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RE: DEF fluid
DEF formula is specified in Federal regulations. There is no allowance for any sort of "secret sauce." It is all the same, the only variation being the price they can sucker someone into paying for it. What's more, the only two allowed components are two of the cheapest chemicals known to mankind. Regardless of what you pay for it, somebody somewhere is making a killing.
The only caveat is to make sure that you get an unopened jug of it. There have been reports of cheapskates taking advantage of the return policy of some stores (WallyWorld, I'm looking at you) to return a jug full of tap water for credit. So before you head to the checkout, inspect the safety seal to make sure you get the real stuff.
Being somewhat anal about DEF, I have a DEF refractometer and check each jug. It shows the DEF concentration. Of course every jug I have tested has been spot on, but it should catch a jug that had been tampered with that had somehow been sealed up
I actually found a jug that had the inner seal removed at my local Wally World. I dipped a finger in and stood there like a fool for a few minutes to let it dry. Guess what? No white crystal residue on said finger. Took that jug to customer service, 'splained the issue, showed the evidence, and left them to figure out what to do with it. Hopefully saved some poor fool from getting the dread "incorrect fluid" message.
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naturist
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09/25/23 12:59pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: DEF fluid
DEF formula is specified in Federal regulations. There is no allowance for any sort of "secret sauce." It is all the same, the only variation being the price they can sucker someone into paying for it. What's more, the only two allowed components are two of the cheapest chemicals known to mankind. Regardless of what you pay for it, somebody somewhere is making a killing.
The only caveat is to make sure that you get an unopened jug of it. There have been reports of cheapskates taking advantage of the return policy of some stores (WallyWorld, I'm looking at you) to return a jug full of tap water for credit. So before you head to the checkout, inspect the safety seal to make sure you get the real stuff.
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naturist
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09/20/23 11:48am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Carbon Monoxide alarm going off
Carbon monoxide alarms have a limited service life of about 7 years from date of manufacture. If you allow for warehouse time, this means maybe as short as 5 years after you buy them. If yours are old, they will indeed alarm constantly to let you know it is time to replace the alarm. For obvious reasons, this is better than simply quietly ceasing to work at all.
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naturist
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07/03/23 07:42pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Recall on sledgehammers !!
Do you need it if you can't fix it?
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naturist
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05/10/23 02:33pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: EB I-40 From Kingman AZ to Ash Fork AZ is Horrendous
Thanks for the heads up. Nobody wants to need an alignment, new tires and rims after driving 25 miles on a broken-up road.
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naturist
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05/10/23 02:31pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Paint for fiberglass roof
Tropicool by Henry. Snow White, silicone, very durable. While expensive at about $400 for a 4.5 gallon bucket, it will last years.
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naturist
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05/01/23 05:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Full Timing with Solar and Shore Power
400 watts of solar panels will yield around 1.5 kilowatt-hours of power a day in bright sunshine. This is well matched to the 200 amp-hours of battery you have. On a cloudy day, maybe 1/10th kWh is about all you can expect.
That being said, it is not enough to run "everything." The house lights are 12 volt, thus run directly from the battery. Make a pot of coffee, charge your phones, laptop, and listen to the radio or watch TV. CPAP overnight, all should be fine.
I came across a youtube video in which a guy had a tiny 5000 btu ac he claimed to run on 1,000 watts of solar. 400 watts of solar is not "nothing." It is just not "everything."
BTW, it is necessary that your inverter and shore power never meet up in the outlets in your rig. Explosions and fires result.
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naturist
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05/01/23 05:31pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: TT Hitch qutestions
I suppose I could find complaints about anything if I looked hard enough lol
For sure. Given 100 problems and 100 "fantastic products" you'll see 99 complaints online but maybe just one rave.
I know nothing about the original question, however.
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naturist
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03/03/23 01:30pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: New Travel trailer
... And don't forget about a full tank of go-juice at 7.4 lbs per gallon... Just to set the record straight, the payload weight on the sticker on your truck already includes a full tank of fuel.
That's not the way I heard it. Since the weight of fuel changes as you drive, I have always heard it was not included. I guess it is time for a deep dive on the issue
EDIT: It seems 'twas I who was wrong, @wing_zealot was right. I stand by the calculations and conclusions otherwise.
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naturist
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03/02/23 11:41am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: New Travel trailer
Half ton towable, maybe. Depends on the truck. What usually gets people is neither the trailer dry weight/loaded weight/vehicle tow weight, it's truck payload.
