LindaH
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21 hours ago, chuckbear said:
You are currently not close to setting this up correctly. Chuck
I'm assuming this is meant for me. My original post, above, was 7 months ago and I've since figured it out with the help of fellow forum member mrschwarz who sent me step-by-step instructions to get the router working with the Visible phone. I gave tazh2o the link to the instructions in his original post.
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8 hours ago, tazh2o said:
just got visable an a gl inet router I cant get them to work together no matter what i try. anyone have some detailed instructions on how to set up
See if these instructions will help -- they helped me when I was having problems getting my Visible phone to work with the router (instructions were provided to me by forum member, mrschwarz):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1deQiLekBPFNiST0iafzFRYs-CK25pzkr?usp=sharing
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On 5/19/2021 at 8:17 AM, Tim and Peggy said:
typo on potable....and to reiterate, cannot imagine, people won;t like the generator running...but I suppose it is not all the time, but when watching NCIS, CNN, etc.
If the only way you have to watch TV when boondocking is by running the generator, if you do any amount of boondocking, you'll want to set yourself up with an inverter and some way of recharging the batteries that don't require running the generator all the time (solar and/or wind energy).
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9 hours ago, Tim and Peggy said:
How long will the black/gray tank last ( I know what the issues are there). 51 gallon capacity on both
We boondock/dry camp about 98-99% of the time. The tanks on our current RV are about 30/30/30 and we can go a full week before we have to dump (we do carry three 5-gallon water jugs to fill the fresh water tank between dumps). We might be able to squeeze a day or two more out of it, but I'd rather play it safe than wake up in the middle of the night to use the facilities and find that the black tank is completely full!
If we had tanks your size, we could go at least two weeks between dumps, maybe even closer to three weeks. We are very judicious in our use of water, taking navy showers (which we do, anyway, even when we're at home), not keeping the water running while brushing teeth, etc.
9 hours ago, Tim and Peggy said:How much fuel with our 10,000 watt generator last (I suppose that depends on how much diesel I have in the tank).
We have a 4,000-watt generator that runs off the motorhome's gas tank. In the winter, when we're boondocking at one of the LTVA's, we'll fuel up on one of our trips to town to get propane. We get propane about once a month and we top off the gas tank maybe every other trip (it's never below half). We do have solar, though, so only run the generator for about half an hour first thing in the morning to get a head start on charging the batteries while the furnace is running. Then we use it during the day if we need to use the microwave or other AC item that we don't run off the inverter.
9 hours ago, Tim and Peggy said:Portable water tank (e.g. showers) how long will that last. 91 gallon capacity
I'm not sure what you mean by "portable" water tank...maybe you meant "potable" as in your fresh water tank?
At any rate, see my comments above. Gray and black tanks of 51 gallons each and a fresh water tank of 91 gallons would last us at least two weeks, and probably closer to three. But that's us...we've had a couple of decades experience boondocking/dry camping.
I suggest doing what 2gypsies said -- go to an RV park, fill your fresh water tank and make sure your gray and black tanks are empty. Then go about your daily living using just the water in your fresh water tank, being judicious on your use of water and see how long it lasts YOU. You won't be able to run your generator in an RV park, of course, but you'll get an idea of how long your water supply and tanks will last. The more you boondock/dry camp, the better you'll get at conserving all of your resources.
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10 hours ago, jules2go said:
People are filling up many gas cans including their cars and this is a big part of the problem. Will be resolved soon hopefully.
Unfortunately, many people aren't using gas cans. There was at least one person seen filling up plastic grocery bags with gasoline! (Well, they at least double bagged them!) 😲
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Tom Mahood does search and rescue and on his website, he relates the story of the Death Valley Germans. It does not have a happy ending like agesilaus' ordeal, but is fascinating reading.
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7 hours ago, 2gypsies said:
This article is talking about people who are gone from their homes for a few hours a day, not months at a time.
We used to live in Glendale, AZ (and in Quartzsite). When we left for the summer, we'd do what bobsallyh described plus cleaned out the refrigerator and propped the doors open. Canned goods, or any other food stuff that might not survive the heat went with us.
There were a couple of years where we left our fifth wheel in AZ while we traveled in a truck camper. We did the exact same thing to the fifth wheel as described above plus we put Reflectix in the windows and put bottle jacks several places on the frame in case the tires lost air. Oh, and we also put the water and sewer hoses away.
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18 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:
But another part of my problem is that I just don't trust the rig. It sways and bounces in ways that make me feel like it's not terribly stable and not necessarily going to do what I want it to do.
Kirk's advise about checking things like air bag inflation, etc., is good. Also, have you had a front-end alignment done...preferably once it's loaded for a trip? Additionally, having your rig weighed -- all four corners -- would be a good idea to make sure your rig is properly balanced once it's loaded. Finally, what is the wheel base-to-length ratio of your motorhome? Too short of a ratio can cause handling problems.
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18 hours ago, huckleberryfriend said:
I hate to pay tax on my vehicle and trailer multiple times.
