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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2005

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Parkland - not Parklane

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Claire (Mason) Blais - 04 Sep 2005 02:06 GMT
Well we bought it - it's a 1978 - needs a new propane hose - new water
tank - for the sink - furnace has been removed - anybody know anything about
how difficult it is to find replacement water tanks - the furnace we're not
too worried about - we'll probably only use it in the summer - I can hardly
wait to use it - my hubby says probably not this year - but next summer -
we're going to put it up sometime this week so I can clean it all up - he's
got to recaulk the lid - Do people leave their dishes pots/pans etc. in the
tent trailer when it's stored or load it up each time they use it?
Thanks
AustinMN - 04 Sep 2005 02:43 GMT
> Well we bought it - it's a 1978 - needs a new propane hose - new water
> tank - for the sink - furnace has been removed - anybody know anything
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> tent trailer when it's stored or load it up each time they use it?
> Thanks

I don't know about water tanks, but people have installed their own water
heater.

There are options instead of a built-in furnace if you decide to stretch the
season, including small portable electric heaters.

We have a full set of dishes (including pots & pans) in the camper at all
times.  There is something about being "ready to go" on short notice, even
if you seldom to.

Enjoy your new pop-up!

Austin
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lfm - 04 Sep 2005 03:07 GMT
We leave pots, pans and dishes in the trailer at all times. We also
have cleaning supplies, toiletries, the kids' sleeping bags, camping
supplies, etc. When we leave on a trip, we need our clothes, pillows,
the comforter from our bed, and food. It is pretty trivial to get
going.

BTW, we bought a new popup about 5 years ago. I have never used the
sink for anything but storage. Dishes are just easier to do outside -
with two rubbermaid dishpans. I took out the plumbing to make more room
in the cupboard.

Enjoy your new trailer.
Claire (Mason) Blais - 04 Sep 2005 03:32 GMT
Thanks - when we tent I do the dishes outside - so it would be no hardship
to me to continue doing them there and it would be nice to have the extra
room!
> We leave pots, pans and dishes in the trailer at all times. We also
> have cleaning supplies, toiletries, the kids' sleeping bags, camping
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>
> Enjoy your new trailer.
ltrib2001@yahoo.com - 04 Sep 2005 03:32 GMT
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
in lieu of sleeping bags.  We use an electric blanket, ceramic heater
and have some area rugs on the floor... really helps make it feel
warmer...We use a microwave oven, electric skillet.  You can heat water
for lots of things in the microwave.  We have to be careful and use
"energy management" techniques.  The ceramic heater and microwave will
not work at the same time... too much draw...and the electric
skillet...However, you can use an electric skillet on the picnic table
outside the camper...and an electric coffeemaker...
We have towels, linens, pots, pans and some clothing in the camper at
all times...We even take extra food (canned goods) and leave them
stored between trips...We even take a small television for local
weather reports and for those times when the weather turns foul....
Leon in Texas
kamyar - 04 Sep 2005 06:07 GMT
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
Claire (Mason) Blais - 04 Sep 2005 16:48 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 :-) - 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
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> 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...
 
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