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09-15-2017, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Somerset NJ
Posts: 137
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Put on my new Adco tire covers. I have 225/75 15 tires and I went with the 30-32 size as my research said they ran tight and they fit perfect. I want to protect my new Endurance tires.
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09-15-2017, 08:23 PM
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#11542
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Manahawkin
Posts: 2,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phat Steve
Put on my new Adco tire covers. I have 225/75 15 tires and I went with the 30-32 size as my research said they ran tight and they fit perfect. I want to protect my new Endurance tires.
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Do these really make a diff, my insurance guy said they have found it hurts the tires by keeping moisture on them? Both rules of thought make sense to me, using them and also that they would hold moisture on the tire?
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2016 F350 Supercew Short Box 6.7 PowerStroke Diesel
2013 Crusader 295RST Touring Edition
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09-15-2017, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Posts: 9,214
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I have been using covers since 2012 when we got our unit. Put 303 on them and they almost look new. Its not under a cover either, out in the open.
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2012 SunSeeker 3100SS Toad-1962 Futura Average 100 + days camping
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09-15-2017, 09:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Eastampton, NJ
Posts: 455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by owgpz
For the longest time I was hesitant to modify my rig, but the poor cooling ability of my fiver caused me to reconsider, and this year I've gone hog wild and have done plenty.
I have a 30A rig whose cooling power on hot days was underwhelming. All the features I wanted in the rig are there, but just not placed according to our lifestyle, and I added residential features that I'd never thought of before.
1. Added a 20A circuit to my rig to allow a running portable 12,500 BTU heat pump in addition to the rig A/C
2. Moved the table to the rear of the rig from the super slide
3. Removed one of the recliners, and moved the other to the super slide - I can now watch TV!
4. Added a 4" x 8" residential display shelf right next to my recliner for my wine glass
5. Moved the counter extension that was in the way to another side-I can now make the couch bed.
6. My A/C never worked properly - did a complete re-do and now it is icy cold
7. Replaced the awful Coleman Mach slide thermostat with a Honeywell digital residential unit
8. Added a magnetic door stop to the front door - no more plastic T latch
9. Added 12V LED strip lighting to the underside of the cabinets
10. Replaced the 120v outlets with residential units containing USB charge ports
11. Replaced two plain ceiling vents with remote control Fantastic Vents
12. Replaced all cell shades with residential drapes - now cooler and way easier to open and close
13. Installed a Furrion Observation System so I can now back up that long fiver without help
14. Replaced the old TV with a Roku TV so I can stream my Amazon Prime video
15. Added a Chromecast dongle to be able to stream my DirectTv subscription
16. Replaced all the incandescent bulbs with LED
17. Replaced the ceiling fan with a residential LED
It is a good think I just retired ;-)
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Would love to know what you did to the a/c to improve it. Thanks
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2017 Sanibel 3601
2015 F350 - 6.7 Diesel
Retired SMsgt USAF 21 years
6 years weekend camping Class C
2017 camping 20 days and counting
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09-15-2017, 09:43 PM
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#11545
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnbryanpeters
Brevard, say, would be attractive (Davidson River Campground with nearby mountain bike trails like Black Mountain). Raleigh, not so much.
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Actually Wendell, near Zebulon. Way out in the sticks.
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09-16-2017, 01:15 AM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 20,122
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Finished individually charging my batteries and wired the 4 batteries in parallel for a 400ah bank.
I need to buy 2 cables in order to finish my inverter installation and then I'll be ready to call this mod done.
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2018 Ram 3500 DRW/crew cab/long bed/4x4/4.10 gears pulling a 2017 Spartan 1245 by Prime Time
Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're settlin' down for a spell
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09-16-2017, 12:23 PM
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#11547
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brand2328
Would love to know what you did to the a/c to improve it. Thanks
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Simple things that only took a few hours. Ever since we purchased the rig we thought there was something wrong with the A/C because it never cooled the air coming out of the ceiling registers more than "kind of cool, but never cold". We even thought there must be something wrong with the refrigerant level or something like that.
I was changing light bulbs in the ceiling fixtures and felt air coming out of all of them in the main living area - I then took off the interior shroud and immediately saw that the installer had way overdone the expanding foam insulation on the intake side - I had to carve out enough to fill a gallon milk bottle to fully open the space.
