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Re: 1990 Coachman 095SD repair and upgrade project
Stableloads are incredible!!! I have a set after experiencing what you described. Incredible transformation. I enjoy the trip now instead of white knuckling and puckering up at every turn! Definitely can't go wrong with them! I use them all the time now even when carrying lighter loads. Great product and great company! Very helpful!292Views0likes0CommentsRe: Using TT as guest house
We would always let them use the bathroom. We just requested that any "large purchases" were done in the house. :) The other can mellow out until we get a chance to empty at a dump station or when we went camping again. We never saw a reason not to let them use the restroom.330Views0likes0CommentsRe: Using TT as guest house
Like other posters, back when my folks were able they always stayed out in our TT. They called it "their" house. Requested that we get it ready for them when they knew they would be coming. My brother and his family always stayed in our TT too and always loved it. Gives everyone a sense of privacy after long days of visiting.195Views0likes0CommentsRe: Bought some hearing aids today(UPDATE)
whistlebritches wrote: Are they very expensive? They say you have to buy expensive ones to get good ones. Not true anymore thank goodness! Unlike the OP not all of us....probably most of us can't get the smoking deal that he got. He is very fortunate without doubt! That is really great! I know myself a lot of the reason I went so long without was the shear cost. For whatever reason my insurance never covered hearing aids which I think is incredible but I digress.....you can now buy very affordable aids at MDHearingaid.com. I don't get any kickbacks from this company but I should as much as I recommend them! They now have digital aids. The company is outstanding and customer service is second to none. I've been using their aids now for years.463Views0likes0CommentsRe: Bought some hearing aids today(UPDATE)
Great news on the aids!! I'm always happy to "hear" of people taking the plunge and just getting a set. I resisted for many years, mostly because I thought I was to young to be having to wear them! I got my first set when I was 20 and stopped wearing them but now I've been wearing them steady since I was about 40 and I haven't looked back. I know you didn't ask for advice but I would like to offer some to you anyway because I would hate to see you get discouraged. Wearing them in the real world is different than just for a short time in the store. Anyway the piece of advice I would offer is wear them in short stints. I know when I first got mine if I wore them for to long in the beginning I became very stressed and anxious. It takes your brain awhile to decipher all the new sounds you are now hearing and figure out which you want to hear and which you don't. Going to a restaurant is a great example of this. It took awhile for me to "stop" hearing all the other conversations, air conditioner, wait staff stacking plates etc etc and just listen to the folks in my party. Anyway I just know I used to get very discouraged in the beginning but I found if I gave my brain a rest by removing them and then putting them back in it was a huge help. Everyday I could wear them for longer periods of time and pretty soon.....yes I definitely have forgotten to take them out in the shower!! Why is this shower so loud???!!! Oh sh%%!!!! LOL145Views0likes0CommentsRe: Maiden Voyage now some newbie questions...
Lol...yes mkirsch I am definitely having a hysterical reaction to the sensation! LOL...like I said earlier it was more of a tongue in cheek...rhetorical....wasn't really expecting answers to that comment/question, I was more looking for information on the turnbuckles. I will keep that in mind on future posts that my goofy sense of humor is not always understood especially on screen as opposed to in person. I am doing research now on what I want to do for front tie downs etc.491Views0likes0CommentsRe: Maiden Voyage now some newbie questions...
Some interesting suggestions besides just seat time which I'm sure is going to be the major factor in getting used to the new feeling. Like I said a lot of it is made up in my small brain as my wife and daughters don't feel or see what I "think" I do. lol I've got brand new Michelins load range E as it's a dually and I went to 72 in the rear and 70 up front before this trip. Maybe I will go a bit higher and ride around and see. Shocks are also a good idea, I actually can't remember when I replaced them last...lol. They are some great coil overs that I really liked...might be time to get new. The truck is only used to haul our campers around so it unfortunately doesn't see as many miles as I would like. That also means it doesn't see the maintenance like it should either lol...ie not remembering when I did the shocks... I have been researching tie down systems but I must admit that I can't really complain with the Brophy style...heck when my camper was new that was all that was available..lol. I would think that turnbuckle tension would be fairly generic to any system. What do ya'll do for that?491Views0likes0CommentsRe: Maiden Voyage now some newbie questions...
LOL..the first question was more rhetorical than anything actually. My wife laughs at me because she says she is not feeling what I "think" I am. lol....so I'm sure my butt will get used to the new feeling of the top heavy weight. In my small brain I want to understand how something so big can stay in the back of a truck with only a 4x9 foot base. Lol. It doesn't make sense so I scare myself by watching it in the mirror. Lol....so yah it is not as bad as my brain is trying to scare me into thinking it is....lol. I have weighed the camper and she comes in right at 2300 pounds give or take. I'm sure we weighed a bit more on our trip. I know I will get used to the "feeling" of the TC. She really is surprisingly stable I just need to convince my brain that it makes "sense"! The turnbuckle tension I would really love to know everyone's thoughts.71Views0likes0CommentsMaiden Voyage now some newbie questions...
Hey all, Since we finished the rebuild of our 70'ish TC we were able to take our maiden voyage of about 450 miles round trip. 90% of it was interstate. As you can see in my sig we have had a couple diff varieties of campers. The TC definitely gives a different feeling in my butt-o-meter than the long TT did but overall not anything crazy. Mostly the top heavy feeling more than the weight feeling. My questions are do you ever get used the the feeling that you are going to tip over at any moment??!! Lol...especially on corners? Geez always gives me a pucker factor. Second question is on turnbuckle tension....I've read and read but I can't get a handle on exactly what folks do. I know I know and I will upgrade my tie-down system eventually but for now I'm using a Brophy style stake pocket tiedown system. I've read that they should not be to tight but one guy says he knows he has it right when he can hear the turnbuckles rattling behind him...lol....should they really be that loose. What I did for this trip is tightened them (hand tight) and then released the turnbuckle a turn ...turn and a half until it was just jiggling. It seems to have worked but I'm still a newbie to the whole TC scene and would like some reassurance. Sometimes on a corner I swear the TC is gonna roll right out of the truck!! I know that is prob just my newbie-ness and I probably need to stop driving in my rear view but anyway is that the correct way to handle the turnbuckles? Anything I've ever hauled I've cinched right down so it kinda goes against the grain not cinching the TC....Thanks for all the suggestions and help. This place has been wonderful in all the years I've been a member!3KViews0likes16Comments
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