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Re: AT&T cellphone coverage In Nova Scotia and currency question
I'm Nova Scotian and a little taken aback by this thread. we do have cell coverage everywhere; you don't even have to be too cheap to do roaming though, because if you were to have a problem and had to stop, if you stand behind your rig and look like you're about to try to fix something, multiple cars will stop and try to help you. We are nice here... People help one another. I also agree with "dirty oil " post above... I usually just turn on a USA talk/text/data plan from my BELL iPhone, when I am at border crossing. Enjoy your trip anyway826Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air conditioning needed?
We had bought our first rv as a used pop-up. Palomino. Didn't think we needed AC and the price was good. It was fine for traveling in the maritimes. Then we decided to take a long road trip to virginia beach and stay some time in Washington, D.C. . Realized that we would need a AC united for that trip. Well buying a rv AC unit is ridiculously expensive. Looked at lots of mods that other people have done. My DH didn't want to cut into the trailer box for these mods. I ended up bringing our portable AC from home. On it's back, I could store it in the popup for travel. At the campsites, I could put it up on cabinet by the door. Just vented into a window screen and zipped the vinyl window around it. Worked pretty well. Could get the popup down to about 82*f on the over 100*. Days. I made sure that our next rv (a HTT) had AC. So, yes given the opportunity, I would suggest buying a popup that has one already, even if you end up only needing it once... But I wouldn't spend over $450 more for it, because you can buy a portable AC for less than that, if needed.417Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need advice on an RV GPS?
I've got the garmin. Only used it for some short trips so far, but seems good. I like that it has a back-up camera that we use as a "review mirror" for driving on the highway ( mounted to bumper of tt) , and I like that it has lifetime map updated. Bought on eBay for a great price276Views0likes0CommentsRe: New Gorgeous RV Resort Park/Campground
The rules seem a little over the top. I don't know, maybe these strict rules are normal for this area? You can't have a carpet touch the grass... Okay it says it has a 25foot wide pad on the two lower categories and yet in the pictures it looks like the pads are much smaller than 25feet wide... Zero room for an outdoor mat. No add-a-rooms, no screen tents of any kind. Can't dry your towels outside unless you have a built in attached drying rack. Does this mean that you can't hang up your wet towels on your awning bars? And they want you to put it away as soon as it is dry. No trailers over ten years old. I have seen trailers that are over ten years old that look like they are almost new. Maybe these rules are normal for that area, I just felt that they are a bit strict373Views0likes0CommentsRe: Neighbors Dad learning the hard way
dodge guy wrote: Sounds like someone isn't cut out for RV'ing! As far as the regulator. Never used one, actually I have for about 5 minutes. It cuts the pressure down so far you can't use the shower. So in 12 years I've used one for 5 minutes! I don't use an official regulator either. I've got one of those water filters that attaches to your hose, just before attaching to the trailer. It might help regulate the pressure179Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ok, now what? Kodiak 206 vs Jayco 23b
Can't beat that jayco warranty. I've heard complaints about every manufacturer but I've heard more complaints about the kodiak ... Like at least double the complaints... Which is too bad because their interior decors look really nice in the brochures. I ended up going with the jayco brand primarily because the construction quality and warranty was just so much better than everything else that we walked through560Views0likes0CommentsRe: Self defense while traveling
x96mnn wrote: Wasp Spray. Shoots 20ft and will blind your attacker until the get to emergency and have eyes treated and flushed. Brilliant! Will add that to my camping supplies. The stuff works great too, I can shoot the air vents in my attic from the ground and any wasp around instantly die130Views0likes0CommentsRe: Where are all the folding trailer Fans?
I've got the typical story. Camped tons as a kid. My parents were hippies and so I grew up with the poo-poo attitude towards campers and RVs. Most everyone camped in tents anyway. Then in the 2000s I start noticing way more RVs.. All types and sizes, but still I'm a tent camper. Went to camp on the ,Long weekend in May and I knew it was going to be chilly. So brought a heater since we had site with electric. It was cold even with the heater. It snowed! And my air matress would not keep enough air. My in-laws had a very old pup that they had got for like $500 and had fixed it up. Went over to their campsite for a visit and found that this small thing was actually amazingly roomy inside. We managed to sit 9 people inside (okay 5 were kids that were small, but still) plus a dog. They had a furnace. It was actually hot. I was sold. Got a used pup that summer. Largest box I could get. Would have liked to have a pop-out .. And hot water.. And AC... But was just happy to not sleep on the ground and to have a sink and mostly to have furnace. I loved the airiness of pup windows. I loved being warm. I did not love having to climb over people since the couch and table were beds, but still fantastic camping and did many thousands of miles and great Sumer vacations. Now to summer 2015. Summer vacation in mid July, went to Prince Edward Island for a week. As usual requested to be near the bathroom since I'm someone that gets up at least once in the night. Ended up with a spot very far from the bathroom and campground was unable to accommodate. It rained.. A lot. I don't mind rain, but getting up in pjs and going for a long walk in the rain, through puddles, to get to the facilities in the middle of the night, got old really fast. Plus due to the muddy condition of the CG, the bathrooms were filthy. Not the CGs fault, as there was no way that they could keep up. Started shopping for a tt as soon as I got home. Something with a bathroom. I wouldn't have minded a pup with a hard sided bathroom, but no way I wanted to have just a curtain. We are a family of five and not that close that a curtain would do it. Plus I did not want a cartridge toilet.. Wanted the real sewer deal. Decided htt was the way to go. Needed something small enough that our minivan could tow it, but needed largest enough for the family and a bathroom. An htt gives you that pop-up real camping feel and extra ten feet of space with the bed ends down. Still has great airiness feel when unzipped. Looked at a bunch of different brands but ended up with jayco since the construction and warranty are right. 8 feet wide model, since the 7 foot meant that some people would still be having to climb over each other. With the eight foot width, there is still walkway even with the couch flipped down into bed mode. Just love it. Furnace, air conditioning, hot water and a bathroom. Didn't even know that I needed a shower until I used it the first time; now on my must have list... Oh and so is the oven. Still prefer cooking outside but camp nachos with melted cheese are awesome! Oh course we found that we really needed a better tow vehicle, after our first trip in the htt, and ended up getting an SUV with over five thousand pound towing capacity. Classic of us to buy the rv first instead of the tv first. Bottom line though is that pop-ups are great and if you want just a few more features, HTTs give you that real pop-up tent experience with some luxuries. We can still have the camping tent experience but now only have to go a few feet to the bathroom instead of having to get dressed and go out in the rain, to hike to the bathroom. I'm a happy camper :-)468Views0likes0Comments
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