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That's the normal interval, believe me you don't want to have one seize. Why is it expensive, a little axle grease is all it takes. Youtube will show you how to do it.

OK a couple of points: 1} Boondocking is tough east of the Mississippi. 2) You may be able to park overnight in places like Walmart, Cracker Barrel or Bass Pro after checking with the store manager. Some states allow overnight parking at rest stops but most do not. 3) Running a furnace will kill your battery faster than just about anything else. 4) Last long term weather forecast I saw calls for cold fronts, including snow in the east until mid April at least. 5) Campgrounds are still full of snowbirds here in Florida.

A more sensible route would be Pet Forest->Sedona->Monument Valley->Mesa Verde->Arches

I agree seems like an odd trip plan, zing-zagging around. Maybe look at a map and plan a more direct route. Roads are generally good but in that section of the country expect steep grades. Reserve Mesa Verde tours online well ahead of arrival or you will be disappointed. Arches will be very crowded and hotter than Hades. Get there as early as you can to avoid the heat and take twice as much water as you think you need. They lock the gates at Arches when the max number passes thru.

Get a 3/4 ton truck and you will be happy, The half ton claims are sales lies in my opinion. Recently used truck should be fine.

It has -some- boondocking locations on the map. Not a lot but you can click on a spot on the map and add it with a description as a destination. My Garmin RV actually has started adding boondocking spots tho. In theory you can use RVTW as a real time nav aid, I have not got it working very well tho. But having the Garmin I don't need it and have mot really tried. The two apps come up with different paths frequent, the Garmin is often the shorter of the two.

It is our daily planning app when we are traveling. It has many features which means it is complex and has a learning curve. Stick with it because it is worth the effort.

First I am not sure what you mean by annual since you seem to be thinking of getting rid of your RV. A park model? As for economic stability, the bluer the state the better that will be with the current political map. But inflation is afflicting the entire country. Even blue states are seeing climbing park rents, in Florida south of I4 for example. So my guess is that a semi-rural blue state area will be the safest location for the near future.

So far as I know Jacob Lake has one CG, mot a resort and has water restrictions since they are having water trucked in. One small FS CG right at the town. This puts you and hour or so from the gate and the park village is another 15 miles. Kanab and that area is at least another half hour. Why there is a lot of boondocking in the surrounding NF there are also a lot of boondockers. We were there on opening day last year.

We have been down the Blue Ridge/Skyline drive twice and really enjoyed it. Lots to see and do. The Great Smoky NP is at the southern end. We went up the Natchez Trace, mostly, last year and it was not as impressive. I made an error tho and assumed that it started at Natchez and missed the south leg which starts at Jeckson IIRC. So maybe that is more interesting. There is a lot of free camping on the Trace tho,

I just saw the weather prediction for the rest of the month. I would keep as far south as you can, I-10 until you get past Texas anyway. Maybe all the way ro I95 and then north.

For the most [art you will not find a State Highway SR that is RV unfriendly in Florida. The state spends it's highway funds fixing the roads tho some are a little rough while waiting their turn fort repair. And considering that the highest point in the state is less than 400 ft there are no major grades in Florida. So SR 20 should be fine. We've probably been down it tho I done specifically recall that road. Lake City is about 35 miles from us.

We spent a week at Dream Catchers last October. The place was still mostly empty and there was nothing going on socially. The folks running the place were helpful and friendly. The park itself was bare dirt with some saplings and we thought it looked new. I suspect that you may be in error about the hookups in the Saguaro park. Hard to believe that park only has two sites with hookups. We spent a week in Benson at another park several years ago and went by the Escapees park any number of times.WE did not know before booking the other park that there was a SKP park there. Benson itself seems to be very RV friendly> Deming did not impress us. We had a hard time finding a propane fill there.

I just went thru the process to get my VA Disability rating upgraded from 20% to 50 or 60%. Not sure yet but the dropped almost $3000 in our account. Went to the DAV rep at the local VA hospital and got the forms filled out. Back in Nov 23, they pay back to the date you started the process. Learned about this at an Escapde, suggest you contact the DAV rep and talk to them. I wish I'd done it years ago.

Thinking seriously about getting starlink. Looking for any suggestions by those that have it. Probably looking at RV stationary antenna the white plates I see hooked to the RV by a cable. I understand there is a noble version but we do not need it. What is the delivery time after you order it.? Any accessories needed? Any other advice or suggestions?