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RE: New Cell Phone..had to ask?
I recently upgraded my old Galaxy S5 to a newer S20 FE 5G - comes with 128 GB of memory, and the 5G works well, if you're in a 5G area, and the tower isn't overwhelmed.
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Alan_Hepburn
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02/14/21 07:28pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Buying an RV in Oregon.
Wait... are you buying in Oregon and then parking it on a permanent site in California? If so I would just get a temp tag from the dealer when you buy it. No sense paying yearly registration fees for a vehicle that doesn't move. Again, I'm not familiar with Cali requirements. In Maryland, you don't have to have tags unless its moving down the road.
In California the vehicle needs either current registration, or if it's parked somewhere that is NOT a public roadway it needs to be placed in "Permanent Non-Operational" status. But then it cannot put so much as a shadow onto a public roadway without obtaining a single-trip permit. When you park it in a trailer park it will definitely require insurance, and MAY require current registration - that's up to the trailer park.
As for the legality of an out-of-country purchaser buying in one state and parking in a second state - I don't know if that's even possible; buying shouldn't be a problem, but I think most states require you to be a resident in order to title, and register, a vehicle.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/23/21 07:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone closed until 2022
When we went a couple of years ago we stayed at a nice park about 20 miles south of West Yellowstone, and then took a bus tour into YNP. We got to see all the popular sites, and didn't have to worry about finding parking, dealing with traffic, and knowing the best time to get to each spot.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/22/21 04:31pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: CA Hwy 1
My memory says the switchbacks are associated with a steep change in elevation. Your trailer could contact the trucks bed if taken too sharp.
We did that drive a few years ago in our car, and followed a large diesel pusher for a while. At EVERY one of those tight turns his outside front lower fascia hit the road surface as he applied brakes and turned.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/17/21 03:05pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Apocalypse almost
Mine is a Samsung S7 - Android. What's yours?
My wife had an S7 a few years ago - it was notorious for having battery problems. It would randomly overheat to the point where it left a mark on her leg when she had it in her pocket once. We had it replaced by Verizon the first time it overheated, but they wouldn't do anything for us after that. She ended up replacing it with a Motorola, and has been happy with it.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/15/21 01:49pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Frosted dual pane window
South East coast? Look for Suncoast Designers in Hudson, Florida - they'll clean your windows while you wait!
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/07/21 02:15pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Workhorse chassis repair in SF Bay Area
We've been customers of Leale's RV in San Jose for about 15 years now and we're happy with their performance.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/06/21 04:57pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Day night shade replacement suggestions?
What size line, and can you recommend a brand? I usually have to restring my blinds annually...
I used 60-70 pound test braided/teflon covered fishing line. A big roll at BassPro is under $15 and will do dozens of these. It is very strong, slides easily, and will resist the fraying at the joints that messes up the strings.
There's several online videos of how to do it. Fussy, but once you do one, the rest are easy.
Thanks! I'll be heading over to the local Bass Pro when the state releases us from house arrest...
I've been using the cord that is sold as replacement cord, but it still needs to be done almost annually!
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/01/21 02:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Top down view of motorhome
There was a system available called "Owl Eye 360" that provided this capability, but last I heard their software had a lot of issues with creating a decent image and I think they went belly-up.
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Alan_Hepburn
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01/01/21 02:42pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Day night shade replacement suggestions?
Once you re-string the day/nites with something that slides properly (teflon covered fishing line) they work just fine.
What size line, and can you recommend a brand? I usually have to restring my blinds annually...
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/30/20 04:49pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Ideal RV space size for new park?
There is a huge need for long-term space...
Many of us travelers think that if the park is full of long-time rigs it's a mobile home park, aka "trailer" park - not an RV park...
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/20/20 12:39pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Ideal RV space size for new park?
FYI 50 amp is 240 volts AC.
Actually, 50A is 120V/240V AC...
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/20/20 12:37pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Television - 12 volt or 120?
Most TVs are 12V already - they plug into your 120VAC wall outlet, but that plug goes to a transformer, the output of which is most likely 12DVC, which then plugs in to the TV.
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/17/20 02:43pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Best way to clear grit and sand out of 7 pin plug??
WD 40 was designed to displace water on Electrical connections (WD=Water Displacement) So a very very good suggestion.
Close - it was actually developed as a rust prevention and degreasing product for the aerospace industry, and used as a coating on the outer skin of the old Atlas missiles. You can read all about it on the WD-40 website
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/17/20 02:34pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Intermittent 12v current drop when on shore power
A 50 amp RV plugs in to a 240 volt outlet. That 240 volts is split in to TWO 120 volt circuits at the RV's main panel.
A 30 amp plug is 120 volts ONLY.
More accurately: a 50A RV plugs into a 120V/240V outlet, indicating that it has both 120V and 240V capability. Calling it a 240V outlet implies that it only has 240V available.
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Alan_Hepburn
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12/17/20 02:18pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Do propane fire pits put out any heat?
The portable pit we carry is rated for a maximum output of 52,000 btu - it keeps us warm in most cases...
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Alan_Hepburn
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10/20/20 05:02pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: California DL towing an Exactly 10,000 lb GVWR trailer
As an aside, I'm rather surprised that they codified it based on the GVWR rather than the actual weight, but that's not really relevant to the question.
By specifying GVWR it can be checked during a traffic stop by simply reading the data placard on the vehicle; if it were codified as actual weight then all stops would require a scale to be available in order to determine the actual weight.
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Alan_Hepburn
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10/13/20 02:40pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Blown engine
Thirty-five grand would have made a fairly good downpayment on a new coach.
...and then there's the monthly payments that go along with that down payment.
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Alan_Hepburn
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10/07/20 12:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle specs
yeah, the A/B switch is not a precise analogy. :@
For a true "A/B Switch" option, check out this system from Cooltech - uses the lights from the Jeep, but adds in a switch so you select either the Jeep or the towing vehicle as the source of power for the lights. It's a bit on the expensive side, but looks like it would work quite well.
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Alan_Hepburn
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09/27/20 04:42pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Times Up, Told You So, DirecTV is Dead
Have you looked at Verizon's "Visible" subsidiary? Unlimited talk, text, and LTE data for as low as $25/month. Tethering is allowed...
Visible.com
Many years ago there was a company called "Millenicom" that bought Verizon bandwidth and resold it for data use - they provided a Verizon mifi and 20 GB of data per month for a reasonable fee (I forget what we were paying back then) but after some time Verizon saw that it was eating into their customer base so they put Millenicom out of business by cancelling their contract. I am hesitant to jump to another company that is using a third party bandwidth knowing that the third party can shut it down whenever they want. It doesn't matter to me if Verizon owns Visible - they can still shut it down at their discretion.
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Alan_Hepburn
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09/22/20 05:10pm |
Technology Corner
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