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Re: I-70 through Colorado
hotpepperkid wrote: LenSatic wrote: profdant139 wrote: many of the exits in mid-Colorado involve "roundabouts," those pesky traffic circles. ;) I HATE those things! We almost got taken out by one at the Morongo Casino a few years ago. They're great for locals who are used to them but for visitors who suddenly come up on them they are very dangerous. They are slowly infecting AZ, too. I hate them also I just take up both lanes screw them I hear that Cottonwood has about 6 now! That route is dead to me.623Views0likes0CommentsRe: I-70 through Colorado
profdant139 wrote: many of the exits in mid-Colorado involve "roundabouts," those pesky traffic circles. ;) I HATE those things! We almost got taken out by one at the Morongo Casino a few years ago. They're great for locals who are used to them but for visitors who suddenly come up on them they are very dangerous. They are slowly infecting AZ, too.366Views0likes0CommentsRe: Generator maintenance reminder
profdant139 wrote: Until the next time and it won't start because the carb is gummed up. We had our Honda in CA for 4 years and now in AZ for 7 and have never had a jet gum up. I think that you were on to something a few years back when you mentioned additives in CA gasoline. We always topped off before re-entering CA after a trip. Also, I think that I've only changed the oil, maybe, three times. I'm sure that we run the gennie way more than you do. Of course, that may be the problem also. And, I've only drained the fuel once just to see how to do it.385Views0likes0CommentsRe: "Take-apart-able" portable generator box -- suggestions?
SoundGuy wrote: LenSatic wrote: If that was a jab at my post just before Dan's, you are mistaken. We either boondock in areas where we can't even see another camper, let alone bother them if we need to run the gennie, or overnight in Walmart or truck stop parking lots. We don't do campgrounds of any type. It wasn't, it was directed at those who would read profidant's post about using a white noise machine and think he was actually being serious because as far as they're concerned if it solves the genset noise problem for them then it solves it, period. :S Nothing to do with you and your carpet. :p Just bad timing on my post, then. Thanks for the clarification. That being the case, I do agree with your post which is why we don't stay in campgrounds. The few times we have we had people walking through our (tent) camp or kids coming up wanting to play with the dog. At Moro Bay we even had a cheerleading team "performing" until late at night. I'll take generator noise over the above anytime. ;)610Views0likes0CommentsRe: "Take-apart-able" portable generator box -- suggestions?
SoundGuy wrote: profdant139 wrote: We carry a small battery powered "white noise" machine, to drown out noisy neighbors in campgrounds. Maybe I should try it to drown out my own generator?? ;) Funny how these genset discussions are always the same - as long as the noise doesn't bother ME then it's all good. :R If that was a jab at my post just before Dan's, you are mistaken. We either boondock in areas where we can't even see another camper, let alone bother them if we need to run the gennie, or overnight in Walmart or truck stop parking lots. We don't do campgrounds of any type.611Views0likes0CommentsRe: Estes Park in Colorado
Thunder Mountain wrote: I'm not saying that RMNP is not one of the crown jewels of the NP system. It is just hard to sit your horizon high enough to find peace and solitude. Our son is in the CO Army National Guard and was assigned to Estes Park during the 2013 floods. They were put up in the Stanley Hotel and he said the the locals would bring them food and coffee while they were out on duty. He really enjoyed meeting the people who lived there and it still has a warm spot in his heart. It was also his first natural disaster so it's even more memorable.335Views0likes0CommentsRe: Estes Park in Colorado
ppine wrote: The most crowded place in Colorado. I lived there and went only once. There are 100 better places to go. Yep! Our son has lived in Ft. Collins for 10 years and we go camping with him every year. We spent one night up there then headed to WY and have never gone back to that part of CO since. It's gotten way too crowded and has too many restrictions.334Views0likes0CommentsRe: best practices for long battery life
profdant139 wrote: So without getting into any more technical stuff, a word of advice for the OP -- many of the folks giving advice on this thread are true experts, who are essentially professionals when it comes to caring for batteries. I would follow their advice to the letter, if my life depended on it. But it doesn't. Most of us on this forum (and in the real world) are recreational battery consumers. Don't let the best be the enemy of the good, as the saying goes. If you try to adhere to all of the best practices described above, you will make yourself crazy (and you will spend money on a new converter). Instead, just do a half-baked job, like most of us do (including me). Keep the battery charged up as much as possible. Make sure you have big enough batteries to do the job -- group 24s are pretty small. Get a multimeter (ten dollars?) and learn how to use it (easy -- go to youtube). Check on the state of charge pretty often -- try to keep it above 12.1 volts. If you want to move up a notch in terms of battery care, get a cheap hydrometer -- it is a big eye dropper that tests the specific gravity of the battery water. It can give you a heads up when one of the cells is going bad -- that cell will have a lower reading than the others, and it is time for a new battery. I boondock 90 days a year -- lots of heavy battery use -- and I get five years out of my Napa Marine Deep Cycle batteries. That is good enough for me. No, I don't equalize. No, I did not replace my WFCO converter with the hottest version. My off-season battery charger is run of the mill, rather than a real smart charger. Yes, I check my battery water. Yes, I use a hydrometer. Yes, I check the voltage. Yes, I do not let my battery get below 50 percent. (That was an expensive lesson, too slowly learned.) I fully understand that my semi-sloppy behavior is not optimal and that it is upsetting to a true expert to see how I maintain my batteries. But camping is just a hobby -- I am not maintaining batteries for a submarine, where one false move is fatal. So I refuse to be a slave to my batteries. Adequate performance and battery life are, well, adequate. This does not have to be rocket science. There you go! Great advice. I never know our MPH when towing and don't care, I'm going anyway. A new battery is a couple of tanks of gas for us. Don't sweat the small stuff. Oh, BTW, for those who don't know, we live 100% off-grid on solar so we depend on batteries every minute of every day all year long. Just enjoy the scenery!594Views0likes0Comments
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