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Re: Ferry-round trip Port Angeles-Victoria
Artum Snowbird wrote: The really cool thing is, is you arrive just after closing time to go back to Port Angeles, check and be sure, but we have done this lots of times... you get to stay on the dock overnight for free, and depart in the morning at the first ferry. It a fun way to secure a place for your pets and yourselves and makes the trip just that bit more enjoyable. This is the answer I'm looking for if this practice is still available. We now live in Alberta and will be making a trip this summer to Vancouver Island. Once we're finished visiting we want to head over from Victoria to PA. When we lived on the Island several years ago you could park the night before at the ferry dock with your rig in the parking lot for free, as Atrium Snowbird mentioned. So I hope your right. :)281Views0likes0CommentsTruck Camper Floor Strength
A friend brought up something I hadn't thought of, but seems to be relatively common amongst boon dockers. There are some that take their TC off the truck when staying for a few days. So of course this would effect the "floor strength" of the TC. In all the years I had TCs I've never done that outside of taking it off for winter storage. And have also heard of people just backing up & stealing the TC, which is a bigger concern. I realize with electric jacks now a days if you lowered it far enough that wouldn't be a concern. Is there a way electric jacks can be locked? Any opinions? Cheers :)2.1KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Looking at Truck Camper for Retirement
Everyone has been very helpful, many thanks. A friend brought up something I hadn't thought of, but seems to be relatively common amongst boon dockers. There are some that take their TC off the truck when staying for a few days. So of course this would effect the "floor strength" of the TC. In all the years I had TCs I've never done that outside of taking it off for winter storage. And have also heard of people just backing up & stealing the TC, which is a bigger concern. I realize with electric jacks now a days if you lowered it far enough that wouldn't be a concern. Is there a way electric jacks can be locked? Any opinions? Cheers445Views0likes0CommentsRe: 4 Season TT Generator Ready
hmknightnc wrote: scrndoor wrote: hmknightnc wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by "generator ready" for a TT. To use a generator you just make sure it is big enough for the load you are powering, have the correct adapter for generator to TT plug and then you plug it in to the shore power cord. Do I understand your question? I'll try & explain a little better ... we have a portable genny now, of which we keep in the box of the truck. If we buy a new TT I would like the genny to be "built in" to the TT if possible, which seems rather rare, as it seems to be more common in the 5th wheels. If I'm going to spend the money to upgrade our TT I'd like that as an option. Does that make more sense? Yep, sure does explain it better. Problem is in my 30 years of use I have never seen nor heard of a TT having the space or ventilation requirements necessary for a built in Genny not to mention fuel ability. Good luck and let us know if find something, that would be cool. ;) Actually, they are offered now with Bigfoot (out of my price range new!!) and Nash/Arctic Fox as options, but I don't care for the Nash & Arctic Fox doesn't have the floor plan we care for. Maybe finding a "newer" Bigfoot where the option was considered with the original owner might have to be the way! We've got a couple of years to decide, so I'll keep my eyes open. But being able to just flip a switch on the interior the TT is very appealing to us. :D396Views0likes0CommentsRe: 4 Season TT Generator Ready
hmknightnc wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by "generator ready" for a TT. To use a generator you just make sure it is big enough for the load you are powering, have the correct adapter for generator to TT plug and then you plug it in to the shore power cord. Do I understand your question? I'll try & explain a little better ... we have a portable genny now, of which we keep in the box of the truck. If we buy a new TT I would like the genny to be "built in" to the TT if possible, which seems rather rare, as it seems to be more common in the 5th wheels. If I'm going to spend the money to upgrade our TT I'd like that as an option. Does that make more sense? ;)398Views0likes0CommentsRe: 4 Season TT Generator Ready
danager wrote: I see you are in Calgary. Are you looking for something that is an Alberta four season trailer? I see you're in Edmonton!! Small world eh!! No, not necessarily Calgary area, but do like camping in the mountains and found our Wildwood drain pipes froze last fall in Banff when the temps dropped to -10C. So we're thinking of upgrading in the next couple of years to something a little better quality, but finding a "generator ready" TT is proving to be challenging to say the least. Any opinions on that?396Views0likes0Comments
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