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  1. And don't forget the security aspect especially if you'll be somewhat remote and will be leaving tools, etc. in a building there.  If certain groups of locals find out about your "stash" then it could become their "stash".  Or sold for their drug habit.

    Your dream is a frequent and common one.  I've been looking for years for a piece of property in the mountains to build a summer place to visit in our motorhome.  But too many county restrictions make it very difficult.

  2. You might also want to consider joining RVGolfclub and/or Harvest Hosts.  Both have arrangements with either golf courses or wineries, museums, farms, etc. that allow you to dry camp for 1 night.  Even though we don't golf we've stayed at a few courses and enjoyed a nice quiet night and often a nice meal at the clubhouse.

  3. We are on our way back home now, left Louisiana on May 13 and entered Alaska on June 11.  The only reservation we made before leaving was at Teklanika inside Denali.  Everything else we either just pulled in or called a day ahead.  Keep in mind that most commercial campgrounds in Canada and Alaska are gravel parking lots with few amenities.  Some are pretty narrow but doable.  We have a 36' motorhome towing a truck.  We traveled solo since our traveling companions had to cancel, but we had a great time by ourselves.  Lots to see and do.  We did the Alcan going up and the Cassiar coming back.  The northern part of the Cassiar is mostly narrow chip seal with no lane markings.  Below Jade it gets better.  Pay attention to frost heaves, you'll quickly learn how to spot them.  Very few are marked and can cause damage.  We've seen a number of trailers and even fifth wheels with suspension damage, but I would imagine they were driving much faster than we did.  We drove mostly 50mph and down to 30 or so when in an area with many frost heaves.  We also found 45 was a good speed when in heavy heaves which allowed us to slow down quicker.

    Keep in mind that you can always park the RV and fly home for a week or 2 if needed.  Get the Milepost ahead of time to learn how to use it, it is somewhat confusing and not totally accurate.  We found numerous errors, but it's still the best guide around.

  4. Last night while traveling down the Cassiar highway in northern BC Canada we pulled into a rest area in the heavy rain.  Parked, got out of my seat, took a shower while my DW was preparing dinner.  Read some then went to sleep in a nice warm motorhome.  All this without having to exit the motorhome.  The next morning I did my normal walk around and we drove off.

    That is one of the reasons why I enjoy traveling in a motorhome!

  5. Think about this:  when you first get to a parking space your awareness of surroundings is fresh.  So it is safer to back in.  But when you get to your car if you have to back out, you unlock the door, load your groceries, etc. get in, buckle up, start the engine, then back out.  Your awareness of the surroundings is stale, things have changed.  

    I always back into a parking spot unless it is not possible.

  6. One place to look at is the hose & clamps going to the overflow tank.  If there is any cracking of the hose the overflow tank will slowly go down in level.  Easy fix.  Also look at the filler neck on the main heater tank, is there any seepage there?  If so it may be possible to repair this, not like a radiator neck repair but with a rubber sleeve and clamps.  PM me for the name of a good service guy who is familiar with this procedure.

  7. While I do like the Copilot app and have used it for years it doesn't work with all tablets.  My Asus 8" doesn't play nice, I get garbled, unreadable screens.  This only happened with the last couple Copilot updates.  Their tech support is aware of this problem but hasn't been able to solve it.  I think the screen resolution, which isn't adjustable, is too high.

    It is a nice gps app but if you have an Asus tablet contact them first to make sure it works on yours.  Or just try the trial version first.

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