For example, your trailer dry weight is 7,000 lbs, but loaded it'll will be heavier, perhaps 9000 lbs or so. For stability, most trailers put 10% to 13% of the weight on the tongue, so that 9000lbs translates to 900-1170 lbs tongue weight. Great, you say, your half-ton payload is 1600 lbs (varies from truck to truck, btw), so you are golden. Not so fast, bunkie, what do YOU weigh? Your wife? The kids? what about the generator and bikes you threw in the truck bed??? And don't forget about a full tank of go-juice at 7.4 lbs per gallon.
With only 700 lbs (or maybe only 530 lbs) left for all those people and fuel and stuff, you might easily be overweight on that payload. (Lessee, 225 for me, 145 for wife, 22 gallons at 163, two e-bikes at 55@ for a total of 643 lbs . . . .
For YOU, @Mtwolfer, your 3/4 ton truck is probably fine. Your brother-in-law's 1/2 ton, maybe not.
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naturist
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03/01/23 03:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: pocket knife
While setting things up, one of the people that had been in my group back then turned to me and asked to borrow my knife.
Matt
Yeah, last time someone asked to borrow my pocket knife was at a Lowes, and when the jerk returned it, he had snapped the blade off trying to use it as a pry bar. That did it for me: I will never again lend anyone my knife for any reason. You ask, you get one of two responses, depending on circumstances, either (1) here, let me cut it for you, or (2) NO, you are on your own. And especially it's NO for a stranger in a store. You came here ill prepared to deal, it's not my job to be your adult supervision today.
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naturist
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02/15/23 08:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Are you familiar with Duck Coat Roof Coating??
As a former industrial coatings chemist, I can tell you that "easy pour-on" generally also means "almost good." While I have never (yet) coated an RV roof with any of these products, the nature of the beast is such that a clean roof, good surface prep, and smear -- not simple dump the bucket -- technique is at least as important as the product chosen for the job.
I just bought a 4.7 gallon bucket of Henry Tropicool to do my RV roof, a task I'll be undertaking this spring before camping season. @JBarca, I'm all ears for your experience and tips regarding that product.
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naturist
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02/07/23 03:52pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: My absence
Welcome back!
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naturist
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12/17/22 02:47pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Not bad for 11 years and 240,000 miles.
Tom & Ray, the Tappet brothers, once got a call from someone who was annoyed at getting only about 8,000 miles out of the brakes on their relatively new car. After some questioning from the boys, it was discovered that the guy drove while resting his left foot on the brake pedal. It took the lads a few minutes to convince the guy that both his brake and gas mileage would improve a lot by placing his foot on the floor.
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naturist
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12/12/22 01:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: CGs Near Osseo/Eau Claire, WI w/o Minimum Stay Requirement?
You don't say WHEN this summer, and that is the kicker. Many, many campgrounds institute a minimum 2 night stay on major holiday weekends, such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day. It is because demand is so high, they sell out early, and rather than take a loss on a site they could have filled both nights, they make it mandatory. I have never run into a minimum 2 night stay except on one of those major holiday weekends.
So I'm guessing you are talking about one of those holidays, and all I can say is "good luck" finding one. Might just be the night you spend in a Wally World parking lot.
Given how popular camping is on those weekends, you are very likely to find that finding a place to stay at all on the second night of that weekend will be very difficult. If you really want to camp, this might be God's way of telling you to sit still for that second night.
I know, not what you wanted to hear. I wish I could point you to the campground of your dreams for a single night that weekend. Best of luck finding what you want, and remember to stay safe out there.
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naturist
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12/02/22 07:23am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Great Tailgating Campgrounds
I, too, am confused. "Tailgating" means to me having a picnic/barbeque in the parking lot of the venue hosting some event, usually a football game or auto race. I am thus confused as to why any sort of campground would be involved.
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naturist
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11/19/22 11:04am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Safety: Microwave Fire!
I ran the microwave with nothing inside of it. NEVER do that
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Not surprised it caught the paper on fire. You are lucky it didn't blow up the whole thing.
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naturist
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11/16/22 02:17pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: No water pump
Simple: open a faucet.
Your water pump has to be self-priming. It must therefore be able to pump (at least to a limited degree) air. If the faucets are all closed and you run the pump, it will pressurize the system with air, and whether it shuts off by itself or you shut it off, if you try to turn it on again, it won't start because there is air pressure in the line. Open a faucet, relieve the pressure, and the pump will start tight up.
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naturist
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10/11/22 11:10am |
Tech Issues
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