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Re: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
dedmiston wrote: Vinman02 wrote: We are planning a road-trip from Calgary, Alberta to Prince Edward Island in Aug this year. When I was a kid, we took one of our family's infamous cross country trips with no RV and no camper. We had the family pickup truck, furniture pads, and sleeping bags. We set out from southern California and headed across the states and up into Nova Scotia aiming for Prince Edward Island and saw all the sights in between including the Bay of Fundy. Prince Edward Island turned out to be too much for us because of the bugs. A big spray wagon came by as we were trying to get to bed and couldn't do anything to cut down on the mosquitoes. We couldn't catch that morning ferry fast enough. We slept on the ground every night. A few nights we slept in the laundromats because the rain destroyed our bedding and we had to clean it up. Where there's a will, there's a way. And those trips are the ones that make lasting memories.1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
We are planning a road-trip from Calgary, Alberta to Prince Edward Island in Aug this year. We thought about leaving the travel trailer and hoteling it along the way but did the math. The extra fuel it would cost us to bring the trailer is about a wash when compared to hotel costs. We also have the convenience of having our own place to sleep and we can prep meals for the trip out to eliminate eating out costs. We also like the convenience of being able to stop anywhere along the way and have a place to relax for as long as we want. We did the same trip in 2017 and stayed in truck-stops along the way with the exception of one night in a campground. We are planning to do the same this year. We also have the added benefit of being able to park the trailer on my brothers property free of charge for the duration of time we spend at our destination saving us even more accommodation costs. Even if we didn’t save money bringing the trailer we would still do it.1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Fresh water tank
When I ran out of water earlier this year a buddy gave me a full 7 gallon jug. No spout or funnel to pour it into my FW tank and after a few minutes of thinking I just used the winterizing hose to draw the water from the 7 gallon jug instead of the onboard FW tank. Worked like a charm and no need for any extra parts or fiddling around.685Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fast tongue jack
May want to check the wiring of the jack to the battery. A few years ago I installed a power jack and didn’t pay close enough attention when making the electrical connection (2x6 volt batteries) which resulted in having only 6 volts feeding the jack. It worked but was extremely slow, like taking about 5-6 minutes to fully extend. A simple rewire to provide a full 12 volts fixed the problem646Views0likes0CommentsRe: Stoped routine
I do what most people here do but I do it last. As in when I stop for fuel or washroom break I’ll fuel up and do whatever else I have to do then on my way back to the truck I’ll take the long was around the trailer and check everything just before I leave. That way I know nobody messed with it while it was out of my sight.204Views0likes0CommentsRe: Travel Trailer Tire Failure, 29ft Cougar
I just purchased a 2006 Arctic Fox TT and it still had the original tires, zero sidewall cracking and at least 80% tread remaining. I actually didn’t believe the previous owner when he told me they were original until I checked the date of manufacture, sure enough, July of 2005. I took the trailer for one camping trip a couple of hours away before replacing the original 15” tires and wheels with new 16” Cooper Discoverer LT tires on aluminum rims. The thought of running on those original tires terrified me.394Views0likes0Comments
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