Jim & Alice

We have a well-loved 2008 Honda CR-V toad that just recently developed AC problems... So yesterday, we had an AC kit installed replacing Serpentine Belt, parts, AC Compressor, etc. - seemed to run fine until this afternoon in the Hot Yuma Sun going over telegraph pass on Interstate-8. Towards the top of the grade the AC cooling stopped (blower kept going)... we peaked out... then on the way back down the cooling kicked back in again. Outside temperature was about 109 degrees. It was almost as if the new AC sensed an increase in engine temperature(?)... shut down briefly... and then resumed cooling. I am scratching my head trying to figure out if I have a problem here or not. Anyone ever experience anything like this before?

Got the Fort down, bobsallyh! Fact is that we have some haze move in... maybe dust? Smoke? Not sure, but the temps truly have come down a little bit. Tomorrow still to be a high of about 91 still. I can take a lot of haze for 91 degrees. 🙂

Peace & quiet down here in Wellton, bobsallyh. Finally a break in temps with tomorrow's temps to be 91/69. Lots of planting going on. Wish you safe travels!

We have done a similar trip every Fall... Very pleasant time to travel. For late September, I would think 'weather' and avoid higher elevations. The route for us in that case would be to leave Rapid City (Hart Ranch), going South on US 79 - US 385 to Sidney, NE, then I-80 to North Platte, NE... then South on US 83 to Liberal, KS... where we would get on US 54... then go South to I-40 arriving at Santa Rosa, NM, staying a couple days R & R. In your case, from Santa Rosa, it is a nice drive on I-40 thru New Mexico, Flagstaff, then Lake Havasu. I figure the advantage of the 'Plains Route' US-83 is a Fall trip thru southern South Dakota, then a Fall trip thru Nebraska and Kansas... lots of harvesting going on, and even some color. We used to boondock the overnights, but over the years we have found some nice, quiet, easy pull-thru Parks to stay in as we go, especially in Santa Rosa. Good luck with things!

just an aside note, Kirk, back about 8 years ago... when my wife and I decided to retire and had come across a low mileage 2007 Dolphin 5355... I (as a new Escapee Mbr) posted on this site for any thoughts, recommendations, advice, etc. You had some very good words to say about National RV. Just wanted to let you know, you were right. Its been a great Fulltime vehicle for over 7 years now. Our experience has been - National RV used good material, a good design, used standard components, and built a great product. We thought if we liked RV'ing... that we might 'upgrade' to a bigger Diesel... but found no compelling reason to. Just some feedback.

That 105 degree number is about what we are learning. Thanks, and wish you folks well.

Just completing this Summer in Wellton (AZ). Temps like yours. Up thru July 8, we lived in our motorhome without cover... very hot but survived. AC struggled all day/all night. on July 9, Had a solid RV Port installed, Steel, 16' tall, 46' long, and 24' wide, made a HUGE difference after we moved in. Not as good as a Park Model, but the Motorhome's Air Conditioning effect was vastly improved to being just plain 'comfortable'. So, I think a Park Model would certainly be preferable, but if prepared, a Motorhome can do well also. A side benefit was (as we planned) that our RV Port was to be wide enough for car parking underneath, and an eventual porch. - I would say, the car port idea has worked well too. Car is much more cool to get in now.

Same observation over here in the Yuma area, Barb. Masks work.

Yup!

61 and 63 for us, 7+ years ago - and kept the house with Kids and grandkids living there full time.

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Got er' done... summary: Just to wrap up our experience - We moved our Motorhome under our new RV Port, love it, quite happy with it. We had Centurylink WiFi in place prior. Bought a Roku Ultra device (Amazon), hooked it up to TV (HDMI), linked Roku Ultra Device WiFi to our Home Centurylink network. After successful linkup, We took advantage of the many, many "7-day free trials of channels & programs. I would mention, for us, the quality of video & audio is excellent - there is 'some'variation between streaming providers, tho. We settled on Fubo with "Fubo Extra" add-on to receive all the programming that we (wife) wanted. I want to thank all that commented a couple months back - it made the whole process go smoothly, and come to a successful conclusion!

