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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
And as far as the twist-on valves, I never used one on our last trailer, but our "new one" (seven years old?) had a gray valve that wouldn't fully shut and I was tired of working with the dealer for other warranty issues. I just slapped on a twist-on valve for safety and never looked back. It's great insurance.
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dedmiston
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03/29/23 02:20pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
I'm OK with bleeding off some gray water into the bushes "in theory", but I've seen it go very wrong in practice.
I pulled up to a perfect campsite out in the desert once. It was just the right size for our group and there was a great fire ring. Unfortunately, the last campers had dumped their gray tank and destroyed that site for weeks.
They obviously didn't scrape their plates before they washed them, so their gray water was full of pasta, veggies, proteins, etc. The puddle they left behind smelled like hell and there was a cloud of flies, rendering the site useless.
I checked back on that site before we left at the end of our weekend and then checked it again when we were in the area a month later. The site still stank and it was still a playground for the weird alien bugs that live out in the deserts once it starts to warm up.
So bleeding off some of your shower water doesn't bother me as long as you do it slowly and let it seep into the ground in one spot. But pulling the dump handle and letting everything go (especially your nasty garbage if you don't know how to do dishes) makes you a pig who doesn't deserve to camp in the wild.
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dedmiston
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03/29/23 02:17pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: FAILED LOG IN
Hi All - Just to close out this issue...
* I reset Executive's account so that he could log in, and he reset his password.
* We can only have one account at a time, so I nuked his "Executive45" account and renamed it to "Executive45 DELETED" to free up that member name.
* Per his request, I renamed his "Executive" account to "Executive45" because the Executive name refers to the RV brand and not Dilbert's pointy haired boss.
Please don't read anything nefarious into the DELETED part of his temporary member name.
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dedmiston
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03/28/23 10:55am |
Forum Posting Help and Support
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RE: 10 drinks you should avoid
Moved from General.
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dedmiston
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03/25/23 08:55pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Camping With Toddlers
One issue we had with our oldest at that age was dealing with a little human who is eager to move around but you're camped in the dirt. We were on a trip through the Southwest when our oldest decided that she was sick of crawling and she was ready to stand up and see the world. The problem was that we didn't have any shoes for her and we ended up having to stop at a cheesy tourist trap trading post and buy her some moccasins as her first shoes. They did the trick for the rest of the trip until we got home and were able to get her some real shoes.
We never had any trouble with the sleeping arrangements though. All three of our kids would just go-go-go until they ran out of gas and crashed in place. And then we could pick them up and bed them wherever we wanted to.
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dedmiston
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03/15/23 01:54pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Price of camping
OK---maybe I didn't push the button. Thought it might be because I named Yogi Bear as the place.
LOL. Mr. Ranger has no jurisdiction here.
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dedmiston
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03/14/23 01:49pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Price of camping
The price of a night's stay shouldn't surprise any of us. Remember two years ago when everyone and his cousin bought a new RV? Now they want to go camping, but the supply of camp spots hasn't kept pace with the demand from new campers.
I suppose the silver lining is that market conditions are pushing a lot of those new buyers out of the arena, so the demand should calm back down.
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dedmiston
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03/14/23 01:26pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Price of camping
Well, I see my post was removed. Guess someone couldn't stand the truth. This morning I was quoted around $190 a night + tax etc at a campground in MD for 4 days in October 2023.
None of your recent posts have been deleted.
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dedmiston
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03/14/23 01:21pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: I Bought Too Much Truck
No different than that Moho until u hook another 35-40’ behind it!
I wouldn't recommend he hook anything to that beast of an F-250 until he's comfortable driving it and parking it.
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dedmiston
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03/14/23 01:18pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: I Bought Too Much Truck
Just like cats have whiskers to help them know how much room they need to get through a space, you'll develop a feel for where you can fit.
I drive a 3500 dually and I can fit into just about any parking structure and most parking spaces. My tail will hang out the end, but I'll fit between the lines every time.
Just get out and drive it (and park it) and get some experience. It shouldn't be any big deal compared to the Class A you used to drive. Plus you've got a duty to uphold the tradition of "Everything's Bigger in TX".
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dedmiston
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03/14/23 10:54am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
We are planning a road-trip from Calgary, Alberta to Prince Edward Island in Aug this year.
When I was a kid, we took one of our family's infamous cross country trips with no RV and no camper. We had the family pickup truck, furniture pads, and sleeping bags. We set out from southern California and headed across the states and up into Nova Scotia aiming for Prince Edward Island and saw all the sights in between including the Bay of Fundy. Prince Edward Island turned out to be too much for us because of the bugs. A big spray wagon came by as we were trying to get to bed and couldn't do anything to cut down on the mosquitoes. We couldn't catch that morning ferry fast enough.
