packnrat

just asking. no threat to me or mine. i see videos and read about "better" door locks. but do not see much of anything that looks "better". in reality insurance wise. it would be great if someone did take my rv and it was not found. but not sure if i would want the problems that would bring me. knowing how rv doors are made. i do not see much of any way to make a "stronger" lock for them. and knowing how easy it is to pick any key lock. i am no good at combo locks. and i do not even qualify as a rank amateur lock pick. it is just a part time hobby thing to me. the master lock line, i find easy to pick. as for my s&b home. that is different. meth heads, gangs, punk kids out for a laugh, etc. best to make it hard for them to get in from the get go, as i can be away for days at a time. (mail is supposed to go to a po box anyhow). no news papers . heck do they even print them any longer? but breaking in other than a door is why i say build as per how a onion is. "layers". most crooks are just lazy, any problems, they move on to easier. noting at my place screams money. pu is 4 years old, last one the motor went out. my rv is pushing 24 years old. heck if they want the flat screen tv, just say the word and i will hand it to them. as i have not even plugged it in a good 3-4 years. the "stereo" is.... O i bought it before i could even drive (now 63) from montgromery ward parking lot sale. and it is rarely turned on. (has a problem with the volume pot). anything of value has a ser number and/or a marked number etched into it.

yes check the two (on some only one) wire, but if you can check the thermal limiter. and if the sail switch is moving. the thermal limiter does go out. not so much on the sail. if you sit outside with the cover off. have someone turn it on. then keep your ears ready. you want to here sounds. (yes the blower is very noisy). you want to hear "clicking" sounds. the pizo thingy trying to light the gas. no clicking. pull out the burner area and check it for a broken screen, or the pizo grounding out, should be 1/8 in away from the screen. dumb question? got gas? what color is the flame on the stove? should be blue. if other could have air (other) in the system. find the wires to the thermal unit, check for continuity. if none... replace it as it is dead. do you smell gas if the blower works but no heat? check for bugs, dirt, other stuff. while the burner unit is out. pending your heater might have to pull it out to check/change the (varied mounting locations) thermal unit. it is easier than it sounds. these heater units are simple things. and contained in a box.

yes that is true. buy why make it easier for them. should see how my stick-n-brick hose doors are braced for "that" kick. as this house did have them kicked in before i bought it. i want to buy a couple steel doors with steel door frames. but the co$t. most of the windows are about top of your head high to the bottom of the glass. so not a easy entry. yes my home does have security cams. this area is "safe" just a dumping ground for the gang bangers getting out of ca prisons. then the meth heads. i believe security should be in layers. like a onion.

Does any corp out there make a truly secure door lock? most i have seen are just a very cheap 4 pin lock. that are very easy to pick or just force open with a small crowbar. entry in seconds, maybe even faster than using a key. any lock that has nothing on the outside of the door to be picked. or even to let the crook know what he needs to do to open the door? as a key fob does not need to work on anything outside of the door. just work something inside the door. that runs off the house battery. so never "locked" out due to a dead battery. everything i can find online has just the same locking workings as the cheep factory units. stupid easy to pick. or bar it open. not had a problem, in over 20 years. but things are getting worse. creeps will break in and just damage things, if you have no cold beer.

i have just retired. and the dmv office in ca. said i could not keep my class A. if not driving commercially. so avoid ca.

it has been years since i have seen such. but the chp does like to increase the states revenue at times. last time it was the corning rest stop.

reservations are a must. but if you like to gamble...sit at the station and roll the dice and hope some couple is a no show. you could sit there for a day. or four. but worth the ride. but take the bus back if you can.

normal stinky slinky hose dumping is the best way. a macerator is best if you need to go up hill, or a good 50+ feet away. the wash of a larger dia tubing tends to bring everything out at once. trying to pump through a pump just slows down the volume and things might not make it out in time. i have one, only use it at home,(sticknbrick). never found a use for it otherwise.

yes i say price, as i would love to buy a new rv. but noway can i afford $80K USD. some shops not even close to me (aka: more than one state away, i live in cal). even they can not offer a price i can afford. unless i sell my house. i can not move, or go full time, as i must stay here for my mom. sad it also means i must pay tribute to those under the dome in sacramento. ss and a pension should be tax free. i am retired now, and having trouble making it to the next check.

plan your weight right. as you only have 1000 pounds MAX to play with on that front axle. dot max weight is 12,500 pounds. and 500 pounds are a "given" extra as long as the rear is not up to it's max weight. not sure what the max weight is for that class, check first then build up.

buy a honda eu unit as they are the quietest (is that even a word?) on the market. $ad al$o the mo$t CO$TLY. and if you ever need service, there are places to take it and parts are available. but as to the ac units install a "soft start" on both of them. will help on the start up needs. i had a tree fall on my eu3000, only broke a small bit of plastic, and it started with just a very easy tug on the pull cord, was not trying to start it just turning the motor to get oil on things. it had sat for many months. but a eu3000, and a good sized battery bank just might do the trick. and yes I understand the bad back deal.

no more snow birds in south dakota. do they understand how much money there state will lose on that? and seeing as almost none see the state it is all good income to the tax coffers as there is no usage of the roads. sounds like they are being calafornacted. want too much control of everybody, and everything.

for the most part. from a non person, just me. i know it as, 4X4 frames are meant to flex a lot more than a "street" frame. but this new thing of a folding truck is interesting to me, might help with city parking spaces? short driveways?

a bit late here but for future travelers here is a number you can call in ca for rd conditions. 800-427-7623 this is for all highways in ca.

look at the historical data of rains and dry spells in ca. the "droughts", are for the most part are a normal thing for the state, ca is a desert after all. and every X number of years we get flooded by a number of very wet storms. the "new" part of elk grove at hwy 5 was under water just 20 years back, even hwy 80 had two feet of water over the rd way. at the budwiser plant. we are ether very wet, or very dry.