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Re: Staying In Archers Nat. Park in July?
You will bake. It's not just the external temperature but also the internal temperature rise in the trailer during the day and the cool down (or not) time when you return to your trailer in the evening. Depending on the Air Conditioner, it may struggle anyway during the day and evening. Buy the bubble silvered sheets and cut out to fit in any skylights and windows. Also consider window awnings. Moab KOA is well placed to explore the town although there are many other good sites as well. Passport America works well too and its well worth buying the subscription for the deals. If you stay in KOA's, buy their subscription and also buy the Good Sam subscription. I own all three. You will save 10% with the last two on your camping stays. My advice is to pay the price and plug in at an electric site and also follow the above advice anyway.449Views0likes0CommentsRe: Thinking about getting a "Couples TT" Help with brand/model
"Want QUALITY. No de-lamination, roof leaks, thing breaking in general." In my view Artic Fox are hard to beat in the box type trailers. Been RV'ing now since 2001 and have seen a lot of older ones in excellent condition. On the other hand, if you can loose the new and slide out requirements, used Airstreams are hard to look past. :D If I had bought an Airstream from the get go, I would probably have stayed with the brand and trailers rather than go through 4 previous RV's. Also consider solar windows 15k air and window awnings for those hot summers. Owned Sunline and Mountaineer Trailers plus Dolphin and Allegro Bus MH's531Views0likes0CommentsBreakaway Switch Melted/Burnt
Airstream 2015 Flying Cloud 27FB Well, Friday night our house washing machine broke down and today wanted to tow the trailer to our house to load up /clean tank/ for our trip starting next friday. Was hitching up and connected/pulled the cord on the breakaway switch and noticed the plastic covering was melting and burning. Turned off the 12 volt but too late. Anyway, I pried the contacts apart stopped the process. Would like to know if a brake/12 volt electric/or just bad switch caused this issue. Any ideas on how to proceed? I'm talking to Airstream tomorrow. :M:E9.1KViews0likes13CommentsRe: Newbie looking to buy
Do not be afraid to bargin. I got 25% off an in stock 2015 Airstream with a break even cost of a Reese Dual Cam hitch fitted and a few other goodies (more than the usual hose etc) thrown in. I'm sure I'd have got more off another brand. Make sure you get the price first with all the options included then go for it.555Views0likes0CommentsRe: slide won't retract
Once you get the side in, get the dealer to check out the whole thing. I had this happen once to a trailer where the slide was misaligned and the other time to my motor home where the floor of the slide out had warped due to water damage. In both cases, the shear pin failed repeatedly.468Views0likes0CommentsRe: My RV money is spent ... now what do I pull it with?
tatest wrote: I'm in the HD van camp. Express 3500 with 6.0 and optionalaxle ratios can pull that, but finding one with the 6.6 Duramax would be better. Express seats still clamp into slots in the floor, making it easy to configure for passengers vs cargo. I really considered this option as well. A great solution for your own lifestyle choice. I know we got an Airstream but I really wanted a fifth wheel! She who must be obeyed chose the trailer. I got to choose the truck. :D I figure that if she changes her mind at some point, I'll be good to go on a 5er with my truck!360Views0likes0CommentsRe: My RV money is spent ... now what do I pull it with?
Are you buying new? If so a SUV would not be a good choice. The old "Burb" or "Excursion" were 3/4 ton truck chassis. The newer ones are not. Personally I went for a GMC Sierra 3500 Diesel. (I just got a great deal on a new 2014). The reasons I went for a 1 ton are as follows, 1 Wanted a good quality truck bed cap. (ARE Z) 2 Wanted a 2000 lbs slide out bed tray. (a real clamber aboard/back saver) 3 My wife likes to pack heavy so the truck bed takes some of the load from the trailer. These items eat into your payload (rather than just the 'pure' towing weight only number considerations) so a 3500 made more sense to me. Also being a retired engineer, I like to operate within the performance envelope! I went for a diesel because of the weight considerations but a 4.10 axel on gas would probably be ok but I like the available performance at altitude. So your choice, just my experience from Trailering and MH use out west over the last 15 years. Others will have different mileage, this is my own.360Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3 1/2 season Travel Trailer
Update on what we bought today. Thanks for all your views and information. It all plugged into what we put our money on but not in the way we expected! Looked at the Open Range and Eagle's today and then DW noticed a Airstream lot near the Eagles. Well she feel in love and we are now the proud owners of an Airstream Flying Cloud 27FB. She said she just wanted a peek! I was concerned about the lack of a slide out or two but she is sure she will not be claustrophobic. I have to say they make the most of the available room. Lucky we have a large truck which can carry her baggage! It will curtail our planned extended camping season and was a lot more than we intended but we can afford it so here we are. She is a very happy puppy. Brian388Views0likes0Comments
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