While this isn't the exact road map we followed, it gives you a pretty close idea of the route we took in the motor home. As you can see, it was extensive, and this doesn't include all the many sightseeing side trips we took in the Ford Focus we towed along with us. We traveled first to Mount Rushmore, next to Yellowstone National Park (going in via the north entrance at Gardiner, MT). Then we were off to Seattle and Vancouver, WA with side trips to Seaside, WA. We next traveled down the Oregon coast, and followed Hwy 101 on through northern California and on to Central California. After leaving California, it was off to Texas to visit our son, a stop in Hot Springs, AR for more family visits, and then finally back home.
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What's Up with These Boneheads What's Up with These Boneheads!
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I'm looking at this website. Most viewed, what's up with that? Joined 3 weeks ago and they are 10,000 views ahead of those that have been here for well over a year. We know what you are doing. Did you not get out much, or perhaps were not the popular people on the block? Take a deep breath and ease it up. Your stradegy ain't working!
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The Coachman Chronicles, Vol. The Coachman Chronicles, Vol. 2. Mr. Edison and Mr. Westinghouse
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In our last installment I regaled you with the story of acquiring the cart (a ’72 Coachman truck camper) before the horse (a ’95 F-350 1 ton.) Now we have both items in the driveway here at “Casa de Bob” in the thriving Midwest metropolis of Indianapolis. (We have a race track here. You might have heard of it.)
The truck was given a thorough inspection looking for anything I may have missed during the pre-purchase look over. Surprising me more than anyone I found nothing of any consequence. I cautiously start thinking I may have gotten a good deal on this one. Time will tell but I’m happy with the truck and it’s a blast to drive. There is something that just thrills a gearhead about that whistle of a turbocharged diesel. Sounds like the old “Deuce and a Half” Army trucks. Gotta love it!
The camper inspection revealed a few items in need of attention but I found no water damage or rot anywhere. Some minor delamination on the sides but just a couple of spots that I would expect from thirty five years of flexing and twisting. The cabover is solid and the seams, windows, lights and hatches are all sealed well. I got the taillights working with ease but none of the marker lights would work. Corrosion in the light housings. I pulled a few off and the sealant behind them was good with no water intrusion. New lights will be needed.
I tried out the appliances. The gentleman I bought it from told me that he hadn’t used the appliances in around five years but they all worked then. Time, though, is hard on camper appliances. The stove checked out ok, the furnace blower blew and the pilot lit right up. I haven’t yet put water to the rig so I can’t do more than a cursory inspection of the water heater. The fridge is another story. Powered it up and waited an hour. When I checked the camper out at purchase I checked for ammonia smell from the fridge. None there. Still none when I got it home. An hour after putting 110vac to it, you could smell the ammonia from twenty feet away. Cooling tubes are shot. I check it over and other than the rusty tubes it is in good shape. Clean, no mold. All the doors and accessories are there. Like I said it was taken care of. I look to the internet for parts to rebuild the cooling rack. Unfortunately, it’s an Astral Frigiking. Long out of business. I’m about to buy a cooling pack that appears to be close when I find a new RV fridge here in Indiana on Ebay. I win it for $300.00. That was less than the parts to rebuild the old one so, a no brainer. I measured my old fridge and the door opening. Should be able to slide it in with the entry door frame removed. No such luck. I expected the “rough opening” for the door to be, well, rough. Nope. After removing the entry door and frame assembly I find that it is almost an exact fit. They don’t build much anymore with that kind of tolerances. After disassembling the old unit to get it out of the camper, I started measuring and checking and trying to figure out how to get the “slightly larger” new unit inside. With the door frame removed from the camper and the front doorframe and mounting removed from the new fridge I’m still 3/8ths of an inch too wide. Measure and measure and measure some more. No doubt about it, I need to cut the camper wall a little bit to squeeze the new box inside. I get out my trusty sawzall and do some more measuring and marking, take a real deep breath, and begin to cut. Slice out a ½ inch by 30 inch strip of door opening. Beckie gets inside and pulls while I try to use my crippled arms to push the fridge through this very close opening. We get it inside. Next conundrum is that when installed, the new box is ¾ of an inch deeper than the original. Need some frame modding and an extension made. Well within my wood working skills. I’m all over it.
