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6 hours ago, TheLongWayHome said:

Are there any other HAMs out there? I thought Escapees had a HAM BOF, but it does not appear to be very active. Worth joining?

Gerry

There are lots of hams here, but as you noticed, not very active on the forum.  Face to face gatherings such as Escapade and Quartzfest are much different.

Back to the original question, we also had a toy hauler.  I put a desk in the garage for computers and radio gear.  My best antenna setup was a Hustler 6-BTV on a homemade tilt over.  It was easy up - easy down and performed well on our aluminum 5th wheel.  As previously mentioned, fiberglass is more of a challenge.

73 es Safe Travels...

When we purchased our lot we ran into difficulties with some of the larger banks and loan companies. Then I thought to check a small, hometown bank in the community where we purchased. After speaking with the loan officer on the phone I received a loan application via email. I completed the application and submitted it with supporting documents the same day. I had a loan approval within a few hours.

It could not have been easier (I really prefer doing business with small hometown banks).

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The first few months we were on the road full time, we had a 27 foot conventional trailer that weighed about 8,000 pounds loaded. With our F-250 7.3 liter diesel we averaged about 12 mpg towing at 60-65. The same truck pulling our 14,000 pound 5th wheel gets about 2 mpg less towing at 55-60. I believe that the major reason is that the 5th wheel has more frontal area and thus more wind resistance, rather than the higher weight, Of course the additional weight is more of an issue with braking, one reason we have slowed down some.

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