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RE: Tampa RV show
That is one MASSIVE event! We went, firmed up our decisions, next day ordered a new AF.
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philh
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01/24/21 08:58am |
Rallies, Shows and Gatherings
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RE: Ford super duty 3.31 rear end. Will it be a big mistake. ?
The 3.55 is better for the transmission, it ain't about the drivers comfort or convenience. I wouldn't want to pay for repairs on a 10 speed transmission.
Why is 3.55 better for the transmission?
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philh
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01/24/21 08:29am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Reviving flooded deep cycles
I built a charging circuit that would at least partially revive a lead acid battery. Pitched it with a whole bunch of other junk. Simple circuit, large cap, bridge and power switch
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philh
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01/11/21 09:04pm |
Tech Issues
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SD Address, yay or nay?
Sold our B&M. Have a park model permanently parked in a campground. Buying a SD and 5th wheel in the fall. Still working, but this working from home is working out pretty good so far.
Getting a lot of recommendations to set up a legal domicile in SD and corp in Montana for buying the new truck and 5th wheel.
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philh
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01/11/21 08:49pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Giving it up
Prayers for you in dealing with your wife's disease.
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philh
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01/11/21 08:42pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: New generator for new rv. Recommendations
Several "Knock off" brands such as Harbor Freight Predator, Champion and others have mixed reviews. but mostly good.
I personally have never seen a negative report on either the Predator or a Champion.
The new "dark horse" in the race is Westinghouse. They are the only one making a lightweight 2600 (peak) watt generator. Great if you are running a bigger A/C unit.
it won't run a 15k AC. I had to add the ezstart to run the AC
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philh
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01/10/21 03:33pm |
Beginning RVing
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Options for new 5er - help choosing
Artic Fox 27-5L
Winegard carryout G2+ Sat dish (dish/direct)(HD sat-call for options) $1485
This option makes zero sense. I can purchase a G3 upgraded sat ant for around $500. What does an extra $1,000 gain me?
Gateway Router $488
This one I'm thinking is a no. We're already using a hotspot from OTR that seems to work fine.
Satellite is an interesting problem, I've never had an issue picking up the main broadcast stations, until this trip. I think I only get ABC. Gave up on Cable and satellite years ago. Short of putting up a separate antenna...
Third question is on AC. They offer low pro 15k (and regular 15k) for the back AC. We'll be adding front low pro 13.5k option. Just wondering if there's any advantage of low pro over standard unit.
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philh
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01/10/21 03:05pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Busted!
Read the actual published law.
We had an issue in my small town. I was very actively involved with the writing the city ordinance on parking "recreational" vehicles. Delayed the ordinance for almost a year, and finally the mayor directly stated he was tired of this back and forth and wanted a solution. My solution of not having any ordinance wasn't going to fly and we came up with a mutually agreed solution, and yes I had to take a long shower that night :(
Fast forward several years, and I have a temporary cargo trailer in my driveway. New city inspector wrote a violation on the trailer. Wife took photos and a copy of the ordinance to the city manager, and she immediately cancelled the ticket and called him into her office and told him to go read the ordinance before he wrote any more tickets
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philh
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01/05/21 06:29pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Collecting 5th wheel Tow Data, just for fun, 2000 mile trip
1/2 ton is almost guaranteed to be over payload capacity with a 5th wheel.
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philh
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01/05/21 06:18pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Reminiscing Part 3, old cell phones
I started off on a bag phone too. I really screwed up, because the phone vender put me into what they called a designer exchange. They gave me a choice between the two. Had I been thinking, I might have been able to spell my last name out with numbers... oh well.
Lucky me, I now have TWO cell phones, one for work and one for personal. Company has offered to let me use my personal cell phone and not carry two phones. Sorry, I'll keep a dividing line somewhere.
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philh
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12/24/20 01:02pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Anyone good with A/V receivers?
5.1, especially surround speakers is a challenge in long skinny room.
Where are you going to be sitting the most watching TV. You want to be directly in front of the TV
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philh
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12/24/20 12:49pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Great time to Sell Your RV!
I've sold three this year. The last one I sold, I got $7k more than NADA Value, and $3k more than what a dealer said I should list it for.
How did you determine the value to list it for?
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philh
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12/24/20 12:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Green Valve Stem Covers
Oh Oh! I purchased a utility trailer this past summer - it had green caps, i adjuste3d air pressure with my garage duty air compressor - am I liable to change those caps to some other color? Not! ;)try gold plated caps, you must be rich if you can fill your own tires with {shudder} air.
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philh
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12/24/20 12:11pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Green Valve Stem Covers
The vapor obeys boyles law, the liquid does not. That affects how temp changes affect tire pressure.
Again, for most consumer applications, it will not make enough difference to be signficant or affect operation.
Pull out the H2O phase diagram, it takes a lot of heat to begin having a meaningful impact on pressure. Boyles law falls apart with differences in temperature. In addition water vapor changing to pure gas is where you would see big pressure changes...
I stand by my statement, automotive tires will never see the type of temperatures that will cause steam.
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philh
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12/24/20 12:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Green Valve Stem Covers
Really all a dry nitrogen fill does is eliminate water vapor which can go from gas to liquid and have a bigger pressure change effect. For those us where a few PSI is no big deal, no problem. Could do basically the same thing with plain dry air. All gases obay boyles law for pressure vs. temperature.
You can not get passenger vehicle tires hot enough to transform to vapor... If you did happen to get them that hot, then you have bigger problems.
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philh
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12/22/20 11:17am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 110V Hookup
are you sure the outlet is 20A?
Big power draws will be microwave, AC (during warmer periods), and the propane heater is a lesser item. Can you go with electric heat?
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philh
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12/21/20 05:32pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Stale DEF
So, we decided e bikes are too risky.
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Why is an eBike risky?
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philh
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12/19/20 09:20am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tire cover advice
tire covers are a false panacea.
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philh
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12/19/20 07:42am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Credit Score
You only care about credit score when you need credit :)
As of tomorrow, we are completely debt free AND homeless :)
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philh
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12/14/20 06:33pm |
Around the Campfire
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I-75 in GA - Accident Prone
Seems like every time I travel I-75, there's yet another accident. Going South, I had intended to make it to FL border, but after sitting in traffic for over an hour, got as far as Macon and called it night.
Wouldn't you know, the next morning, got stuck in another back up due to an accident :(
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philh
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12/14/20 06:27pm |
Roads and Routes
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