We now have a brand, new refrigerator in our old camper. Happy me!
I needed to address the wiring. I found the color code for the factory Coachman loom in the camper so I was able to figure out what needed to go where. I replaced the six way receptacle that the previous owner had put in the rig when it was new and matched the wiring up to the new trailering standard. Added some grounds and secured the coach side loom. I needed to make a harness to go from the truck to the camper. Since the truck was outfitted to haul goosenecks there was a seven way RV receptacle in the bed. Bought a six and seven way plug and a bunch of wire. Trial and error, a lot of multi-meter measuring and we have a good loom.
I wanted to upgrade the DC side of the house by adding in a way to connect a battery bank that would power the camper DC when the truck was stopped and charge the batteries when the truck was running, keeping the truck batteries isolated from the camper when the engine was off. I also wanted to be able to disconnect the batteries but still get DC power to the camper if I needed to. Went to the local hardware megacenter to see what could be modified to work. A 30 amp locking plug set looked good. Almost no chance of somebody trying to connect AC power to them accidentally. I like it. Work them into the camper pigtail I’ve already made and we’re ready to smoke test it all. I hook everything up, lug the big AC cable into the house and, “WOW!” It doesn’t go up like a 20 megaton bomb. I’m shocked. I got it all right first time out of the chute. More happy me.
History trivia. Thomas Edison, widely credited with inventing the incandescent light bulb, was a proponent of using DC (direct current) electrical power. He believed that it was safer. George Westinghouse, another brilliant engineer and inventor, believed that AC (alternating current) would be the better way to go for electrifying the world. AC current could be transmitted longer distances with less loss of power. Time has shown whose theory was adopted. And an RV is one of the places where you’ll find both systems working in harmony.
By our next visit I should have the Happi Jac anchoring system installed on the truck and have the water system checked out. Might even be ready to plant the camper on the truck.
Happy Motoring!
BOB
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Tow Vehicle Needed Tow Vehicle Needed
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Heart Patient in need to trade vehicles for a decent and reliable dually Tow Vehicle. I had to buy a Travel Trailer to live out of near Duke Medical Hospital in Durham NC and I live in Charlotte, NC. I pulled it once with my 1986 Suburban and it pulled it great, but I stress about a tire blowing and loosing control of my vehicle. Does any one else tow with a standard axle vehivle like mine? With my heart condition I would just feel more at ease use a dually and am willing to trade up. Or if someone who does not tow anymore and willing to donate. Hard to ask for any donations, but I have to swollow my pride on this. I am also a single father as well and I am barely getting by on disability. Not to mention I just got my new health insurance coverage plan and everything will double next year. I truely need help ensuring a safer tow vehicle be it my Suburban being repaird or upgrades,or a trade or donated Dually 2500 or 250 series truck with tow package. Any help will be truely a prayer answered.
God Bless
Tim Tanner
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need a way to find each other need a way to find each other
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My friends we need a way to find each other and who is close to who. Like I am in So Cal. in Buena Park, I would love to find others near by to maybe group camp sometime. Good sam is ok but to formal, we need a easy way to just enjoy friends from here. Looking through members here would take to long and not everyone says where they are. So if you read this more info is would be nice. I read in i think it was trailer life about a group that stared just from 2 family's gathering and now its a group. We can do the same, so if you are planning a trip that other could informally join let us know, who knows you might make new friends.
Lets enjoy camping and make friends.
