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  1. 2 QUESTIONS:

    1 - I have over 1 million files indexed, but the index file shows 0 bytes. Reason?

    2 - I am supposedly indexing C drive, but I show DATA as being excluded. I do not have a DATA file or folder.

    I am asking the questions, as every search seems to take a long time, as-if it is searching the computer, rather than the INDEX file.

    Thank you for any response.

  2. Sorry for the late response, but I got the transmission fixed in Cedar city and have been traveling until a couple of weeks ago, but had forgotten about this post. Exciting part was I had the RV towed from Richfield to Cedar city, 120+ miles, at 80 mph. If you have to be towed, make sure you have phone number for the owner or manager of towing company.

    Generator has a bad carburetor, which I’m just now ordering from Amazon while in Deming. I had ordered the part while I was in the mountains near Show Low, but after ordering it, I discovered that UPS would not deliver it to a post office. The only thing I can figure out is that I had labeled it as general delivery to a ZIP Code, without putting down the street address of the post office.

    Learned a lesson about both UPS and the post office. i’ve shipped general delivery before, but it was always using the post office, not UPS or FedEx.

     

  3. On 4/6/2022 at 12:30 PM, sandsys said:

    You can turn any toilet into a bucket toilet simply by lining the bowl with a plastic bag. After use, tie off the bag, stash it in a sealable bag, then place a new liner. When the sealable bag gets full, put it in the trash. It's not a composting system but it sure does save water if that's your goal.

    Linda

    Teh other thing to do is to take the poop baggie to a gas station and dump the contents in their flush toilet. I have seen people also use a bottle for urine, and then in the morning "secretly" water plants with the urine, which I don't recommend if you're in a commercial campground.

  4. I have a 2009 Thor Chateau Four Winds. I have been having electrical problems so called THOR to see about getting the schematics. I was told they have NO information on my rig, or for any Four Winds that old, that when they bought the Four Winds brand the build plans and schematics were not included in the purchase. This is confusing, for I have called THOR in the past and recieved some build plans.

    QUESTION:  Does anyone by chance have any build plans and schematics for a 2009 25' Thor Four Winds? Or know of where I could acquire them?

    Also, before buying a used Thor satisfy yourself that they HAVE NOT thrown away any paperwork for the vehicle.

  5. I know many full-timers are enjoying extra income to support their life on the road by renting their homes. Here is an article anbout what can happen when you do rent your home that you might find very interesting . I’m wondering how many people on the road have run into this problem when renting their home, and what they did about it?

    https://www.westernjournal.com/handyman-devises-simple-system-legally-get-rid-squatters-home-now/#insticator-commenting

  6. Thank you Randiretired. They haven’t given me an estimate, because they have to do the workers. They’re the only transmission shop in town, and Re placement of the heat sensor is a must anyway. So I’m going to have them replace the sensor tomorrow and have a general service. Im stuck, but I know it needs to be done. 

    Since Re placement of the of the heat sensor is a must anyway, I’m going to have them replace the sensor tomorrow and also do a general service. 

    Being a full-time RVer when you’re traveling can be fun. 

  7. I took 70 over from Denver through Vale to Grand Junction, where I stayed for 1-1/2 weeks, then ending up in Richfield Utah. 

    Almost a fun trip, until my generator went out in along the way, so no AC While boondocking. Along the way I was unable to find a place where I could order the part through Amazon, as believe it or not I could not find a locker to send the part to. Even Amazon said there were no lockers in Grand Junction.  It was only  couple of days before leaving GJ that I discovered there were lockers 

    Now for the real fun part. After leaving Grand Junction, and climbing the steep hills towards Salt Lake City my engine light came on. My OBD2 indicated a P0713 code, which is a faulty heat sensor inside the transmission. Since I was more than halfway to Richfield, I had to keep going, Arrived there at 6:30 Thursday evening. Checked into the KOA in Richfield and tried contacting somebody to work on it Friday, but nobody in Richfield can work on RVs. I had to wait till Monday to start calling around and finding somebody outside of Richfield, like Salt Lake City area, which was 130 - 150 miles away. 

