Are you thinking of trip insurance that will be replaced by a Canadian policy once you complete the importation of the RV? I know that Allianz Insurance sells short term travel insurance. Progressive Insurance also has a lot of different RV policies. An independent insurance agency like Miller Insurance could probably help you to locate what you need.

See the reply on your other thread on this subject.

On 10/2/2023 at 6:25 PM, etu said:

It’s a Dometic B59516.711J0. product number 9360

That would be a  DuoTherm B59516 Brisk Air II and this is a service manual. If you measure the air temperature as it enters the unit and then the air leaving the unit, the temperature should decrease by 18° to 24°  so yours is below what it should be but not by a lot. A 33' travel trailer is a lot to try and cool with only 1 air conditioner. 

What you found is not uncommon and more so with some brands/models than others. You haven't mentioned what your RV is or the age which could also play a part. If the RV isn't new you might want to check both coils, one in the air flow and the other on the roof. You may find this video to be helpful. RV AC Coil & Filter Cleaning    If you have not done so, look for places that outside air could be getting into the RV as well and plug them with some expanding foam or similar product.  

There are a lot of different RV thermostats available. There are a lot of RV thermostats available from Amazon and others so you do need to pair them properly. If you just upgrade to a larger capacity air conditioner of the same make and model that you have now it should work. Do you plan to do the work yourself? If not you need to be sure that you have a reliable RV tech to do the work. 

11 hours ago, etu said:

I’ve since learned from other forums that “a fullway termination valve “ is a fancy term for black water tank drain valve. 

OK. I have never figured out why that name comes up, unless it might be from UK or AU or possibly Canada? I guess that I missed the meaning of your question. Having had and used a black tank flush system, the only things that I can think of that might warrant that warning would prevention of overfilling the black tank or perhaps the fully open part is to avoid solids hanging up on a partially open gate valve. The one that we had did have a caution to always use with the drain valve open, but I used to close the valve for about 5 minutes just before finishing the flush in order to get the rush of water to carry out whatever might remain in the tank. I did stand by the dump valve all of the time it was flushing just to be sure that I never filled the tank completely. 

As I look at your picture, the very top where the two knobs are with a fitting in between them is the outside shower connection, missing the hose and wand.

If you are asking about the caution sticker, it isn't clear enough to be legible so you need to take a close up and post it or tell us what it says. Does the cap just to the left of the caution sticker remove to display a hose connection, and if so is it male or female? I am guessing that it is female and is for the black tank flushing nozzle. 

Yup. 

3 hours ago, Trubble said:

We're looking for a used 16' camper to buy, cheap but reliable.

That could also be a problem. Two people in a 16' travel trailer is going to be very cramped and very little storage space. Also, cheap & reliable could be different trailers, depending on the budget. 

3 hours ago, Trubble said:

I don't think Medicaid covers out of state anywhere?

Medicare is federal health insurance for anyone age 65 and older, and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that gives health coverage to some people with limited income and resources. To get Medicaid you must register in the state where you will live. For example, if a person from Texas wishes to apply for Medicaid while outside the state, the person should contact the other state's Medicaid agency. The other state's Medicaid agency determines whether: the person plans to live or visit in that state and that state's Medicaid is available to the person.

We spent the majority of our fulltime travels with regular stays as RV volunteers and in nearly all of those positions there were maintenance areas that I could the the RV to when doing thinks like oil changes & lubrication  work. I have been in commercial RV parks that had a place you could wash the RV and at least some of the Escapee co-op parks have a maintenance area. There are probably others on the forums who could give you better advice on this than I. 

9 hours ago, 4McQueens said:

I'm fairly capable of doing most of the routine vehicle maintenance (oil changes, tire rotations, wheel bearings, etc) and I can be handy around the house, but I'm sure I'll be coming back to you guys to advice once I dig into a project.

You need to be aware that the majority of RV parks and campgrounds do not allow one to work on the RV while in the park. Minor things that take little time and aren't obvious are usually overlooked but things like changing oil or other fluids and mechanical work is not. 

The subject is the stock & bond markets, as well as CD's and other investments. Anything special that we should be doing, jist om case?

The Economic And Market Impacts Of A Government Shutdown            Forbes

While some political rhetoric has stated that a shutdown risks sending the country into an economic downturn, history does not support that conclusion. In the only two quarters with a decline in GDP accompanying a shutdown, the U.S. economy had already entered into a recession in the previous quarter. JPMorgan estimates that each week of government shutdown reduces GDP growth by 0.1 percentage point. Because federal employees receive retroactive salaries after the shutdown ends, any GDP growth lost is typically recouped.

Here's How a Government Shutdown Would Hurt The Economy     Investopedia

Much like past shutdowns like the 16-day closure in 2013, some federal offices would close, halting some services, while others, including Social Security and Medicare payments, and the military, would continue to function.