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The Coachman Chronicals The Coachman Chronicals
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Description:Well now, the story actually begins a few months ago. Beckie (that would be my Missus) and I were talking about wanting to take a trip out west, see the Badlands, the Tetons, etc. and drop in on my brother in the wooly frontier town of Cheyanne. I've been wanting to get another truck camper for many years. Surprising me, Beckie brought the subject up saying that she, too, liked the idea of a slide in camper. This is, of course, dangerous. The wife approving of a purchase even before I broach the subject.It's off to Ebay and Craigslist!Started searching, set a budget for the buy, list of must haves, would be nices, and can live withouts.Bid on a couple nearby, called some local listings, nothing spectacular. I made a lowball bid on a '72 Coachman 9 footer. Original owner, nice condition, well taken care of. Only real down side was it was in East Liverpool, Oh. About 300 miles from Indianapolis. What do you know, my lowball bid wins it. I had researched the specs on it and it was listed at 1200 lbs.Ok, let me digress a little. My old '88 F-150 had been dissolving rapidly in a rusty heap. Beyond saving, tranny leaking, rear end needed rebuilding, engine leaks, front end worn out. It was dieing fast. So, a month ago or so I snapped up a '90 F-150 off of Craigslist for about a grand. Not quite as rusted, 300 six banger, XLT package, I figure parts from two to make one on the cheap. Should get a couple years out of it.Ok, back to the camper story. An F-150 should handle a 1200 lb. load Ok. I hauled my last cabover camper on an old '69 1/2 ton Chebbie. So, off I go to Ohio. My first real trip / adventure since a bad bike wreck in December of '08. I'm enjoying it. Long, drive, I was stiff and sore by the halfway point but I really needed to do this. Get to the guys house and there it is. Better than described, this guy not only took good care of it since new, but he was a tinkerer of my ilk. Neat little fabs and mods, done well. We jack it up, load it on, and I'm on my way back. Truck squats a bit and leans a little to the left but doesn't look bad. He's off the beaten path a ways so I'm going slow back into the thriving metropolis of East Liverpool.Ok, I have done my share of road trip adventures over the years and you just know what's coming next. This is where the fun starts. I can't go any faster than 25 mph because the load is too heavy and the shocks are shot. I get moving and it starts rolling side to side becoming almost uncontrollable fast. I can't head back to Indy at 25 mph and I've already bought the thing so I'm committed. I figure I spend the night and get a set of shocks in the morning. I spied a shop with a big "shocks on sale" banner just around the corner from the Wal-Mart. I know Wally-World lets campers park overnight in their lots so I limp on into the parking lot, and look for some chow. I haven't eaten since seven that morning and it's about nine at night now and my blood sugar is all over the place so I know I need to eat. Luckily, there's a Ponderosa and an Arby's in the same lot so I'm good. One medium rare boot sole later I stroll on into the Wal_Mart for a couple of pillows and a blankie so I can sleep in my new camper. Two pillows, a blanket, a battery powereed LED lantern, some hand sanitizer, galloon of drinking water, etc., etc., later I settle in for the night. Comfy camper, I'm going to sleep like a rock. We know better, don't we?I'm in a town where not one car on the road has a muffler. All night long they're going by. And then the sweeper comes to do the lot. I give up around 0500 and head to the repair shop. 7-11 next door so I get a coffee and wait for them to show up. They open at eight. Moving ahead, at 1100 and $450.00 later and I have a set of heavy duty gas shocks on the front and some coil overs on the rear. Truck is sitting up much better. I head on my merry way. Fuel up and head back to I 70. I can go about 55 with this setup. After that we're back to rolling. Ok, 55 back to Indy is doable.Seven hours later I get home. In the original paperwork that came with the camper ( guy kept everything, even the appliance instructions and warning tags) I find the specs. Not 1200 lbs as I saw on the web but 2200 lbs, empty. I start figuring I can add some air bags and a sway bar and it'll do ok. Nah. Not going to get it. So, Beckie and I begin deciding what to do next. We love the camper, it's exactly what we wanted at a fraction of the cost of new. But, we need more truck.And the search is on. I'm thinking F-250 or maybe a Dodge 2500. Then we factored in the two dogs. Ok, we need an extended cab. The search continues. We look at some trucks. Drove two hours north to see one that was advertised as having minor rust. I crawl under it and the frame