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Re: New Camping Stove Needed
I found two Coleman gas stoves at a yard sale one built in 1976 the other in 1966. The 1976 just needed cleaned and runs fine, had to replace the valve/generator assembly on the 1966 model # 413G. Used it on a couple day camping trip and could not have been happier. I know you want propane but I love the old gas burners. Jim.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Robot Tolls - At My Limit!
Probably ten or so years ago I got a bill for a toll from a license plate reader in Ney York state. I have never been in NYS and don't ever plan to be there, sent a letter explaining that back to NYS. They were not convinced and sent another letter saying I would be charged a $25.00 PENALY IF NOT PAID. At that time I lived in Illinois and the DMV's were no help, couldn't help me. NY now sent a picture of the plates taken at the toll station. The plate number was the same number of a vehicle I had owned in the past. I was able to find a picture of the old "CAR" clearly showing the plate as a passenger car plate. The picture from NY clearly showed the plate was from a class "B" truck and obviously not the same. Turns out Illinois uses the same numbers on different class plates only with the class shown on plate. I sent both sets of pictures back to NY with an explanation and an invoice for $25.00 for wasting my time and educating them on Illinois licensing system. Never heard anything back from them. Jim.1.2KViews0likes0Comments12 volt transfer pump
We decided to replace the MH with a smaller TT, we are done traveling so it is a better fit. We own our own camping spot on a local river so it will sit there most of the summer unless the river floods then it will come home. Got a portable waste tank I can bring home and dump in our septic system. I will need to fill the fresh water so I am looking for a 12 volt pump for that. Anyone have a setup that works well for them? Thanks in advance, Jim.2.8KViews0likes14Comments12 volt fridge in TT
I did search but the information I found was related to boondocking with a 12 volt fridge. We just got rid of our MH and got a nice 2020 KZ TT that has a 12 volt. We do not plan to do any boondocking, this will be at our private lot on the local river and be hooked up the electric 98% of the time. What will be different between this and our former gas/electric fridge? Any advice and experience will be appreciated. Jim.1.9KViews0likes7CommentsRe: Acess to back of outside tv
On our 2015 ACE the original TV went bad and had to replace it. The TV was bolted to a mounting bracket that has no tilt or swivel. Had to remove the bracket to remove the TV but not hard to do. The screws for the bracket were past the sides of the TV so easy to get to. The plug in was under the sink then went through the wall. Tied a heavy string to the cord just above the plug before pulling the cord out. Tied the string to the new cord and pulled it through. Jim.368Views0likes0CommentsRe: Testing 3 wire Dometic Thermostat
Just went through this and not too bad if yours is the same as mine in a 2015 Thor ACE. Go to your board and pull it out and unplug the six wire connector. Turn thermostat so the heat should be coming on, have your multi-meter set to check DCV. Place black test lead on black wire and the red lead on the blue and you should see 12 volts. If you have that it should be the board, look at the bottom with all the little solder joints. If any of these are discolored this shows a short and needs replaced. Any board I have found bad I have replaced with "Dinasour Electronics." I recommend them because they are a good product with great customer service but that is my only connection with the company. Give them a call and a technician will troubleshoot over the phone and if it is a bad board will recommend a replacement. If you do need a new board they do not sell direct so Amazon is your friend. Make sure you send in the warranty card, I just had the replacement board go bad and they said to just send it in they would look up the warranty. They replaced it even though it was caused by water damage with a note they only warranty once for water damage. To me that is a very good warranty and it is a three year warranty. Jim.2.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Water Front Property
NamMedevac 70 wrote: Keep close eye on wx forecast when camping by a river or creek. Think Yellowstone. 100 year floods are now common. Need to change their outdated risk assessment maps. Have fun The first camping trip my wife and I took was back in the mid 1990's where we drove down an old farm road along a small local river. Pitched our little tent on a nice sandbar had supper and the wife hit the bed. Absolutely beautiful day not too hot and no sign of rain. I was sitting in a lawn chair on the sandbar fishing and when I reached down to get some more bait the bait box was floating. Woke up wife and packed up and headed home with the sandbar sinking into the river. Got home and checked the weather and a thunderstorm miles upstream dumped a bunch of rain. Went out the next morning and you could tell the sandbar had been covered by at least several inches of water. Good thing I stayed up to fish or we probably would have woke up in a tent with water running through it. Jim.724Views0likes0CommentsRe: Water Front Property
We were lucky and found about three acres on a river in 2017. It was set up with electrical for a 30 amp camper of the former owner. That spring 2018 we had the biggest flood since 1994 and every inch of the property was under water. That summer I built wooden steps down the river bank to the lower beach, secured to a big tree with a cable. Every year it floods high enough to move the steps up onto the higher bank and I move them back in the spring. It is a bit of work but usually only once a year and the place is worth the trouble. Jim.726Views0likes0Comments
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