I ran the A/C without the shroud and a huge volume of icy cold air blasted down so I knew there had to be something wrong with the ducting system. Long story short, there were many hidden problems so I modified the shroud taking off the deflector, closed off the ducting, and now have that icy cold air blasting straight down. Sure, I do not have air coming out of the registers, but if that air never cooled the rig all I had was cool looking registers with almost no cooling power.
Now the air flow is fixed, ducts closed off, and the rig cools marvelously - I don't miss the ducts at all, and most importantly, the wife is happy with the cooling results.
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2011 Rockwood 8288SS
2012 Ram 3500 6.7L Cummins
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09-16-2017, 01:27 PM
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#11548
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Cottonwood Heights, UT
Posts: 307
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
I've always mounted an ABC extinguisher just inside the tailgate in the corner of all of my trucks.
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I always keep a large one in my truck's cavernous center console.
Today I did something simple but necessary: I changed out the cover on the bathroom vent. UV had some a number on the old one. While I had the vent apart I also cleaned the screen and fan. The difference is remarkable.
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Cottonwood Heights, Utah
2016 Evo by Forest River T2050 (23')
2014 Toyota Tundra 5.7L V8
Days camped in 2017: 53 (so far!)
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09-16-2017, 01:35 PM
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#11549
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Maurice, LA
Posts: 3,333
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Changed out the Cheesy, Ugly, Cheap, POS (do you get the idea I don't' like it) lavatory faucet for a nice Price Pfister, Brushed Chrome, single handle unit. Looks GREAT, Works even better!
Best Part, DW loves it! Total cost, $20.00 (0n clearance) and 15 minutes work.
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL, Gladiator Qr35 ST235/85R16 Load rating G, TST 507 TPMS w/ Flow-thru Sensors & Repeater, Reese Sidewinder 16K Pin Box, PI EMS HW50C
2008 Chevy Silverado 2500HD CCSB LTZ Diesel, Fumoto Oil Drain Valve, Turbo Brake activated, 39 gal Aux Tank W/ Fuel Pump transfer, Air Lift Loadlifter 5000 air bags.
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09-16-2017, 02:10 PM
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#11550
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,705
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DouglasReid
Changed out the Cheesy, Ugly, Cheap, POS (do you get the idea I don't' like it) lavatory faucet for a nice Price Pfister, Brushed Chrome, single handle unit. Looks GREAT, Works even better!
Best Part, DW loves it! Total cost, $20.00 (0n clearance) and 15 minutes work.
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Please post a picture and where you bought it.
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09-16-2017, 03:01 PM
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#11551
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Maurice, LA
Posts: 3,333
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Please post a picture and where you bought it.
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I bought it at Lowes on a clearance rack for $19.03.
I can't take a pic and get it on the puter til Late Monday. I tried to download a pic but we are staying in a state park and with the LSU football game on the bandwidth is all gone so I can't go anywhere online to get the pic downloaded. I can post it on Monday if you like. Shoot me a PM and I will send it then.
In the meantime, I can give you the info so you can look for it on Google or eBay. It is a Price Pfister, Pasadena "F-042-PDKK".
I single handle, high arc, lavatory faucet.
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL, Gladiator Qr35 ST235/85R16 Load rating G, TST 507 TPMS w/ Flow-thru Sensors & Repeater, Reese Sidewinder 16K Pin Box, PI EMS HW50C
2008 Chevy Silverado 2500HD CCSB LTZ Diesel, Fumoto Oil Drain Valve, Turbo Brake activated, 39 gal Aux Tank W/ Fuel Pump transfer, Air Lift Loadlifter 5000 air bags.
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09-16-2017, 03:05 PM
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#11552
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Just did the same mod, bathroom faucet. Ours was leaking. Because the faucet is on the side of our sink I added a sprayer nozzle to get the water in the center of the sink.
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Peerless-Tran...cet/1000044931
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2013:31 / 2014:51 / 2015:58 / 2016:37 / 2017:46
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09-16-2017, 03:38 PM
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#11553
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Eastampton, NJ
Posts: 455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by owgpz
Simple things that only took a few hours. Ever since we purchased the rig we thought there was something wrong with the A/C because it never cooled the air coming out of the ceiling registers more than "kind of cool, but never cold". We even thought there must be something wrong with the refrigerant level or something like that.
I was changing light bulbs in the ceiling fixtures and felt air coming out of all of them in the main living area - I then took off the interior shroud and immediately saw that the installer had way overdone the expanding foam insulation on the intake side - I had to carve out enough to fill a gallon milk bottle to fully open the space.
