Insayn's 2013 road trip prep.
Howz everyone doing these days? Been a while since I posted last. I got busy with other hobbies and fabricated toys. We're gearing up for a long road trip next summer out east (hot hum...
Forum Discussion
Update:
Most if not all of the little 5000btu window air conditioners have changed styles this year. I have yet to find one that has the controls as well as the cool air output to be on the top or top front edge aimed up. So, my parents decided that a small 8000btu portable unit will work for them (exhaust plumbed outside of course) and will be easy to store in the garage for the cooler camping trips.
This month my truck got a new windshield, new tires and both tanks now have fast fill mods done to them (by me), so roughly 6-8 minutes to fill both tanks combined, rather than 35+ mins as it used too. Also replaced front tank sender unit (float had a pinhole and sunk).
New Rancho 9000XL's. The bodies are physically larger on these new ones. BTW there is a rebate going on right now buy 4, get a $100 prepaid Visa card. Rock-Auto has them for $89 each (they were only $85 when I purchased a few weeks ago). Many places they are $100-$125 each.
1997 truck feels like a new truck again. I just hit 109000 miles on the OD this week. :C
Soooo, looking forward to this trip!
Most if not all of the little 5000btu window air conditioners have changed styles this year. I have yet to find one that has the controls as well as the cool air output to be on the top or top front edge aimed up. So, my parents decided that a small 8000btu portable unit will work for them (exhaust plumbed outside of course) and will be easy to store in the garage for the cooler camping trips.
This month my truck got a new windshield, new tires and both tanks now have fast fill mods done to them (by me), so roughly 6-8 minutes to fill both tanks combined, rather than 35+ mins as it used too. Also replaced front tank sender unit (float had a pinhole and sunk).
New Rancho 9000XL's. The bodies are physically larger on these new ones. BTW there is a rebate going on right now buy 4, get a $100 prepaid Visa card. Rock-Auto has them for $89 each (they were only $85 when I purchased a few weeks ago). Many places they are $100-$125 each.
1997 truck feels like a new truck again. I just hit 109000 miles on the OD this week. :C
Soooo, looking forward to this trip!