is nearly transparent in places. I crawl under a half of dozen trucks and every one of them was either about to collapse with rust damage or had some fluid running out of a leak. We need to increase our budget for a truck.And along come the grandkids thing. Beckies oldest had gotten married on the previous Saturday and he and our new daughter - in - law are expecting their first in a few months. Come Tuesday and Beckie's second son's ex-wife delivers a baby boy. Son numba two and ex already have one, a little girl that's just over a year old. So we're counting grandkids on our fingers and toes and start thinking that if we're taking them along on our camping adventures we need even more truck. Add to that we want to be able to drag the boat or our bikes on the flatbed trailer, you see where this is going now, right.We need more truck.Beckie sees one on Craigslist for sale right here in town. I take one look at the pic and the asking price, which seems reasonable for the truck, is way over what I budgeted. Besides, it's a diesel and a dually. Beckie surely isn't going to let me spend that kind of cash on the truck of my dreams, is she? Did I mention it's a crew cab, four door, long bed? With a conversion van interior? Powerstroke diesel dually?We trek on over to the guys house. Very nice 80+ years old gent named, Clayton. WW2 vet, Phillipines. Restores old Oakland cars. Pulls a 32' trailer with two cars in it with this thing. 150,000 miles on the International diesel, five speed overdrive, clutch replaced two weeks ago. No rust anywhere. No drips, no leaks, nearly new tires. Garrett Turbocharged hyperchipped, new injectors diesel.I think this will handle the camper, two dogs, three grandkids, and two old, fat people just fine.I'm pretty sure that it will haul said camper to Wyoming and back without much trouble.Cool, huh?And so the great camper adventure begins. I last had a truck camper over twenty years ago. It was a steel sided monster with half inch plywood interior. Basically a hard sided tent on wheels. But I had a lot of fun with it and put many miles under it before I shipped off for a three year Germany adventure for Ol' Uncle Sam. There has been a travel trailer and three motorhomes but none of these were as enjoyable as the old truck campers had been. So I'm back to a truck camper. I'm looking forward to the new adventures.Next time we'll share the fun of replacing and upgrading some appliances in a thirty five year old camper.BOB
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Cane Creek RV Resort- Your SC Cane Creek RV Resort- Your SC Destination
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Cane Creek RV Resort & Marina has RV sites for sale or for rent on twelve rolling acres on the shore of Lake Greenwood in Laurens County, South Carolina.
Whatever your pleasure, we have what every RV enthusiast is seeking in a Class A motor coach resort. Whether you are cruising the 11,400 acres of water with its 222 miles of shoreline, or just fishing off the dock, you will find much to enjoy about Lake Greenwood.
As a lot owner at Cane Creek Motorcoach Resort, you will have access to a beautiful Clubhouse, complete with fireplace inside and a fire ring outside to add to the evening ambiance. Enjoy the heated swimming pool, or take a cruise on Lake Greenwood. Perhaps you and your friends would prefer a challenging round of golf on one of the area's many golf courses. It's all here for your enjoyment at Cane Creek Motorcoach Resort.
- 65'x18'x6' Reinforced Concrete Pad on
Generously-Sized Lots - Boat Docks
- Clubhouse with Lounge, Fireplace,
Outdoor Kitchen, etc. - Heated Pool and Spa
- Coin-Operated Laundry Facilities
- Full Hook-Up with 50-Amp Service by Each Pad
- High-Speed Wi-Fi Connection with Repeaters
Throughout the Resort - Pet Exercise Area
- Several Public Golf Links Nearby
- Storage for Your Boat, Toy Hauler, Car Dolly is Available
- 65'x18'x6' Reinforced Concrete Pad on
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another friendly request to ca another friendly request to campers
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My friends here on RV.Net I like most of you love the pics that you add to the pages so just one request that I bet everyone would enjoy is about the campground that you stay in. Could you get pics of your camp spot and what the campground looks like from your spot? And were it is as in what state, and area. Think of it this way you might be helping someone plan there next trip, I know I love seeing the camp sites of others to get a feel for what I might like and might not. Just was looking at pics from South Carolina and no pics of the camp site just the lake and other spots, but what did the site look like, what was the spacing between campers and so on. So if you can, can you take more pics and let us see more of this beautiful country we have here, keep the pics coming.
