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Re: What did you do to your Class C MH today???
pianotuna wrote: Hi, Slow cooked a pork roast and dressing as I trundled through the Mountains from Invermere to Airdrie. It was so nice to arrive and have dinner ready to eat. OK do you run the generator to run the slowcooker or do you use an inverter and if so what size? this sounds like a wonderful idea :D220Views0likes0CommentsRe: What did you do to your Class C MH today???
Today I added a simple hook and eye to the door that separates the bedroom from the rest of the coach so I can keep my two male dogs safely separated if I want to leave them inside uncrated while I go somewhere else. They get along great if I'm around but since both are intact I don't take chances when I'm gone. Hubby also added a new sewer valve today as he wasn't happy with the one that came on the MH. Our next project is researching back up camera systems, I want to get one installed soon.282Views0likes0CommentsRe: What did you do to your Class C MH today???
We upgraded from a 24' to a 29' Class C last weekend. Today I made new insulated fan covers and window covers out of a large roll of foil Bubble insulation. The entire roll cost me the same price as buying premade fan covers and a door window cover. Now I have a nice large one for my back window and large side ones for the portion of windows that don't open leaving room to still be able to slide the portion back that does open. Considering summer has finally decided to make an appearance in Northwest Washington state, I've noticed a 7 degree temperature drop inside already :) (and my hubby thought I was being silly! LOL) I also bought some 4" wide industrial strength velcro and attached it to the dinette cushions and base so that the cushions would not slide around all the time. I sit at the dinette and use it as an office desk for several hours a day when on the road for extended periods and get tired of having to stand up and shove the cushion back in place every hour or so. This seems to be doing the trick after 5 hrs :) Lastly I hung a door mirror because we ladies like to see what we look like in a full length mirror before heading out for the day ;)282Views0likes0CommentsRe: Buying a Former Rental Class C. How many of us out there?
After a few months we've actually decided to go with a size upgrade to the 28A from the 24A. Cruise America has been great to work with and when we had a few issues with the first purchase stood behind it on warranty work etc. We are going to install a backup camera asap since I often use this on my own to go to dog shows with so no 'guide' to stand back there and help you back up with out running things down.552Views0likes0CommentsRe: Buying a Former Rental Class C. How many of us out there?
In 2010 I helped a good friend make his first RV Purchase. He's a former Naval Supply officer and had a strict budget and we knew he did not need more than 26' of MH, so he spent a lot of time researching best options for the money he could spend. He wanted it on an E450 Chasis with the V10. He purchased a 2004 Cruise America unit out of Everett, WA.. I've had RV's all of my adult life and grew up with them as a kid so I went with him to do the final check over on the unit and at that location the head mechanic gave him all of the service information including the fact that this particular model had a brand new transmission .. so brand new it would need to be serviced in 500 miles. That MH went from WA to Texas and back for a big dog show two weeks after purchase and several shorter trips in the NW then a trip out to Colorado and back in 2011 and my friend never had a single problem. Fast forward to February 2012. My hubby and I had a house fire. House not totally destroyed but bad enough they had to gut it and we have been out of it for almsot 4 ms now. I have 4 horses and 7 large dogs.. NO rental in the world was going to rent month to month to me with that menagerie. We have a 8.5' Fleetwood Camper that I've been using for dog shows but had been discussing a MH for some time.. NOW seemed the perfect time and the insurance company gave us 3 ms living allowance up front to use as a down. Because my friend had such a great experience with CruiseAmerica and because the layout of their 23A worked well for our needs and still wasn't too big to take into the USFS camps we like to stay in, we did some homework and found a 2006 on an E450 with the V10 we wanted but had to go to Salt Lake to get the unit. Our experience was NOT as rosey as my friends... The sales person in Salt Lake was not particularly on the up and up and tried to refuse to let us up on a ladder to check the roof... We said we'd no sale the deal and drive back to WA state so he relented.. sure enough the roof DID have issues.. WE called their Corporate office ourselves and did some direct negotiating when the sales person said they would not fix the roof or give us a credit so we were going to walk.. Corporate agreed to fixing the roof completley to the tune of over $5K when we told them we'd shopped with them because they claim in their YouTube Videos that they completely refurbish the units and make them 'almost like new' and this roof was NOT. Outside of that, this has been a great unit and everything else has functioned . We did get their extended warranty as well as a steeply discounted ($500) awning installed... the entire package cost us $18,000 for a 2006 with 150K. Do be sure to go over any used unit you buy with a fine tooth comb but especially a rental unit. They will say you can't get service records but if you contact their corporate office you can usualy get CruiseAmerica to cough them up. Since February I've personally put 1,800 miles on this going to dog shows and bringing it home from UT and it drives as smooth as my full size van, actually better in windy conditions. OH and this unit came with brand new tires all around. We are adding a back up camera system and did add a TV but otherwise I have no complaints at all.551Views0likes0CommentsRe: What did you do to your Class C MH today???
Cleaned the entire interior and cab area like I do two times a week since we're living in this while our home is repaired from a bad fire we had in February. Wiping everything down 2x a week keeps the interior looking fresh and keeps clutter from happening :)145Views0likes0Comments
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