    THE SITUATION: I made many calls on Friday and Monday to find an ATRA shop to work on these transmissions. ATRA has 2 programs: Technical Subscribers, and Golden Rule Warrenty shops which issue nationwide warranties;  I don’t yet know what kind of warranty Technical Subscribers offer {maybe only local}? The problem is that i had been looking for Golden Rule shops and in my frustration of not being be to find a shop (no call backs) I ended up today choosing the nearest shop in Cedar City (111 miles away), which the SKP Roadside Service accepted and towed me to at a cost of $1500, which Allstate paid. I will have to find out in morning what kind of warrenty this shop offers.   (FYI:  SKP Roadside Service contracts with Allstate for towing)

    DILEMMA:  [1] Get it repaired without a nationwide warrenty, or [2] pay to have it towed to St. George (maybe $600) where there is a shop which offers nationwide warrenty, [3] trust it will be repaired without downstream issues by shop it was towed to, [4] other ideas??

    Any thoughts?

  8. What a joy it is to Rv. I have been wanting to put new plugs and yes filter on my own and 4000 and Sew have been buying the parts on Amazon, and when the plug comes in this Friday, I was going to install them.

    What a joy it is to RV. I have been wanting to put new plugs and yes filter on my own and 4000 and so I have been buying the parts on Amazon, and when the plug comes in this Friday, I was going to install them.

    Then in reading this post, I realized I had not started my generator for a couple of months, so I decided I better start it just to get it warmed up and run for 30 minutes once a month. Turn the engine on, since the generator wouldn’t start right away, and then started the generator. After about 10 minutes, the generator choked up like it was running out of gas and stopped. Now it won’t start. So Friday or Saturday after I’ve gotten my plugs and gas filter I will install them and see if it will start. I also will check the ground wire, as my Thor class C was assembled in 2009.

    again, it is a joy reading this forum. But please, don’t let me read anything regarding engine problems.

  9. On 12/22/2022 at 12:54 PM, K McDonald said:

    I worked with American Adventure Insurance.  They were able to find a policy with National General.

    Before signing with National General, read the policy.  I purchased National General several years ago and had to immedialty cancel, as the policy states you have to be in state for a set amount of time during the policy period; if I recall it was 7 months.  If anyone has the policy and can report differently, let me know.

    Merry Christmas all.

  10. Very interesting turn this topic took. An innocent question is asked which quickly turns into a free-for-all of fun making attacks on the topic initiator.  Though there were some honest responses, many others where obvious attacks of ridicule for asking the question. This is NOT something I would have expected from Escapees on this forum.  AND, I'm not quite sure what to make of the moderators (Kirk) last comment. 

    If I was a new commer to this forum, and to SKPs, I would be cancelling my membership.

  11. I have not run into this situation, as a Boondock.What would be of interest to me, though, how many of these “rowdies“ are weekenders or are new full-time RVers on the road because of having lost their housing or job, for whatever reason, And are therefore “forced“ to live on the road.

    The subject reminds me of the article I remember reading several years back where some people had parked at a Walmart in Wyoming or Montana and, due to their actions, got into a gun fight when the police were called. 

  12. On 10/28/2022 at 2:19 PM, chindog said:

    I believe it's 8 months in, then out for 4 months before you can return.

    Never heard of this. At Rovers Roost Co-op you can stay as long as you want, or until the lot owner comes back. We will then move you to another available lot. If no lots are available you can move to boondocking until a lot becomes available. But I believe (this is a gotcha for me) you can only stay for 7 days in boondocking before you need to leave the park: this time might be negotiable if boondocking is not full, but don’t quote me, as you need to check with the office. At the moment there is only one rig in boondocking. 

  13. On 8/27/2022 at 2:43 PM, lappir said:

    I've had several. the latest one has been the longest lasting. My problem is I move them from vehicle to vehicle. They don't do well with being dropped. Have had a Garmin and another I can't currently remember the name of. Current is a Whistler that has been more durable https://whistlergroup.com/products/d28rs-dash-camera heres a link to the one I purchased. I got it at a Best Buy I think 5+ years ago. 

     

    Rod

    Thank you.  I had not run across the Whistler cam.  Will put it on my lsit to check out.