I ran the A/C without the shroud and a huge volume of icy cold air blasted down so I knew there had to be something wrong with the ducting system. Long story short, there were many hidden problems so I modified the shroud taking off the deflector, closed off the ducting, and now have that icy cold air blasting straight down. Sure, I do not have air coming out of the registers, but if that air never cooled the rig all I had was cool looking registers with almost no cooling power.
Now the air flow is fixed, ducts closed off, and the rig cools marvelously - I don't miss the ducts at all, and most importantly, the wife is happy with the cooling results.
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Thanks for the info
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2017 Sanibel 3601
2015 F350 - 6.7 Diesel
Retired SMsgt USAF 21 years
6 years weekend camping Class C
2017 camping 20 days and counting
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09-16-2017, 04:03 PM
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#11554
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 609
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Trench is now at 50' out of 90, more than half done. Redneck gym continues.
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09-16-2017, 07:37 PM
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#11555
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 29
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Applied Gila Heat control window film
Got a bit "toasty" when we went to some of the eastern Washington RV parks that don't have much tree cover this summer. After spending 4 days in 105+ temp w/ no shade, I decided to look into UV Heat Control window film.
Decided to do it myself using the Gila brand window film from Lowe's. After a few trial and errors, it went pretty well. Did all the bedroom windows in privacy black film. Did the 8 main living area windows in the Platinum silver film as it does not darken and is better for viewing through. The biggest windows were the most difficult to get done w/o having creases, bubbles, etc. Had to have my wife lend a hand so as I pealed off the backing, I did not crease the film. advice: take your time nd ask for help on any window larger than 20" x 20" (Example: the large windows on my slide as shown in my profile picture).
Can't wait to take it out and see if it reduces the UV heat transfer to the inside and makes the AC cool better.
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Seattle, WA
2017 Rainier 268RKS by FR
2014 Ford F350 King Ranch DRW FX4
Fastway e2 WD hitch w/ 2-Point Sway Control - Round - 10,000 lbs GTW, 1,000 lbs TW
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09-16-2017, 08:55 PM
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#11556
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Recently new!
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Arizona, in The Land of Scorch!
Posts: 1,138
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Gotta love faucets on clearance or open box buy! That was how I got mine. DW hated the total lack of control over hot and cold water....no matter how we set the handle on the kitchen one, it was hot....or cold. The bathroom one barely put the water in the sink! Always splashed back, and hard to clean/dry between the faucet and back of sink. Hi arc, with a nice distance, easy to wash up now!
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1987 Starcraft Nova tent trailer, purch. '87, sold 8.14
2013 Crusader 290RLT bought new, 8.14 lotsa mods!
2001 Ford F-250 7.3
Loving wife, R.I.P., 6/6/19
and Mason the always dirty dog! R.I.P, 2/19
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09-16-2017, 08:56 PM
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#11557
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Recently new!
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Arizona, in The Land of Scorch!
Posts: 1,138
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Evereddie, did your faucet come with the swivel, or was it an add on? Looks great!
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1987 Starcraft Nova tent trailer, purch. '87, sold 8.14
2013 Crusader 290RLT bought new, 8.14 lotsa mods!
2001 Ford F-250 7.3
Loving wife, R.I.P., 6/6/19
and Mason the always dirty dog! R.I.P, 2/19
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09-16-2017, 10:30 PM
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#11558
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pfafftown NC
Posts: 2,353
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulie1138
Evereddie, did your faucet come with the swivel, or was it an add on? Looks great!
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I added it on. It was on Amazon. It has 2 different flow settings. You twist it to change flow.
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09-17-2017, 11:10 AM
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#11559
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rice, WA - Sold the S&B!
Posts: 571
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Quote:
Originally Posted by m35a2
I think I'd rent a ditchwitch.
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I just finished a 70' ditch for an inch and a half conduit. I did cheat, rented a Barreto powered by Honda trencher. Would have taken a lot less time if it weren't for the incessant rocks.
Invited the neighbors.
They were standoffish at first. Started enjoying the meal then the other end of the block arrived. Kind of broke up the party.
But, it was nice to see they came back this am and cleaned up the yard.
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09-17-2017, 11:38 PM
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#11560
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 645
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Wow the deer come right up to your truck?
I've got half a dozen does and two fawns that visit me of an evening, but they are pretty skittish.
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2017 Heritage Glen 368RLHBK Limited
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