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Re: Replaced a bad decal with a flexible solar panel
Almot wrote: Few pounds of weight on semi-rigid layer of adhesive, when placed on a slope, would attempt to slide down. In some places it can be 115F in the shade, can only imagine the actual temperature of the roof. Summer in the South turns unused caulk in the tube into liquid permanently, flexible plastic becomes brittle and crumbles like potato chips, bungee cords fall apart. I agree on some of the statement. I live in Fla. and the sun can really be tough on materials, but I have used a vinyl roll up P/U bed cover for over 10 years before I replaced it due to it looking bad and getting cracks in the edges....even though it still kept the water out. UV resistant materials have increased the life of many products, and glues have improved also. I don't know about the stuff the OP used to adhere the solar panel, I'm too lazy to google it. Eternabond tape seems to hold up well in our heat, so maybe that stuff he used on the panel will hold up also. Even with the downward slope of the front cap.487Views0likes0CommentsRe: Shower door out of alignment
05 Cougar owner here. Our shower enclosure might be the same as yours. We also had trouble with the door, and after trying many ways to fix it, I just took it off. We never liked the door swinging out and dripping on the floor of the bedroom, as well as taking up room when open. I just took the door off and put it in our shed. I added a shower curtain which works well for us. Instead of using a curtain rod, I used a couple of small self tapping screws at the top of the shower enclosure (metal frame), and stretched some scuba diver cord (tough stuff used for various underwater tasks) from one screw to the other. Works great as a curtain rod, and the screws are set back far enough so that the curtain covers the door way without any gaps on each side. Got some things that help the curtain hang straight down too (curtain weight with magnet) It keeps the curtain from clinging to you as you run the shower. Kind of thought maybe our shower would look kind of bad with a curtain, but we don't mind it at all. Forgot to mention the nature of the door problem we had. The door hinge part at the bottom of the door was a nylon type of part that wore out and allowed the door to drop to the point that it drug on the lip of the shower enclosure(the lip that you step over to get in/out, and keeps the water in). Don't know if your enclosure is made this way. I tried to find a source for replacement parts, but had no luck, so I just removed the door.306Views0likes0CommentsRe: Long trip planning
I'm not a mechanic, but I can do some repairs. I try to think of the things that CAN happen and pack the tools and items that I might need to do the repairs that I am capable of. I don't like to rely too much on any roadside assistance plans. They sometimes take too long to get to me anyway. For major breakdowns it would be good to have however. Tire troubles are high on the list, so I pack a battery powered impact wrench (like this) for the lug nuts, and whatever's needed to lift the camper. I also have a 12v air pump just in case. Electrical problems have been part of our travels, so I pack a box of various butt splices, electrical tape, ring connectors, wire and the like. Also of course a crimping tool for those connectors, and wire strippers. A multimeter is good to have, and I also have one of those harness troubleshooting devices like this Those things usually have gotten us out of tight spots out on the road in the boonies. But I also carry a little plumbing stuff to fix leaks in the camper. Clamps, extra hose, a length of pex and pex tools. First aid kit is high on our list of things to keep in the truck.578Views0likes0CommentsRe: New navigation device available
Edventure wrote: jeffcarp wrote: The volume is very loud. I turn it down from the maximum setting because it is so loud. There is no means to connect headphones or connect it to your vehicle's bluetooth. Thanks for the info. Hopefully it will be too loud for me too. Guess I could always get hearing aids but that would make me feel old too. I have a lot of high frequency hearing loss, and we turn up the audio books to allow for that and the road noise. The TomTom still comes through so that I can hear it very well. It would be nice however if it had some way to override the radio audio via bluetooth.685Views0likes0Comments- 509Views0likes0Comments
Re: RV Specific GPS
I look at it this way. Anything I can do to simplify all the things I have to do to prepare the rig for a trip is well worth the investment. I like to make everything as easy as possible. Any task that I need to do, I try to eliminate any hiccups that add time and effort to completion of that task. The GPS is not completely necessary, but it does (usually) simplify the task of navigating complex roads. Tried Co-Pilot, but found it very buggy. Had Garmin for a long time, but there were issues with it, that added hiccups to the task of planning a trip and altering the route. So I recently got the TomTom Trucker 620. For me, it simplified route planning and route alterations. Very intuitive operation. It is another expense, but like I said, I like to make everything as easy as possible. Like any change, there was a small learning curve, but once past that hurdle, I am very happy with the gps. I also use a Rand McNally trucker atlas that I use to verify routes are RV friendly.509Views0likes0CommentsRe: New navigation device available
hawkeye-08 wrote: The new TomTom looks interesting... Our current needs are met by the Garmin we have so CFO wouldn't agree to spend $330. I can certainly see the need as our travels increase beyond the local area. I was in the same situation. The 4 year old RV gps we have is the Dezl760LMT, and it worked pretty good, but some things were a little aggravating. Mainly to do with planning a route, and adding places along the route in order to change the route picked by the gps itself. Menus and a few other niggles, but I don't want to spend too much time complaining about it. The TomTom trucker 620 in my opinion is way easier to plan a route. Especially using the route planner. Everything seems to be very intuitive. Which is what I need. After staying at home for long stretches, and then hopping back on the road, the TomTom is not such a pain to remember how to use. The route is easily changed by adding "stops" along the path you really want to take, and the gps seems to pick very logical ways to get to those stops and then continue on to the destination. The Garmin would usually create all kinds of loops and backtracks when any stops were added. The TomTom route planner can be done on the phone, ipad, or computer as well as the gps itself. Then the route can be sync'd with all the devices when you get it planned. This wifi stuff is turning out to be pretty handy. But that's enough about my opinion, I didn't start this thread.685Views0likes0Comments
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