LindaH

We, too, have had both Good Sam ERS and Coach Net ERS and have had excellent service from each of them. But, when our Coach Net is up for renewal later this year, I think we'll give the Escapees ERS a try.

Same here when we were domiciled in Texas -- or as an answer on other forms where that, or similar, questions pop up.

I wonder if someone will take over his presentations? His class and demonstration was probably one of the most valuable courses we took at an Escapade. I'd hate to see it go away!

As do the other 3 credit reporting agencies. None of us have voluntarily provided them with our information. Regardless, they have it, anyway.

You will not automatically be re-enrolled. From the link RV gave in his original post: "3) Clarification Regarding Automatic Sign-Up to TrustedID Premier We are not requesting consumers’ credit card information when they sign up for the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection we are offering to all U.S. consumers. Consumers who sign up for TrustedID Premier will not be automatically enrolled or charged after the conclusion of the complimentary year of TrustedID Premier." You also will not be waiving your rights: "5) Adjusted the TrustedID Premier and Clarified Equifax.com We’ve added an FAQ to our website to confirm that enrolling in the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection that we are offering as part of this cybersecurity incident does not waive any rights to take legal action. We removed that language from the Terms of Use on the website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. The Terms of Use on www.equifax.com do not apply to the TrustedID Premier product being offered to consumers as a result of the cybersecurity incident."

This subject seems to come up a lot and may come up even more as the Escapees/Xscapers draw in more and more younger families. Perhaps it's time to consider a separate forum for home schooling?

If you've ever had a pet and have cleaned her water bowl, the "gunk" at the bottom of the pan is biofilm.

The only inspection station we've ever had fruit confiscated at is the one west of Parker at Vidal Junction. Had to give up our apples regardless of the fact that they'd been bought at the Albertson's in Blythe! The inspection station on I-10 between Quartzsite and Blythe has always waived us through as had the one on I-8 between Yuma and Winterhaven. We spend a lot of time at the Pilot Rock LTVA, going into Yuma to do grocery shopping. So of course, we come back with loads of fruits and vegetables, but we've never been questioned about what we were carrying.

Probably the two biggest RV dealers in Tucson are La Mesa and Lazy Days, both at approximately Irvington and Country Club. I don't know if either carries the brands you're looking for, however. We bought the rig in my signature at La Mesa's Tucson center and had a good experience. I've also heard good things about Lazy Days, although no personal experience with them.

Thanks for that information, Lou! I didn't know about this place!

Oh, yes...I had completely forgotten about San Xavier del Bac! Not very far from the Casino, either...it's east on Valencia to S. Mission Road (go south) and then east on W. San Xavier Road. There'll be signs directing you, so you shouldn't miss it. http://www.sanxaviermission.org/

This is a good place for boondocking, too...as long as it's not raining. Otherwise, it's a mud pit!

There's lots to see and do in Tucson, but 5-6 hours isn't much time to do it in. The closest place to check out would be the western Saguaro National Park. The easiest way to get there from the Casino is to go back out to Valencia Road and head west until it ends at Ajo Highway. Turn left and go a few miles to Sandario Road. Go north on Sandario Road until you get to the park. https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm There's also Pima Air & Space Museum, also on Valencia, but heading east. It's located just shortly after you cross over I-10. It's a very interesting place to visit, but you could stay all day there. However, the ticket you buy is good for an entire year (as I recall from our last visit), so if you plan on coming through this area within that time, you can make another visit. http://www.pimaair.org/ A third option would be Kitt Peak Observatory west on Ajo Highway. But it's a pretty good schlep from the casino (about 30 miles to the turn off...then you have to wind your way up the mountain to get to the observatory) and I have no idea what hours their tours are. You can find out information here: https://www.noao.edu/kpvc/

We're here right now and have stayed here many times throughout the years. If you're heading west (or east) on Valencia, turn left on S. Ignacio M Baumea (there's a Shell station on the SW corner). Turn right at the first or second road into the casino property. You'll see LOTS of RVs parked in this section. Pull up a piece of pavement and enjoy!