Anecdotal evidence says yes. We have been 'moved in' for about a month now, and judging from the 'personal body temperature feel', and the performance of the A/C, it makes a considerable difference. Both A/C Compressors run continuously from mid-late morning until about 8 PM at night... when we reach our desired 78 degrees... and then sporadically runs as needed, maintaining our 78 temp until the next morning. (During the daytime the outside shade temps are in the 110 - 115+ range.) More importantly, "we feel the cool'. Also, we had our RV Port built wide enough to accommodate our Honda CR-V parked underneath in the adjacent shade. It makes a HUGE difference on the Honda's parked temperature. We have not yet received our monthly Electric Bill from the Town of Wellton. I don't expect miracles, but just the improved living accomodation makes it worthwhile as a long-term Homebase investment. Incidentally, ours is the 4th such structure like this put up on our street in the last six months... all by the same company, of the same type build. Similar thinking going on out there!

Our new RV Port, big enough for our motorhome and the toad beside it... plus porch, etc. We have a 10' x 16' Graceland shed behind the motorhome. Golf course in the back.

You sure have a wealth of experience. Thanks for sharing. I would ask: Seems like on a national scale, when States cycle thru... "Open up"... to 'Lockdown w/mask_distance_etc"... that the Incidence of infections decrease. Doesn't that kind of support the value of taking CDC measures, like a mask?

X2. My wife and I been fulltiming for 7 years, have done the same thing, same type of lots, only in Wellton just outside of Yuma. We have a large storage shed, and recently a large steel "RV Port" that provides cover for our MH and car.

I sympathize with you. I am still in Arizona, good location all things considered... good people... but I am amazed at how many folks of my similar status (Retired) that ignore standard CDC recommendations on dealing with the virus. When I greet people now, I immediately smile at them and say, "we are practicing CDC recommendations"... stay at six feet, no handshake, and avoid gathering close. But seems like I have to take the initiative. At this pace, I think it's going to be a long pandemic.

Look about 35 miles East of the Wyoming state line on I-80 - there is a large reservoir named 'Echo" on Google Maps... and I-84 splits to the Northwest at that point. https://goo.gl/maps/nbwhx7GZE8YcVhtD9

I predict... there will be a Vaccine available, and things will be more back to 'normal'. Hopefully, a (literally) Post Mortem will be conducted on what 'We as a nation' did wrong... and how can we get better prepared for the next Pandemic. Travel wise, I think more normal Summer activities (ie, Workamping) will resume!

Recently had a pleasant, out in the open, encounter with a "soon-to-retire" Nurse, who works in a major Health Facility in Arizona. After talking long about RV's, Retirement, Etc... we came around to 'work' issues (I worked in a large Hospital for many years). Turns out she works in a ICU... and provides COVID care. Her simple, emotional, words were... "It's Real... It's killing many people... and Destroying health in many others." She had her mask with her. It seemed clear that she was considering early retirement due to the dangers of nursing in a COVID environment. Her unstated statement was "if everyone would just do what they are supposed to do"...

Check out the westbound I-84 route from Echo... to US-89... to I-15 Southbound... on to I-80 westbound (West of SLC) This avoids Parley's Summit. I-84 tracks in a river valley (Weber river), has no significant grades, and is just a gradual drop in altitude going East-to-West. I doubt you would even need to downshift going West.

Had it a lot as a kid... Dad's Army days catching up!

Great set of comments. 10x. Wish we had up/down votes on issues...

Got the same thing. Deleted. What a waste of time.

Back in the late 80's I can remember purchasing a 128K SSD (solid state disk)... and placing our VSAM File Indices on that much faster disk device. Greatly improved our CICS (On-Line System) response time. Cost was in the $100k - $200k range, iirc.