  14. I currently have a modified sine wave inverter, but need to upgrade to a pure sine wave inverter. 
    Has anyone had experience with the 1000 watt Road Pro pure sine wave inverter sold at Camping World. The price of only $70 may be in itself a hint about how good it is.

    Does anyone have experience with this inverter. 

    https://www.campingworld.com/road-pro-powerdrive-1000w-bluetooth-pure-sine-wave-power-inverter-125845.html

  15. On 9/17/2020 at 6:52 AM, Caroljv said:

    Thanks to the sage advice here my husband and I found the Thor Vegas/Axis (they are essentially the same rig) and we think that is the one. At least that is our first choice. 

    I was looking back at some old threads and read this one. I am curious, after all your research, what you ended up buying, and are you happy with your choice?

  16. On 1/3/2022 at 1:11 AM, Chad Heiser said:

    KodiakJack posted a good link.  I have some very similar information on my website.  Here are the highlights:

    Both in series and parallel connection, plugging a panel of a lower power rating to the array drags the whole output power down.  The lower the rating, the higher the loss of solar generated power.

    This, however, is much more evident for panels connected in series.

    If you want to get the maximum power from your solar array, you should only connect similar panels.

    Mixing different panels, whether connected in series or in parallel, ALWAYS reduces the installed wattage.

    If you don’t have any other option than wiring dissimilar panels, you should know:

    For series connection – the same current rating of the panels is more important.

    For parallel connection – the same voltage rating of the panels is more important.

    Mixing panels with close ratings is not horrible, but when you start mixing panels with large differences, you will greatly affect the overall output of the array.

    My initial question concerned matching 2 Newpowa panels, one @ 175/watts, and the other @ 180 watts. Since I don’t have the 180 panel (they aren’t marketing 175s) I don’t know it’s specs. I can’t trust them anyway, as I initially purchased a 180 Newpowa from Amazon, but didn’t realize till several years later I had a 175 watt - hence my concern should I order another one and this time do get a 80 panel. 

    can that 5 watts make a difference ?

  17. 1 hour ago, Darryl&Rita said:

    You want to match the voltage and amperage as closely as possible. If those are matched, the power output will be matched, but matching power output won't necessarily yield the most energy harvested.

    I can understand with that.  My question, though, is what specifically happens when there is 5-10-15 watts difference in output between panels?

  18. I currently have one 175 watt Newpowa solar panel, and one 100wh Battle Born. Wanting to add another panel and Battle Born.

    It has been said that it is required for solar panels to be matched when using more than one. I am not sure what matching means?  Do you need to have the panels match exactly, with each panel being exactly 200 watts, or can there be 5-10 watts difference between panels?

    Any clarification would be useful.

  19. On 11/28/2021 at 5:08 PM, lappir said:

    If  the first GPS units I used still existed and could have traffic updates, I think they were the best. Too much garbage, ads and such on the newest units. Some of the times the additional stuff block the view you need to see. 

     

    Rod

    wHat do you mean ADs?  Do the Garmin units place ads on their screens when in use?

  20. I rarely stay in parks, so have been wondering if it would be useful to get a Garmin?  How many people who boondock use one? If so,what for?  I do want a dashcam, which is why I was thinking of a Garmin, as it would also give the location of the video. As I say that, I realize I've not checked to see if dashcams, like GoPro, give you location data.  More homework!

    Thanks.

  21. On 8/10/2021 at 5:56 PM, agesilaus said:

    I'm . . . . whining about . . . . . . . Campedium putting out YT videos like The 10 best boondocking spots in XXXX area.

    I agree.  This response is a knee jerk reaction about a useful site like Campedium apparently trying to build their new user database by adding YT stuff and end-up killing places with week-enders.  Has anyone asked if they are making the YT videos, or if users are taking their data and making the videos? Can their info be trusted once sites they recommend become one of the 10 BEST BOONDOCKING AREA'S?

    For me, one of the adventures of boondocking is the interest and excitment of finding a virgin, or little used, place.  Do we really need anything more than a location service like Day's End, word of mouth among friends like in Boondockers BOF, or the excitement of finding a new place?

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