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Re: Takes its or foolishness?
We were there April 15 and it was open. Mostly 4wd pickups driving on the beach. Don't know about camping but I would not take my 25' trailer on the sand. Update: my wife just corrected me and said she heard the same report as you about the ramp being closed soon.58Views0likes0CommentsRe: Takes its or foolishness?
I was just at Oceano beach last week. Sand looked pretty packed down and safe to drive on. BUT!! The last time I was there it wasn't as firm right off the ramp and crazy me drove my then Ford diesel pick-up (no trailer) and immediately got stuck. Not the first time I got stuck and I have always been lucky and someone would pull me out. I now carry a tow strap and have pulled 2 people out of the sand and 1 out of a snow bank.105Views0likes1CommentRe: Maintenance for Silicone Roof Coating on EDPM
Good luck with your repair. I think my biggest mistake was not buying the 5 gal. bucket of Tropicool 887. I started by washing the roof, then applied the 884 caulk to areas that the Eternabond tape was lifting. I used the Tropicool Stop Leak (in a spray can) around a few irregular shaped areas such as a skylite over the shower. Not the whole skylite, just the edges where it meets the roof. That can of 880 Stop Leak does not contain much product. I am thinking about doing my whole roof again with just the 887. However, I am in my 70's and don't really like being on the roof anymore. Good luck!166Views0likes0CommentsRe: Maintenance for Silicone Roof Coating on EDPM
I own a 2003 Alumascape trailer with EPDM roof. Twenty years ago I put Eternabond tape on all the roof seams. Four years ago I found Henry's Tropicool at Home Depot and bought 2 cans .9 gallon each. It went on very easily with a roller and looked good. I tried 2 of the aerosol spray cans and they were a bust. The product was too thick to be sprayed and I felt that was a waste of money. Just recently I noticed some small areas starting to peel off. I believe I should have applied 2 more .9 gal cans when I did my initial application. One other problem I had was my roller I used to spread it was losing fibers. Make sure you get a good quality roller. BTW my trailer is 25' long.207Views0likes2CommentsWater heater drain plug? Trailer about 21 years old.
Trailer about 21 years old and I have never removed the plastic drain plug on my Atwood water heater. Do you think if I remove that "nylon" plug and flush out the water heater I will be able to reinstall plug and have no drips?? I just completed a kitchen faucet replacement and luckily had no leaks.318Views0likes11CommentsRe: AAA ERS FAIL
I had the exact same problem with AAA. I was in northern Nevada on I80 when a tire blew a hole in the wheel well of my travel trailer. Triple A was NO help. Been paying for their road service for all my vehicles and the trailer for years and they totally failed me. While I surveyed the damage my wife spent an hour getting jerked around by what seemed like incompetent AAA employees. I began to jack up the trailer while truckers were whizzing by just a few feet from the side of my trailer. Had a devil of a time as the steel belts were wrapped tightly around the axle. Cut my arms up pretty good before I was able to get the spare on. Definitely not a happy camper when it comes to AAA.31Views0likes0CommentsRe: Charging trailer deep cycle batteries
Thanks for all your responses. Been reading everything I can find re: Progressive Dynamics and multi-stage converters. Reports were good. Thanks Skibane for the advice on portable solar panels. Since we try to find a nice shady spot to park the trailer a portable panel would work for us. Thanks everyone.831Views0likes0CommentsRe: Charging trailer deep cycle batteries
Thanks. I am looking at going with the Progressive Dynamics lower section replacement. This will have to wait until I return from this trip in 2 weeks. Does anybody know if while camping and the generator is running could I safely Hookup a 10amp variable charger to battery posts at the same time as the converter is plugged in via the trailer power cord?803Views0likes0Comments
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