JimK

Thanks for the follow up. I guess it is possible a 200 mile tow could be an issue for some places. I understand there is an overall limit of 4 tows/year. That seems way more than would ever be needed. In 7 years and 80K miles, I used AAA once for the RV. I got help changing a tire. Without coverage I would have handled that myself.

It will be interesting to read the final outcome and whatever fine the BLM imposes. When the boy scout leaders topped a hoodoo in Goblin Valley many of us were very upset. They could have been sent to jail for a year and given hefty fines. Nothing of the sort happened. The local BSA removed them as troop leaders. The official jail term was 1 year "probation". The fine was a few dollars to erect a sign telling visitors not to knock over the hoodoos. BFD. The issue is much bigger than the Andersons. They are also going to get off with little more than a slap on the wrist. We will see if all this big talk about boycotting Anderson products has any effect. I doubt they will notice the difference.

I have AAA service. I believe it is called "premier" plan. It covers all my vehicles, including my RV, and my wife and I are also covered for any vehicle we are traveling in. We used it once when traveling with a friend. We had a car with some mechanical issues and used it several times. We used it once with the RV. We were over 100 miles from the nearest town, down a dirt road and in a camping area. It took a couple of hours but otherwise there was no problem with the service. I believe the AAA service is a bit over $100 per year. Are there advantages to the plans which are designed exclusively for RV travel?

I have had a Garmin for several years and I never been happy with it. My cellphone with Google maps works consistently better. The Garmin can easily become out of date and only holds a minimal amount of data. The cellphone is totally up to date including information on current weather or traffic problems. I use maps for navigation in cities and congested areas. It works at least as well as the Garmin. When on the highway, I pretty much follow a printed atlas or a predetermined travel plan. I typically only need help towards the end of the day when trying to find a place to stay for the night. Maps does a great job in finding campgrounds, rest stops, Walmart supercenters, truck stops or other available choices.

This is not a NP issue. The big issue is the BLM and other public lands. Cheap grazing rights just means we have cattle destroying semi-arid grasslands that are not suitable for grazing. The amount of beef raised is minimal, but the damage to the land is serious and widespread. Public access is also greatly restricted and often totally restricted due to these leases.

I have a suggestion for getting some money to enforce laws and regulations for the protection of public lands. Over the next 5 years, double the grazing fees. They are currently dirt cheap.

It is great that there is an antiguities act but it does little good without any enforcement. That has been the situation and continues to be the situation in much of the southwest, including the culturally rich areas around Blanding and the area that was designated as the Bears Ears Monument. I am not saying we should ignore the issues, but the attention to this incident is just silly compared with the destruction that is happening on a massive scale. BTW, unless something has changed recently, Corona Arch, is beautiful but it is not a "protected area". It is just another patch of BLM land like tens of thousands of other acres. There has been some attention because daredevils like to climb on top of the arch and then bungie jump or swing through the arch opening on ropes. I am not sure if that has been officially prohibited. If so, I have seen no signs of enforcement and when I have visited people were still swinging on ropes.

I cannot believe this thread continues to attract attention and posters push for harsh penalties for this single action. Do you people have any even vague hint as to what is happening on a regular basis to our public lands? I don't think so. Way worse than this incident occurs on a regular basis. Huge tracks of land are being torn up with trail bikes and ATVs. Much of the damage occurs on areas that are supposedly protected. The damage done by one ATV in a few minutes is orders and orders of magnitude worse than this incident. Not only does no one seem to care, but a vast majority of the local residents are against any attempts to protect the land. Last Fall I was in Blanding, Utah and talked to the visitor center staff about the Bear's Ears Monument. The locals staffing the visitor center were vehemently opposed to any attempts to restrict and protect. They wanted to continue as in the past including being able to drive vehicles and harvest firewood where ever they wanted. Ancient Indian artifacts are continuing to be looted by the TON! Another big issue is grazing. This is a monumental, horrid disgrace. Tens of thousands of acres of semi-arid grasslands have been leased out to grazing. This is land that has and continues to be destroyed by grazing. It is an economic joke because the output is so minimal but the destruction is on a massive scale. Those with leases have had those leases in their families for generations and behave as if the land was theirs. The whole process is totally out of control. There have been numerous ARMED conflicts with Federal officials over this situation with no resolution because of heavy local support. Most Westerners want to throw the Federal government out so they can do what they want. Of course, they were also successful in having Trump scale back the Bears Ears. I could go on for days about the destruction of our wild and public lands. All I can say is this incident was less than a drop in the bucket. The indignation over this incident is ridiculous. If you are really concerned, spend a little time becoming educated on the bigger issues involved.

