Chalkie

I, too, use Windy. I am always impressed at how accurate and easy to read the information is there.

My dash cam can record sound, therefore whatever is going on inside the truck, but I have that option turned off.

I'm one of those that loves T-Mobile for phone service, but I had a terrible experience with their WiFi 5G hotspot and therefore am not interested at all in trying the home internet. The hotspot would report that it only had 4G or even 3G service when my 5G phone had full bars. The home internet service, to my understanding, needs to be near 5G towers in order to function properly and based on the hotspot I don't think I would trust it.

Infrastructure 😉

I don't offhand know of any wifi enabled dash cams although I suppose there might be some. One thing to remember about a dash cam though is that like the EDR ("black box") that can be subpoenaed by law enforcement or insurance companies, so can a dash cam if they are aware of its existence. I have a dash cam for my protection but I think that if I thought an accident might be my fault the SD card might vanish. 😁

So you will pay an added $200/year on your registration that for Texans is a bit of sticker shock, however, it is still dirt cheap compared to the cost of vehicle registration in other states.

That must be a really, really tight space for someone to hit a slide or walk on your hose or cable.

13700 maximum for trailer or fifth wheel/gooseneck. You can find that info on this page. https://media.gm.com/media/ca/en/chevrolet/vehicles/silveradohd/2016.tab1.html

I will continue to use the Garmin RV until a head unit comes along that will let me enter the height and weight of the RV so that it will route me around low overpasses or bridges that can not bear the weight. With the lifetime map updates I can keep the maps up to date. I also do not totally trust it, nor do I totally trust Google maps, so when I have my route I look it over using Google Earth or a paper map or both.

2WD or 4WD, box length and SRW or DRW?

I think that Starlink's solution was truly was more than fair and while you did struggle with resolution they came through in the end. As well, yYou ended up with an antenna that was smaller and lighter and a router that was better. The gen 2 router will operate over a wider spread of temps, is IP54 rated, and is 3X3, MU-MIMO (vs, 2X2 on gen 1). I have seen some RVers using that router outside so they do not have run a cable inside, they just use either the outlet on the side of the RV or in the basement.

And you are likely correct, however, the Boring Company has to have a lot of that earthmoving equipment as they don't just dig a tunnel without a lot of surface prep and finishing at the beginning and ends of those tunnels, so that was my thinking as to the possibility.

Since the Boring Company does infrastructure I would hazard a guess that they might do part of it. Just a guess though.

Interesting! The only downside I see for an RV would be that it may not fit in the allotted space. We have a 55" TV but it is mounted on one of the up and down mounts that slide the TV into the cabinet. It fits perfectly with no space for anything at the bottom.

IF they can get it to work there will be no need for wind or large scale solar. Big at this time that is a big if.

There is an article in there about the new Space Force SNCO. I about spewed my coffee when I read what they call Space Force members. Guardians. What immediately popped into my head was that goofball movie "Guardians of the Galaxy". I think someone at the DoD has a wicked sense of humor.

In 12v systems red in nearly always positive and black is nearly always negative. In 120v house wiring black is positive, white is negative and ground is green or bare wire.

What surprised me on this map was number of states shown for nuclear power. It is actually higher than I thought since it seems to be so out of favor.

And looking at the Centramatic website I am not sure why they need to even remove them in the first place. I like Costco generally but they do have some strange quirks. I buy all my tires at Discount Tire since the prices are competitive, there are a lot of locations to provide services such as balancing, rotation and warranty plus anything you get done is in the system for any other location to access.

AutoNation Chevrolet West Austin shows that they have one on the lot, however I was not going to play their "we need your email and phone number" game to answer a simple yes/no question.

I know what the website says, and I also know that since it is MWR it may or may b=not be up to date. As to the ID card above, I did say disabled. Not being the VA system I have no idea what the difference is between cards for disabled or not, if any. Best solution would be to call them and ask directly which I will do tomorrow if I remember.

While I am not totally sure about that I think that with the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 that will have changed. That act added several new categories of persons allowed to use MWR facilities. Now Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipients, former POWs, disabled veterans (I think they need to be 100%) and veteran caregivers (enrolled in the VA Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program) are allowed without having to be retired.

If you are on FB you should ask these questions in the Military RVing group. I know there are a number of folks there that have stayed Davis Monthan for extended periods.

TANSTAAFL - Someone, and in the case you describe the local tax payers, is paying for the electricity. You can call it free all want but it isn't.

Just to clarify, a PPO does not necessarily reduce coverage, i.e., an in network covered procedure is still covered out of network, but with a higher cost share or co-pay.