First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
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Hello, Mr Mark. Thanks for responding. I bought a 38 foot 1988 Itasca Sunflyer. It has a chevy engine and runs good. My primary concerns are safety issues. I just have this dreaded fear that I'll blow myself up or die by fumigation...drown while dumping or something!....When it comes time to travel I'll have to hire a driver-experienced! But while I am parked here for the winter, I will have to learn all the'important stuff' to survive. I'm not all that brave really! I'm just determined. And maybe a little foolish. But what the heck, it's good to be needed and I like the feeling of being free.
I don't know how much water my tanks hold, wheather I have one or two, how much propane I can carry, or how to change the flippin' fuses....smile...I think I'll learn quick enough! especially with the help of all of you here. I have an awning and am curious-can one person put it up/down alone? The other thing is that I have a generator and am thinking of using an electric space heater. Having hailed from Michigan, I am a cold weather person and prefer to keep it about 65* in here. Just warm enough to keep the water from freezing. It would feel safer to me, but is it really safer than propane? Also, because of where I am parked, I needed 60' of water hose, so I guess I will need alot of heat tape? awh heck, it's going to freeze up anyway I bet.
When I moved this thing back here in the sticks for parking, both my airconditioners worked fine. After I got all settled, I discovered one no longer does anything. I figure I have a screw loose (my friends agree!). Is that something I can put off till next summer? I am just full of ???? I know. Thanks for any help you can offer, Ellen
I don't know how much water my tanks hold, wheather I have one or two, how much propane I can carry, or how to change the flippin' fuses....smile...I think I'll learn quick enough! especially with the help of all of you here. I have an awning and am curious-can one person put it up/down alone? The other thing is that I have a generator and am thinking of using an electric space heater. Having hailed from Michigan, I am a cold weather person and prefer to keep it about 65* in here. Just warm enough to keep the water from freezing. It would feel safer to me, but is it really safer than propane? Also, because of where I am parked, I needed 60' of water hose, so I guess I will need alot of heat tape? awh heck, it's going to freeze up anyway I bet.
When I moved this thing back here in the sticks for parking, both my airconditioners worked fine. After I got all settled, I discovered one no longer does anything. I figure I have a screw loose (my friends agree!). Is that something I can put off till next summer? I am just full of ???? I know. Thanks for any help you can offer, Ellen
