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Re: Here We Go Again, Gas Will Be Above $4 a Gallon By Summer
I remember being in the Chevron station on the corner of State and Snow in Parma Ohio in late 1999 the day gas hit $2 a gallon, there was a small crowd in the store watching me pay $75 to fill up my 454 dulley. The store clerk said she had never seen anyone buy that much gas (this is not a truck stop) The rest of the crowd started calling for the impeachment of George Bush, he he ha ha where is the outrage now?569Views0likes0CommentsRe: Solar Questions
OK I have a question We are preparing to go full time in June. My class A is 34 feet and has two 6v coach batteries and a 12 volt chassis battery, I get how they work, recharge and purpose for each. We are looking forward to boon docking when we can and I know that takes power. Its to easier to ask then to answer, "how much solar will we need?" I am trying to cut back on our draw now by installing interior LED lights and other than that I don't think looking at our S&B electric bill (as some have suggested) is an accurate way to gauge. BOTTOM LINE: I have room on my roof for at least 4 panels. If I install 4 100W panels and two more deep cycle 6 Volt batteries wire it all up to indoor charging indicator and a true sine inverter maybe 2000 watt? It seems like we can learn to live with the results. I am bracing for the attack of the teckees because my casual throwing together of data I just dreamed up is no doubt way to simplistic. Please understand that I am overloaded with data and if you know anything about the brain sensory flooding will make sense. Anyhow, I have $1000 to invest in the solar before we leave is there laymen talk on this? seriously494Views0likes0CommentsRe: 1999 fleetwood flair mystery electrical outage
Thank you YES the GFCI was tripped, I reset it and all power is restored. These forums are great. We have camped for 30 years, tent then trailer. This is our first class A and although I am pretty good with a wrench and can use a voltage meter some of the ins and outs of this beast are new to me297Views0likes0Comments1999 fleetwood flair mystery electrical outage
I first noticed that there was no 110 power at the wall outlet in the kitchen. then, looking in the curbside basement compartment there is no power at the outlet where the power converter plugs in. This however seems to have no effect on any of the coaches systems. All the interior lights work, except for the for mentioned outlets all other 110 appliances and outlets work. I have checked the fuses and breakers and they all check out. This cant be right and I don't want to find out on the road.1.5KViews0likes5CommentsRe: The worst part of getting ready to fulltime is...
You are all so organized! I am spending every off moment focused on prepping the coach. Its not that its in especially poor condition but we haven't owned it long and it is 15 years old. Its a 99 Fleetwood Flair and I want to go through as many wire looms and frame bolts as I can so I know this vehicle. As far as the house, we gave what we wanted to the kids including our old Suburban and 1974 Silver Streak. Just waiting for the garage sale fairy to visit the house and sort / price the rest of our junk. As of this morning the fairy has not visited,,,, Oh******its 13 April the TAX fairy hasn't been here either. We will launch by 1 July!569Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dentures on the road
Janss, please send the name That's fantastic! It just so happens Mesa is going to be one of our first stops. We are planning on staying long enough for our granddaughter to attend Kindergarten. If you know of a reasonable place to FT while we are in Mesa that would be great also.339Views0likes0CommentsDentures on the road
My DW and I will enter our third trimester in life and hit the road full time in June. Years of medications have taken their toll on the DWs teeth and the only option we can afford is dentures. We wanted to get her into them before we left Michigan but like everything else up here they are way way to expensive. Has anyone found reasonable (?) priced dentures, tooth extraction included anywhere in the country? years ago I use to be stationed in Elpaso and knew people who got a good deal in Mexico but I fear boarder towns are not what they use to be. I wanted to add, we have Tricare insurance and they pay 50%2.2KViews0likes7CommentsRe: RV doggie door
Interesting, I thought about a trap door into the basement for laundry, empting into a plastic tub but with basement space at a premium I am still looking at a trap door in the wall and a ramp that can either angle out at a 90 deg or be moved to be in line with the coach.747Views0likes0Comments
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