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Re: How do you do your turkey?
I used to use an electric turkey roaster pan to cook a brined turkey. But I was basically cooking a big turkey for one person (I don't care for turkey but my husband loved it). It would take my husband months to eat the leftover turkey meat (I froze it). The turkey carcass was picked over and the bones were broken down and placed in a plastic freezer bag. I placed the meat I picked off in a smaller freezer bag and tucked it into the bag of bones. A month or two later, I would make Turkey Rice soup. I stored the roaster pan in the basement of the Class C. Now, I simply buy a rotisserie chicken (either whole or just leg quarters). The whole bird gets the leg quarters eaten, the breast is removed and split into two pieces which are frozen separately. The carcass gets broken down and frozen. I make a soup with the carcass (bone broth in the pressure cooker) and one of the breast halves. The other breast half gets used in some other recipe that calls for a cooked chicken breast. So I get three meals for two people from one whole chicken.2.6KViews1like0CommentsRe: South Florida RV park suggestions
You need to define "warm". My idea of "warm" (East Coast FL Native) and my husband's idea of "warm" (MI Native) were radically different. As a general rule, excluding higher elevations, most places south of I-40 will give you what is considered a "temperate" winter. As a general rule, the farther from the coast you are (100 miles or more) the cheaper and less in demand campground sites are. This does not apply to high demand waterfront and/or "resort" campgrounds/RV parks. Every place will, even FL, over the course of a typical or not so typical winter, experience lower than "normal" temps, even down to freezing. Yes, South FL has had freezing temps and it has happened many times in my lifetime (I'm almost 63yo). I even remember it snowing. It didn't lay but it snowed in Ft Pierce. It just had the right conditions. My mother (also a FL Native) remembers it getting so cold in the winter (Jupiter) that the mullet froze to death in the river. The time my black tank valve froze and cracked, I was in Cordele, GA (I-75 Exit 101 which means it was 100 miles from the FL/GA state line) as it had almost a week of unseasonable freezing temps in Jan or Feb. A week later, things had warmed back up to normal. Growing up, I remember the pond in front of my grandmother's house would freeze up at least once most winters. It was often thick enough the hunting dogs could walk across it. I know one of my cousins walked across it too one time (kids!). This was in central FL near Ocala. the "Great Freezes" which wiped out most of the northern orange groves over about 3 winters, reached all the way to the Keys. This was during my grandmother's time (she was also a FL Native). It also took out the big pineapple plantations in the Jensen area. They didn't replant. Most people who live in the area don't even know that Jensen had big pineapple plantations. So every place gets cold in the winter. It's just how cold is cold. I live in a "plains desert" in SE NM. We had snow flurries today. It was 39F while it was snowing big fat flakes. Too warm to lay and it turned back to sleet then rain. I have been told I moved to the "wrong" desert. But I have watched temps. AZ desert (Phoenix) gets freezing temps about as often as we do. In a few days, it will be warming back up to the 60s. And then it will get nasty for Thanksgiving. Then it will warm back up before it gets nasty for Christmas. And after that, it's really winter.952Views0likes0CommentsRe: Make line on driveway for camper loading?
Have a center mark on the lower front of the camper floor and a matching mark on the tailgate side of the truck bed (the tail gateis removed. We put it there with a permanent marker and periodically remark it when it fades too much. Bought a piece of pvc "veranda/trex" porch decking, cut in half to make two pieces, that are used as spacers between the wheel wells. These boards run from the front of the truck bed all the way back to just in front of the rear truck bed pillars. They are slick enough that the camper box will slide down one or the other with little friction. There is about 1/2 inch space on each side between the wheel well + spacer boards and the camper box sides. I aim for matching up the center marks and the boards tend to push the camper box straight. I do have to watch the grey water tank that is mounted under the galley side so that the top edge of the truck bed doesn't get too close. It's all a tight fit. I usually take up to 3 tries to get lined up correctly. I normally have my daughter guide me back (it's her camper) but I have loaded it by myself. It's no more difficult than it was to get the popup hitch lined up. If anything, it's easier. There are also a couple boards laying across the front of the truck bed so the camper box will slide up and touch when it is in far enough. This is because the Stabile Lift has to line up with the saddle brackets that are underneath the truck.1.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Amarillo, TX RV Park
The last time I went thru Amarillo, I parked overnight at the Cracker Barrel (#210). We had supper and then breakfast the next morning. For an overnight stop, I tend to stay in a parking lot (Sam's Club or Cracker Barrel usually). You may want to check the listings on RV Parky. Where I would stay and where you would stay are most likely two totally different places.2.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone put a truck camper on a trailer?
