Recent content by Lesh

Thank you all so much for your tips and suggestions.  We have purchased a few items to help with the cold temps regardless of our final destination.  We are still monitoring the weather, but hopefully we can make it to Colorado.  If not, there's always another trip around the corner!  Happy...

First of all we live in Florida and we sweat, a lot.  We typically always camp in State Parks which usually do not offer full hook-ups.  Showering constantly over a weekend of camping would require us to dump the tanks and that's unnecessary when public facilities are a short walk away.  We...

We actually have a back up trip planned going to New Mexico instead.  Everything is booked for both destinations so we just have to see what the weather does.

Thanks so much Larry! We will be traveling to Colorado Springs.  We do not tow a car, but will be getting a rental car.  So the RV will stay parked at the state park during our visit.  Hookups are available, but we usually disconnect the water line on cold nights.  We might even leave the...

We are hoping to visit Colorado in December in our Baystar but we are getting a bit worried about the temperatures.  We traveled along the east coast in our Thor ACE in December and have been in temperatures in the 20's at night (with snow a couple times), but it usually gets in the 40's or...

Baby shampoo and a lambswool pad it is then!  ;D

I've attached the brochure.  Maybe these instructions aren't crazy?  Is baby shampoo a common thing?  My grandparents always used a soft brush to wash their RV so that's what we've used without issue.  It just seemed like a lot to me when dealing with a 35' RV.

Thank you all so much for the replies!  I read through the Newmar washing instructions this weekend and they are crazy.  I'm not sure how someone can go into so much detail when washing a large RV.  We will definitely look into getting this one waxed at some point just to make sure we don't have...

I'm curious how often everyone waxes their RV?  We just got rid of our Thor ACE, had it for 6 years and didn't wax it once.  Paint still looked brand new with one minor scratch when we traded it in.  We have purchased a Newmar and they are saying that you have to wax it twice a year.  The dealer...

Thanks so much for the reply NY_Dutch!  I'm so sorry to hear that your dog has passed, but I'm glad that you found a system that worked while he was with you.  I'll definitely look into this option.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a power/temperature monitoring system that can be used in an RV?  We are interested in getting something so that we know our dogs are safe when we leave our RV.  It would be great to get email/text notifications if the power goes out, but something that...

Has anyone had an issues with their upholstery?  Any cracks, flakes, etc.? 

If you are only planning one trip then you shouldn't buy an RV.  I would check into renting one instead.  Campgrounds are a lot cheaper than hotels and you can make your own food so you don't have to eat out all the time.  I personally can't travel in a car long distances.  I was spoiled by...

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!  I've received a much larger response than I anticipated.  Everyone has such wonderful advice that has been very useful during our search process. We looked at a couple Bay Star floor plans and Canyon Stars this weekend and I have to say that I wasn't too impressed.  This...

I'm sorry to hear that you have to give up RVing.  Hopefully you are able to find something else that you enjoy as much!