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RE: price on 5th wheel
I'm not sure but being 10 years old I would just plan on having to spend some money the 1st year or 2 fixing stuff that will come up so you need to get it "cheap" in my opinion.. Our 5th wheel is 10 years old and a good one but we just spent a bundle on water leak damage and lots of more or less routing maintainence.
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Jayco-noslide
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02/02/10 09:09am |
Fifth-Wheels
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Stick Shift Trucks?
For much of my life I always drove manual trans cars; especially, 4 cylinder economy cars and I enjoyed it. But once I got more into towing trailers and stuff, I've had auto trans vans and now a half-ton Chevy truck. Now, I'm shoping for a used 3/4 ton diesel and I'm wondering about stick vs. auto. I know the stick will get better MPG's. Since I've never driven a stick truck, I wonder- do they shift nice and easy and smooth with little effort like a Toyota car and is the clutch vacuum assisted so that it takes little effort or would I find the shifting to be a problem? Also, what about backing the trailer with a clutch? I've seen a sharp 2006 red Dodge 2500 diesel with 6 spd. manual and 108,000 miles. What about that one? Good truck?
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Jayco-noslide
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02/02/10 09:01am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Smokey mountains in early spring-
I hope by "The Smokies" you mean Great Smokey Mt. NP. It's a great place with great hiking and wildlife and great campgrounds(no hook-ups). We've been there then and you could get anything from snow showers to really nice springy weather. There is enough altitude to lower the temps some. If I were tenting I might think that's too early but if I had heat; probably OK.
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Jayco-noslide
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02/01/10 01:32pm |
Family Camping
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RE: Roof treatment
The experienced RV repairman who just worked on our 5th wheel says do not waste your money on any of the treatments or special products. Just try to keep in clean with dishwashing soap or softscrub.
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Jayco-noslide
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02/01/10 01:28pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: When owning your own home doesn't pay
I'll admit I didn't read the whole article but I do think ownership can be overrated. Our home has probably quadrupled in value over the 35 years we have owned it but I'm not sure that's too great as we have spent a ton on taxes, utilities, upgrades, etc. I think the key to "coming out ahead" with renting would be to regularly invest the amount you would be "saving" by not having taxes, upkeep, etc. One thing sure, RV's are guaranteed to depreciate in value and a lot.
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Jayco-noslide
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02/01/10 01:25pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Any Long trips WITHOUT tire blowouts
In 30 + years of towing pop-ups, a 17 ft hybrid and now a 25 ft 5th wheel for 6 years and I mean all over the country we have had one tire shred the outer layer off(didn't blow), one entire wheel assembly break on a pop-up and 1 other flat but no actual blow-outs. Replace the tires early and keep the air pressure correct.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/30/10 01:45pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Yellowstone or Mt. Rushmore first from Cincinnati
I would do Rushmore 1st. Don't get me wrong, its a great place with natural beauty, wildlife and all but YNP has so much more of that, that you might find Rushmore a bit of a "letdown" after YNP. Also, a great place to relax a little on the way.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/30/10 01:41pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Work Camp compensation--
As stated above, no easy answer. We have always worked for full hourly pay for all 40 hrs/week worked plus we get an RV site for which we pay around $30-40 per week. We like the extra money so are reluctant to work for a site and no pay. However, if we did I don't think we would want to work any more than about 20hrs/week no matter where or for whom. Also, would want the work to be relatively relaxed and enjoyable if not fun. Otherwise, might as well work for pay because we know those jobs are available.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/30/10 01:34pm |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Road alligator got me
How's the gator?
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Jayco-noslide
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01/29/10 09:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: How do you get started?
