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Re: What treatment for linoleum floor?
Speaking of floors, we're new travel trailer owners and at first we thought we'd keep a little brush and dustpan in our trailer. You know. Tiny. But we decided to bring our big broom and what a great decision. It's so quick and easy to sweep out the trailer and the mat we lay in front of the doors (a great buy, by the way).1.7KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Full timing... with kids... Do I dare?
I know of a couple who have lived/traveled in their RV for about 2 years now with their two teen children. But he has a successful home business that he can do from anywhere. They are both college educated and have been successful in homeschooling their children. Being a teacher myself, I know what goes into it and it bugs me when people feel that anyone can do it, especially with no background in education and (usually) no advanced education of their own.405Views0likes0CommentsRe: Overnighting at a rest area
dahkota wrote: We have overnighted at rest stops in Ohio. And rest stops in NY, along with more than 20 other states. We have never been bothered by cops, criminals, transients (aren't we transient in many respects?), or truckers. Not transients with long criminal records. :)290Views0likes0CommentsRe: Overnighting at a rest area
Original poster here. I'm not against using a Walmart but it's NOT my first choice. In fact, it's far down the line for me. I think Walmart's original idea was great... allow American travelers a free place to stay... so they can shop at Walmart while there. But over the years it's become a place for transients, and often they have long police records. I have close friends in law enforcement and they're constantly being called to Walmart to deal with all kinds of problems in the parking lot.290Views0likes0CommentsRe: insurance?
We used Progressive and got ours insured for $200 for the year. (It would have been only $175 but my husband had a recent ticket.) My state (Montana) does not require TTs to be insured but it really gives us a peace of mind. Oh, here's some wisdom I heard: Don't insure your TT with your car's insurance. If you have a claim with your TT, they may raise the rate on your car's insurance as well.531Views0likes0CommentsRe: Black Water Take Level Indicator
We never trust our sensors either. We'll use the toilet like 3x and it'll show 2/3 full. By the way, we're new TT owners this season and we've been using the Geo method with great results. Once empty, we add some water softener and laundry detergent and some water (just a few flushes). Sometimes while washing dishes, I'll pour some of the soapy water down the toilet as well. We've never had an odor. I don't get how some people would rather use public restrooms rather than their own toilet.498Views0likes0CommentsOvernighting at a rest area
Have you done it? We're new TT owners this past spring. We've camped from state campgrounds with electricity to boondocking out in the middle of nowhere up in the mountains. (We're in Montana.) Loving it! For an upcoming trip, we might want/need to do a few overnighting stays... at rest stops off the highway. (NOT Walmart.) Have you guys had good experiences with this? How was it? (privacy, noise, convenience, safety, etc.) Also, since it was just overnighting, I'm guessing you kept your TT hooked up to your vehicle. How was it walking around and being in your TT?12KViews0likes49CommentsRe: is it risky buying a travel trailer that is 8 years old
We bought a 15 year old travel trailer this past spring and we're super pleased with it. There's no warranty on it, but the tech spent 3 hours with us showing us everything and how everything was functional. We've used it all summer and everything has been great. I just can't see paying full price for a new RV that we're only going to use in the summers. Even if we need to repair/replace parts, it'll still be cheaper than buying new.824Views0likes0CommentsRe: What would you change?
Drbolasky wrote: K Charles wrote: People change trailers because things change. Pretty much sums it up. Even though our kids are no longer camping with us (in spite of my sig!) we've found only maybe ONE floorpan we like better than what we have now. I'd like to think that's because we invested nearly 2 years worth of time thinking about how we were going to use our trailer, and then plenty of shopping at not less than 8 dealers. The dealer's goal is quite different. They just want to get you in to a trailer - ANY trailer! Oh, we did tons of research ahead of time. But, as we needed a used one in our budget, we because more limited. We also really wanted one this year (beginning of this spring) and we didn't want to wait until the PERFECT one came along and then miss out on a season of camping. Overall, we're really happy with our trailer. But some changes would be nice...298Views0likes0Comments
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