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I probably had the same one you had, I had the Garmin RV 660LMT with I damaged (totally my fault). I replaced it with the Garmin RV 760LMT with Wireless Backup Camera. The new model has added a lot of useful features that the 660 did not have. I suggest that you check out the new model. I damaged my Garmin RV 660LMT (totally my fault and replaced it with this, It has a lot of improvements over the older model Product Packaging: Standard Packaging 7" Display - With a big, 7" high-resolution touchscreen Display, RV 760LMT is easy-to-see inside vehicles of every size Lifetime MAPS - Businesses open and close. New roads are built. Drive knowing your routes reflect the latest map data available from Garmin Customized RV Routing - Enter your vehicle's height, weight, length and width. RV 760LMT will guide you along the most suitable routes for most major roads and highways, avoiding RV-related restrictions, such as low bridges Garmin Real Directions - Garmin Real Directions with Garmin Real VoiceTM guide like a friend, using landmarks, buildings and traffic lights, rather than hard-to-read street names BCTM 20 Wireless Backup Camera - Transmits images Wirelessly, up to 45 feet, to your RV 760LMT Display, so you can easily spot vehicles, and obstacles (Professional installation recommended. Extension cable may be required for vehicles longer than 45 feet)521Views0likes0CommentsRe: Why would anyone want an outside TV?
Ivylog wrote: Not sure why you think a TV will take up a lot of space. Granted I came up this design for how to put a big TV in a small opening. With the new thin LED TVs the mount could be even longer/taller so there would be even more space under the TV. You can even see the headphones I reference above for you camping purest/book readers/chilling outers who want no outside TVs, speakers, lights, kids, dogs, generators,...... Sorry, I could not resist.:B As you can see here, the opening is not as tall as the TV. I've since replace the above TV with LED TV for the power savings when boondocking. Yes, it worked on the first try other than the little wooden block to hold it up for a better viewing angle. That is a great design, I bet you could sell a lot of them if you hooked up with a manufacturer. After reading some of the comments I might be tempted to install a TV with your mounting system in the coach that I haven't bought and don't own.356Views0likes0CommentsRe: Three questions
#1 I don't know the answer but knowing what area you will be staying and how cold it gets would help #2 Probably not the coach camera but they do make home alarm systems that may work #3 don't know Probably some kind of electric screw drive, or if it is hydraulic it probably uses the same stuff that is used in hydraulic jacks. These are just guesses and the answers can depend on the manufacturer of your coach. Maybe someone with a 2009 Monaco Dynasty will know the answer.508Views0likes0CommentsRe: Packing the kitchen
When I was new to this whole thigh ( I have never full timed it ) I would fill up my fridge. Then I realized when I was traveling across the country I probably drove past almost 100 supermarkets every day. I would not pack more that a few days worth of refrigerated food while moving around, and a couple weeks worth in dry goods and caned goods. If you plan on staying someplace for a long time then it is OK to stock up. I often travel alone and I have health problems. I like to keep enough food in the RV to have something to eat if I am too ill to drive. About 5 years ago I was in a truck camper and got ill, I parked at a truck stop some place in PA or VA and lived on canned goods till I fetlt well enough to drive. If you have any kind of health issues with no way of driving to a food market you may want to consider keeping enough food to survive till you are well enough to drive. a few years a got I was driving a Penske rental moving truck and got sick. I lived on potato chips sand cookies from the snack machine till I was well enough to drive. You should base your decision on many things, room to store food, health issues and if you are ill can you have someone drive to a food mart to buy food if you run out. After you spend time on the road you will know what your requirements are.585Views0likes0CommentsRe: Opinions Sought from Experienced Full-Timers
2gypsies wrote: silvercorvette wrote: I am not a full timer but will be as soon as I sell my house. If you full time it the class A can be equipped with a real full size refrigerator and a dish washer. There are other reasons to get a class A if you full time it, the A is going to have more storage room and the ability to live off grid in comfort. If you plan to live off the grid then don't think about a 'real' refrigerator and a dish washer or washer & dryer. You'd need a LOT of solar, batteries and running the generator a lot. In addition, your holding tanks wouldn't be large enough for all the water you're using. I guess I did not explain myself, I was not talking about weeks at a time. What I was talking about spending weeks at a time off grid. I have not wandered too far from the east coast lately but many years ago I would spend a few days off grid in places where you could spend a weekend without seeing another soul. I do not know if it is still done but back then they worked on the honor system, I filled out my info with name and plate number along with cash and dropped it in a box. At the time I considered what could happen and the possibility of something bad happening and. No one would find my body for weeks. I was glad I traveled with the ability to protect myself. If I am able to sell my house and full time it I would like to venture off the beaten path for a few days at a time. If I had no other options I could live quite comfortably in my 5th wheel. But I have become spoiled and pampered by having a French door fridge with in door ice dispenser, I sure as heck do not need a dishwasher but it would be nice to have. My current fiver has central vac, DirecTV dish, sleep number bed, washer/dryer etc. But if I am going to give up my house I would like to have all the latest cool stuff offered in modern RVs. I have been preparing and doing research and it seems as if the "A"s and super "C"s offer stuff that is not available in other class RVs580Views0likes0CommentsRe: Why would anyone want an outside TV?