If you already have your vehicles and have paid sales tax when you purchased them, you shouldn't have to pay sales tax again when moving to another state. About the only exception would be if the sales tax in your new state is more than that in your old state -- in that case, you'd pay only the difference.
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On our way back home this spring, we stopped at the Pilot station in Stanfield, OR and had to pump our own gas because of COVID. But we'd stopped there on our way down to AZ the previous November and had an attendant pump it for us. I found it strange that, during the middle of the pandemic, an attendant pumped our gas in November, but they changed their policy by the time we stopped there in March.
An attendant at the Sinclair station in Jordan Valley pumped our gas in March on our way home, so it seems to be a hit and miss policy across the state.
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8 hours ago, agesilaus said:
$500 for the gear, $100/mo and it needs a broad view of the sky. And no mobile installation that I've heard about. I'll stick with my $40/mo Visible which has been perfectly adequate for my needs. I already have hundreds of bucks of worthless gear from the ToGo fiasco sitting no top of the rig.
No, it hasn't gone mobile yet, but according to the FB page RV posted, Musk says Starlink should go mobile by the end of the year. We use our phone as a hotspot, too, but it doesn't help when you're someplace that doesn't have cell service.
Are you really paying $40/mo for Visible? You do know that you can drop that down to $25 by joining a Party Pay Plan with 4 people?
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12 hours ago, bigjim said:
Maybe I don't understand this yet. I don't need to see what the mail says. I just want to see what is coming as that would be useful enough in most cases. I think I will check into it further. Thanks
That's what the higher level of Escapees mail service does (Categories B & C) -- scans the outside of the mail you receive and then you can log into a secure website to view what you've received. It does, however, cost an additional $10 per month for this service over and above the cost of the mail service itself.
Escapees Mail Forwarding Service Categories and Rates · Escapees RV Club
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On 4/9/2021 at 8:11 AM, bigjim said:
Are you using escapees forwarding. I was about to ask if it is eligible and would it just show what we receive at our escapees address. Still would be useful.
I don't believe mail forwarding services are eligible for Informed Delivery, but don't know this for a fact. You can always go to the USPS's Informed Delivery and enter your address to check.
However, the Escapees mail service does have a level of service where they send you an email with scans of the mail you've received.
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We always have our mail forwarded on a temporary basis when we head south for the winter. When it's time to return home, I cancel the forwarding and then have our mail held. If I know when we'll be returning, I give instructions to have the held mail delivered on a certain day; otherwise, I check the box that says I'll pick it up at the post office.
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19 hours ago, k4rs said:
I suspect that anyone who buys a computer running Windows 10S without realizing the severe limitations of the operating systems will be very unsatisfied.
In reading about 10S, I'm getting the impression that one wouldn't be able to download Quicken to it...correct? That's the main reason I wouldn't be able to use a Chromebook and it sounds like I should avoid 10S, too.
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2 hours ago, Al F said:
Ideas & thoughts. Pull the piece of junk out and put in the old fashioned water heater with a tank water heater.
We have a Girard, too, and I hate it much for the same reasons. We had so many problems with it this past winter that I'm just fed up with it! This summer we're going to check into whether or not we can replace it with a tank water heater and how much it would cost if we can.
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2 hours ago, sandsys said:
Our card was scored to make folding it easier. Not easy but easier.
Linda Sand
That's interesting...ours isn't scored.
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1 minute ago, Kirk W said:
I believe that is only true of international flights. Two of my sons and one of my neighbors have flown in the past month and none were asked for any test or vaccination proof.
It could be that it will be only for international flights -- I don't fly, so haven't paid particularly close attention to the issue. However, I don't think airlines have instituted asking for proof of vaccination yet, but some are considering it. It wouldn't make any sense to do so now (IMO) since so few people have been vaccinated.
Here's one article on the matter...a Google search will bring up others:
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14 hours ago, DanZemke said:
I've never been asked to prove that I've been Covid-19 vaccinated. Have you?
No, not yet. But airlines are considering asking for proof of vaccination before you can fly and I would imagine other places may start asking for proof, too.
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17 hours ago, sandsys said:
Our card was designed to fold in half making it the size of a credit card.
We *could* fold it in half, but our card is on fairly heavy card stock and I would be reluctant to fold it in half.
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On 3/3/2021 at 4:54 AM, Kirk W said:
It would be interesting to know how many on the forums now have received 1 or both covid shots by now. The list is clearly growing steadily, from what has been posted.
We got our first earlier this month and our second is scheduled for April 8.
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12 hours ago, SWharton said:
We were given a card to carry proving we had the vaccine, why would we need anything else?
Well, if your card is anything like the one we received, it's larger than credit card size and doesn't fit in a wallet.
Once we receive our second shot, we'll be taking a picture of it on our phones and leaving the physical card at home. Once a vaccine passport app is available for the entire US, we'll do that, too.
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On 2/15/2021 at 3:29 AM, Chalkie said:
But can you fry an egg in it? Convection ovens are great but they are not a replacement for a stove top.
They're also not a replacement for an oven for those of us who boondock most of the time since it requires running the generator for long periods of time.
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So, have you tried the instructions and did they work?