wow after reading that you just made me realize that I shouldn't put my
camper away for the season just yet :)
> Hubby says "Not this year" ???? Why not? Some of the best camping is
> in the Fall. We usually camp with hookups so we take bedding from home
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> weather reports and for those times when the weather turns foul....
> Leon in Texas
I agree some of the best camping is in the fall - but he wants to fix up a
few things before we take it out for the maiden trip - I'm trying to
convince him that we will become much more familiar with what needs to be
done if we spend a whole weekend or more in it :-) - he's going to use it as
one of his winter projects. and is quite looking forward to it - he'll put
it up in the garage and then work away on it -till he gets it how he wants
it and he's going to build a cover for it as well - kinda like a mini
garage - happy happy is my guy when he has a project to work on!
Claire
> Hubby says "Not this year" ???? Why not? Some of the best camping is
> in the Fall. We usually camp with hookups so we take bedding from home
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> weather reports and for those times when the weather turns foul....
> Leon in Texas
Tony Wesley - 04 Sep 2005 17:15 GMT
> I agree some of the best camping is in the fall - but he wants to fix up a
> few things before we take it out for the maiden trip - I'm trying to
> convince him that we will become much more familiar with what needs to be
> done if we spend a whole weekend or more in it :-)
If you're used to tent camping, you don't need anything working in it!
It's just a big tent, one that you fold up and tow behind you. Mine is
pretty sparse, hand-pump water and stove. One of my trips, I dragged
the propane regulator on the pavement, so I used my emergency
single-burner propane stove.
It's a big tent and it keeps you off the ground when it rains. I love
mine.
ltrib2001@yahoo.com - 04 Sep 2005 18:59 GMT
It is good to spend time getting the camper all set...Don't overlook
the tires and the spare..
When you buy tires make sure you check the build date and never run
trailer tires older than 5 years
To find the build date look on the inside side of the tire you will
find a DOT followed by three sets of numbers. The third set will have 4
digits these are week of the year and year. 5004 is the 50th week of
2004.
Five years on tires is about the maximum. The reason we don't hear too
much about it is because we usually wear the tread off our auto tires
long before 5 years. 12,000 miles per year would be 60,000 miles in 5
years. Most of us drive more than that. When we experience a failure
with an old tire, we simply say it was an old tire, was probably
cracked on the inside or something. I had never realized it was from UV
damage until I started reading this board. Another thing with old tires
and new ones too is proper inflation. Low tire pressure causes sidewall
flexing which when combined with UV damage makes for a dangerous
combination.
Before leaving home, check the tire pressure and lug nuts..every
time...and don't forget the spare...On a long trip, check again every
three days. I once towed a pop-up 4,000 miles in 14 days. Checked
everything regularly... never had a loose lug nut, nor low tire
pressure, but the peace of mind was priceless..
Leon in Texas
Just my 2 cents worth...