I've lived in campgrounds and RV parks (monthly rent) that the only way they would allow a truck camper to be off loaded from a truck was for it to have a Stable Lift for the jacks OR to be on a flatbed trailer. I do not know their reasoning for it and I never asked. But it is something to keep in mind. I personally see no problem with a truck camper sitting on a flatbed trailer. But then I may be considered a "redneck". I do not consider that to that to be the insult most here think it is. Most of the bumper pull trailer mounted truck campers that I have seen had the camper sitting over the tires similar to how it would sit on a truck and storage boxes were tucked under the front of the camper. Gooseneck trailers tended to have the camper pushed up to the front with the bed overhang over the gooseneck section. Both of these positions left a nice "deck" out the rear of the camper It looked like a pretty good idea to me. Our truck camper is on a Stabile Lift. But it is rarely removed from the truck.7.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Cleaner For Plastic Sinks
I use ordinary baking soda and a bit of dishwashing liquid. For stains, I make a paste of ordinary baking soda, dishwashing liquid and cheap hydrogen peroxide (apply and let set for a few hours or even overnight if a bad stain). But I'm cheap (or frugal depending on how you view it). Most RVers opt for some expensive product that will do the same thing. Doesn't matter what you use just make sure it is VERY mildly abrasive as plastic sinks tend to scratch easily. The shiny ones really scratch easily. Don't use an abrasive sponge either. Wet cloth or sponge is all you should be using. If it's hard water stains, use plain white vinegar. place a paper towel over the hard water stains, wet it with vinegar and keep it wet for several hours. It may take a few treatments but that is easy on a plastic sink. Then get in the habit of wiping the sink down at least once a week with vinegar. I keep vinegar in a trigger sprayer bottle and I put a trigger sprayer top on the hydrogen peroxide bottle.1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Leaky Plumbing & Winter Living Prep Questions
Use a siliconized latex caulk in the shower NOT pure silicone. Use pipe heat tape on all your plumbing pipe. You can buy it in the big box hardware stores. Most of mine are Frost King or Easy Heat brand. Be careful on sizing. For example a "13ft" heat tape has 11'6" of actual heat tape. The missing 1-1/2 foot is electrical connection. Never "spiral wrap" pipe with the heat tape. And you want to use either electrical tape or Gorilla Tape to secure the tape. Make an insulated water hose or spend the bucks and buy a Pirit heated hose and insulate it the thing. All the Pirits in our park ended up in the dumpsters after a hard freeze last winter. Sorry but I did think it was funny after so many RVers have said that the Pirits are so much better than a homemade heated hose. You need a POTABLE WATER GARDEN HOSE to make a good heated hose. You need it to be only the length needed to go from your RV to the pipe stand. Hang thick blankets over your doors and windows. Open the cabinet doors where you have water pipes. You may want to add a piece of Reflectix between the back of the cabinets and camper floor to protect the water piping from freezing temps seeping past the measly 2" of insulation in the walls and floor. Get a second source of heat that does not rely on electricity for the power outage that will happen. Keep a jug of RV anti freeze (buy it NOW before they are gone) to pour down the shower p-trap. Keep a gallon of water in the bathroom for flushing the toilet in case the water freezes. In other words, treat your camper like a poorly insulated house. Check out the energy conservation projects on Builditsolar.com as most can be adapted to use in campers.1.3KViews0likes1CommentRe: Concerns about buying from a distant dealer?
Everything and everywhere is a 2 hour (or more) for me. My perception of driving distance has changed dramatically since moving to here. Contact the manufacturer before buying and find out who can do warranty work. That would be a good thing to do for ANY new RV that you intend to buy. Things rarely break while the RV is sitting at home. While some things can be ignored until you get "home", there may be times when you have to have a repair done without going very far. It would also be good to have an option to the dealer repair shop in case they aren't very good or they are backed up.1.2KViews0likes0Comments
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