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Re: Collapsable drinking water hose... yay or nay
The Zero G hose is not a "flat" hose, nor, is it to be confused with the expanding hoses. A Zero G hose that is 25' long is just that, 25' long. They do "plump" a bit in diameter, but, they don't get longer. They also work just fine coiled up. I am currently using a 25' Zero G with 4' going up into the wet bay and about 7' going to my water softener, the other 14' of hose is coiled about 12 inches in diameter and it is laying in stone and Arizona Sun. It has been out there for going on 7 months this season and this is the third season it has been used this way. I have owned those expanding hose disasters and, trust me, the Zero G is not related to those, even faintly. It is incredibly lightweight, extremely supple, and super easy to handle when cold. I had one finally start to leak. Bought another to replace it. I carry 4 25' hoses and they take up less space than a 50' white hose. Won't leave home without them.579Views0likes0CommentsRe: hanging pictures on wall
Command "Velcro"...it isn't Velcro, but, plastic mushrooms that when pressed into another mushroom strip hold extremely tenaciously. Now, put the 3M Command adhesive on their backs and you have one heck of a picture / mirror / clock / indoor/outdoor thermometer base station /...holding kit. You get the idea, and if in doubt of the holding power, just add more. I have all of the above mounted in our motor home and nothing moves or sags, and I've never had anything fall off the wall. Even the stuff I have mounted in the basement has weathered wild temperature swings with no failures. Things that we had mounted in our 5th wheel for 8 years came off cleanly with no indication that we'd ever had anything hanging there.677Views0likes0CommentsRe: When Driving Class A What Route....
I'll buck the trend... I, too, enjoy the US marked highway system with their scenery and quaint small towns. I have learned, however, that if an area deems it necessary to create a truck route in addition to the the regular route, it is usually for a pretty good reason; maybe the road narrows, maybe a bridge with a light weight limit, possible low limbs, maybe a tight turn on two lane streets that don't allow for a wide swing, maybe they just don't want large diesel vehicles in their town or neighborhood...any one of a myriad reasons and any of them are good enough for my 40,000 lb, 64.5 foot rig to follow the truck route for my safety and the public's. Like the other highway signage, if it says "trucks do ..." then you'll find me following the trucks, whether it be lane restrictions, speed restrictions, etcetera. My GPS unit, based on the weight and length I've set it for usually routes me via the truck routes anyway, but, we always look for the truck route signs, just in case.429Views0likes0CommentsRe: Remote Temperature Monitors
Grit dog wrote: At least just turn off the water. Then if you happen to pop a waterline,'it's only a small leak not a swimming pool in the basement and a huge water bill. X2. I have a well pump (shallow well siphon in the cellar) and I have a flow valve on the output side of the pump. I close the valve, cut the power for both it and the water heater, leave the thermostat at 50 and hit the road. We've lost power for a week, once, and the house stayed warm enough from solar gain that nothing froze and that was in January. I thought about getting one of those "early warning" systems, but, the end result is that a frozen/ruptured pipe would wind up waiting until we got home anyway...don't need the added angst of something that I can't do anything about and it can't damage anything with no water pressure.570Views0likes0CommentsRe: Mounting an outdoor sensor
I have mine stashed up under the top step in my Kwikee steps. I use step covers and that creates a hollow spot under each step and there is a gap between the two ends of the cover where the springs pull the cover tight. Protected from wind and rain and when the steps fold up for going down the road, the sensor is sandwiched between the two steps and the mounting plates on the frame keep road hazards (debris, turbulence, and driven road spray) from getting to it. The clip on the sensor holds it just fine and I've only had it vibrate off (Oklahoma highway worse than a washboard) and when the steps deployed, there it was, laying pretty as you please on the bottom step. One added benefit in that location is that I get a pretty accurate temp reading while underway. Plenty of air circulation despite the aforementioned protection. You would think that with what I paid for this coach that it would tell me what the temp outside is, my toad and daily driver do, but, not this beast.921Views0likes0CommentsRe: Telecom towers and their power
The FCC required 8 hours of backup power, generator with 8 hours of fuel, 8 hours worth of battery power or a combination of the two that can provide the required 8 hours. That was in 2007, and in 2008 the OMB shot that ruling down. The net result is that most cell towers have some provision for backup power, it may only be for a couple of hours and an 8 hour backup would be the exception rather than the rule. To my knowledge, there is no federally mandated backup requirement at this time. Cell towers located on commercial buildings that have their own generators would fair much better...power for as long as the building's generators can run, if they have an agreement with the building owner to piggyback on that supply. Despite what most people would think, cell service is actually just as problematic as a land line during a disaster and possibly more so since the loss of a single tower affects a larger area than even a bunch of wires being out and most landlines originate at telecom main buildings which have their own generator installations to keep their sensitive equipment safe. The main reason we keep a landline at the sticks and bricks.196Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery Minder
You can leave a Battery Minder hooked up, battery still connected, and not worry about power outages. I have them hooked up to two ATVs, JD 750 tractor, two antique cars, a commercial zero turn mower and my Honda EU 3000is, year round and in the neck of the woods where my sticks and bricks is located, power drops out 3-5 times per year. Never an issue...they don't need a "start" command, you plug them in and they start "minding" the battery...the power coming back on after an outage is the same as plugging it in. BTW, our other daily driver is sitting in the drive with its Battery Minder hooked up since we've already gone to our winter haven here in Arizona and won't be returning until sometime in May...714Views0likes0CommentsRe: Small Class A
Trackrig wrote: Tradewinds wrote: Bill, that was not what I asked. the decision is made, now its a matter of finding the right rig. I know it's not what you asked, but it's what I'm asking - I'm curious as to why, maybe you've thought of something I and others haven't. It never hurts for us to learn something new, and if I didn't ask, how would I find out? Bill It may be a reason similar to my situation and has nothing more complicated than a change in lifestyle and the area needed, in my case, to store a 42' motor home. I will probably be getting a Park Model to put on a site that we rent year long. If we do, I don't have the space to park a 42 footer next to it, but, would have the room for storing something in the 28 - 30 foot range. Additionally, with the park model for a home base, we don't need a 42 foot house on wheels, but, would like to keep the comfort of a Class A for travel of shorter durations. That is my reason for what he is asking and may well be his. To the OP... The rig you are asking about is a Thor product. Some folks think that anything Thor built should be avoided, however, I have owned two Thor RVs, a 5er and our current Tuscany. Haven't had any major issues with either and I won't cross Thor off my list when I start looking seriously at "downsizing".334Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tucson / residential refrigerator
Sorry, but, after buying my new motorhome from Freedom RV, I wouldn't let them check the air in my tires... I would go anywhere else, in fact we do. Spend ~8 months a year in Benson, just down the road, and I have all my work done at Lazy Days in Tucson. They've always done a superb job and their prices are reasonable, at least as reasonable as labor costs go on motorhomes.263Views0likes0Comments
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