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08-10-2016, 09:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Ray Twp, Michigan
Posts: 166
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My RV has been a huge benefit!
We were off at Michigan's Adventure this past weekend and got home late Sunday night.
Got up Monday morning and got ready to go to work. My wife called me and asked what I did with the water in the house. It appears our well went belly up and is out of water.
So over the past few days we have been showering in the trailer, we had the freshwater tank full so we have running, hot water! We do have to fill the freshwater tank every so often but it is making things way more tolerable! 
Now to pay $6K for a new well. 
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08-11-2016, 07:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 621
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There's always something!
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08-11-2016, 07:48 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southwest Alabama
Posts: 9,850
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Just another benefit of having an RV sitting at home.
We used ours for a couple of weeks a few years ago when a hurricane took the power out.
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08-11-2016, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 1,075
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bama Rambler
Just another benefit of having an RV sitting at home.
We used ours for a couple of weeks a few years ago when a hurricane took the power out.
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We used our previous TT for a few months when a hurricane took our house out.
OP - if your well is kaput, where are you getting water to fill the FWT?
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2016 F250 2WD CC SB XLT 6.2 3,295 lb payload cap.
2014 Salem Hemisphere 282RK 8k lbs loaded, Equal-i-zer WDH, TST 507 TPMS
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08-11-2016, 09:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: INDEPENDECE KS
Posts: 148
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We used ours when ac went out in house took a week to get repaird.
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08-11-2016, 12:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Fort White, FL
Posts: 208
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We live on a river that floods occasionally. The house is fine its on stilts, but the roads are impassable. So we take the Camper to my family's place a couple miles away and live there while the river is flooded. Sure makes life alot easier. I love family, but live with them for a month and that begins to change. 
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08-11-2016, 12:59 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Waco
Posts: 18
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Water Heater
We did the same thing for a couple of days when our water heater in the house went out. I HATE cold showers.
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08-11-2016, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 904
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In 2011 we had a terrible fall snowstorm that brought down trees and power lines all over the state. We were without power for 11 days. I had already winterized the motorhome. So...I de-winterized it and used it for a place to cook, eat and take hot showers for a few of those days!
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08-11-2016, 01:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Middle GA
Posts: 1,289
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It is wonderful to have a backup. We too keep our fresh water tank about 1/2 full. I change it out every few weeks and disinfect it twice a year. We keep the trailer at home for emergencies (which your situation fits. It is always nice to have a backup plan and equipment to fill the need.
We also keep emergency food, clothes, etc. in the trailer. You never know...
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Home Away From Home - 2017 PT Crusader 315RST
TV - 2016 Ram 3500 Laramie 4X4 6.7 Cummins Diesel
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08-11-2016, 01:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,916
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We were without power for several days this year too...unfortunately we had no trailer either... lol
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08-11-2016, 01:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 567
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So true
We live in the country and I keep the RV plugged in and the fresh water tank full. We rarely lose power, but if we do, we can get ready for work in the trailer.
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08-11-2016, 03:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern Calif
Posts: 101
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We live it Southern California so our 5er is used as our earthquake preparedness kit. So far haven't needed it.
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08-11-2016, 04:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sierra Nevada foothills
Posts: 236
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DNBINFV
We live it Southern California so our 5er is used as our earthquake preparedness kit. So far haven't needed it.
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We lived in Simi Valley in 1994. When the quake hit, our power and water were out. We slept in the trailer in the driveway for a couple of nights.
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08-11-2016, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 124
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I always figured that with our Florida hurricanes that our RV would be a good backup.
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08-11-2016, 05:49 PM
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MCTroy
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Troy.Ohio
Posts: 1,184
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We spent several evenings in our TT whole remodeling our kitchen. We would go out each evening so I could cook dinner and wash dishes. It took about 6 weeks to finish the kitchen but we didn't care. We liked the time camping at home!
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08-11-2016, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Wisconsin/Florida
Posts: 1,908
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We were building our own home and we rented a house across the street for $1K/mo. The thought struck us to just set up the MH on the building site and save the rent. We had two grade-schoolers at the time. We lived in it for 6 months while finishing the home.
When we moved into the MH, we called the phone company to hook up a land line off of a fence post we mounted next to the RV. There were no cell phones then. The installer was confused when we told him we were putting it in the camper. He asked us who would answer the phone when we disconnected. We told him it would be the same people that would answer the phone if nobody was home. We managed to fish a phone to wall cable through the power cord supply opening. Worked great. The kids are adults now and still recall what a fun adventure that was.
We lived in a slide-in for several months while our present home was being built.
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08-11-2016, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Ray Twp, Michigan
Posts: 166
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamfour
We used our previous TT for a few months when a hurricane took our house out.
OP - if your well is kaput, where are you getting water to fill the FWT?
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A co-worker lives a mile down the road. I have six 4 gallon water jugs (think Culligan) and a 5 gallon jug that I fill up and the fill the FWT.
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08-11-2016, 08:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 1,075
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr-G
A co-worker lives a mile down the road. I have six 4 gallon water jugs (think Culligan) and a 5 gallon jug that I fill up and the fill the FWT.
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Wow. It's still worth the effort.
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Lee and Anne
2016 F250 2WD CC SB XLT 6.2 3,295 lb payload cap.
2014 Salem Hemisphere 282RK 8k lbs loaded, Equal-i-zer WDH, TST 507 TPMS
2021: 35 nights already booked so far
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08-11-2016, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 10,907
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamfour
We used our previous TT for a few months when a hurricane took our house out.
OP - if your well is kaput, where are you getting water to fill the FWT?
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I think a more important question is: Where is that water going?? 
My well went out in the drought of 1988. Old well was 105 ft. New well was 275 ft. $6K thirty yrs ago, so I think you're getting off easy with $6K today.
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08-11-2016, 09:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Ray Twp, Michigan
Posts: 166
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfordroo
I think a more important question is: Where is that water going??
My well went out in the drought of 1988. Old well was 105 ft. New well was 275 ft. $6K thirty yrs ago, so I think you're getting off easy with $6K today. |
WE are, er, were, on a shallow well (~25') and they are drilling a deep well next week. I got a more accurate quote today - - $7300. 
At least I should have better quality water and higher pressure.
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