Scott
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My request from all of you and My request from all of you and news
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My request from all of you is would you please add some info to your profile if you are really in to camping, like what state you are in? Other info is nice too but not needed, but sometimes some one with good intentions might want to contact you to go camping with you some time or find local info you might have and if you are close by (same state) you might know the question.
The chance of some one wanting to do you harm by just knowing your state is slim.
Some news, some of you might enjoy hearing some of this, I started out with a tent like all of you, then a pop-up, but the turn I took was a sailboat then a pop-up again and now a Travel Trailer, but the news is my son that just got married in July (pics on here) just got his first pop-up, ya!!!!!!!!!!!
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Survived my First Year !! Survived my First Year !!
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I just finished my first year of camping with a travel trailer I purchased in May. I loved it. Previously I have camped with my friends in their pop-up. I love them to death,but there is nothing like haveing your own. I camp with my dog and we really enjoy the relaxation and new friendships. I have survived several water leaks so far and everything else is working well. I hate to see the season end,but an looking forward to next year.
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Any other solo women RVers? Any other solo women RVers?
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I am looking to connect with other solo women RVers, so if you are one, please email me!
Also, if you fulltime and have a blog, please send that to me, as well.
Thanks!
Jennifer
My blog: http://www.livinginmycar.com/
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2009: Road Map of Our Summer T 2009: Road Map of Our Summer Trip
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Friday, July 31, 2009
While this isn't the exact road map we followed, it gives you a pretty close idea of the route we took in the motor home. As you can see, it was extensive, and this doesn't include all the many sightseeing side trips we took in the Ford Focus we towed along with us. We traveled first to Mount Rushmore, next to Yellowstone National Park (going in via the north entrance at Gardiner, MT). Then we were off to Seattle and Vancouver, WA with side trips to Seaside, WA. We next traveled down the Oregon coast, and followed Hwy 101 on through northern California and on to Central California. After leaving California, it was off to Texas to visit our son, a stop in Hot Springs, AR for more family visits, and then finally back home. - Blog post
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Road From TexasTo Home (TN) Road From TexasTo Home (TN)
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
We left McKinney, TX on a rainy morning...
...and it kept raining and raining all the way thru Texas...
...and thru the welcoming sign for the state of Arkansas!
Entering Hot Springs, AR (cloudy but not raining...., yet)
In the morning we continued on the road (I-40), in the rain...
Approaching the state line and the city of Memphis...
At last, after 34 days (and 6,170 miles of RVing + approx. 1,000 miles of sightseeing in our Ford Focus that we tow) we are arriving in our home state of Tennessee!!
Passing the city of Memphis, TN
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Home! It was a wonderful trip, and one we will always remember. Nick took around 1,500 photos and was faithful in keeping up this blog, which was a lot of work on his part and which we will continue to enjoy looking back on over time.
Some people ask what the "highlight" of the trip was. I have to honestly say there was no single highlight. We thoroughly enjoyed it all. Each stop along the way was a unique experience in and of itself. What was most surprising? Believe it or not, the weather. We had great weather throughout the trip until we left Texas on the way home where rain followed us all the way. We had expected to encounter rain in the Pacific Northwest, but no, the weather there was great. Despite the rain, however, and despite the fact that we enjoyed the trip so much, it's always good to come home. One more thing that caught me by surprise -- after living in the motor home for the last 5 weeks my house seemed so "roomy" to me when I walked in the front door! :)
It was a great trip filled with memories we'll always cherish. As my mother would say, "we made a lot of winter roses." -- Joyce - Blog post
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Road From California To Texas Road From California To Texas
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Early morning driving thru the California desert... (towards Barstow, I-40)
Leaving California on I-40
Welcome road sign to the state of Arizona...
