they finally arrived home, Pat's wife (and I imagine Pat to some extent) were so disgusted with the entire incident that they put the Foretravel up for sale and got out of RV'ing.

Too bad because Pat, being a retired OTR trucker, was quite a knowledgeable guy.

Thank You, for the information about Pat! I didn't know about all the costly repairs!

mtrumpet wrote:
The last correspondence that I had with Pat was in June of last year (2014). On their annual trip through the Southwest last year, the (diesel) engine blew on his Foretravel. They had to leave it down there and have a new engine put in. They flew home while the engine was being replaced. When they flew back to pick it up, there were problems with it about an hour down the road. Again, back into anther shop for more costly repairs. This resulted in more hotel stays, flights to and from home etc. By the time all was said and done, the whole ordeal cost them thousands upon thousands of dollars. When they finally arrived home, Pat's wife (and I imagine Pat to some extent) were so disgusted with the entire incident that they put the Foretravel up for sale and got out of RV'ing.

Too bad because Pat, being a retired OTR trucker, was quite a knowledgeable guy.

Should have went with gas. LOL!

Thanks for the information.

I can understand their decision.


That's a tough one.

Mark, thanks for the update on Pat. Like you I had contact with him off and on over the years. Pat's a good guy and his knowledge of RVing was excellent. I wish him well. I know he loved to RV so I'm hoping he'll get the itch again and share his knowledge with us.


Ed

The last correspondence that I had with Pat was in June of last year (2014). On their annual trip through the Southwest last year, the (diesel) engine blew on his Foretravel. They had to leave it down there and have a new engine put in. They flew home while the engine was being replaced. When they flew back to pick it up, there were problems with it about an hour down the road. Again, back into anther shop for more costly repairs. This resulted in more hotel stays, flights to and from home etc. By the time all was said and done, the whole ordeal cost them thousands upon thousands of dollars. When they finally arrived home, Pat's wife (and I imagine Pat to some extent) were so disgusted with the entire incident that they put the Foretravel up for sale and got out of RV'ing.

Too bad because Pat, being a retired OTR trucker, was quite a knowledgeable guy.

I would say that this site is losing interest for many, I know I used to come here every day but now I am lucky if I come once a week. How many times can you hash out gas or diesel or the other dingy towing stuff. Campground reviews are always good to read but even RVPark reviews are way down too. I think after a number of years and the many miles of travel and many different campgrounds means I have seen many of the places and have gone many of the places myself.

It appears that Pat has not posted since May, 2014. I hope that he is pursuing other interests.