WOW I turned off the computer for a while and when I came back I was shocked how many people have them and enjoy them. I have a lot of decisions to make when I switch to an A and one of those decisions it TV or not TV that is the question. I have accumulated a lot of stuff over the years and every time I moved to a larger house I bought more stuff to fill it up. It is going to be difficult to get rid of some of my stuff and that is why I was considering using the space the TV takes up for storage. Like I said before they seem to be popular so maybe I am missing something. I hope I am able to sell and full time it in a Class A by spring238Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need a new GPS, recommendations etc.
Bumpyroad wrote: elhajj33 wrote: why not use a smart phone or (as someone suggested) an iPad mini with cell service. Much more reliable and updated maps. some of us travel where cell service is not the best. and I prefer free GPS, rather than tacked onto my monthly phone bill. and I get lifetime updates with my garmin. bumpy I have a large screen smart phone (Samsung note four 5.7 inch screen) but my tired old eyes need a bigger screen. The Garmin I mention is RV friendly, it helps you avoid low bridges, and has the location of hundreds of RV parks439Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need a new GPS, recommendations etc.
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I have been using nothing but Garmin for almost 20 years I damaged my Garmin RV 660LMT (totally my fault and replaced it with this, It has a lot of improvements over the older model Garmin RV 760LMT with Wireless Backup Camera from Garmin 62 customer reviews | 30 answered questions List Price: $499.99 Price: $430.91 Free Shipping for Prime Members You Save: $69.08 (14%) In Stock. Product Packaging: Standard Packaging 7" Display - With a big, 7" high-resolution touchscreen Display, RV 760LMT is easy-to-see inside vehicles of every size Lifetime MAPS - Businesses open and close. New roads are built. Drive knowing your routes reflect the latest map data available from Garmin Customized RV Routing - Enter your vehicle's height, weight, length and width. RV 760LMT will guide you along the most suitable routes for most major roads and highways, avoiding RV-related restrictions, such as low bridges Garmin Real Directions - Garmin Real Directions with Garmin Real VoiceTM guide like a friend, using landmarks, buildings and traffic lights, rather than hard-to-read street names BCTM 20 Wireless Backup Camera - Transmits images Wirelessly, up to 45 feet, to your RV 760LMT Display, so you can easily spot vehicles, and obstacles (Professional installation recommended. Extension cable may be required for vehicles longer than 45 feet) CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON WEB PAGE472Views0likes0CommentsWhy would anyone want an outside TV?
I have been looking at "A"s on line. After I sell my house I plan on trading the 5ver for an A and full timing it. All the As that most dealers have in stock new and used have ann outside TV. I do not understand why anyone would watch TV outside (other than a baseball or football game). If the weather is nice outside I would rather take the dogs for a walk or do some kind of physical activity such as horse shoes. I can understand why a outside shower is useful and a outside stove are nice but I prefer a charcoal grill. But sitting outside watching TV seems useless, heck I would rather people watch (watching people walk by). Outside TVs must be popular because almost every A that I see has one but I was wondering if many people on this forum have a outside TV and if you do, do you enjoy having it?26KViews0likes169Comments
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