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Re: Tuktoyaktuk
The road to tuk will not be open until november. Check road conditions on the dempster before leaving, esp if driving a moho or toad, they are working on doing some grading but right now 15-20 mph is pushing it, and dont be surprised to have dmage. Maybe better in a week or two. ' It is very, very dusty. If you bring a toad, do not start the car without cleaning out the engine compartmebt first. All of my belts were buried in grit and someone else reported a shredded serpentine belt. Cover your interior seats as they will be covered in a thick layer of dirt otherwise.493Views0likes0CommentsReservations for sight seeing tours??
I am planning on going to Alaska in late May via the ferry system. A couple questions. 1) is there any problem with moving things up so as to arrive in Skagway mid May. 2) Ive read somewhere that the tours in Ketchikan, etc. sell out in advance because of the cruise ships. Can anyone give me a reality check on that? Hate to have everything totally booked, but dont want to miss out on some key side trips. 3). Current iterary is Prince Rupert to Ketchikan to Jumeau and then Skagway. Are wrangel, sitka and petersburg worth the additional $1500 in ferry fees that they would cost, given that I am travelling with a motorhome and toad.2KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Question on Michelin LTX tires
I had 6 ms/2s on my class c. All had cracks on the sidewalls and 5 had to be replaced at 20k due to catestrophic failures, tread separating, bizzarre tread wear that michellin agreed was likely a materials problem, etc. . Michillen refused to back up its product. Would never buy from them again.842Views0likes0CommentsRe: Medicare coverage while travelling
To make one other point, you have only one opportunity to get a supplement without medical underwriting - when you first get medicare- unless you move. Once you have a supplement, you can switch, but take an advantage upfront and you may find it difficult to get out of advantage if the premiums get too bad. And they can be bad. I had a knee replacement under advantage, and it was mire than $3000 in copays for all of the required stuff - pt, imaging, hospitalization, etc. Second knee done under Medigap, $0. The prescription drug plans with the advantage plans are really bad - my drug costs are half with a free standing plan.601Views0likes0CommentsRe: Solar & lithium installers?
I can see doing your own solar install, but properly balancing the lithium cells requires special equipment. If you are sinking the money in for a lithium system, my view was that it made sense to pay the marginal amount more to have professional install.452Views0likes0CommentsRe: Class A Built for Two?
You could try looking at the 30mfoot b+'s, esp those with the opposing slides in the front. I looked a couple years ago and the shorter a's seemed designed to fit as many rug rats as possible in the cheapest platform. Dont know if thats whats behind thebquestion.383Views0likes0CommentsGenerator not powering ac/tv/micro
I am driveway docking at a relatives, with marginal voltage. Generator is starting, is not powering anything, eben when unhooked for all power. Inverter is working for micro and tv, not enough for ac though. Shore power is working except if there is any slight increase in load on the circuit load. I have reset all circuit breakers multiple times. I have reset all gfis when show power ample.' Have received error message "ac overload" on the magnum panel, but no need to reset the inverter for inverting or shore power Any ideas?1.5KViews0likes13CommentsRe: Nexus Phantom 32 SC
Saxtrver, Until recently I would have strongly recommended Nexus as a manufacturer. I have owned a Nexus 29V for several years and liked it enough that I now full-time in it, having installed a very pricey lithium battery system. Look me up and you will see I have said nice things in the past. As part of the move to full time, I have needed to get a manufacturer's certificate of empty weight for registration in South Dakota. It has been the tortures of the damned. I have had over a dozen emails over the span of months to Nexus trying to get this simple document that South Dakota assures me NHTSA requires a manufacturer to provide all end users. The emails to the owners, Claude and David, bounced -- something that other Nexus owners experienced as well. I have made countless phone calls- not happy with one vehicle registered in South Dakota and one not. The Motorhome registration expires soon and the lender is not happy having the title on loan to a third party On the Nexus phone tree, the selection for "service" sends you to a non-working number. If I get the operator, I typically got put into a full voicemail box. Finally scored and got put in an owner's voice mail and even that resulted in nothing. I even posted on the Nexus facebook site in hopes of getting a response. So, I called Claude's home number. However, this morning I also received a more than nasty phone call from an Nexus employee asking if I had bought directly from Nexus. When I said I hadn't he told me, "Missy" that if I did not buy direct from Nexus that Nexus did not feel itself obligated to provide any support, whatsoever, and that if I did not change my attitude, I wouldn't get my manufacturer's certificate, and if I did, I would get it in his own good sweet time. I did get the certification, but no response on another service issue where it appears that Nexus failed to install a necessary component. I wrote Claude and David this morning after receiving this belligerent phone call to ascertain whether in fact it is Nexus' policy that second hand Nexus motorhomes are manufacturer orphans. I have received no response. Unless Nexus reverses this policy, I would have severe concerns about buying a Nexus, even new, as orphan status on the resale market is obviously a serious impairment to value. I had hoped for an apology for atrocious service (most of which had no bearing on whether I was a direct or second hand purchaser), but obviously that was not to be. I am copying Claude and Dave with this response in case they wish to clarify Nexus' policy on orphaning second owner vehicles. I would suggest you obtain clarification from them on this point as well before purchase if you care about resale value.399Views0likes0Comments
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