We slept on the ground every night. A few nights we slept in the laundromats because the rain destroyed our bedding and we had to clean it up.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
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dedmiston
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03/13/23 08:57pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 2014 puma 356qlb
Moved from Good Sam Club to Fifth-Wheels.
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dedmiston
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03/13/23 02:41pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Burning electrical smell from furnace
Welcome to the forum David.
Everyone else: This is his first post. Please be kind and helpful.
As my boss told me a few months ago: "Do me a favor today and please don't be your usual self."
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dedmiston
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03/09/23 12:37pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
We're headed to a business conference for my wife in a few days. I really didn't want to go, but I didn't put up much of a fight.
We got a spot at an RV park for three nights, which cost about as much as a local hotel (maybe more, maybe less).
wow, must be nice to have hotels that cheep. we use to use our 5th for all the daughters hocky and basketball tournaments down on the coast. we could get a full hookup site with cable for 50ish a nigh, hotels were 180.00 and up, plus like you we could take the dog, make our own food and drinks and have our own bed. huge cost ssaver for use.
I also go to a big whisky fetival in Banff every fall and hotels at that time of the year are about 450/night. I get a 50amp power and water and sewer for 38 bucks a night so I usaly go up on a wensday and come home on monday for less money that one night in the hotel. free bus into town and 10 buck cab ride back if I miss the bus.
Steve
Hey Steve - LOL. Nope. Hotels aren't cheap. It's the other way around: The RV Parks are expensive. Nothing under a hundred bucks anywhere near the coast.
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dedmiston
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03/09/23 10:15am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Has anyone camped at Willowtree RV Resort in SC?
I think a lot of us are getting tired of others wanting us to be their google.
Then please keep scrolling.
I'm laughing at the response above, which is basically (paraphrasing):
"I work really hard at writing reviews, but not hard enough to know the name of the site where I write those reviews." :B
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dedmiston
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03/08/23 04:12pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Yosemite National Park campgrounds
Those of you who have spring reservations may want to bring rafts...for the campgrounds. When they get a ton of snow, spring camping is subject to flooding.
Kidding aside, this year's rafting season is going to be amazing. As the father of a rafting guide, book a few trips with your friends and experience a great summer. There are tons of great places to raft in the western Sierras.
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dedmiston
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03/08/23 02:33pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
^Hows that work for cost coverage or reimbursement though if she’s traveling for work?
Presume her company will cover the same “amount” as if she did a typical fly/rent/hotel/eat out scenario?
She booked the RV space on her corporate card and she'll use it to fill up the truck too. We're going to meet our son up there, so the business/pleasure lines are going to get blurry. We'll probably limit the expenses to just the nights at the RV park and the fuel. It all hits her office's P&L anyway, so we're motivated to keep it lean.
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dedmiston
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03/08/23 01:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Roadtrip by car vs RV, a couple of thoughts...
We're headed to a business conference for my wife in a few days. I really didn't want to go, but I didn't put up much of a fight.
We got a spot at an RV park for three nights, which cost about as much as a local hotel (maybe more, maybe less).
The cost/benefit analysis is pretty easy though:
1. Hotel vs RV Park: Call it a wash.
2. Meals: Cheaper in the RV (even more so for the drinks)
3. Fuel: Way more expensive to tow the fiver.
4. Pets: Way cheaper and more convenient to bring the dogs with us than to put them in a kennel or have someone dog-sit.
So cost-wise, we're probably just a little on the happy side of breaking even.
But then factoring in the conveniences: We'll be in our own beds with all of our comforts and living out of our closets instead of out of bags.
And on top of that, I've got my fast internet connection and a convenient office in the garage of our toy hauler, so I can work and bill my time while my wife is at her conferences, which tips the scales way in our favor for taking the RV and ends up paying for the trip.
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dedmiston
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03/08/23 12:50pm |
General RVing Issues
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EV Discussions
Dear Members,
In order to find the best home for Electric Vehicle discussions we're going to ask everyone to use the Tow Vehicle forum from now on. This would include any discussions around the vehicles themselves, as well as charging related questions/issues.
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dedmiston
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03/02/23 10:28am |
General RVing Issues
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EV Discussions
Dear Tech Issues Members,
In order to find the best home for Electric Vehicle discussions we're going to ask everyone to use the Tow Vehicle forum from now on. This would include any discussions around the vehicles themselves, as well as charging related questions/issues.
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dedmiston
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03/01/23 09:27pm |
Tech Issues
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