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Re: Can fridge run on propane while you are towing 1500 miles?
DiskDoctr wrote: Depends. How long is it going to take to go that far? You could go with a dual tank setup with auto-changeover. It should last that long. We traveled 9700 miles this summer on less than a half tank of LP. This included cooking, water heater, and refrig.... Have a good day.362Views0likes0CommentsRe: Atwood's Helium Refrigerator
Chris Bryant wrote: lizbard wrote: one of the things I know is Helium is not flammable like ammonia nitrate. The Helium models still use ammonia, but replace the hydrogen with helium. Non of them use ammonia nitrate, rather they use aqueous ammonia and pure ammonia (along with water, sodium chromate and hydrogen or helium) Ammonium nitrate? Hydrogen? Hmmmmm.....I wonder about that!191Views0likes0CommentsRe: What a joke
Well Scott, if what you tell me is true, that's great. My experiences during the past 5 years with Camping World, and Good Sam have been that I only use Camping World when there is no other choice, and as far as their service departments are concerned, they are way overpriced and under qualified, and have rather serious attitude problems. I'm speaking specifically of Robertsdale, Alabama, and your Bowling Green, Kentucky stores. As for Marcus, I've never met him, but I feel I know him with all the junk mail, and "insurance schemes" that I continually receive. As for "Emergency Road Service", this summer, we had a serious mechanical problem in "no man's land" between Las Vegas, and Reno, NV. Cell phone service was sparse, but we finally contacted Good Sam Emergency Road service to get help. We were told that there was nothing they could do to help, the nearest tow service was 75 miles away, and it would be a couple days at best. Not really what we wanted to hear, especially in 106 degree heat in mid afternoon on a Friday. Good Sam Club, Trailer Life, and Woodalls used to be reputable products and companies, but those days are long past, and I doubt if they will return... For what ever it's worth from this old geezer.0Views0likes0CommentsRe: What a joke
Camping World, years ago, was an excellent company. Since "The Affinity Group", has been involved, this company has deteriorated considerably. Their "Extended Coverage", and other "insurance", is simply an excuse to part the RVing client from his money. The GMAC vehicle insurance, is one of the few coverages that we feel has saved us money. The Affinity Group, is not interested in the RVing community, except as a "cash cow".0Views0likes0CommentsRe: Peel and Stick Tiles
I think a lot of these people responding are talking about "Peel and Stick" vinyl tiles. This is a lot different than Allure. Allure installation states pretty clearly that the tiles are stuck to each other with a 1 inch glue strip on each tile. When they are properly installed it is a "floating" floor, and is NOT stuck to the subfloor.... For whatever it's worth..3.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: "The trailer started whipping..."
Nvr2loud wrote: DiskDoctr wrote: Larry C wrote: I can't argue with you on theory that the brake control technique will work, but problem is, when a strong gust hits you, and a serious sway event occurs, you probably won't be able to react in time to resolve the problem. ^^This^^ And...in the moments it takes you to "sense" the serious sway, it may already be out of or nearly out of control, making a more dangerous situation. Have you ever had serious sway? It takes very little time to realize that problem, and the reaction should be almost instant. Knock-on-wood, but I have not had serious sway with the TT. I have however had some scary loads for work behind me, and the brake controller has saved my butt more then once. When I have transported machinery to job sites, sometimes it is impossible to get the right tongue weight due to trailer design or load characteristics... and add a 40 foot trailer to the mix and you can get some serious sway going. I have even had a fifth wheel trailer (not a camper) loaded with about 18,000 lbs nearly pull my truck over on top of me. It didn't have brakes, and luckily I was driving a one ton with a big diesel engine... I slammed my foot down on the gas and held on. For those of you who believe a 5th wheel can not sway, you're wrong. It takes a lot of force, and a lot of towed weight, but you can make a 5th wheel trailer sway (not likely a camper, too light) At work, I never had a choice of load size, equipment, tow vehicle, ect. I was just expected to do as instructed. In hind-sight, I should have refused most of the loads. We had equipment that was grossly inadequate for the loads, and my drivers license was not valid for the length or weight of some of those loads, but hey... I was young and dumb. I did however, learn how to tow properly. Now that I'm older and have a choice of what to tow and how to tow, I am very conservative with my towing, but I still don't like friction anti-sway bars. I don't trust them above their safe threshold, when it is too late to manually correct the trailer. I have stated over-and-over again that friction sway bars work, but only to a certain threshold, then they are junk.... I you are talking about friction type sway controls, I totally agree. But from the start of this pissing match, I'm talking about WD and integral sway control, such as Reese Dual Cam. If this type of hitch is properly setup, you'll have no sway problem. With the Pullrite hitch, sway is controlled very much the same way as a 5th wheel hitch. If you are trying to pull a heavy trailer, (or any trailer) with too little tongue weight, you will have sway problems, regardless of what kind of hitch you have. From the description you gave about some of the loads and trailers that you have pulled, my guess is that you've have a lot of experience with sway. For whatever it's worth, I guess you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.268Views0likes0CommentsRe: "The trailer started whipping..."
DiskDoctr wrote: Larry C wrote: I can't argue with you on theory that the brake control technique will work, but problem is, when a strong gust hits you, and a serious sway event occurs, you probably won't be able to react in time to resolve the problem. ^^This^^ And...in the moments it takes you to "sense" the serious sway, it may already be out of or nearly out of control, making a more dangerous situation. But, since you are convinced you will never use an anti-sway device until they are 100% effective, I guess applying the same logic, you'll be done driving, too. I have yet to see any make or model that is 100% immune to failures and remains in completely stable control under ANY conditions :R I'm assuming that you are referring to the post that "Nvr2loud" and I have been debating this morning? If you are aiming your comment at me, your are preaching to the choir. I've been there, done that... Have a good day268Views0likes0CommentsRe: "The trailer started whipping..."
Nvr2loud wrote: Larry C wrote: Nvr2loud wrote: The_Barbarian wrote: My wife's statement: "OMG, I bet they had did not have sway control bars." As we drove by, I could not tell either way. Taft Midway Driller I wouldn't have sway control bars if you paid for them. Mine came with one bar, but I gave it away the first time out. Brake controller with manual (and accessible) lever is all I need. Let us know how that works out for you in some of the 50 mph crosswinds across Kansas, and Nebraska sometime. Hopefully, I'll not be close to you... If I drove past you in the same situation and noticed an anti-sway friction bar on your rig, I would move away from you also. So no worries... the feeling is mutual. You won't ever see an "anti-sway friction bar" on anything that I pull, but you WILL see the AirSafe/Reese DC that will be properly adjusted. I can't argue with you on theory that the brake control technique will work, but problem is, when a strong gust hits you, and a serious sway event occurs, you probably won't be able to react in time to resolve the problem. Years ago Holiday Rambler had a feature called "ASCS", (Automatic Sway Control System) that sensed sway, through a gyroscope (I think) that did work effectively. For some reason, I think they were the only company that used it. Have a good day.116Views0likes0CommentsRe: "The trailer started whipping..."
smkettner wrote: jerem0621 wrote: DC will break, Equal-I-zer will eventually slip past the friction point, even the mighty Hensley Arrow will break under the right conditions. If all that fails you... consider a Pullrite. The PullRite is without a doubt one of the finest hitches ever made. The cost is less than the Hensley, and PP, and it works.122Views0likes0Comments
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