Welcome road sign to the state of New Mexico...
Early morning sunrise...
One of many rest-stops (15-30 minute breaks) across the states...
Approaching Oklahoma City, OK
Part of the landscape along I-40 (OK)
At last, entering the state of Texas...
Dallas is just around the corner (well, almost in comparision to Atascadero (CA)...------------
We're finally making our way back home, with a stop outside Dallas in McKinney, TX to visit our son Sasha. For anyone who's ever driven from California across country, you know that there are miles, and miles, and MILES of vast landscape with very few inhabitants other than perhaps wildlife. It really makes you stop and think about just how very big this country really is.
Our trip from Central California to Texas was uneventful, with no problems along the way. From Atascadero, CA to Texas we drove 1,680 miles (2,688 km), and averaged about 480 miles per day. In the past, we have always driven I-10 but this time we decided to take I-40 for a change. It's a much more traveled route by truckers than I-10. The scenery was a little different on I-40 than what we were used to, but very similar in many ways. One thing about I-40 that Nick didn't especially like was the fact that it has many more hills to climb than I-10 which is relatively flat all the way. In fact, the elevation around Flagstaff, AZ was 7,333 ft. above the sea level we were on while at the coast.
We were glad to finally pull in to the Lighthouse RV Resort in Melissa, TX (about 10 miles from Sasha), and find that it had a very inviting swimming pool where Nick spent a little time each day. This morning (7/27) we are about to have breakfast and then hit the road again. We'll stop in Hot Springs, AR for a short visit with Nick's sister and brother-in-law, and then we'll truly be on our way home. -- Joyce - Blog post
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While In California (Part - 2, While In California (Part - 2, Ocean Theme)
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Our summer trip's blog continues...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
My brother Mica driving us to Avila Beach....
Down Hwy-101 (Cuesta Grade - 1,225 ft.)
Mica, Ruth, and Joyce at Avila Beach...
Testing the cold Pacific water (without socks on.. :)
Male Seals (very territorial...., we saw them trying to fight off the ones trying to join in from the water)
Young Seal resting on small rubber boat....
Female Seals sharing the platform/deck (without fighting)
Pelicans resting on the rocks while watching for fish ....
View of Avila Beach from the harbor.....
RV Park at the beach (GPS shows the water)
On the way back home, we stopped at a roadside market....
The following day (our last day before departure), we went through Cambria (an artist beach town community) to Ragged Point and the restaurant there for lunch (quite a ways past Hearst Castle on Hwy-1).
Once there, the marine layer (fog) was closing in and then would quickly move out (typical for summer time)
After lunch, there was time to add some additional photos to our travel log.....
Ocean view nearby the elephant seals at Vista Point
Sunbathing elephant seals (humongous in size and weight) with hundreds of spectators stopping to snap photos in a sunny but very strong and COLD ocean breeze....
Just relaxing...., I am not sure if it was before or after the trip to Ragged Point (must be that 'senior moment thing'.....-----------We had a wonderful trip up Hwy 1 to Ragged Point. Perched on top of a sheer 350 ft cliff outcropping, with the waves of the Pacific crashing below, it offfers panoramic views that are simply breath taking. We had lunch in the restaurant and the food was delicious, then walked the trail around the top of the cliff stopping often to gaze in amazement at the beauty all around.