Workamper News is a good resource but not the only one. The internet is great. Just type in something like jobs in national parks or seasonal jobs for seniors or campground hosting and you'll get a long list of websites. As for the resumee, state your past jobs and education but emphasize your qualities that the workamper employers will value; such as, being flexable, working well with people, being dependable and wanting to learn new skills like the cash register. Show that you understand that you might have to adapt to living in remote locations or altitude, etc.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/29/10 09:25am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: yellowstone grant store advice
We worked at the Mammoth store for 3 summers and visited Grant. I'm not sure you can apply for a specific store can you? Anyway, we felt the Grant location would be too remote for us; too far to town, etc. but maybe you don't care. We found that working for DNC was OK but it really boils down to your management and co-workers and that's unpredictable. Many of the supervisors aren't particularly trained and don't always know the basic psychology of working with people so it depends on their personality. As far as the overall company I don't think they work very hard to get you to return and feel valued. So we work elsewhere and get a little more of that. Nevertheless, I would never say that we regretted our 3 yrs at Mammoth.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/29/10 09:19am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Maryland/DC Area to Yellowstone--need help with route
If you are tired of boring interstates, then US Hwy 20 that goes across Iowa and northern Nebraska and about all the way to Yellowstone is great. We use it all the time from west central Illinois. We've even had to stop for a cattle drive in nebraska and it goes through many interesting St parks and towns. You can't drive 75 but who needs to.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/28/10 10:51am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Overnighting at Flying J and Wal-Mart
We've never had much problem at Walmarts but then I try to avoid large urban areas.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/28/10 10:47am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: short bed or long bed?
I like my short box extended cab because it is our "car" and I want the overall vehicle to be as short as possible. I don't have and don't need a slider hitch for our 25 ft. 5th wheel but I would if I go to a short box, full super box with even shorter box. So, I prefer the short box unless you also will use the truck for hauling and really need cargo space.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/28/10 10:44am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Black Tank indicator always shows full
Decided to ignore our tank sensors a long time ago. They don't work at all and none of the remedies have either. I would replace them but I really don't think that would help very long.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/28/10 10:37am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Buying used from dealer vs individual
Good question, not an easy answer. Generally I agree but I really don't think buying from a dealer is a guarantee of no problems. In the case of cars or trucks, the "certified" used vehicles might be good and actually have some waurantee but I don't think RV's are the same? For example, we bought our 5th wheel used from a dealer and I think they snowed me on a tire with uneven wear and I eventually had to get the axle straightened. Also, repairman tells me we have had a water leak probably way back before we bought it. And, some problems the dealers aren't even going to know about. It's important to get any used one low enough priced to be able to afford some repairs in the 1st year.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/27/10 01:59pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Will a 1/2 ton truck pull my rv??
If the trailer will weigh no more than 7,000 fully loaded, then some half-tons might do the job but if its starting at 7,000 before loaded then forget it. I pull a 25 ft. 5th wheel (around 6,500 loaded) with a well equiped half-ton and it does OK but I would not want to add even 300 lbs. Also, I'm questioning your math. Seems to me that you should get enough better MPG with the diesel to come out ahead even with diesel costing more, especially when you figure in the cost of trading. I get 9-11 towing and I'm thinking of going diesel hoping I would get 12-14?
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Jayco-noslide
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01/23/10 01:00pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Trade ins and financing
Your best deals probably aren't going to come from trading your old one in but better to sell it on your own. They might make it look like you will get a big trade-in on paper but actually they will be discounting the new one. If you can't find a buyer for your old one and no one wants it, then the dealers probably aren't going to want it either.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/23/10 12:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New guy here
I've always thought that those terms of "ultra-lite" etc. were just sales gimmics to make you think a particular trailer is lighter than others so as to use less fuel and maybe use a lighter duty tow vehicle. So, I think those are just words. Yes, some are lighter than others but then you have to worry that the construction is just skimpier. They really don't use any special space age materials or secrets that I know of. In fact, some of the 5th wheels I think that are better quality(like Artic Fox for example) are actuall heavier and some of the cheaper, low end ones are lighter and you may not want those.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/23/10 12:50pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Gear Ratio vs Speed vs MPG vs Air Resistance
I really think the "sweet spot" thing is a myth. The best mileage will occur when you drive as slow as you can with the RPM's as low as possible without downshifting into the next lowest gear(which will increase the RPM's). So 50 will do better than 55 and 45 better than 50, etc. as long as you can stay in the highest gear. Of course you have to be concerned about going too slow for safety and "luging" the motor if its a stick.
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Jayco-noslide
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01/22/10 12:59pm |
Tech Issues
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