“The direct effects of both the 2013 and 2018-19 shutdowns on economic growth were relatively small and short-lived,” Michael Pugliese and Sarah House, economists at Wells Fargo Securities, wrote in an analysis.

How stocks may react to a potential government shutdown     AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL

Labor conditions, inflation, corporate profits and overall consumer/business demand are likely to play the most significant roles in shaping how stocks trade heading into year-end. However, there are two critical developments – if left to metastasize – that could have an outsized impact on the direction of asset prices: The current United Auto Workers (UAW) strike and a potential U.S. government shutdown.

Interesting. Medicare is covering it as I know several who have already had theirs but all of them are on Medicare.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine

Medicare covers the updated COVID-19 vaccine. The updated vaccine targets the original COVID-19 viral strain and 2 Omicron variants (BA.4/BA.5). You can get the updated vaccine at least 2 months after completing your primary vaccination series (2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson)—regardless of how many original COVID-19 vaccines you got so far.

I always used Dicor non-sag lap sealants. They are expensive but always worked well for us.

7 hours ago, 2gypsies said:

That web site isn't accurate.... as of yet.

 I suspect that there is always a built in lag based on reporting and probably a few never get listed, but it seems to be a good tool for those who wish to use it. I posted it to help those who are wanting the vaccine find a place that has it available. 

24 minutes ago, ogaddcb said:

Regarding the adjustable pressure regulators.  How do you set them up?

A good quality pressure regulator will maintain the proper pressure both with faucets open and with them all closed, if the regulator has a large enough passage to supply the maximum volume (gallons per minute) that your RV can ever run with the diameter of water lines in it. The pressure that can cause you a problem is the static pressure because that is what your water lines are subjected to for hours at a time with no water running and it is also when the pressure will be at its maximum, so the safest way is to set pressure with no water running, but you do need to check it again after you run a small amount of water as some regulators will not release static pressure that is above the setting.  I always set pressure when hooking up, then check it again after I finish setup and have washed my hands. 

The key to having good water pressure at all times is the maximum water flow through the pressure regulator that you use. If the regulator opening is only 1/8" and your RV water lines are 1/4" then pressure will drop at the faucets and shower no matter how high the pressure regulator is set. If your pressure regulator has a passage that is 1/2" and the RV has 1/4" then it will maintain the pressure into the RV at it's setting, even with all faucets and shower running at the same time. The pressure at the last place where water is running will still be low as your RV water lines are not large enough to supply as much water volume as you can use if all faucets are open at one time. The volume is always limited by the smallest opening the water must pass through and when volume demand exceeds that capacity of the supply it will always result in a pressure drop. 

Find a COVID‑19 vaccine near you

We will be getting ours next week at our local CVS pharmacy. 

Grand Design is a popular brand at this time but Keystone toy-haulers are also popular. The Forest River, Rogue also seems to be pretty popular so you may want to check them out. 

I checked on Amazon and they have several of them to choose from.

1 hour ago, gypsydan said:

I was told they have NO information on my rig, or for any Four Winds that old, that when they bought the Four Winds brand the build plans and schematics were not included in the purchase. This is confusing, for I have called THOR in the past and recieved some build plans.

Even more confusing is the fact that Thor bought Four Winds in 1992, according to the history on the Thor website. 

3 hours ago, Chalkie said:

I have driven one and ridden as passenger in one, my son-in-law's Chevy Bolt. I

I drove the model S belonging to my son's friend and also a Smart for 2 owned by  friend but that has nothing to do with cars made in China.  

1 hour ago, tabur said:

Do I need to concern myself with regulating the pressure to the black water flush or am I overthinking this?

I really don't think that you do as I never did. I used a tank flush system for 14 years and never did put a regulator on that supply. It could depend on the system that you have as some of them have a lot more plumbing than mine had. 

The regulator looks to be a good choice and the wye will allow you to use a single hydrant. The other device appears to be a backflow preventer which I would always use on the side that you connect to the tank flush side of the wye. 

The power testing device is a good idea and easy to use. The other can protect from lightning strikes and such but the installed one you are looking at does far more. I always used a portable one by TRC\Surge Guard(now by Southwire) but both companies have a good reputation. Surge Guard was the original manufacturer, followed by Progressive but now there seem to be dozens of them. 

For the water pressure regulator, I always kept mine at about 50 psi. Most fresh water pumps in RVs are set to shut off at 45 psi so that way the pump doesn't cycle if you should happen to have it turned on. Your system should be safe as long as you keep pressures below 65 psi, which is a typical rating and RIVA approved systems are tested to 100 psi. That is done to allow for some safety margin.

Which surge protection device did you get? The lower cost ones only provide surge protection while the more expensive models have a lot of additional protections built-in.