On the way back, we stopped along Hwy 1 to view the male elephant seals which were coming ashore at this particular time of year to molt. They were huge and quite a sight! It was a wonderful day, and we all four had a really good time. -- Joyce - Blog post
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again not a blog as much as in again not a blog as much as info
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Well my friends I did it and got a new to me Ford F-150 with a 4.6 V8 with a tow package. If you read my last entry you know that my transmission was going on my jeep again and that it was poor at pulling my trailer. After my last trip the tranny was going with the loss of my overdrive, so time to find something I could afford and after much looking I found the Ford. Think I got a deal to, 76k miles but with that the kelley blue book was $14k and I got it for $10k. Then my credit union lowered my rate from 7.4 to 6.3 so a little savings there.
Now I just have to change over the break controller and change out the plug on the truck for the trailer. Then the fun part redoing the leaving and all that.
So soon I should be up and going, the new trucks tow rating is 6400 lbs so I should be good to go. Now if I can get this to work I will post some pics of the new truck.
Hope to see some of you some time camping.
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Need Low Amp Heat Need Low Amp Heat
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I am retired Navy and living in a 39' Fiflth Wheel (Coachmen Somerset) at Solomons Navy Rec Center where the eletricity is free. I have a 50AMP service and I am looking for some good Low Amp heaters so I can utilize the free electricity and not need to use so much propane. We have two heaters that we purchased at Walmart but they do not put out a lot of heat and we pop breakers if we turn on the coffee pot. Can anyone give an idea of what would be best low amp electric heaterto use.
Thanks,
Lorne
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FREE RV Camping @ "Boondocking FREE RV Camping @ "BoondockingInArizona.com"
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Welcome RV friends, hikers, equestrians, campers, scouters and outdoor lovers of all ages to FREE Camping in Arizona: "Your guide to Boondocking the Grand Canyon State!"
Our first of seven DVD's in the Boondocking In Arizona series includes exciting trips to fun places like Peralta Trails in the Superstition Mountains. Superior with Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park. The Beeline Highway with stops up and over Four Peaks to Roosevelt Lake and into the ruggedly remote Sierra Ancha Wilderness, touring the rural farming town of Young. Sycamore Creek including rare footage of Bushnell Tanks recorded before the recent Edge Fire's damage, with a nearby excursion high atop Mount Ord. Then, it is off to hidden, FREE CAMPING spots near Christopher Creek and a cool, crisp Ponderosa Pine and Aspen forest around Woods Canyon Lake entitled; "The Mogollon Rim Lakes Recreation Area." That's not all, we take you to many brisk and crystal clear, summertime swimming holes along the East Verde River, then up to Strawberry and an ever popular dive into Fossil Creek, with a side splash to the Verde River's Hot Springs. The fun doesn't stop there we finish off with a real "Prime Rib" special near the Field of Dreams, Potato Lake, Clints Well, and ending with spectacular Blue Ridge Reservoir.
Our second DVD: "FREE Camping in Central Arizona" - Part II, starts off running where the first disk left off with an exciting adventure beginning north of Phoenix at Bumble Bee to the historic mining town of Crown King high atop the cool Bradshaw Mountains inside the Prescott National Forest near Horsethief Basin Recreation area. Scouters will enjoy earning their merit badges around Prescott's numerous fishing and canoeing lakes centered around Courthouse Square as well as, hiking Mingus Mountain and the hillside artists' community of Jerome. Train enthusiasts will love an excursion along the Verde Canyon Railway in Clarkdale and rock hounds will be in heaven with Sedona's famous Red Rocks. From the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff and touring Route 66 to Williams, we hit the open road and explore ancient Indian Ruins, as well as hike off the beaten path trails, and travel those backroads "Less Traveled" leading to impressive overlooks with unforgettable vistas stretching for miles.
Our one of a kind DVD's have just arrived! Please log into www.BoondockingInArizona.com to order your's today. They are packed with nearly 200 FREE Camping locations in every DVD. They will pay for themselves with just one FREE overnight stay, and end up saving a traveler hundred's of hard earned dollars! If you are traveling to Quartzsite for the winter or coming to visit the Grand Canyon these fantastic DVD's are for you! Happy Camping and Happy Trails!
