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Hi All, We are planning an out west trip this year which will include extensive mountain driving. Yellowstone, Tetons, Glacier are just a few of our planned visits. My main concern is weather to manually shift the Allison or let her do as she wishes. I do know to use the exhaust break, go down the mountain no faster than I went up and to pump the breaks as opposed to riding them to help keep them cool. Most of my research indicates to let the transmission decide. So all you experienced mountaineers I would love to hear your input. On a side note, any suggestions or must sees would be appreciated. Lastly, should I bring a dehumidifier? I was in NC over the summer and had a tremendous amount of moisture in the coach and do not want a repeat of that. thank you in advance!4.6KViews0likes21CommentsRe: How many use HAM vs C/B for rig to rig etc?
FIRE UP wrote: Ladies and Gents, The subject of C/Bs gets brought up every so often and is debated whether or not folks still install and use them. But, not many mention too much about HAM radios. I know and understand that the use of HAM radios requires a license as, I have one. I've had it for 8 years and have dabbled only a small amount in it. But, from my short experimentation with HAM so far, mostly at home with a small hand held handy talkie but, also a tad bit of use of a mobile unit in one of my vehicles, I've found it to be considerably stronger in signal and capabilities. There's all kinds of technical reasons why they perform better and I won't go into them now. But, this post is primarily for those who have experience with HAM radios, maybe use them from RV to RV while traveling and or, also my use them in say, Jeep to Jeep while venturing off road. My level of license is TECHNICIAN and, there are two levels higher. For those of you that care and or, are wondering, the higher the level of license, the more frequencies you can use, different ranges, and a whole lot more. While traveling in groups, even two or more, C/Bs in the past have been outstandingly helpful and, whether or not I (and anyone I may travel with, on or off road)migrate over to HAM radios for the same basic communications, remains to be seen. For anyone interested, acquiring the first level of HAM license is phenomenally simple. There is no longer (and hasn't been for quite a few years)a requirement to know Morse Code. There are classes all over the U.S. that are one day classes and, at the end of the session, you take your 35 question test and, are issued your license. The folks that volunteer for teaching and helping administrate those sessions are outstanding people. Anyway, just wondering, just how many might already be using HAM radios for coach to coach, Jeep to Jeep type communications and how do you like it vs the old "C/B" stuff? Scott Hello Scott, Getting a HAM license is something I've been considering as cell phone service has been spotty at best in many of our destinations. I have and use my CB often. With that said, I have talked to many truckers when refueling and some of the older gents said the younger drivers do not really use them as they prefer cell phones. They are nice to have for traffic updates etc. Take care269Views0likes0CommentsRe: Installing laminate wood floors
mike brez wrote: lenny-shawna wrote: msmith1199 wrote: mike brez wrote: Wait a second your a contractor and can't fix a chipped or cracked tile. :h Is there a way to fix a cracked tile? I thought the fix would be to remove and replace it. And to do that you would have to have a matching tile. How many motorhomes come with some extra tiles? How easy is it to find matching tile for a motorhome? I bet it isn't very easy at all, but then again I've never tried. You are correct. In addition to the tile not matching the grout will not match as well. Too many people slap things together haphazardly and call it acceptable. I'm no contractor and not much of a tile guy but changed out kitchen cabinets and the base was narrower. Chipped out 15 year old tile replaced and grouted. Not much of a differance. Well Mike, for not being a contractor or a tile guy it looks like a good job from what I can see. Tile and grout appear to match and flow well. Your case appears to be the exception and most certainly not the rule. Well done!330Views0likes0CommentsRe: Installing laminate wood floors
msmith1199 wrote: mike brez wrote: Wait a second your a contractor and can't fix a chipped or cracked tile. :h Is there a way to fix a cracked tile? I thought the fix would be to remove and replace it. And to do that you would have to have a matching tile. How many motorhomes come with some extra tiles? How easy is it to find matching tile for a motorhome? I bet it isn't very easy at all, but then again I've never tried. You are correct. In addition to the tile not matching the grout will not match as well. Too many people slap things together haphazardly and call it acceptable.353Views0likes0CommentsRe: Installing laminate wood floors
lafrentz wrote: lenny-shawna wrote: Jtad, I too am not a fan of tile or carpet in an RV. Tile is very heavy and do to the perpetual motion of driving, is susceptible too cracking. Chipping is another problem that warrants concern; even high end porcelain chips. And yes I've dropped objects on my tile and chipped it. Carpet, well not many positives there so I'll leave it alone. I like glued down engineered wood. I would also glue in-between the joints to make it highly water-resistant. I installed this in my home and a couple years later had a pipe break and flood the floor. We though for sure the floor was ruined. Fast forward 4 years and still the floor looks beautiful with ZERO water damage. I attribute this to the fact that the wood was engineered and I glued both the wood to the floor and the joints. Since you have an RV and are going over a wood substrate I would first install a water barrier and install over that. Good luck! tile weight makes no difference in a DP nowadays.factorys have it now as standard flooring.Todays tiles do not chip or crack like the old days with special underlays and the new super thinsets available all mid to upper end Class A All use tile flooring.Engineered hardwood is cheap flooring and marks very easy and hard to repair it you don't see it coming from the factory.some people use it to repair old units which works well You are correct in that tile is more resistant to chipping than the old days and that it is standard in most DP. However, many manufactures care about the bling aspect and will pack as much as they can onto the frame. While the engines can handle the weight of the tile, the axles are usually close to their maximum carrying capacity when leaving the factory. Then the customer puts all their personal belonging's, fuel, water etc. and now the axle are over weight. As far as cheep, well as with most products the price point is all over the place. There are high quality (expensive) options out there and budget friendly (inexpensive and not durable)as well. I would and do avoid most anything made in China. The underlayment's and tile setting material nowadays are amazing at controlling tile cracking but was that used by your manufacture. And even if it was, chipping is still mostly unprotected from drops. I feel my DW and I have a very nice RV, not by any means top of the line and we do have both cracked and chipped tile. The later was caused by my carelessness. If it was wood (either real or engineered) I wood be able to fix it. For the record I'm a general contractor in Florida. Again, this is my opinion and personal choice about tile in an RV. I simple like the look and maintainability of wood over tile especially in a rolling house.352Views0likes0CommentsRe: Installing laminate wood floors
Jtad, I too am not a fan of tile or carpet in an RV. Tile is very heavy and do to the perpetual motion of driving, is susceptible too cracking. Chipping is another problem that warrants concern; even high end porcelain chips. And yes I've dropped objects on my tile and chipped it. Carpet, well not many positives there so I'll leave it alone. I like glued down engineered wood. I would also glue in-between the joints to make it highly water-resistant. I installed this in my home and a couple years later had a pipe break and flood the floor. We though for sure the floor was ruined. Fast forward 4 years and still the floor looks beautiful with ZERO water damage. I attribute this to the fact that the wood was engineered and I glued both the wood to the floor and the joints. Since you have an RV and are going over a wood substrate I would first install a water barrier and install over that. Good luck!224Views0likes0CommentsRe: Induction Cooktops
We have a stove with a 3 burner propane cooktop. Love it. Propane was one of the must have's for us. While we stay mostly at KOA'S or other full hook-up sites, boon-docking is something we will start doing more of therefore we wanted to rely less on electric. We do however plan on purchasing a portable induction cook top allowing us to have the best of both worlds.381Views0likes0Comments
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