Not much of a punishment versus the damage done. As I remember it, no one would talk about any penalties meaning a slap on the wrist at worst. The man should have been thrown in jail and should have paid to rebuild the hoodoo if possible. Over the years, I have concluded that native Utahns take the wild areas for granted and have little or no interest in preserving them. The damage being done to Goblin Valley on a regular basis is absurd. Kids by the hundreds are turned loose to climb on the balanced rocks. The bases under the rocks are being eroded and periodically some fall down.

This is nothing compared to what I see on a regular basis mostly in Utah. A Mormon boy scout leader pushed over a large hoodoo in Goblin Valley. Probably due to his status he got off with little more than a reprimand. Several years ago a Utah family let their small kids play with matches. They burned down one of my favorites, the historic Dewey Bridge near Moab. A photographer who lives in the Zion area started a large fire under Delicate Arch. He actually had to pay a fine since that occurred in a National Park. I cannot begin to imagine how many tens of thousands of acres in Utah are legally torn up by trail bikes and ATVs. There is a huge area torn up near Hanksville but the riders are not satisfied tearing up miles of dunes and also cross over into the adjacent protected areas on what seems to be a daily basis. It is a good thing that this past Fall I could not catch one when I took off after them when they returned to the nearby dirt road. There are countless incidents and lots of damage with rarely any consequences. A vast majority of Utahns want the State to take over the Federal lands so restrictions can be lifted. YOBO helped by rolling back the Bears Ears National Monument started by Obama.

This is actually a fairly common problem with older Atwood water heaters. Dinosaur has sold a lot of replacement boards for this very reason. A new board will fix the problem, but the board is not the problem. It is the connector on the wiring harness. As explained by the OP, just remove and reconnect the wiring harness and all will work at least temporarily. I more or less solved the problem by using a paper binder clip to apply tension onto the connector. I have used it for 6 of the 7 years I have owned by RV. It works almost all the time but occasionally I still need to disconnect and reconnect. It is also a good idea to spend just a few dollars and replace the thermocouple. A new thermocouple probably sends a stronger signal which also seems to help. Again a new thermocouple might help but will not fix the problem with the connector.

The easiest method is a simple melitta type coffee cone filter. My filter is full sized so I can make a single mug sized serving or a full thermos. I use a regular cone paper filter (really, really cheap at Costco) so the only clean up is a quick rinse. Making coffee directly into a quart thermos has lots of advantages. The second or third cup for each of us remains hot. The thermos will keep the coffee hot and sealed from the air so it tastes fresh hours later. My filter has a long extension tube so it stays upright in a regular narrow mouthed thermos bottle. I got mine years ago for about $5. Here is an internet example, but way too expensive. I am sure a longer search would yield a cheaper version. https://www.fishpond.com/Kitchen/RSVP-Maunual-Drip-Coffee-Filter-Cone-for-Carafes-or-Thermos/0053796800262?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=ps&utm_campaign=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImJbB1oWF2gIVBFgNCh2V6gOFEAYYAyABEgJxofD_BwE

Forget the idea. $5K, or even several times that amount, will not buy you anything reliable enough to use. Nor can you easily find anything in that price range, especially starting from overseas.