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not so much a bog as info not so much a bog as info
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My camping friends, looks like I will be getting a truck, as my jeep's ck engine light came on as we were leaving Mountain Lakes Resort. Got home and got it cked and sure enough its the tranny. Just replaced it five years ago so with 154000 miles on the jeep and its 12 years old its time to change to a truck. Found and just waiting on money a F-150 supercab for a price I can live with. It has a 4.6 v8 with a tow pkg so I should be ok and looked it up and it should tow about 6400 lbs so I should be in good shape. What do all of you think? I should also get rid of that tail waging the dog problem too. Will be waiting your comments.
Scott
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Greatly disappointed ! Greatly disappointed !
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Since I had announced prior to our 6,500 mile trip that we were making plans for it, I wanted to reciprocate for many of your trip postings I have enjoyed in the past by sharing some of the photos from the blog we maintained along the way. I don't plan to post any additional ones, however, until we see whether or not this trash is going to be cleaned up.
However, I am afraid this trashing will continue as long as the moderators of this RV Community allow unscrupulous FREE loaders to continue bombarding this site with their products and services altogether unrelated to RVing.
I'm glad some of you found our trips interesting, and thank you for some of the comments sent to me via email.
Nick
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CAMPING, 1976 TO 1990 CAMPING, 1976 TO 1990
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This blog will fill in the gap, camping wise, between selling our fold down to buy our first house in the mid 1970's to buying a Class A Winnebago in 1990.
As I have mentioned is other blogs, during this time period, when we camped, it was using our tent and camping with friends on a government owned island below Lock and Dam #9, north of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The only way to get to the island was with our friend's speed boat. We loaded the boat with tents, tables, chairs, sleeping bags, food, coolers etc. and drove the 90 or so miles to the Falling Rock boat ramp in Wisconsin. It would usually take two or three trips by boat to transfer people and gear to the island beach.
The camping location we choose was up high, just inside the tree line, on a sandy beach, with a great view of the main river boating channel. Also being about a half mile below the locks, we got to watch as river "tows" unhooked and pushed their barges one or two at a time through the locks. The beach was sandy enough and the water there shallow enough to make a great swimming site.
We would pack along a folding table and a dining canopy and sit and play cards most of the day and into the night. We would also fish, and pleasure boat around the many islands. The only thing we did not bring along was a toilet. We always "dug" one for our weekend use back in the woods, out of sight, then filled it in when we left.
Around 1977, we purchased a vacation cabin on a river bank about 30 miles east of our home.
This was in an area highly populated with "weekend cabins" up and down this stretch of the river. It wasn't the Mississippi, but it was a boating ad recreational portion of a navigable river. On the stretch of river where our cabin was located (about 2 miles above a powerhouse dam) we could swim, water ski, inner tube float, what ever we wanted. The water depth in front of our cabin averaged about 5-6 ft. and was wide enough for a ski boat to turn around. We kept that cabin for a few years, then around 1981 we purchase a different cabin on the same stretch of river. This new cabin was on a high bluff overlooking the river so it was well above any river flood stage. We were able to convert ti cabin to a year round home by adding a furnace etc. We also installed a wood burning stove insert into the existing masonry fireplace.
We moved in full-time and over the next 8-9 years lived there year round, adding a 24x30 garage, two major additions, two outside decks, a 3 seasons enclosed front room overlooking the river, and a cement patio on the river bank. You can just see the top of the stairway handrail that goes down to the dock.
I also constructed a 12ft by 12 ft floating dock for our pontoon and our fishing boat. This was a great fishing river and my friends and I spent countless hours on the water over the years. Note the steel fire escape in the lower left of this photo. Since our river bank was high and steep, I obtained and installed two sections of fire escape with a landing, to reach the river level from the top of our bank.
In 1990 our jobs changed and we moved to Illinois. We sold the river house and the city house we had kept and rented out while we lived at the river.
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