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Re: Canadian question about road laws and Class A motorhome
Most Americans don't know this but in the 2010 Olympics in the gold medal hockey game - Canada versus USA - a bet was made. If States lost, Americans got to keep Beiber, can't remember what happened if Canada lost, but that isn't important - you lost....lol. Enjoy Beiber.502Views0likes0CommentsRe: Canadian question about road laws and Class A motorhome
Sorry for the slow response. I too was surprised the motorhome didn't have Canadian day running lights. At first I thought maybe the owner prior to me some how snuck it of Washington state into BC. But then he would have to register it, which he did and that is normally when they nail you. The short of it is, I don't know how avoided switching over to day running lights.502Views0likes0CommentsRe: Short Queen Mattress
I went to a local mattress joint in a smaller town, I expected to find no short queens, to my surprise they had one which I bought. I paid around $650 for it and I'm quite happy with its performance. I don't know off hand what brand it is but my point is not to get exactly as I got, but there might be a place locally that carries one. If they do, you have an opportunity to try it out before handing over the money. And I had one of the personnel in the store help me with it into the RV and onto its platform.428Views0likes0CommentsRe: No turning back... need advise moving forward
I would say you are doing the right thing for you. You've planned out and critiqued your options in your own minds for some time now and you are ready. My wife and I full timed in a 21 foot trailer for a year, then moved into a 35 foot fifth wheel, which we lived in for a year and a half. In my experience - for me - as long as you have a separate space to go to, the living area is more tolerable. I'm not talking about arguments with your spouse, though that may happen, but just sometimes in life you want to be alone to read, nap, watch a movie, whatever. The 21 foot trailer was open, just one room where as the fifth wheel could be separated with two distinct living areas. In fact in one renovation of a home we contracted out, my wife and I, our son, a cat and dog all lived in a 17 foot Big Foot trailer for four months. Right now I'm writing this from a 1994 Winnebago Adventurer 32 feet I just bought as our retirement home is being totally renovated. My wife is continuing to work in the big city until roughly Xmas time, then she to will retire. She's letting me go through the reno process on my own pretty much....lol. I have lived in this motorhome for one month with a couple more months to come. The one mistake I can see you making is the size of your rig, this really does vary from couple to couple. Are you the get up and go type or will you be remaining in one location for extended lengths of time? Do you feel comfortable towing something long and large, or driving something long and large? I discovered in our lives, something smaller let us be more spontaneous if moving around. The larger the unit got the more "anchored" we were to a location. For me, full timing would be a choice between a fifth wheel and a motorhome. The fifth wheel is safer to tow, easier to back in, and roomier than a travel trailer. The very large fifth wheels in my mind are designed for less travel and more sedentary living, less moving around. A motorhome is designed to be on the go; I know many don't use it that way, anchored to one location but the motorhome shines in long trips, lets say from California up to Alaska, down through British Columbia ending in Texas kind of mode. At one time in the 70's and 80"s, the average trip in a motorhome was 3 months and 6,000 miles. Even now Winnebago offers caravans to Alaska beginning in Washington State and finishing in British Columbia over 60 days. I am 68 and my wife significantly younger at 60. So we both are still able to be mobile. And advise given to us by our tax accountant was - do what you can while you can; you can always take that Alaskan cruise in a wheelchair with an IV hanging down. So that is how we are going to live. But others find satisfaction anchored in a social community, developing many new friends.294Views0likes0CommentsRe: Thinking going back to MH
My suggestion is to spend 75K on the beast leaving you with 5K for repairs and upgrades. I just bought a 1994 very clean Winnebago Adventurer 32 feet. I bought Winnebago as back up support, numbers of owners, and third party support is just about the highest of all brands. But when I purchased my new - to me - RV I left lots of money in the kitty for new tires, upgrades and replacements of dated looking but working equipment, swap over to LED's, maybe a new fridge, etc. If you don't spend all your money, you will have extra to make improvements which you will enjoy in your future travels.199Views0likes0CommentsIt's raining...No...its my AC
Front Coleman AC on my 1994 Winnebago Adventurer 32 feet really puts out a lot of water, almost pouring down my roof and over the edge and down the side of my RV when it is running. Now of course I know about condensation but I didn't know it was this profound. Initially I thought it might be rain on the roof, then thought can't be as we haven't had rain for a week or more. Quite a puddle on the driveway developed, I was surprised by the volume of water. Is this normal? July weather in the Pacific Northwest along the coast which has been warm but not hot like the rest of North America.1KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Sloppy steering
I'm getting 4 new back wheels, the two newest moved up to the front wheels from the current tires on the rig. I will be taking it back to the mechanic who worked on it a week ago for the wheels and will have him check out the steering situation with suggestions here.546Views0likes0CommentsSloppy steering
Purchased a 1994 Winnebago Adventurer 32 feet, Chevy engine and overall I am thrilled with the unit, well maintained and very clean with only 61,000 miles on it. But.......... the unit has very sloppy steering at faster speeds like 60 MPH plus, even in a straight line. My understanding is there are things you can do to address this issue, would love help and suggestions on this.5.9KViews0likes19Comments
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