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The Dodge is hauling the Coachmen Catalina with a dry weight of 10K pounds and another 1800 pounds of cargo. Coupled with the truck that is 5800, and another 800 pounds of passengers and cargo, it is moving quite a bit of weight.
The Dodge also averaged 11-12 mpg through the mountains. It did very well on the level surfaces where it cruised at 70 mph without any laboring. We are hoping the remainder of the trip will yield upwards of 12-13 mpg.
Then there is the end result when we stopped for the day in Winesburg, Ohio. With all the items we loaded for distribution, there is bound to be some settling of the product during shipment. The dinette table took a tumble?no harm no foul. Then there was the slide fiasco. ALWAYS find a way to securely LATCH the door and cupboards when in motion. As I powered out the slides; the bedroom goes first then the dinette slide follows, the dinette experienced a slight hesitation. I stopped the slide when I noticed it was out of tilt with the walls. Seems the cupboard doors (behind the slide and out of direct line of my sight) were ajar enough to catch the edge of the slide and jam it. LESSON LEARNED and another chore to tend to this trip?securely fasten the cabinet doors when in motion.
It is also more work to get the computer set up when out for the first time. It will be a while as we learn the lay of the 5er and adjust as we go.
We are trying to post once a day now that we are stationary for a few weeks. We will be using the 3G hot spot on our smart phone as a modem.
Tim and Mary
Brighton, Michigan
The Dodge also averaged 11-12 mpg through the mountains. It did very well on the level surfaces where it cruised at 70 mph without any laboring. We are hoping the remainder of the trip will yield upwards of 12-13 mpg.
Then there is the end result when we stopped for the day in Winesburg, Ohio. With all the items we loaded for distribution, there is bound to be some settling of the product during shipment. The dinette table took a tumble?no harm no foul. Then there was the slide fiasco. ALWAYS find a way to securely LATCH the door and cupboards when in motion. As I powered out the slides; the bedroom goes first then the dinette slide follows, the dinette experienced a slight hesitation. I stopped the slide when I noticed it was out of tilt with the walls. Seems the cupboard doors (behind the slide and out of direct line of my sight) were ajar enough to catch the edge of the slide and jam it. LESSON LEARNED and another chore to tend to this trip?securely fasten the cabinet doors when in motion.
It is also more work to get the computer set up when out for the first time. It will be a while as we learn the lay of the 5er and adjust as we go.
We are trying to post once a day now that we are stationary for a few weeks. We will be using the 3G hot spot on our smart phone as a modem.
Tim and Mary
Brighton, Michigan