Fastfwd75 wrote:
Water pressure: I use a water pressure limiter and in most campgrounds the water pressure is lower than what I get with the pump. Should I just fill my fresh water tank and use the pump or risk not using the limiter? I also use an inline water filter.
Regulators (Pressure limiters) come in several sizes and styles.
The most common sold for RV use is a brass or plastic cylinder it is the same size around as a garden hose connector one end is male one female garden hose.. This unit is junk, can not pass water anywhere near fast enough.
Next is a High capacity or High Flow version of the above, Camco's has wings on the body, other companies usually put a bright plastic grip on the Female end.. Slightly better but re-read last paragraph
Next up is a Sur-Flow.. This is identical to the regulator built into some RV's. IF new I give it a 9, When aged it can be rebult
Valterra makes an adjustable unit with a gauge on it, Completly different shape (The Sur-Flow is different as well) I have not tested but others say it is good.
Watts and Zurin both make regulators that are designed to connect to house type plumbing,, I have one of each, 3/4 inch. The Watts when new was fantastic, it passed all the water I needed for a darn good shower provided it had at least 50 PSI from the park (I set it to 50 PSI) as it got older performance was reduced and I will get a rebuild kit sooner or later.. It has also suffered some frost damage.
The ZURIN is new, and is every bit as good as the Watts was new. in fact when I first hooked it up I set it to 50 PSI, then I opened the outside shower and let it flow full, needle did not even wiggle. I recommend any of these 1/2 inch or larger "Whole House" type with the proper garden hose adapters.. Oh, the 3/4 inch cost less than the half inch where I shopped.
Objects moving in fridge, pantry and medicine cabinet. We just got bars for the fridge. We are trying to put things tight together in the pantry. The medicine cabinet seems hopeless. Why build a trailer with a 1/2" lip on the cabinet shelves?
Well,,, That problem I do not have, mostly due to careful packing.
The fridge shelves have rails I can raise to keep things from sliding off likewise you can get spring bars for cabinets and such, I do not use the spring bars, but do the fridge rails. You can get spring bars for the fridge if it does not have rails.
Campgrounds dryers. They are slow, do not try well enough in a single cycle and last time our clothing got stains on it after the wash while in the dryer!
The campgrounds I visit usually have commercial dryers that work great provided you do not try to overload them. I also have a cloths line.. Mine mounts on my bicycle carrier but they make a smaller version that hangs on your roof ladder too, I can describe how to make that one very easy (the one I have is harder to describe
Make a square out of 1x3's Corner braced, lace cloths line between two sides
On one of the other sides put two eye bolts with LARGE S-hooks these two should be centered and spaced so they JUST fit between teh uprights on your roof ladder. Use S-Hooks to attach to rung of ladder
ON the other side (Away from the lags) at each end (at the corner)
two more eye bolts, these connect via cloths line to two more "S" hooks that hook to a higher rung at least 4 steps higher.
Firewood. Campground firewood is expensive. We are not allowed to travel with firewood and it's not always easy to find some cheaper on the side of the road.
Alas there I can not help.. I no longer do campfires, but when I did we usually purchased just outside the park. This worked well.