Teton was sold to Webster Capital in 2005. I believe that's when the quality started going down. Teton's demise was in 2008. You can read a history of Teton plus other now-defunct RV manufacturers (through 2008) at http://rvresolve.blogspot.com/2008/11/history-of-recent-rv-coach-closings.html. I don't know anything about Teton's different models; however, the Teton Club International, has a section with 20 years of Teton brochures (1988 through 2008) that may be of some help in answering this question for you: http://www.tetoners.org/Brochure_Main.html

I've never heard of them, either. I did have to laugh at their reasons listed for "Why Choose Quartzsite AZ?" Low license plate/tag fees? I don't think so! Arizona license fees are quite expensive, particularly for newer vehicles. Low auto insurance rates? Guess that depends on where you're coming from, but when we moved from Illinois to Arizona after retiring, our auto insurance rates nearly tripled!

If you have the room, put in a larger TV...19" is pretty small, IMO. When the TV comes down from the ceiling, can the person(s) watching it see it head on, or will they have to crane their necks up to watch it? If the latter, then consider locating the TV elsewhere where it can be watched head on. Called a "wet bath," they are common in slide-in truck campers and small trailers. We've had wet baths in a couple of slide-in truck campers we've owned and I prefer a bathroom with a separate shower. However, since you say you won't be selling this rig, then do whatever will make life easier for you. Yes, you can. Consider, though, whether or not a microwave/convection oven will be able to be run from your proposed solar system since you say you're not going to have a generator. We have only a microwave/convection oven in our motorhome and almost exclusively boondock. Although I don't use an oven frequently, I really miss having a "regular" oven for those times that I do have to use it. As it is now, we have to run the generator in order to use the microwave/convection oven. We've had both kinds of cabinet doors. Personally, I prefer the latter rather than the former. I'd prefer a regular house refrigerator...it's safer since you don't have to worry about it catching fire. It sounds as though your proposed solar system would run a compressor refrigerator just fine even if you do a lot of boondocking.

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I've ordered a new computer which should be here today (Surface 3, 128GB, 4GB ram). I wasn't planning on getting one so soon, but after spilling water on my keyboard (http://www.rvnetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=116985&hl=keyboard) I've started having more and more problems with it...I could live with the backspace key not working, but now the caps lock key keeps turning itself on and off! Anyway, when I started this thread, the consensus was that Microsoft Security Essentials was the best free antivirus out there. Is that still true? Should I just stick with Windows Defender (which I assume comes installed on Windows 8.1?) and download Malwarebytes? Anything better? I would prefer free, but would be willing to pay for something better. Thanks.

But if the bed of your pickup is 6.7' as you stated, then your truck DOES HAVE a short bed, regardless of what the salesman says. While there are fifth wheels made that supposedly can be used with a short-bed pickup without a sliding hitch, if it were ME, I'd spend the money for an automatic sliding hitch.

The Escapees does not have a BOF group for Road Trek owners. However, if you Google "Road Trek Owners Group," you'll come up with several possibilities: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=road%20trek%20owners%20group

I agree that an outside fridge isn't necessary for defrosting the inside fridge. While I've never used a hair dryer for defrosting (I don't even own a hairdryer!), I've accomplished defrosting in 15-20 minutes by filling a dish pan with hot water and setting it inside the freezer. After that time, the ice on the inside is soft enough that any remaining ice is easily scraped off using a PLASTIC spatula. Then all it takes is a towel to dry the inside off.

We've had two 32' fifth wheels, both with rear kitchens. We didn't have a problem with either one. I liked the rear kitchen because I could be cooking, out of the way of the main flow of traffic in the rest of the rig. And, we had more counter space than is usually found in side kitchens (for the same length fifth wheel).

If this is true, then it must be a change in the law since we were domiciled in Texas. And I doubt very much the law has been changed or we would have read about it here or on other RV forums. When we first became domiciled in Texas, we drove to Livingston and had everything done (vehicle inspection, driver's licenses, vehicle registration, voter's registration) within 4 hours of arriving in town. This was our first time in the State of Texas...we certainly had not been there for 30 days!