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I have acquired some cast iron conbread fritter pans, and small skillets. Someone "removed rust" with "Evapo-Rust" chemical. The chemical is supposed to be a safe way to remove rust, so maybe its not the problem. Or maybe it is. I don't know. However one of the skillets had paint on it. All the cast iron was soaked in same container at the same time for at least a day, maybe more?. Then I acquire them. And I cleaned and seasoned them. Now my cornbread tastes funny. Can they be "cleaned" of whatever is causing bad taste? or are they ruined?5.6KViews0likes17CommentsRe: adding extra fridge
Ivylog wrote: OP, is it a 08 or 05 Raptor? Is the current refer a 10+ year old NOCold 1200? I would replace a Norcold with a home refer especially if it will fit from the back to the front of your TH. It's not if, it's when the NoCold fails. I replaced mine with a 21 cuft Whirlpool... should have done it years ago saving thousand of dollars. Here is my DIY install. With the gun safe, do you need that much weight in the back? it's an 08. It has new Dometic fridge. Seems to have been replaced just before I bought it. When it goes out, I'll probably do like you did. With the gun safe, I'm not trying to add lots of weight to the back of the TH. She wants a fridge. I want to keep what firearms I have left. Those are the only "toys" we are planning to put in toy hauler. Stack on are lighter safes. But items moving inside can block locking linkage, preventing me from opening it. So a small, light safe is needed. I'll probably just use one in the house.597Views0likes0CommentsRe: adding extra fridge
My biggest concern is the draw of electricity on our 50 amp service. Don't want to cause issues by trying to pull too much electricity. Even if worse case is just blowing a breaker switch/fuse occasionally. I am definitely trying to please the wife with the fridge I get.599Views0likes0Commentsadding extra fridge
2008 Keystone Raptor. We plan to live in RV. Wife wants second - extra fridge. She wants full size house fridge. I would prefer something smaller. It will go in garage of our toy hauler. Most important point, I think, is finding a fridge most compatible with an RV. RV will be on 50 amp hookup most if not all the time. On the rare occasions it is not hooked up to electricity, fridge will be empty or running on generator until we reach destination. Any suggestions on particular fridge model? Why that one? Or what should I consider when selecting appropriate fridge? Thanks.3KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Gun safe for RV
allcool wrote: These mount in beaver-tail of TH. They are big and would work if you can set up a rack system inside them to hold each gun safely to avoid damage to them. And maybe make a ammo compartment in side of one box also... They aren't gunsafe thick metal, but pretty heavy duty and they do have a locking mechanism. The real theft deterrent would be to have them under the carpet out of site with your SxS on top of them..? Click Here Mod Edit: Trying to fix photo, turned into link. Where can I buy some of these?1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Gun safe for RV
deltabravo wrote: Lots of companyies make steel gun cabinets with locking door. I wouldn't want my guns to be the subject of bouncing an shaking around against each other in the cabinet, anywhere in an RV though. I agree. Good point. I considered this and bought padded cases for each gun. Each gun will be in its own padded case while inside the RV, regardless of whether it is in safe or not.1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Gun safe for RV
Bedlam wrote: I had a safe in my toyhauler and was able to bolt it to the floor because there was a storage compartment underneath. Use a steel plate on the underside and sandwich a second one between floor and safe if you need to distribute base weight. I used carriage bolts with lock nuts on the inside of the safe. I would not worry too much about left to right weight balance in your TH unless it is a small one with low payload capacity. You could put one smaller safe in each forward corner if balance will be an issue. BTW: I have seen a rolling mechanic's tool box bolted down after the wheels were removed. Locking cross bars secure the drawers in place and foam cutouts are in each drawer for the weapons. Interesting. I had planned on using steel plates and carriage bolts for same reasons. The tool box is cool idea for handguns. My collection is half long-guns though. But it is still a very good idea. That's got me thinking about new ideas. hmmmm.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Gun safe for RV
arhayes wrote: I pored over this when we began full-timing 2 years ago We sometimes deploy the porch and I did not want anything in the garage that looked like a safe, and I came to realize that a real safe is just not an option, so I opted to give my 2 sons all but 4 of my guns. I get to shoot the ones gifted once or twice a year when we visit them. I have found several places in our rig to conceal weapons/ammo and do so. I carry daily, so there's only 3 left in the rig any time we're gone. Of course when we're in states that my LTC/CHL doesn't apply, I have them all secured. The OPSEC is the main thing in my mind. There are no stickers on the rig, truck or motorcycle, and I don't own or wear any shirts to make one think I might own weapons. I thought about building a wood paneling veneer to go around the safe so people would think its just another cabinet.No stickers, t shirts, or anything on me or my property that says anything about me or my beliefs. OPSEC. Try to be the gray man.1.5KViews0likes0Comments
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