BooneDocks

I have been hearing some squeaks during my last few deployments as my Trav'ler rotates around its vertical axis (searching asimuth).  I don't hear any squeaking as it changes elevation or skew.  I sent an email to Winegard asking if there was any lubrication I should be performing and got the really helpful response of:  "There are no maintenance routines for the Trav'ler."  Has anyone experienced and dealt with my issue?  Thanks.

I had to travel on some family business and leave DW alone in the motor home.  Naturally all sorts of problems are suddenly appearing for her while I am gone.

 

One of the problems we are having is with the Trav'ler dish (Directv HD).  After a period of strong winds, my wife turned on the TV only to see it constantly say searcing for signal and she called me,  I had her look at the signal strengths on the 101 and they all were reading zero.  I told her to power down the dish and it didn't complete the process of stowing before it stopped and the control box is showing the following message:

 

EL Motor

Home Failiure

 

The dish is apparently now pointing straight up with the LNB arm in a vertical postion.

 

There isn't much I can do from for her in Albuquerque when I am in Columbus, Ohio and without any of the manuals or the opportunity to get up there and look at it.

 

Any suggestions for her for between now and Tuesday when I will be back there?

Based on a recent thread about New Mexico sights and a post by docj about Trinity Site, we adjusted our travel plans just a bit and made it to one of the two open houses a year at Trinity Site -- the site of the first atomic bomb explosion -- on the White Sands Missile Range in Southeastern New Mexico.  With only two opportunities a year to visit in a very remote region, it is something few have the chance to see.  

 

Many of the greatest scientist of that time were called upon to take us into the nuclear era.  It is a fascinating, but sobering site to visit.

 

Our blog post on our visit is at:  http://boonedocksllc...bomb-blast.html

 

 

Our motorhome has one of those Lexan front shields.  It is is PITA to remove it to wash the front cap and back side of the shield.  We once saw a type of flexible wash "sword" at a show that would have provided some capability to wash between the shield and cap without removal.  But we forgot to go back and buy it before we left the show and now can't find it online.  Does anyone know of such a tool, or ever made such a thing?  Thanks for any help!

Was looking through the classified section in a newspaper today and saw an ad for a campground in Ohio that will be sold soon at absolute auction.

Here is a link for the auction company.  Look on their auction calendar for September 19th for the campground auction.

Campground Auction


It got some decent reviews on RV Park Reviews

Lazy J Campground Bellevue, Ohio


I have no interest in this sale.  I only am posting it as I thought people on the forum might find it interesting.

Get your bid ready!