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Are you saying the RVIA is lying when they say the adhere to the standards set forth in NFPA 1192 but are instead using lesser standards of their own?

The RVIA website claims: The team conducts more than 2,000 unannounced inspections of member company RV manufacturing plants annually and provides educational resources and hands-on training to manufacturer members to support their commitment to comply with these adopted codes and standards. RV Industry Association inspectors walk every station along the production line, spot checking representative RV units for compliance with over 500 safety-related standards requirements, talking to line employees and conducting hands-on discussions about these standards. https://www.rvia.org/standards-regulations

That could only apply in those states where there's RV manufactures, although I don't know why a state would get involved. It might make more sense for the federal DOT to get more involved beyond the chassis level though.

The RVIA (not "RIVA") standard adheres to NFPA 1192 "Standard on Recreational Vehicles" as shown on the certification labels affixed to member manufacturers products. NFPA 1192 incorporates by reference NFPA 70 "NEC", NFPA 58 "LP Gas Code", and various other RV related ANSI, ASME, CSA, ANSI/RVIA, SAE, TC, UL, and ULC publications. According to the RVIA, they make ~2,000 unannounced member inspections each year, although experience tells us that's no where near enough. And yes, I believe a few RV manufacturers, mostly custom builders, are not RVIA members. A number of RV parks have an RVIA label requirement in their rules, but I've never known anyone to actually check if one is in place.

My wife and I got our latest COVID-19 and senior flu shots on Thursday. We got both shots in the same arm an inch or so apart and had no significant reactions except the expected injection site soreness that lasted a day or so.

I have two unlimited data plans, one with AT&T and the other with Verizon's Visible service that are fully unlimited with no throttling at any time. Both are subject to deprioritization on heavily congested towers, but if that has happened, it doesn't seem to affect streaming. My combined cost for the two plans is just under $50/mo.

That would certainly work. I did see someone that had made a mini low bed trailer with 12" wheels that they loaded their portable poop tank on after filling it. The farthest we've hauled our tank so far is about 2 miles, and the wheels that I put on it handle that nicely. The original wheels were plastic with nylon bushings that didn't last long. I replaced them with steel wheels with ball bearings and 10 MPH rated rubber tires.

Any time we're in the Knoxville area, we make it a point to visit the McClung Museum of Natural History at the University of Tennessee. Always something new on display. Admission is free, but there is no parking for larger RV's nearby. https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/

Yes, I've read the piece, and history tells us Elon Musk will deliver what he says he will. Eventually...

So your take is that the solar panels and Megapack are just a gimmick that won't reduce the amount of grid power needed?

Or the remaining power comes from the Megapack that's charged by the panels during slow periods. Each Megapack can store up to 3 megawatt-hours of electricity.

Any idea how much solar you can get from the 9000 square feet of panels as mentioned on the Tweet? "40 stalls, plus two 4500 square foot solar arrays and a Megapack..."

I haven't seen anything on the new plans that suggests any changes to the 5 meg limits. Awhile back Visible/Verizon was apparently doing some kind of server updates or upgrades, and the speed limit disappeared for almost a week. I was seeing 40-50 meg speeds and was very disappointed when they dropped back down...

The short term guide info may be coming from the PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) data from the individual channels that supply it.

As the CSR or tech said, the guide info comes from the 72.7 sat. Folks using a standard eastern arc LNB setup don't have the guide problem. I'm using an eastern arc LNB on my tripod mounted dish right now near the Canadian border in upstate NY, and the guide is fine.

I've seen a number of related videos too, Rod, but I hesitate to suggest it for a one off small project.

Most of those states have locals on both the eastern and western arcs, although Roanoke, VA is western arc only. Have you tried tuning directly to a local channel without using the guide? If that works, you have a guide issue, not a signal issue. I'm assuming of course, that you're changing your service address with Dish when you change locations.

You didn't mention which DMA's are involved, but the list linked below will tell you which satellites which locals are on. Many are on both arcs, although often only HD on one of them. Dish has done some satellite shuffling in the past few years that moved a number locals from 72.7 to 61.5. If you stay with 61.5 while you're in the northeast, you might find one of the online channel guides worthwhile. http://uplink.jameslong.name/locallist.html

Good! I really hope it works out for you. Note that with some of the current hearing aids, adjustments to the settings can even be done remotely by your audiologist using an app on your phone.

For a more permanent finish, you might be able have it powder coated. That's a baked on finish that's very sturdy. There may be a shop nearby that does it, or small items can be shipped pretty reasonably.

Years ago I was sent on a computer system service call at a Ford plant in Buffalo, NY. The parking lot had the first several rows closest to the building signed as "Reserved for Ford Products Only", and then several rows of "American Made Cars Only", and finally the rear rows were "Foreign Cars". I was driving a company Chevy at the time, so I was glad the visitors parking in front of the building wasn't restricted...

I didn't think it would work for my tinnitus either despite the VA audiologist's assurances that it would help when I received my new aids. I was pleasantly surprised at just how well it works, and the boost to my specific frequency does not seem noticeable as far as adding any new noise goes. If you need hearing aids anyway, I suggest having the tinnitus frequency set as part of the tuning process. If for some reason you find the result objectionable, they can always change the settings.

As I posted above and as you said, with a 50 amp service and a 50 amp RV, running two A/C's is not an issue. And using a 50 amp RV on 30 amp service or a smaller capacity generator would only need the single 30 amp device. Oh, and the price is about $600...

I know of a few RV parks with fiber feeding their Internet WiFi distribution systems, typically from one of the commercial providers, FIOS, etc. Others are using cable based Internet for their WiFi service, and a rare few satellite Internet Starlink's commercial service may change that, but it's pretty pricey. The idea of each site having their own router suggests you're thinking long term stay situations that aren't all that common for many parks. They may have some long termers, but shorter stays are typically better paying in popular locations. WiFi would still be the go to RV connection though, since RV's are typically not equipped for Ethernet or fiber service.

Since a 50 amp RV service has more than enough capacity to handle two A/C's, there's likely little need for the SoftStartUp device. When a 30/50 adapter is used though, the existing 30 amp SoftStartUp device should work, possibly allowing two A/C's to be used.