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Re: OH to CT- I-80 or I-90?
I-90 is actually the better ride. A lot less truck traffic. Truckers avoid the tolls and stay on I-80 when it splits in Ohio. Plus the road tends to be in better shape (probably because of less traffic). I have not been on 90 in the past couple months. I got roped into a Scranton run last week... 80 in PA has numerous single lane construction zones that back up. NOTHING NEW. I avoid the east coast. So I can't say what is being destructed beyond Scranton.1.7KViews0likes0CommentsRe: RV, campgrounds near Cleveland
Google puts the average stay at the hall of fame at 2 hrs. Sounds more like a day trip. If planning extended stay. Geneva on the Lake....hour east. Cedar Point out to the west....hr or so. Also seems to be a place called Roundup Lake about 30 minutes east.531Views0likes0CommentsRe: Pulled to the left when being passed by Big Rigs
As a fellow glamper, and someone who drives a big ol' road hog, I say ditto to riding the white line. Some of ya'll seem to forget that contraption behind you is 7.5-8 feet wide. You start hugging the zipper with the TV, that toy your hauling is taking up space I need. At 108" wide, there isn't much left of my lane that I am not using. Sure hate to suck you in, start rubbing like NASCAR. By the way.....even big trucks feel a bit of tug when another rolls by. Tends to be more of a rock than a tug...but it is felt.490Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anderson Camper Levelers
spoon059 wrote: In your scenario you have to guess how many blocks you need, try and hope you are right. If you're right, perfect. If you aren't, you pull forward and adjust and try again. With the Andersons, you climb up the angle until its perfect and you're done. At best its the same amount of time, at worst, it isn't. I place a level on rear bumper. Determine number of blocks needed...drive aboard. Most importantly. The blocks have never slipped. Which is why the Anderson is somewhere in the back of my storage compartment.690Views0likes0CommentsRe: Chicago to Cedar City, UT - route 70 or 80?
First....I-26 from 80 down to 70 is a miserable, bumpy road. Second...Check out a topographical map. I-70 goes up and over. I-80 runs above the major peaks. This means the grades are steeper on 70. Whereas 80 tends to have longer, gradual climbs. Once you hit Utah. 15 is a nice ride through the valley. Either way.....watch the winds. It snowed my last time...80 was closed and Denver got snow for graduation....yeah MAY.583Views0likes0CommentsRe: What Type Nail is This?
I have used many picture hooks, but none with a fancy nail. What is the purpose? The picture hangs on the HOOK. How does having a nail with a fancy washer, that looks like a sprocket, help the picture stay put? Seems from the pictures, that it just forces the head out farther...in the way.358Views0likes0CommentsRe: Disadvantages of flipping trailer axles?
Flipped ours this year. I finally got tired of dragging WDH bars in/out of parking lots. Biggest issue was I had to buy a two step entry, because the single step was to far from the ground. Gained right at 5". I no longer worry about dragging. I have felt no towable difference. Probably going to buy another 10pk of leveling blocks. The stabilizers are stretched out.10KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Don't let your guard down, Covid is still out there...
I have worked through the pandemic. Traveling to many "hot spots" early on when it dominated the news. No shot, no booster, no covid. Slightly over 2 yrs, I have yet to see a truck stop, rest area, or scale house that has offered testing or shots. I guess the ESSENTIAL workers are now expendable, since the world no longer thinks they need us. I hope your friend feels better soon.336Views0likes0Comments
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