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  2. Been gone for a while

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    Posted · Edited by strawdog

    I thought I'd put this out for anyone I missed. Dave & I started our fulltime travels in October 2006, and had a wonderful 14 years seeing our country, spending time with family when we were needed, and meeting friends we will have for a lifetime. We decided to settle back into a sticks-and-bricks in 2019, and built a house in northern NM. We moved in in March 2020, and sold the HDT and 40' New Horizons in July 2021. Bought a 33' motorhome for shorter trips.

    God pointed us in the right direction at the right time.  We were in the house for just over two years when Dave was diagnosed with cancer and after 41 years together, he passed away in October.  I am in a home that we built together, which is a great comfort. I hope to still take short trips when the time feels right, but I'm not ready for that; thus, the motorhome is currently on a consignment lot.  For the first time in 40 years, there is no RV sitting in our driveway. 

    I am beyond grateful for the 41 years we had together, for the 14 years of fulltiming, and for the wonderful friends we met along the way. We had a good run.

    Renee

  4. Socorro NM to Carrizozo NM

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    Looks like we were too late (again) checking into the forum.  We have been across that road numerous times; the last time was going the opposite direction, coming from Ennis, TX & headed to our property outside Datil (west of Socorro)  Have stayed at Valley of Fire numerous times in various rigs, including the HDT/New Horizons combo. Dave also hated driving the rig through ABQ (even though we worked there & lived east of town) -- but we did exactly what geodog & Suite Success recommended.  Crazy drivers can make it a bit stressful, but it's not like going through Denver or Dallas!

    For your size, I wouldn't really recommend NM 14.  We lived in Sandia Park, right on NM 14, for 20+ years, & although a beautiful drive, the stretch before & after Madrid isn't exactly what I would consider big rig friendly.

    I'm confused as to why you asked about Socorro to Carrizozo to get around ABQ. Since you're coming from the north, you're already through ABQ by the time you get to Socorro. 

    Renee

  6. Building a muzzleloader rifle

    in Activities and Hobbies

    Posted · Edited by strawdog

    Vern -

    Bring the shooter down to northern New Mexico and go to NRA Whittington Center. You can stay in the campground and all the ranges are within minutes. Annual membership is only $30 single or $50 family, that covers range fees for all the informal ranges, ten if I remember correctly. The sight-in range has the White Buffalo, 6x10 ft. with 16 inch aiming point. Just a mere 1123 yards away. You can show the 308 boys how clang that gong.

    PS. The Center also has over 30,000 acres of pine trees you can hug :~).

    Dave

     

  11. How often to replace a Rhinoflex sewer hose

    in General RV Information

    Posted · Edited by Dave & Renee

    Thanks for all the responses - interesting.

     

    For anyone still following, do your hose failures generally happen as you are extending/collapsing the hose or while you are dumping? As you can guess, spewing contents would be worse than it just cracking while being stored.

    In the over 10 years we have been using RhinoFlex hoses we have never had one start leaking while it was hooked up except once when a park grass cutter went along it with a weed eater. :unsure::wacko:

     

    Doesn't mean it might not happen the next time I open the dump valve.... :rolleyes: All failures we have had were small cracks usually close to the fittings after the hose had been collapsed, stored then re-extended.

     

    That being said I have noticed that the quality (longevity) of the hoses (not the fittings) has gone down since Camco bought them out....

     

    Dave

  13. HDT Members On The Road, Including Their Current Locations

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    We'll be at North Ranch through March & into April (that's the plan, anyway!) depending on weather here & weather/fishing conditions at Lake Texoma. Don/Fannie -- if you ever get the urge to take a drive out of the city, give us a call. Would be nice to see you both. It's virtually impossible to get Dave further into Phoenix than the Surprise/Glendale/Peoria area.

     

    Renee

  14. HDT Members On The Road, Including Their Current Locations

    in HDT

    Posted · Edited by Dave & Renee

    You might want to wait a day with all the rain. We are in Pensacola and sitting it out....will leave Thursday. Will overnight at Frog City RV Park, Duson LA. Next stop is Montgomery, TX KOA.

    Wow Jack -

    300+ miles/day..... Rain must be messing with your schedule.... :blink:

     

    Sounds like you might be stopping to see Roger and Deb.... If so give them our best.... :wub:

     

    Dave

  17. HDT Members On The Road, Including Their Current Locations

    in HDT

    Posted · Edited by Dave & Renee

    Fishing lake Texoma was less than wished for this year, record rain brought the lake up over the spillway for the fourth and fifth time in history, all in just a month. Sit through about 30” of rain in a little over a month, Texoma was going up a foot a day for the whole time, dropped a bit then Bill came in and put it over the dam again.

     

    So now headed to NRA Whittington Center to burn some powder and spend the 4th with some good chronograph readings, or change some MAX loads to better than what they are now.

     

    Dave

  21. Texas Vehicle Inspection

    in RV Action Items

    Posted · Edited by Dave & Renee

    Actually a big lobby out there buying votes would be better news than what I think the truth is, that the politicians are so stupid and short sighted that they never saw this coming.

    There is that aspect, but stupid or short sighted as they may be, they ALWAYS swallow follow the money.

     

    Dave

  23. Texas Vehicle Inspection

    in RV Action Items

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    Could a solution be to have your vehicle inspected / emission tested at an accreted dealer ship in any State, providing documentation of successfully passing the requirements of TEXAS.

     

     

    Trucken

     

    Not likely, what other state do you think would allow Texas to set requirements on any inspection program that other state set up?

     

    Dave

  25. Are You Still In?

    in Finances and Investing

    Posted · Edited by Dave & Renee

    Time to buy is my personal opinion. My personal opinion was clearly was not in the CNN article you questioned.

    ed

     

    Excuse me.... where do you see a question or even a question mark in my original post...... my post was just what it says.... a site that gives a different perspective on the financial markets than you will ever get on CNN, and no that site doesn't and never has given financial advise.

     

    As far as your admitted personal opinion of "Time to Buy" .... ok...... get er done if that's what you want to do.....

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