Progressive RV Insurance Scam
I was speaking to an agent from Progressive on why my RV policy jumped another 20% this year. We went through each of the items and the agent made an offhanded comment regarding personal items coverage. The agent said the max Progressive will pay on any personal item is $500. I confirmed what the agent told me in their "California Motor Home Policy" page 35, Limits of Liability Section 2. a under Replacement Cost Personal Effects Coverage, section e. $500 per item. So the $2,000 notebook I travel with, iPad, or digital camera, if any these of these items are stolen, I am only partially covered. Up until recently, I used to believe Progressive would pay me replacement cost, it sure sounds like it my declaration page where it says "Replacement Cost Personal Effects Coverage." But the scam is found page page 36, section 2. subsection e: max $500 per item. I personally find this intentionally misleading and an outright scam. I dropped this coverage, immediately and I am shopping for better coverage. If there was a theft, I would end up going with my homeowners for personal items anyway. Why pay for this coverage? Progressive says in their advertising, "Its not a car, don't insure it like one." RIP OFF ALERT.
New Tires On The RV
Well after several tread loss and one blowout I finally decided the GY G114 "H" 17.5 tires could not handle running within a few hundred pounds of their Max Carrying Capacity. I rarely towed at 70 and mostly 60. Outside temps were never HOT. GY gave me a whole new set of tires with me paying for tread use that was minimal but one year later I had a blowout and decided that was enough. I still believe they are one of the best tires out there but not for me any longer. GY did buy me a new tire and paid for repairs totaling around $5,200. I bought a set of GY K Max J rated tires being told they were US Made. I sent them back as they were Made in Slovenia and they had no user ratings plus they were dated 4020. So I caved and bought Continental HTL2 ECO Plus 235/75 R17.5 18 ply "J" from Americas tire. I ordered them 12/27 and just had them installed on new Alcoa rims. These tires are very popular with the heavier DRV/Mobile Suites crowd with no reported issues. These are made in Czech Republic (a free Country) and were dated all around 5021 so they are VERY fresh. These tires are HEAVY!!! They look almost like drag slicks. I got a smoking price as I really doubt you can get them for less, looks like $500 each online. Rims are rated 6,050#, I will probably be running 100psi. I wanted to buy US Made but not a single tire made here with those ratings.Beware of RV Parts Country in Kentucky
Disregard the supposed thousands of 5 star reviews! This company gets a F from the BBB. They have habit of shipping broken or damaged goods, I can attest to that, as well as the BBB. Then there is no customer service, only a voice mail message says to contact them through a web page then the line hangs up. You cannot EVER talk to a real person. I am on my 3rd week trying to return a broken on delivery Dometic Toilet. You have been warned.Camco water filter
We usually drink bottled water and reserve the campground water for cooking, showering, etc. Now, bottled water is getting close to impossible to find. For that reason, I picked up a Camco Water Filter. The package says last up to six months. I'm not sure exactly what that means. Six months of continuous use, or six months of using while camping every few weeks. How often do you change your Camco filter? The cg water is regular city water so I'm not too concerned with bacteria. More a taste issue with us.
Immediate trip home (Salt Lake) from Chicago
Hey all! My son and his dad needed to go to Chicago to say goodbye to someone very close. Well, plans changed and instead of flying, they are now driving. I'm looking for places where they can rest and eat some good things along the way to help strengthen their bond. Any suggestions would be incredibly helpful, thank you!Optimum RV, Ocala, Florida
I recently went full time Rving, May 8th. My wife and I have been camping for over 42 years in about every type camper. We purchased a 2006 Itaska Motorhome this time and had the worst experience ever, It ended up costing us several thousand dollars extra to get things fixed that they promised would be taken care of. After two months of their failure to fix everything I took the motorhome from them to fix elsewhere. I won't go into any great details unless someone is reallyinterested but I wanted to let members here know where I purchased it so they can be aware of this dealer. It's about the only thing we, as customers can do. They, at Optimum RV in Ocala, Florida contacted me two weeks ago to take a survey of my experience there. I went over all the deals with them and a few days later the owner of Optimum RV called me and said he was concerned that I was upset with them. I again went over the details of everything but regardless of their apologies the bottom line is, they can't be to concern or they would have made some kind of adjustment for my outrageous expenses. My wife and I are enjoying our motorhome and trying to forget this bad experience. I hope people will post their experiences for others to see, both good but especially the bad dealers they run into. That's the only recourse we have as customers because they truly don't care anything about being fair or living up to their agreement. They said everything would be fixed before we left there. They didn't!!
Vinegar and baking soda in holding tanks?
Forgive me: Age-old subject beat to pieces! We have used strong vinegar to clean our holding tanks before and get gauges working. Have heard others mention using vinegar AND baking soda. We know how much vinegar to use, but how much baking soda? Have tried filtering through some forum posts and there is so much chat and going off subject that I have been unable to determine baking soda amount. Have used vinegar/baking soda down drains to clean out and it does that “boiling” thing. We are trying to clean off HARD WATER DEPOSIT AND SOAP SCUM BUILD-UP only. Not worried about other “stuff” as that is not the problem for us. Think we run into these issues from sitting still for long periods with hard water source and no sloshing/cleaning effect. Thanks for advice.
Buying an "Orphan"?
We have been looking for small, around 20', travel trailer and came across one we like, the Evergreen I-Go. When I tried to google the company, I found they went out of business, how sad for the workers and owners of their product. The deals are attractive, but I realize that there will be no factory support and only dealer support. Has anyone dealt with this? I am really torn as to whether to go with it or choose something else especially since quality control at the factory can be poor. Thoughts? Maybe simply play it safe and go for a company in business paying a little more?
Good Sam RV Insurance Feedback
We are considering Good Sam RV insurance to cover the chance that our TV or trailer has major issues on the road. We currently have AAA but that would only cover our TV and would not help with getting our TT back to civilization while the TV was being worked on nor would it cover trailer issues. Anyone with experience with this insurance? Thanks;
